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Jordan McCloskey (born October 2, 1979) is a Canadian actor, comedian and writer.
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Jordan McCloskey (born October 2, 1979) is a Canadian actor, comedian and writer.
He began his career doing stand-up comedy at various venues, including Yuk-Yuk's comedy club. Eventually McCloskey moved into television roles, including Being Erica, The Jon Dore Show, Three Chords From The Truth and the Canadian Gemini award-winning mockumentary The Wilkinsons on CMT. He played the character Rusty Katz in 19 episodes of both The Wilkinsons and Three Chords From The Truth.
The Wilkinsons was a Canadian country music trio from Trenton, Ontario. Founded in 1997, the group consisted of lead singer Amanda Wilkinson, her brother Tyler Wilkinson, and their father, Steve Wilkinson. The Wilkinsons achieved success late in 1998 with the hit single "26 Cents", a Number One on the Canadian country music charts and Top 5 hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts. It was followed by "Fly ", also a No. 1 in Canada. A second album, Here and Now, produced the group's last American top 40 hit in "Jimmy's Got a Girlfriend". Afterward, the trio recorded three more albums, one of which was not released, and a Greatest Hits package.
In 2009, Jordan won a Gemini for CMT's Three Chords From The Truth.
Currently, McCloskey can be seen in the Toronto Film Festival selected short film, Roland. He is also working on the highly anticipated horror/comedy movie GHOSTPUNCHER.
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-07 | The Wilkinsons | Rusty Katz | 9 Episodes |
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