John Hemphill (actor)
John Hemphill (born 1953) is a Canadian comic actor, writer and producer.
Career[]
SCTV[]
A longtime player with The Second City troupe's Toronto cast,[1] he was a writer for SCTV as well as appearing in supporting character roles such as Happy Marsden, Wesley Wilks, Willem DeCooney and Dr. Ryne Thurman.[2]
Television[]
He has also appeared in the television series RoboRoach, The Jane Show,[3] Little Mosque on the Prairie and Maniac Mansion,[4] and the television films Hostage for a Day[5] and Sodbusters.[6] He was cowriter with Eugene Levy of Sodbusters.[6]
Schitt's Creek[]
He portrayed Bob Currie on Schitt's Creek (2018). [7]
Awards[]
Hemphill received a Gemini Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Program for Sodbusters at the 9th Gemini Awards in 1995.[8]
For his performance as Bob Currie on Schitt's Creek (2018), he received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series at the 5th Canadian Screen Awards.[9]
References[]
- ^ "Second City turns improv formula into an art form". Montreal Gazette, July 16, 1988.
- ^ "Wacky SCTV put Canada on comedy map ; Odd characters on mythical TV station live on in reruns". Toronto Star, March 9, 2002.
- ^ "Global picks up The Jane Show; Show could be described as The Office meets Sex And The City". Telegraph-Journal, January 24, 2006.
- ^ "YTV cancels Maniac Mansion". Toronto Star, March 28, 1993.
- ^ "Candy's TV-movie directorial debut a winner". Toronto Star, April 24, 1994.
- ^ a b "Eugene Levy's Sodbusters pours on chuckles". The Record, April 25, 1994.
- ^ "2017 Canadian Screen Awards Nominees Revealed". ET Canada, January 17, 2017.
- ^ "Major Gemini Nominations". Toronto Star, January 18, 1995.
- ^ "2017 Canadian Screen Awards Nominees Revealed". ET Canada, January 17, 2017.
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