Abby Hagyard

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Abby Hagyard
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Abby Hagyard (Ottawa)
Born
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
NationalityCanadian
Alma mater St. Patrick's College
Occupations
  • Television actress
  • Voice artist
  • Comedian
  • Writer
  • Producer
Known for
Awards ACTRA Awards
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Abby Hagyard [1] is a Canadian television actress, animation voice artist, and comedian, publisher, producer and playwright/dramatist [1] best known for her appearances on Nickelodeon's sketch comedy television series You Can't Do That on Television , and her voice work on animated adaptations of The Care Bears and For Better or For Worse .

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Background

Born in Edmonton, Alberta and of Norwegian descent, [1] Hagyard's interest in acting began when she was enrolled in a modeling class with her mother. She modeled for two years and then had a secretarial position in the New York offices of Playboy . [1] She returned to Ottawa, Ontario, and studied drama at St. Patrick's College (now Carleton University) for 3 years. [1] [2] She began her work in entertainment as a high-fashion model on Miami Beach and actress. [3] In the early 1980s, she toured the eastern seaboard performing in small venues, [2] and then began hosting the CBC television show Scene from Here , [1] while continuing to perform sketch comedy. [4]

Career

Referred to by the Ottawa Citizen as "one of our town's best and busiest actresses", [5] Starring roles in dinner theater productions led to a one-woman show and an invitation to host her own entertainment series on CBC.[ citation needed ] In 1982, Hagyard joined the cast of You Can't Do That on Television as one of only two adult actors along with Les Lye, [6] and both were mainstays on the program among its rotating juvenile cast until its end in 1990. [7]

Between taping sessions, Hagyard provided character voices for the animated cartoon series For Better or For Worse , The Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin , Dennis the Menace and The Care Bears . She additionally co-hosted a morning drive radio show. [8]

Hagyard also has a boutique publishing service, AH Publisher. [9] [ better source needed ]

Filmography

As actor
As voice artist

Recognition

Awards and nominations

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Bedard, Eva (November 28, 1980). "Comedienne on her way up". Ottawa Citizen. p. 17. Retrieved June 3, 2010.
  2. 1 2 Ashley, Audry (February 16, 1980). "On Stage". Ottawa Citizen. p. 36. Retrieved June 3, 2010.
  3. ↑ Costigliola, Bozica (July 30, 1976). "Actress says looking at bright side only way to cope with her busy life". The Citizen. p. 90. Retrieved June 3, 2010.
  4. ↑ Brown, Dave (November 9, 1981). "Brown's Beat". Ottawa Citizen. p. 4. Retrieved June 3, 2010.
  5. ↑ Brown, Dave (September 11, 1982). "Brown's Beat". Ottawa Citizen. p. 2. Retrieved June 3, 2010.
  6. ↑ "Les Lye, Canadian TV Comic, Dies at 84". The New York Times. July 24, 2009. Retrieved June 4, 2010.
  7. ↑ "Heading south to make it big: the American success of Canada's you can't do that on television". American Review of Canadian Studies. March 22, 2005. Retrieved June 3, 2010.
  8. ↑ "Am 1200 Breakfast Team Gets an Early Start". Ottawa Citizen. December 7, 1985. p. 47. Retrieved June 3, 2010.
  9. ↑ "abby hagyard". Amazon.com. February 22, 2022. Retrieved August 7, 2022.
  10. 1 2 "CBOT wins five awards". Ottawa Citizen. March 24, 1983. p. 82. Retrieved June 3, 2010.
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