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Pastimes : Famous (infamous) Canadian Persons Copendium

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To: Jim Bishop who wrote (4)5/31/2000 9:45:00 PM
From: Condor  Read Replies (1) of 10
 
NOTEWORTHY CANADIANS SUMMARY June 01/00
Gordie Howe
Michael J. Fox
Robert Goulet (singer, actor sort of)
Mathew Perry (Friends etc)
Mordecai Richler (author)
Raymond Burr (Perry Mason etc)
Bobby OrrMario Lemieux
Jason Priestly (90210 etc)
Norm MacDonald (SNL)
William Shatner (Star Trek)
Lorne Greene (Bonanza etc)
Rich Little (comedian, actor)
Keanu Reeves
John Candy
Mario Lemieux
Dave Foley (News Radio etc)
Brendan Fraser (George of the Jungle, Encino Man, etc)
Rick Moranis
Dave Thomas
Martin Short
Dan Ackroyd
Eugene Levy
Mike Myers
Lorne Michaels
Christofer Plummer
Howie Mandell
Kiefer Sutherland
Jim Carrey
Alan Thicke
Phil Hartman
Leslie Neilson
Neve Campbell
Margot Kidder
Pamela Anderson
k.d. lang
Neil Young
RUSH (all of them)
Corey Hart
Sarah McLachlan
Burton Cummings
Randy Bachman
Barenaked Ladies (all of them)
Joni Mitchell
Alanis Morissette
Paul Anka
Bryan Adams
Gordon Lightfoot
Bruce Cockburn
Paul Shaffer (Letterman Show)
Peter Jennings
Elizabeth Arden
Jacques Villeneuve
Alex Trebek
James Naismith (the guy who invented basketball)
Alexander Graham Bell
Norman Jewison
Samuel Goldwyn
Greg Moore
David Cronenberg
James Cameron (Titanic etc)
Bret "Hitman" Hart (WWF)
Scott Goodyear
Paul Tracy
Genevieve Bujold
Mary Pickford
Meg Tilly
Shannon Tweed
Fay Wray
Conrad Baine (Different Strokes, Maude, etc.)
Michael Ironside
Glen Ford
Jay Silverheels (Tonto)
John Vernon (Animal House, Dirty Harry etc)
Celine Dion
Alex Trebec
John Kenneth Galbraith
Anne Murray
Shania Twain
Donald Sutherland
Wayne Gretzky
Banting, Frederick: co-discoverer of insulin
Best, Charles: co-discoverer of insulin with Banting
Gosling, James: Programmer, inventor of Java
Osler, Sir William: Physician, "most influential physician in history"
Avery, Oswald: Physician, Bacteriologist. discovered that DNA carries genetic information
Suzuki, David: Geneticist, Broadcaster. "The Nature of Things"
Gould, Glenn: Classical Pianist.
Lombardo, Guy: Musician, Band Leader.
Peterson, Oscar: Jazz Pianist.
Vannelli, Gino: Musician.
Evangelista, Linda: Super Model.
William "Bat" Masterson: Gunfigher, Journalist.
Shuster, Joe: creator of Superman
Kain, Karen: Ballet Dancer
Kent, Arthur: Journalist. the "SCUD stud" of the Gulf War
Safer, Morley: Journalist. "60 Minutes"
Morrison, Kieth: Journalist. NBC "Dateline"
Hall, Monty: Host of "Let's Make A Deal" and other game shows.
Henning, Doug: Magician.
Le Cirque du Soleil: avant garde circus
Linkletter, Art
Jewison, Norman: Director. "Fiddler on the Roof", "Jesus Christ Superstar", "Agnes of God", "The Cincinnati Kid".
Warner, Jack: Studio executive, producer. co-founder of Warner Bros.
Reitman, Ivan: Director, Producer. "Meatballs", "Stripes", "Ghostbusters"
Kotcheff, Ted: Director. "Weekend at Bernie's", "The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz",
"Joshua Then and Now", "Fun with Dick and Jane"
Mayer, Louis B. : Studio executive, producer. co-founder of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Chong, Thomas: Comedian. Half of Cheech and Chong
Harron, Don: Actor, Comedian, Author, a.k.a.: Charlie Farquharson, "Hee Haw".
Martin, Andrea: Comedienne, Actress. "SCTV", "Star Trek: DS9"
O'Hara, Catherine: Actress. "SCTV" "Beetlejuice", "Home Alone
Sahl, Mort: Comedian, Actor
Shuster, Frank: Comedian. Wayne and Shuster made the most guest appearances on the "Ed Sullivan Show"
Wayne, Johnny: Comedian, Wayne and Shuster made the most guest appearances on the "Ed Sullivan Show"
Black, Conrad: Publisher. owns papers world wide, including London's Daily Telegraph
Bombardier, Joseph-Armand: Engineer, Businessman. Inventor of the Ski-doo
Bronfman Family: Business Dynasty. owners of the Seagram Co. and Universal Studios
Campeau, Robert: Financier. former owner of Bloomingdales
Cooke, Jack Kent: flamboyant owner of the Washington Redskins and the Los Angeles Daily News
Cunard, Sir Samuel: Businessman. founder of the Cunard shipping line
Galbraith, John Kenneth: Economist, Author.
Kinsella, W.P.: Author. "Shoeless Joe", filmed as "Field of Dreams"
Jenkins, Ferguson: Baseball player. Hall of Fame pitcher
Nagurski, Bronko: Football player. charter member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame
Villeneuve, Gilles: Formula One driver
Karsh, Yousuf : Photographer.
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