Actor, Comedian. He was a star of Canadian and American television. He studied acting at George Brown College Theatre Arts Program in Toronto and later became a member of the famous Second City Improv comedy troupe also in Toronto. With the comedy troupe, he appeared in numerous shows as well as directing many others. He appeared in all seasons of Improv Heaven and Hell and later hosted the six-hour live-to-live broadcast for the "The Comedy Network", called 'One Shameless Launchathon'. He was also a resident director and teacher of improvisation and sketch writing for the Humber School of Comedy in Toronto, and often appeared on the Cream of Comedy for the Tim Simms Encouragement Fund. Among his other successes were playing the role of 'Franz Liebkind', in the Toronto production of "The Producers"-The New Mel Brooks Musical which won him critical acclaim, and was part of the sketch troupe "Skippy's Rangers" which also included, Lisa Lambert, Bob Martin, and the late Jonathan Crombie . Besides the theatre, he also had numerous roles in films, on television, and in animated cartoons. He is probably best remembered for his voicing the character of 'Harold Shrinks' on "George Shrinks" from 2000 to 2003. His film credits include, "High Spirits" (1988), "Memory Run" (1995), "It Takes Two" (1995), "Dirty Work" (1998), "Jerry And Tom" (1995), "Luck" (2003), "Zombie Dearest" (2009), "Score: A Hockey Musical" (2010), and "Flutter" (2012). His television credits besides "George Shrinks", include, "Hangin' In", "Forever Knight", "Side Effects", "One Minute To Air", ""Due South", "The Red Green Show", "Once A Thief", "Puppets Who Kill", "Getting Along Famously", "Dan For Mayor", "Murdoch Mysteries", and "Little Mosque On The Prairie". In 1998, he directed the play, "Old Wine, New Bottles." He was nominated for the Canadian Comedy Award in 2000, and twice for a Gemini Award in 2004 and 2009. He was married to actress Linda Kash, with whom had three children. He was killed in a car accident near Peterborough, Ontario when the car he was driving left the road, and crossed the shoulder and struck a parked flatbed truck. He was only 48 years old.