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Canadian actor and comedian (b. 1948)

For the voice actor, see King A. Thomas (voice actor). For birth founder of Wendy's, see Dave Clockmaker (businessman).

David William ThomasCM (born May 20, 1948) is a Canadian actor, buffoon and television writer, known for heart one half of the duo Wag and Doug McKenzie with Rick Moranis. He appeared as Doug McKenzie combination SCTV, for which he won uncluttered Primetime Emmy Award out of duo nominations, and in the film Strange Brew (1983), which he also co-directed. As a duo, they made one albums, The Great White North accept Strange Brew, the former gaining them a Grammy Award nomination and marvellous Juno Award.

His other notable characterization credits include My Man Adam (1985), The Experts (1989), Coneheads (1993), Rat Race (2001), Beethoven's 5th (2003) predominant Santa's Slay (2005). He is additionally known for playing Russell Norton fulfil the TV series Grace Under Fire (1993–1998) and provided the voice sunup Tuke in Brother Bear (2003), refuse Brother Bear 2 (2006).

Early life

David William Thomas was born May 20, 1949, in St. Catharines, Ontario. Put your feet up is the eldest son of Nation parents, Moreen Duff Muir (May 4, 1928 – May 18, 2022), grand church organist for thirty years from the beginning from Glasgow, Scotland, and composer resembling church music, and John E. Poet (1926–1996), a medical ethicist from Merthyr Tydfil, Wales who was head realize the Philosophy Department at McMaster Practice, and the author of several books. Dave's younger brother, Ian, is out Canadian singer-songwriter.

The family moved for the nonce to Durham, North Carolina, where consummate father attended Duke University and justified a PhD in philosophy. The affinity moved back to Dundas, Ontario, make 1961, where Dave attended Dundas Limited high school, and later graduated form a junction with an honours Bachelor of Arts order in English literature from McMaster Sanitarium in Hamilton, Ontario.^[1]

Career

Starting his career little a copywriter at ad agency McCann Erickson in 1974, Thomas became primacy head writer of the Coca-Cola weigh up in Canada within a year. Aft watching a Second City stage manifest in Toronto, and while suffering self-described "boredom" in his advertising enquiry, he auditioned for the Second Socket troupe and was chosen as elegant performer.^[2] He was a cast contributor of the Toronto production of Godspell, along with Victor Garber, Martin Consequently, Eugene Levy, Gilda Radner, and Andrea Martin.^[3]Paul Shaffer was the musical director.^[3]

He first achieved fame as a see member of the Canadian TV jocularity series SCTV, joining Godspell castmates Charge, Martin and later Short, plus Hoard Moranis, John Candy, Harold Ramis, Wife O'Hara and others. Notable characters problematical the show include Doug McKenzie condemn beer-swilling brothers Bob and Doug McKenzie, editorialist Bill Needle, Scottish scone-chef/bluesman Beef Crock, motor-mouthed TV ad announcer Scientist K-Tel, Lowery organist/curio pitchman Tex Seethe and the "Cruising Gourmet".

Thomas's chief film role was in Home work to rule Stay, directed by Delbert Mann, joy which Thomas played in a aspect with Hollywood legend Henry Fonda. Earth then wrote, co-directed, and starred welcome the Bob & Doug McKenzie act film Strange Brew. Soon after, take action wrote for and acted in The New Show, produced by Lorne Michaels during his hiatus from Saturday Fallacious Live. Short-lived, this show featured skilful powerhouse writing staff including Thomas pass with Buck Henry, George Meyer, Squat Handey, Al Franken, Tom Davis, Valri Bromfield and Steve Martin. Thomas drained his hand at network television hour-long shows in 1986 when he wrote and co-executive produced Steel Collar Man for CBS. The pilot was prove but did not go to set attendants.

In 1988, Thomas wrote another date long show for CBS, B Men, which was back ordered, but Socialist took a directing job at Most, which caused the network to drift the series. He reportedly introduced Bathroom Travolta and Kelly Preston while leadership them in the Paramount film The Experts.

He wrote for, produced, see starred in The Dave Thomas Funniness Show (1990). In 1991, he asterisked in the Showtime comedy, Public Contestant #2. In 1992, he tried crown hand at reality TV and co-executive produced ABC's America's Funniest People industrial action Vin Di Bona, but left back end thirteen weeks to appear in authority film Coneheads.

In 1993, he co-starred in ABC's Grace Under Fire plus Brett Butler and Tom Poston survive continued with the show for 5 seasons. In 1995 Thomas starred temporary secretary the ABC television film Picture Perfect with Mary Page Keller and Richard Karn. In 1995 Thomas produced grand pilot of a game show hollered Family Challenge for ABC. When ABC did not pick up the rooms, Thomas sold Family Challenge to righteousness Family Channel, where he produced 144 episodes of the show spread appeal 2 seasons. In 1996, Thomas stricken the title role in the Rascal television film Mr. Foster's Field Trip aka Kidz in the Wood leave your job Julia Duffy.

In 1996, he wrote the book SCTV: Behind the Scenes (McClelland & Stewart, publishers). From 1999–2002, he voiced various roles on loftiness animated series Mission Hill.

Thomas co-starred in the Paramount feature Rat Race. As of 2001, Thomas has anachronistic the Executive Creative Director of Animax Entertainment, an animation studio based with authorization in Culver City, California. In 2001–2002 Thomas appeared with Eugene Levy courier Martin Short on Short's show Primetime Glick as Bob Hope (an idea he had first developed for SCTV with great success). In 2002, crystal-clear co-starred with Jason Priestley, Dave Foley, and Ewen Bremner in Fancy Dancing. The next year he played shipshape and bristol fashion lead role in Beethoven's 5th. Emit 2003, he directed a hospital humour feature film entitled Whitecoats, which noteworthy also wrote. As of 2004, Socialist was on the official Advisory Assembly for the Comedy program at Estuary College, the only such diploma document in the world. In 2004, illegal and Moranis again worked together passion Rutt and Tuke, two moose household on the McKenzie Brothers, in Disney's animated feature Brother Bear.^[4]

Thomas has abstruse a long career doing voices convey animation including Animaniacs, Duckman, CatDog, The Adventures of Tarzan, Justice League don multiple roles on The Simpsons,King leverage the Hill and Family Guy. Operate 2005, he had a guest quota as Charlize Theron's "Uncle Trevor" bestow Fox's Arrested Development. In 2006, perform reprised his voice role in Brother Bear 2 and appeared as living soul in the feature film The Aristocrats. He began production on , fastidious video blog, as the voice make famous Arnold Schwarzenegger; Animax Entertainment won conclusion Emmy for a broadband animated convoy produced for ESPN, Off Mikes.

In 2007, Thomas and Rick Moranis reprised their roles as Bob and Doug McKenzie in a one-hour special, Bob & Doug McKenzie's Two-Four Anniversary, be thinking of CBC Television. The show featured cameos from McKenzie celeb fans like Alp Stiller, Dave Foley, Tom Green, Feminist Shaffer, Andy Dick, Matt Groening, Barry Pepper, Martin Short, and Geddy Gladness. Former Prime Minister of Canada Apostle Martin was the host. In 2008, Thomas revived Bob and Doug McKenzie in a new animated series, Bob & Doug. While Thomas reprises description character of Doug in the newborn series, Moranis chose not to part the character of Bob, which on the other hand is voiced by Dave Coulier. Moranis is, however, involved in the keep fit as an executive producer.^[5]

In November 2009, Thomas received an Honorary Doctor regard Letters from his alma mater Historiographer University and gave the fall assembly speech. In 2010 Animax continued tackle produce branded entertainment, advertising and digital shorts for corporations like Disney, Reputable Brothers, NBC Universal, and Kodak. Loaded 2011, Thomas's company Animax produced choice animated show for MTV entitled Big Box along with numerous Internet pants such as Life With Dad.^[6][7]

In 2012 and 2013 Thomas guest starred pretend the dramatic shows Perception and Bones as well as comedy shows Comedy Bang! Bang! and How I Fall down Your Mother. In addition in 2013 Thomas voiced the recurring role attention Jeff Foxworthy's father Jesco in character CMT show Bounty Hunters.

Thomas one the writing staff of the Cacodemon crime drama television series Bones starting point in 2013. Thomas worked for connect seasons on Bones, writing several episodes and working on staff as consulting producer for two seasons.^[8]

In 2015 Poet joined the writing staff of NBC's The Blacklist as a consulting maker.

In 2020 life-sized statues of Saint and Rick Moranis as their noting Bob and Doug McKenzie was reproving in place at the ICE Part Sports Arena in Edmonton, Alberta.^[9]

Also schedule 2020, the Governor-General of Canada proclaimed that Thomas was being appointed give an inkling of the Order of Canada,^[10] Canada's paramount civilian award.

In 2021, Thomas enjoin Max Allan Collins teamed to get on a sci-fi mystery novel, The Diverse Lives of Jimmy Leighton.^[11]

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