John Kapelos

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John Kapelos
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Kapelos in 2014
Born (1956-03-08) March 8, 1956 (age 67)
OccupationActor
Years active1981–

John Kapelos (born March 8, 1956) is a Canadian actor from London, Ontario. [1] He is best known for his portrayals of janitor Carl Reed in The Breakfast Club [2] and Detective Donald Schanke in Forever Knight . [3] [4]

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An alumnus of The Second City, Chicago, [5] [6] Kapelos's theatrical work spans eight years from Second City's Touring Company (1978–1982) to six revues as a member of the famed Resident Company (1982–1986), and finally Second City's critically acclaimed return to off-Broadway in Orwell That Ends Well at the former Village Gate in New York City. [2] [7]

Career

Kapelos' work in film includes appearances in three John Hughes films, Sixteen Candles , The Breakfast Club , and Weird Science , which all earned him notice in the 1980s as a character actor. [5] He also appeared in 1999's The Deep End of the Ocean , which received praise from both The New York Times [8] and Roger Ebert [9] from The Chicago Sun Times .

Other film appearances include Schepisi's Roxanne , [10] [11] with Steve Martin and Daryl Hannah, and Garry Marshall's Nothing in Common , [10] opposite Tom Hanks, and Touchstone’s Stick It . While he has often appeared in comedies, several roles, including The Boost , [12] with James Woods, and Internal Affairs [10] with Richard Gere, have been dramatic roles.

On television, Kapelos has appeared in numerous shows. Those appearances include Miami Vice as a corrupt public defender, Desperate Housewives , Queer as Folk , The X-Files , Seinfeld , Home Improvement , Dead Like Me , ER , and Boston Legal . [10] He also played a security guard in a 2010 episode of the television series Nikita , filmed at the University of Toronto. More recently, he has appeared in a recurring role on Days of Our Lives .

Kapelos also guest teaches at the AIA Studios focusing on improv/acting workshops; [13] produced a four-part series on YouTube featuring monologues by NPR-contributor Michael Raysses called Greek to Me, [14] and manages an independent record label called Carpuzi Records, which has produced sound recordings featuring him and some of the Second City alumni, such as Dan Castellaneta. [15]

Selected filmography

Film

Television

Internet

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References

  1. John Kapelos's bio at www.northernstars.ca
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Carl the janitor shares Breakfast Club memories after 30 years" by Michael D. Reid at www.timescolonist.com
  3. "Sci-fi Vampire Cop `Knight' Snares Plenty of Fans" by Ian Spelling at www.chicagotribune.com
  4. "Back from the Dead" by Allan Johnson at www.chicagotribune.com
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "It’s been 30 years since The Breakfast Club" by Linda Barnard at www.thestar.com
  6. "Erratic Flow Slows Second city Show" by Richard Christiansen at www.chicagotribune.com
  7. "Review: Second City Comes to First City" by Frank Rich at www.nytimes.com
  8. Maslin, Janet (March 12, 1999). "'The Deep End of the Ocean': A Child Is Gone, and Then He Is Not". The New York Times .
  9. The Deep End Of The Ocean review by Roger Ebert at www.rogerebert.com
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "London actor John Kapelos coming home for Forest City Film Festival" by Joe Belanger at theprovince.com
  11. "Steve Martin Wins By A Nose In Witty `Roxanne`" by Dave Kehr at www.chicagotribune.com
  12. "Woods` Stylized Performance Defines `The Boost`" by Dave Kehr at www.chicagotribune.com
  13. Acting Class, Los Angeles Acting School, Casting Notices AIA Actors Studios Acting School
  14. "TheSometimesWhy - YouTube". www.youtube.com.
  15. "Welcome carpuzi.com - BlueHost.com". www.carpuzi.com.
  16. "John Kapelos is the Canadian ingredient in The Breakfast Club" at nationalpost.com
  17. Everybody Wants to Be Italian review by Justin Chang at variety.com
  18. "Lights, camera, hockey" at www.thespec.com
  19. "Bumpy Voyage" by Rick Kogan at www.chicagotribune.com
  20. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9850952/fullcredits/?ref_=tt_cl_sm