John Hemphill (actor)

John Hemphill (born 1953) is a Canadian comic actor, writer and producer.

Career

A longtime player with The Second City troupe's Toronto cast,[1] Hemphill was a writer for SCTV and appeared in supporting character roles such as Happy Marsden, Wesley Wilks, Willem DeCooney and Dr. Ryne Thurman.[2]

Hemphill has appeared in the television series RoboRoach, The Jane Show,[3] Little Mosque on the Prairie and Maniac Mansion,[4] and the television films Hostage for a Day[5] and Sodbusters.[6] He was co-writer with Eugene Levy of Sodbusters.[6]

He portrayed Bob Currie on Schitt's Creek from 2015 to 2020.[7]

He appeared in Adventures in Babysitting (1987). In 2003 he began directing the comedy troupe Women Fully Clothed, composed of Second City alumnae Debra McGrath, Robin Duke, Jayne Eastwood, Teresa Pavlinek and Kathy Greenwood.[8]

Awards

Hemphill received a Gemini Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Program for Sodbusters at the 9th Gemini Awards in 1995.[9]

For his performance as Bob Currie on Schitt's Creek (2018), he was nominated for a Canadian Screen Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series at the 5th Canadian Screen Awards.[7]

References
  1. "Second City turns improv formula into an art form". Montreal Gazette, July 16, 1988.
  2. "Wacky SCTV put Canada on comedy map; Odd characters on mythical TV station live on in reruns". Toronto Star, March 9, 2002.
  3. "Global picks up The Jane Show; Show could be described as The Office meets Sex And The City". Telegraph-Journal, January 24, 2006.
  4. "YTV cancels Maniac Mansion". Toronto Star, March 28, 1993.
  5. "Candy's TV-movie directorial debut a winner". Toronto Star, April 24, 1994.
  6. "Eugene Levy's Sodbusters pours on chuckles". The Record, April 25, 1994.
  7. "2017 Canadian Screen Awards Nominees Revealed". ET Canada, January 17, 2017.
  8. "John Hemphill". IMDb.
  9. "Major Gemini Nominations". Toronto Star, January 18, 1995.
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