Peter Jordan (presenter)

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Peter Jordan (also known as Rocki Rolletti) is a Canadian actor, musician, and television presenter. [1] He is best known for the work series It's a Living , which aired on CBC Television from 1989 to 2003. [2]

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Career

Jordan was based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, for many years, where he was a regular contributor to the local CBWT's news and documentary programs 24Hours and 24Hours Late Night in the 1980s.[ citation needed ]

In the 1980s, using his Rocki Rolletti persona, Jordan helped to forge a cultural link between flamingos and the working-class suburb of Transcona, Winnipeg, with his satirical song "Transcona Anthem". [3]

In 1981 Peter Jordan wrote and starred in the stage rock-musical, Enoch Horn, a story about a reclusive, retired rock star who is recruited back to public life to run for the position of Manitoba Provincial Premier by unscrupulous handler Bob La Blau (which is consistently pronounced as Bah Blah Blah).

Jordan won the 1998 and 2000 Gemini Awards for Best Host Lifestyle or Performing Arts Program or Series for his work on It's a Living, [2] from four nominations over its run.[ citation needed ]

When the full hour of news returned to CBWT in Winnipeg on February 19,[ when? ] it was announced that Jordan would host a new segment called W6 (Who, What, When, Where, Why, Winnipeg).[ citation needed ]

In addition to his work on television as a host and newsman, Jordan played roles in films and television series filmed in Manitoba, including: the 1986 historical film Mistress Madeleine; the 1996 Showtime television movie Heck's Way Home, starring Alan Arkin; the 2006 episode "Family Portrait" of Falcon Beach ; the 2007 Canadian drama film The Stone Angel , starring Ellen Burstyn; the 2008 thriller The Lazarus Project , starring Paul Walker and Piper Perabo; and the 2009 romantic comedy New in Town , starring Renée Zellweger and Harry Connick Jr.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1982 Oak, Ivy, and Other Dead Elms Brock
1986Mistress MadeleineVicar
2000NostradamusRed Mabus
2002Rhapsody in WhiteGospodin Brunschweis
2006 Population 436 Minister Hiller
2007 The Stone Angel Henry Pearl
2008 The Lazarus Project Male Tech
2008 The Golden Boys EzekialUncredited
2009 New in Town Edwin Schuck
2010 Foodland George Leap
2012 Zettl  [ de ]Dr. Hendrik Schafmon

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1995 My Life as a Dog Blue ManEpisode: "A Day in the Life"
1996Heck's Way HomeHotel ManagerTelevision film
1997, 2000 The Adventures of Shirley Holmes Abe2 episodes
2006 Falcon Beach GeraldEpisode: "Family Portrait"

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References

  1. ↑ Sanderson, David (2010-05-15). "Ain't no party like a Manitoba party..." Winnipeg Free Press . Retrieved 2016-03-11.
  2. 1 2 "It's Not a Living anymore for CBC's Peter Jordan". Winnipeg Free Press . 2003-10-31. Archived from the original on 2016-03-11. Retrieved 2016-03-11.
  3. ↑ "CBC Archives 1986: Rocki Rolletti's Transcona Anthem | CBC.ca".


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