Gavin Crawford

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Gavin Crawford
Gavin Crawford on set Because News.jpg
Gavin Crawford on set during a taping of Because News in 2019
Born (1971-04-02) 2 April 1971 (age 52)
Nationality Canadian
Occupation(s)Actor, comedian
Known for This Hour Has 22 Minutes , The Gavin Crawford Show

Gavin Crawford (born 2 April 1971) is a Canadian comedian and actor, best known for The Gavin Crawford Show and This Hour Has 22 Minutes . [1] He currently hosts the panel show, Because News , on CBC Radio One.

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Early life

Crawford was born in Taber, Alberta, Canada. [2] He is a graduate of the BFA Acting Program at the University of British Columbia.

Career

An alumnus of The Second City's Toronto company, [2] Crawford is the creator, co-writer and co-star of the self-titled series, which ran for three seasons on The Comedy Network. In 2000 and 2001, he was also a cast member of the short-lived American sketch series Hype . [3] In 2003, he joined the cast of This Hour Has 22 Minutes, filling in for Mary Walsh during her time away from the show. In 2004, Crawford was made a full-time cast member of This Hour Has 22 Minutes.

Crawford hosted the 2008 Canadian Screenwriting Awards [4] and the Canadian version of How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria? , which aired on CBC Television in the summer of 2008. Additionally, Crawford performed in guest appearances on Murdoch Mysteries , Made in Canada , Heartland , The Red Green Show and Corner Gas , and in the film French Immersion .

In 2013, Crawford participated in Salvatore Antonio's Truth/Dare: A Satire (With Dance), an interactive audience participation show which featured staged reenactments of scenes from Madonna's 1991 film Truth or Dare , at Buddies in Bad Times during Toronto's Pride Week. [5] The show's cast also included Keith Cole and Adamo Ruggiero. [5]

In 2014, he starred in Maureen Bradley's film Two 4 One as Adam, a trans man who winds up unexpectedly pregnant, [6] and in the sitcom 24 Hour Rental as J.R.

Beginning in 2015, he is the host of the comedy news quiz series Because News on CBC Radio One. [7]

In 2023, Crawford produced Let's Not Be Kidding, an autobiographical podcast about his relationship with his mother who is experiencing advancing Alzheimer's disease. [8]

Awards

Crawford was the recipient of the Tim Sims Encouragement Fund Award in 1998. He was nominated four times for a Gemini Award, which he won in December 2004 for his work on The Gavin Crawford Show (he was nominated twice in 2004, also for This Hour Has 22 Minutes). His comedy special Gavin Crawford's Wild West , which aired on CBC Television in 2013, garnered several Canadian Screen Award nominations at the 2nd Canadian Screen Awards, including a Best Actor in a Comedy Program or Series nod for Crawford. [9]

Canadian Comedy Awards

YearAwardProject
2003Best Performance by a Male (Television) The Gavin Crawford Show
2004Best Individual Performance in a Comedy Series This Hour Has 22 Minutes
2006Best Ensemble Performance in a Comedy Series This Hour Has 22 Minutes
2007Television Writing (Special or Episode) This Hour Has 22 Minutes
2008Television Writing (Special or Episode) This Hour Has 22 Minutes
2008Best Performance by Actor in a Guest Role (Dramatic Series Murdock Mysteries
2010Best Ensemble Performance in a Comedy Series This Hour Has 22 Minutes
2012Best Performance by a Male (Film)French Immersion

Canadian Screenwriting Awards

YearAwardProject
2008Best Script This Hour Has 22 Minutes
2009Best Script This Hour Has 22 Minutes

Dora Mavor Moore Awards

YearAwardProject
2011Outstanding Performance MaleThe Situationists
2013Outstanding Performance MaleA Few Brittle Leaves

Guest Roles

Crawford's television credits include guest appearances on Canadian programs such as "Corner Gas," "Robson Arms," "The Red Green Show," "CTV's Sonic Temple," "Made in Canada," "Heartland," and "Murdock Mysteries." In fact, his remarkable portrayal in "Murdock Mysteries" garnered him a Gemini Award for Best Guest Role in a dramatic series.[ citation needed ]

He appeared in feature films such as "My Dog Vincent," "The Five Senses," "Dead by Monday," "French Immersion," and "Portrait of a Serial Monogamist."

He also took on the role of host in CBC's adaptation of the British talent search program, "How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?".

Personal life

Crawford is gay. [1] He lives in Toronto with his husband Kyle Tingley.

Theatre

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