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The star of CBC’s long-running comedy Mr. D, currently the host of the wildly popular Family Feud Canada, and one of the top stand-up comedians the country has ever produced, the former hockey player and school teacher finds the spotlight thrilling, a chance to put a smile on people’s faces, but also a challenge to himself, knowing not every joke is going to draw laughs, not every routine is going to resonate with the crowd.
Though he began his professional career in the classroom, the 54-year-old says teaching was really just a stepping stone to a life in comedy, a road he was partially pushed down by his students and colleagues at De La Salle College, where he was a physical education teacher and hockey coach. It led to a Comedy Network special in Canada and a third-place finish on the fifth season of Last Comic Standing, along with roles in The Trailer Park Boys: The Movie and as Wayne Cashman in the CBC miniseries Canada Russia ’72 to follow.“Things that are just relatable,” he says.
“It was a quick yes,” Dee says. “It’s been a lot of fun to do the show. It’s a very different scenario. I miss acting. I’m on a new Fox sitcom now, called Animal Control, so I am getting a taste of that world again and I always want more of that.
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