Alan Willis Thicke, a Canadian‑American actor, songwriter and television host, was the father of singer Robin Thicke. He is most remembered for portraying Dr. Jason Seaver on ABC’s 1980s sitcom Growing Pains, and in 2013 he was inducted into Canada’s Walk of Fame.
Born in Ottawa, Ontario on July 1, 1952, Dan Aykroyd is a Canadian-American actor, comedian, screenwriter, musician, and producer. Prior to achieving widespread recognition, he honed his comedic skills working in Canadian nightclubs and even running an after-hours speakeasy called Club 505. His early career included performances with The Hart and Lorne Terrific Hour (1972) and membership in the Second City comedy troupe in Toronto and Chicago in 1973. Aykroyd significantly impacted American comedy when he joined Saturday Night Live (SNL) in 1975, remaining until 1979. During this period, he became known for recurring sketches such as Coneheads and The Blues Brothers. His contributions to the show earned him five Primetime Emmy Award nominations, culminating in a win in 1977 for Outstanding Writing. He subsequently starred as Elwood J. Blues in The Blues Brothers (1980) and its sequel, Blues Brothers 2000 (1998), and portrayed Dr. Raymond 'Ray' Stantz in Ghostbusters (1984) and Ghostbusters II (1989), reprising the role in other projects; he also co-wrote both films in the Ghostbusters franchise. His filmography extends to include roles in 1941 (1979), Trading Places (1983), Spies Like Us (1985), Dragnet (1987), The Great Outdoors (1988), Nothing but Trouble (1991), and Coneheads (1993). Beyond acting, Aykroyd has demonstrated entrepreneurial spirit. Aykroyd also co-founded both the House of Blues music venue chain and the Crystal Head Vodka brand. His work has garnered further recognition, including an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor in 1990 for his performance in Driving Miss Daisy (1989). He has also appeared in various TV series, including It's Garry Shandling's Show (1990), Papa bricole (1997), The Simpsons (2021) and The Conners (2019). His brother, Peter Aykroyd, was also a writer and actor.
François Pérusse, humoriste et musicien québécois, s’est illustré grâce à ses chroniques radiophoniques truffées de jeux de mots et d’un humour absurde. Les plus connues d’entre elles proviennent de la série Les 2 minutes du peuple.
Jason Pierre Jones, who is both Canadian and American, works as an actor, comedian and writer. He acted as a correspondent on Jon Stewart’s The Daily Show from 2005 until 2015. From 2016 through 2019 he starred in the TBS comedy series The Detour, a program he developed together with his wife Samantha Bee.
Leslie William Nielsen, a Canadian‑born performer who also held American citizenship, built a six‑decade career as an actor and comedian. During those years he featured in over one hundred movies and about one‑hundred‑and‑fifty TV productions, embodying in excess of two‑hundred‑and‑twenty distinct characters.
Lorne Michaels, a dual Canadian‑American citizen, works as a television and film producer, comedian, screenwriter and director. He originated and produces Saturday Night Live and has also produced the Late Night series, The Kids in the Hall, and The Tonight Show.
A Canadian by birth, Michael Wex wears many hats: novelist, playwright, translator, lecturer, performer, and writer of texts about language and literature. His expertise lies in Yiddish, and his 2005 publication *Born to Kvetch* turned into an unforeseen bestseller. He calls Toronto home.
Normand Brathwaite est un humoriste québécois, acteur de cinéma et de télévision, animateur radio et télé ainsi que musicien. Il s’est illustré en présentant des émissions de variétés télévisées, dont Piment Fort, ainsi que le programme matinal montréalais Yé trop de bonne heure sur CKOI‑FM pendant seize ans.
Born in Brantford, Ontario, Philip Edward Hartman spent his early years in Canada before his family moved to the United States when he turned ten. He earned a BA from California State University, Northridge, and later applied his graphic‑design skills to album covers for groups such as Poco and America. In 1975 he joined the improv troupe the Groundlings, where he helped Paul Reubens develop the Pee‑wee Herman character. Hartman co‑wrote the screenplay for Pee‑wee's Big Adventure and made recurring appearances as Captain Carl on Reubens’s show Pee‑wee’s Playhouse.
Russell Dominic Peters, a Canadian comic, actor and producer, first took the stage in Toronto in 1989. He earned a Gemini Award in 2008. By 2013 Forbes placed him third among the world’s best‑paid comedians, and he broke new ground as the inaugural comedian to headline a Netflix stand‑up special. His production work on the 2016 series Hip‑Hop Evolution garnered both a Peabody and an International Emmy for Best Arts Programming. Peters now resides in Los Angeles.
Ryan Lee Stiles, an American‑Canadian comedian and actor, has made his name chiefly through improvisational comedy. He is most widely recognized for appearing on Whose Line Is It Anyway? and for playing Lewis Kiniski on The Drew Carey Show. Stiles also took on the role of Herb Melnick in the CBS sitcom Two and a Half Men and performed in the televised event Drew Carey's Improv‑A‑Ganza.
Stéphane Rousseau, a Canadian actor and stand‑up comic, took a leading part in the Oscar‑winning film The Barbarian Invasions. He later appeared in the 2008 comedy Asterix at the Olympic Games. In 2010 he featured in the French movie Fatal, a Zoolander‑style satire of the music industry that centers on the character Fatal Bazooka, created by Michaël Youn.
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