Jed was an animal actor, known for his roles in the movies: White Fang (1991),White Fang 2: Myth of the White Wolf (1994), The Journey of Natty Gann (1985), and The Thing (1982). He was born in 1977 and died in June of 1995 at the age of 18. He was a wolf-malamute.
Jed's first role was a brief one as an Alaskan Malamute in John Carpenter's The Thing (1982). Jed's character in the film was the first form to be taken by the alien creature. His next role was in The Journey of Natty Gann, starring alongside Meredith Salenger and John Cusack. In 1991 Jed starred as White Fang in the Walt Disney motion picture of the same name: White Fang, starring a young Ethan Hawke.
Jed was owned and trained by Clint Rowe, who was involved in the films that Jed was cast in and was also associated with the film Turner and Hooch.
Jed or JED may refer to:
Jed is the second studio album by American rock band Goo Goo Dolls. It is the first studio album in which John Rzeznik sang vocals for some of the tracks. The majority of the songs are sung by Robby Takac, with Rzeznik taking over for two ("Up Yours" and "James Dean"). Fellow upstate New Yorker Lance Diamond sings vocals on track seven, "Down On The Corner." Track number six, "Sex Maggot," shares a name with the band's original name, the Sex Maggots. The second track on the album, "Up Yours", was the only song from Jed found on the band's compilation album What I Learned About Ego, Opinion, Art & Commerce. The song "No Way Out" was also included on the band's most recent compilation album Volume Two, which consisted of other album tracks, b-sides and rarities. The album was re-released on CD on February 22, 1994.
The album was named after painter Jed Jackson, who was Robby Takac's art teacher at Medaille College and who painted the cover artwork, which is entitled "Arkansas Sunset". Jed is from Arkansas.
Jed is a masculine given name or nickname (usually of Jedediah).