Adrian Truss

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Adrian Truss
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Truss in 2007
Born (1953-09-30) 30 September 1953 (age 67)
OccupationActor, voice actor, comedian, singer, musician, television host, writer, playwright, animator
Years active1978–present
Spouse(s)Brooke Johnson
Website www.illustratedmen.ca

Adrian Truss (born 30 September 1953) is a British-American-Canadian actor, voice actor, singer, musician, television host, writer, playwright, and animator whose recent work has been as a voice actor for animated children's televisions shows, movies and commercials.

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Biography

Truss was born in London, England. Since moving from England to Canada in 1957, he has starred in movies, plays, and television shows. He is the voice of Jerry in Totally Spies , Dad and Uncle Gizmo in Rolie Polie Olie , Admiral Gill in Atomic Betty , Dragon in Jane and the Dragon , Poe in Ruby Gloom , Armand in Camp Lakebottom and Pete in Total Drama Presents: The Ridonculous Race .

He is a founding member of the comedy troupe, Illustrated Men which includes Bruce Hunter and David Huband.

Truss has performed for The Second City and appeared in episodes of SCTV .

He studied at Ryerson University from 1975 to 1977, he has written and directed several plays for the stage, including Dragonhead, Retribution and Tale of the Scorpion. He has also written episodic TV ( Puppets Who Kill ) and for the three years wrote the Toronto ACTRA Awards.

Truss also fills in as Stage Manager for his partner's (Brooke Johnson) Trudeau Stories.

Filmography

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References

  1. 1 2 "BFI - Adrian Truss Filmography". British Film Institute . Retrieved 7 April 2021.