Spencer Rice

Spencer Nolan "Spenny" Rice (born March 29, 1963) is a Canadian screenwriter, filmmaker and television personality. He was the co-star of the reality comedy series Kenny vs. Spenny along with Kenny Hotz.

Spencer Rice
Rice in Kenny vs. Spenny in 2007
Born
Spencer Nolan Rice[1]

(1963-03-29) March 29, 1963
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Other namesSpenny
Occupation(s)Filmmaker, screenwriter, television personality, actor
Years active1993–present

Personal life

Rice was born on March 29, 1963, to a secular Jewish family, the only son of Vincent Wayne Rice and Corrine Rice (née Gross).[2][3][4]

Rice attended Crescent School, a Toronto boys' independent school, for elementary school and then went to high school at Forest Hill Collegiate Institute. Rice studied film studies at Glendon College, York University in Toronto. Growing up Rice took classes at the improvisational comedy enterprise Second City and played hockey for his high school.[5]

Career
Rice (left) with Kenny Hotz, Trey Parker and Matt Stone, executive producers of Kenny vs. Spenny

After graduating from university, Rice worked as a production coordinator and independent filmmaker.

In 1993, Rice directed a short film entitled Telewhore, a documentary about a phone sex girl. It was exhibited at The Toronto International Film Festival and was well-received by critics. In 1994, Rice and Kenny Hotz, who had been friends since childhood, collaborated on the short film It Don't Cost Nothin' to Say Good Morning. Their first feature-length film was Pitch in 1997, which won Best Film Award from the Toronto Independent Arts Festival. In 2000, Rice directed, produced and wrote a short film for TV entitled Something Anything which won a Telefest Independent Television Festival award for best comedy. There was interest from the television station that had broadcast the short film and turn it into a TV series, but the idea was later scrapped.

In 2003, Rice and Hotz created the show Kenny vs. Spenny, which finished its sixth season in 2010 and ended with an hour-long series finale on December 23, 2010. The show aired in many different countries and was nominated for Gemini Awards in 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2008, it even caught the attention of South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone who became executive producers of the show during season 4.

In 2008, Spencer Rice wrote and starred in the mockumentary film Confessions of a Porn Addict in which he played the character Mark Tobias.

Rice's next project was called Single White Spenny. He played himself; it was cancelled after one season due to low ratings.

In November 2020, along with Kenny Hotz, Rice wrote and produced Kenny & Spenny: Paldemic, a CBC Gem special that focused on the pair's friendship and careers since Kenny vs. Spenny ended in 2010.

Filmography
Year Production Role Other notes
1992[6]Something AnythingWriter, director, producerShort film
1993TelewhoreDirectorShort film
1994It Don't Cost Nothin' to Say Good MorningDirectorShort film[7]
1997PitchWriter, directorAs himself[8]
1997Ninja Turtles: The Next MutationWriter[9]
2002Kenny vs. Spenny pilotWriter, actor, director, executive producerAs himself
2003–2010Kenny vs. SpennyWriter, actor, director, executive producerAs himself[10]
2005LingoActorOne episode
2007StumpExecutive producerN/A
2008TesteesActorTestee Applicant
2008Confessions of a Porn AddictConcept, story, actor, executive producerAs Mark Tobias[11]
2010Kenny vs. Spenny Christmas SpecialWriter, actor, director, executive producerAs himself
2011Single White SpennyConcept, actor, executive producerAs himself
2012X RaytedConcept, director, writerAs himself
2020Kenny & Spenny: PaldemicWriter, executive producer, actor, composerAs himself

Soundtrack
Year Film Production
1997PitchWriter, performer[10]

Awards and nominations
Year Project Award Awarding Body Result
2004 Kenny vs. Spenny Best Reality Program or Series Gemini Awards Nominated[12]
2006 Kenny vs. Spenny Best Comedy Program or Series Gemini Awards Nominated[12]
2008 Kenny vs. Spenny Best Comedy Program or Series Gemini Awards Nominated[12]

References
  1. Chance, Norman (December 22, 2010). Who Was Who on TV. Xlibris Corporation. ISBN 978-1-4568-2164-7.
  2. "Vincent Wayne Rice Obituary". The Globe and Mail. August 4, 2003. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  3. "Corrine Rice". Peaceful Transitions. March 8, 2021. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  4. My Jewish Learning: "Kenny vs Spenny: Who is the Better Jew?" by Jeremy Moses December 10, 2008
  5. "Homepage – Comedy Central Press". Comedy Central Press.
  6. spiralmonkey2001 (October 14, 2010). "Something, Anything!". Archived from the original on December 21, 2021 – via YouTube.
  7. It Don't Cost Nothin' to Say Good Morning (1994). IMDb.com
  8. Pitch (1997). IMDb.com
  9. "YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
  10. Spencer Rice. IMDb.com
  11. Confessions of a Porn Addict (2008). IMDb.com
  12. "Spencer Rice awards". IMDb. Retrieved January 16, 2013.
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