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Lorena Gale – In Memoriam

April 1, 2011 Actor

Tweet Honouring the life and legacy of Lorena Gale – May 9, 1958 – June 21, 2009 Actor / Playwright / Director, Curious Tongue, Vancouver, BC. Born: Montreal, QC. Lorena Gale was an international actor, playwright and director who has appeared in over 50 stage productions across Canada, and over 132 roles in film and [...]

March 31, 2011 Actor

TweetActor / Entrepreneur, Imrie Background Talent Agency, Toronto, ON. Born: Trinidad & Tobago. Kathy Imrie moved to Canada in 1963, but in order to pursue her desire to act, moved to New York in 1969, where she studied acting techniques at the Negro Ensemble Company, Warren Robinson Workshop Studio, and Alvin Ailey Dance Studio. She [...]

March 15, 2011 Actor

Tweet Jazz Vocalist / Musician / TV Host / Author, Justin Time Records & Educator, University of Laval & The Schulich School of Music of McGill University, Montreal QC. Born: U.S.A. Ranee Lee is a Brooklyn-born jazz performer who sings, acts, dances, and who has become renowned for her conception, development and performance of Dark Divas, [...]

January 24, 2011 Actor

TweetWriter / Director / Actor, Theatre Archipelago, Toronto, ON. Born: Trinidad & Tobago. Rhoma Spencer is an actor, director, storyteller and broadcast journalist who began her career in Trinidad. Her company, Theatre Archipelago, seeks to present, promote and develop theatre from the Caribbean and its Diaspora through new and existing works. The first production was [...]

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January 17, 2011 Actor

TweetActor / Singer / Writer / Comedienne, Toronto, ON / Detroit, MI. Born: USA (became a Canadian citizen in 2008). Satori Shakoor is a veteran of live performance. As a singer, she recorded and performed with The Brides of Funkenstein, as well as multiple Grammy Award winners David Foster, Sly Stone, Luther Vandross and George Clinton’s Parliament/Funkadelic. [...]

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December 22, 2010 Actor

TweetAuthor / Actor / Lecturer / Godfather of Canadian Hip Hop, Toronto, ON. Born: Toronto, ON. As one of Canada’s most successful and influential Hip Hop artists, Wes “Maestro” Williams was selected to be the guest speaker for the former Governor General of Canada’s Summit on Urban Arts when Her Excellency visited Vancouver, BC. Wes has [...]

December 15, 2010 Actor

TweetActor / Director/ Writer/ Producer / CEO, Plaza Noir Inc., British Columbia & California. Born: Los Angeles, California. Charles Woods Gray has a myriad of experience in the entertainment industry. Born into a “Hollywood showbiz family” he started off, at the early age of seven, singing impromptu with his father’s vocal group, The Ink Spots. [...]

December 4, 2010 Actor

TweetActor / Singer / Entertainer, Toronto, Ontario. Born: Oakville, ON. Arlene Duncan is an acting, singing, and songwriting triple threat. Best known for her current role as Fatima Dinssa on the international hit series Little Mosque on the Prairie, for the past 5 seasons, Arlene has enjoyed a long list of professional successes. Born and [...]

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November 27, 2010 Actor

Tweet(The Hon. Dr. Louise Bennett-Coverly was featured in the 1st & 2nd editions of Who’s Who in Black Canada. In recognition of her many contributions, we would like to pay homage to the great Miss Lou.) Folklorist / Performer / Author, Toronto, ON. Born: Kingston, Jamaica. The Hon. Dr. Louise Bennett-Coverley, otherwise affectionately known by her [...]

November 20, 2010 Actor

TweetConcert Pianist / Composer / Singer / Songwriter, Edmonton, AB. Born: Edmonton, AB. Award-winning Alberta born singer, songwriter, composer, and pianist, Gina Williams has performed extensively to thousands of people throughout Canada, the U.S., and overseas. She is currently anticipating performances in Seoul, Korea, Washington, D.C., and Moscow, Russia. Gina has had numerous TV appearances [...]

November 16, 2010 Actor

TweetActor / Singer / Songwriter / Olympian / Professional Athlete / Cardiac Treatment Specialist / Coach / Educator, Victoria, B.C. & Orange County, CA. Born: North York, ON. Former Olympian Howard Dell approaches every avenue of his life with the same drive, passion and persistence that propelled him, at breakneck speed, down the icy rollercoaster-like slopes [...]

November 8, 2010 Actor

TweetWriter / Director/ Actor, c/o Celia Chassels, Gary Goddard Agency, Toronto, ON. Born: England. Djanet Sears is an award-winning playwright, director, and actor. Her plays include Afrika Solo (1989), performed on stage in Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa and aired on CBC Radio; Harlem Duet (1997), which won 4 Dora Awards along with the 1998 Governor-General Literary [...]

November 4, 2010 Actor

TweetPresident, Think Fitness Studios, Toronto, ON. Born: Prince Albert, SK. Brent Bishop is a highly sought-after personal trainer and coach, author, actor, fitness model and host of the web series, Body Fuel. This renowned fitness expert’s business endeavours include managing elite personal training studios in both Canada and the U.S., and he is currently the owner of [...]

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