Who Is That Guy Who Always Laughs During Weather?
Jan. 20, 2006— -- All this week, "Good Morning America" takes you behind the scenes to show you just what goes into making the show every day. Today, ABCNEWS.com answers the question: "Who is that guy who is always laughing during the weather?"
Name: Eddie Luisi
Position: Stage manager
ABCNEWS.com: So you're the guy who is always laughing during the weather. How long have you been laughing on "GMA?"
Eddie: I have been laughing my whole career, for 19 years. My predecessor, Willis Chambers, had the real famous laugh. Once he left, maybe 10 years ago, I became the famous laugh.
ABCNEWS.com: Do you really think the weather is that funny?
Eddie: I have different levels of laughter. When you hear that Arnold Horshack-type laugh, that's me laughing at 100 percent. I can't control that. When I think something is 80 percent funny, I get a high-pitched laugh.
ABCNEWS.com: Has your laughing ever gotten you in trouble?
Eddie: Years ago the executive producer never wanted to break the fourth wall, he didn't want the viewers to hear anything, so I would control my laughter. Now that there's a studio audience, it's a lot looser.
ABCNEWS.com: Are you known for anything besides your laughter?
Eddie: I'm also called the steak man. About 10 years ago, I ate a 72-ounce steak, shrimp cocktail, salsa and rolls during the show as part of a segment. So I'm the steak man, but if the audience would like they can call me T-Bone.
ABCNEWS.com: What else do you do as a stage manager?
T-Bone: There are three of us. Along with my partners, Angie and Patti, I make sure all the cameras, people and microphones are in position.
ABCNEWS.com: What's your schedule like?
T-Bone: I wake up by 3 a.m., leave by 4 a.m., and I'm at work by 5 a.m. I get out of here by 10:30 or 11 a.m. and get home by 11:30. I usually fall asleep around 7:30 p.m.
ABCNEWS.com: Are there any fringe benefits to working at "GMA"?
T-Bone: I met my wife, Liz, on the show. She was an associate producer, and she wouldn't talk to me at first, but I wore her down. Now we're married and have three kids.
