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Marvo301 · 07-27-2009, 11:33 PM

Since waichingliu81 started a thread about British born performers on American television I thought I would make a thread celebrating Canadians on American television. Please feel free to add names to the list.

Teri Austin - Knot's Landing
Dan Aykroyd - SNL, Soul Man
Conrad Bain - Diff'rent Strokes
John Barbour - Real People
Raymond Burr - Perry Mason, Ironside
John Candy - SCTV
Jim Carrey - Duck Factory
Kim Cattrall - Sex And The City
Tommy Chong - That 70's Show
Susan Clark - Webster
Yvonne DeCarlo - The Munsters
Colleen Dewhurst - Murphy Brown
Selma Diamond - Night Court
James Doohan - Star Trek
Michael J. Fox - Family Ties, Spin City
Matt Frewer - Max Headroom
Lorne Greene - Bonanza, Battlestar Gallactica
Bruce Greenwood - St. Elsewhere
Monty Hall - Let's Make a Deal
Robert Ito - Quincy
Peter Jennings - ABC News
Eugene Levy - SCTV
Art Linkletter - House Party
Mary Livingston - The Jack Benny Program
Howie Mandel - St. Elsewhere, Deal or No Deal
Raymond Massey - Dr. Kildare
Derek McGrath - Doc
Robert MacNeil - MacNeil-Lehrer Newshour
Leslie Nielson - Police Squad
Catherine O'Hara - SCTV
Barbara Perkins - Peyton Place
Donnelly Rhodes - Soap, Danger Bay
Morley Safer - Sixty Minutes
Paul Shaffer - Late Show With David Letterman
William Shatner - Star Trek, Boston Legal
Martin Short - SCTV, SNL
Jay Silverheels - The Lone Ranger
Kiefer Sutherland - 24
Alan Thicke - Growing Pains
Dave Thomas - SCTV, Grace Under Fire
Alex Trebek - Jeopardy
Al Waxman - Cagney and Lacey

Cactus Jack · 07-28-2009, 01:35 AM

Seth Rogen-Freaks and Geeks,Undeclared
Michael Cera-Arrested Development
Mike Myers-SNL

JamesG · 07-28-2009, 01:41 AM

Elisha Cuthbert - 24

treky · 07-28-2009, 03:45 AM

I never knew about most of them. I knew about William Shatner, Peter Jennings, Lorne Green, and Mike Meyers, but not the others.

I think that Gilda Radner from "SNL" also was and Joe Flaherty from "SCTV" and "THE KING OF QUEENS" also is.

Also, Mary Livingstones real name was Zelda Marx-back in the 30s, on Jack Bennys radio show they had a "win a date with Jack Benny" plot for a few episodes. Jack suggested that his wife Zelda play the part of the winner; who was named "Mary Livingstone". Then they decided to make her a regular as Jacks girlfriend. That's how come everyone thinks her name was really Mary Livingstone.
In fact, since everyone though that; she had her name legally changed to it.

tv star collector · 07-29-2009, 10:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marvo301

Since waichingliu81 started a thread about British born performers on American television I thought I would make a thread celebrating Canadians on American television. Please feel free to add names to the list.

Teri Austin - Knot's Landing
Dan Aykroyd - SNL, Soul Man
Conrad Bain - Diff'rent Strokes
John Barbour - Real People
Raymond Burr - Perry Mason, Ironside
John Candy - SCTV
Jim Carrey - Duck Factory
Kim Cattrall - Sex And The City
Tommy Chong - That 70's Show
Susan Clark - Webster
Yvonne DeCarlo - The Munsters
Colleen Dewhurst - Murphy Brown
Selma Diamond - Night Court
James Doohan - Star Trek
Michael J. Fox - Family Ties, Spin City
Matt Frewer - Max Headroom
Lorne Greene - Bonanza, Battlestar Gallactica
Bruce Greenwood - St. Elsewhere
Monty Hall - Let's Make a Deal
Robert Ito - Quincy
Peter Jennings - ABC News
Eugene Levy - SCTV
Art Linkletter - House Party
Mary Livingston - The Jack Benny Program
Howie Mandel - St. Elsewhere, Deal or No Deal
Raymond Massey - Dr. Kildare
Derek McGrath - Doc
Robert MacNeil - MacNeil-Lehrer Newshour
Leslie Nielson - Police Squad
Catherine O'Hara - SCTV
Barbara Perkins - Peyton Place
Donnelly Rhodes - Soap, Danger Bay
Morley Safer - Sixty Minutes
Paul Shaffer - Late Show With David Letterman
William Shatner - Star Trek, Boston Legal
Martin Short - SCTV, SNL
Jay Silverheels - The Lone Ranger
Kiefer Sutherland - 24
Alan Thicke - Growing Pains
Dave Thomas - SCTV, Grace Under Fire
Alex Trebek - Jeopardy
Al Waxman - Cagney and Lacey

That's quite a list. Some of them I knew about, others I did not. Other U.S.
stars who hailed from Canada include: Hee Haw's Gordie Tapp, Rich Little, Hank Snow, Anne Murray,
and Celine Dion. That's all I can think of at the moment.

TripperFan · 07-29-2009, 10:29 AM

Actually I'm pretty sure Gilda Radner was American, but worked at Second City and The Olde Firehall in Toronto honing her skills with Akroyd and the boys (and then Chicago with Belushi).

That guy that's married to Tori Spelling (forget his name) is Canuck and so is the hot guy who's Halle Berry's boyfriend/father of her child.

Katherine O'Hara is another SCTV alumni (Best In Show)

browneyes106 · 07-29-2009, 12:44 PM

Rachel Blanchard-Clueless, 7th Heaven
Vanessa Lengies- American Dreams, Hawthorne
Cameron Mathison-All My Children
Shenae Grimes-90210
Jason Priestly-Beverly Hills 90210

browneyes106 · 07-29-2009, 01:45 PM

Taylor Kitsch-Friday Night Lights

JamesG · 07-30-2009, 03:54 AM

Tahmoh Penikett - Battlestar Galactica, Dollhouse

Anna Paquin - True Blood

Caroline Rhea - Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

Joshua Jackson - Dawson's Creek, Fringe

Kristin Kreuk - Smallville

Neve Campbell - Party of Five

Pamela Anderson - Baywatch

Phil Hartman - Newsradio, The Simpsons

Cameron Mathison - All My Children

JamesG · 07-30-2009, 03:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Marvo301

Kim Cattrall - Sex And The City

Kim Cattrall was actually born in Liverpool, UK. Her family moved to Canada when she was little.

comedyfreak · 07-30-2009, 08:38 AM

Trish Stratus-Former WWE wrestler/Diva on WWE Raw.

browneyes106 · 07-30-2009, 03:15 PM

Claudette Mink-Harper's Island
Victor Webster-Days of Our Lives, Harper's Island
Ben Cotton-Harper's Island
David Lewis-Harper's Island
Brandon Jay McLaren-Harper's Island
Amber Borycki-Harper's Island
Sarah Smyth-Harper's Island
Dave Coulier-Full House

browneyes106 · 07-30-2009, 08:06 PM

Christian Campbell brother of Neve also did some acting on All My Children.

Liza · 07-30-2009, 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Pus$y Galore

Actually I'm pretty sure Gilda Radner was American, but worked at Second City and The Olde Firehall in Toronto honing her skills with Akroyd and the boys (and then Chicago with Belushi).

That's right, Gilda Radner was a fellow Michigander!

Liza · 07-30-2009, 08:31 PM

I'm surprised nobody's mentioned Christopher Plummer, Donald Sutherland, and the first lady of Canadian Television, Miss Megan Follows:

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