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]
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]
Awardsedit
Hemphill received a Gemini Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Program for Sodbusters at the 9th Gemini Awards in 1995.[9]
john, hemphill, actor, john, hemphill, born, 1953, canadian, comic, actor, writer, producer, contents, career, awards, references, external, linkscareer, edita, longtime, player, with, second, city, troupe, toronto, cast, hemphill, writer, sctv, appeared, supp. John Hemphill born 1953 is a Canadian comic actor writer and producer Contents 1 Career 2 Awards 3 References 4 External linksCareer editA 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 editHemphill 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 edit Second City turns improv formula into an art form Montreal Gazette July 16 1988 Wacky SCTV put Canada on comedy map Odd characters on mythical TV station live on in reruns Toronto Star March 9 2002 Global picks up The Jane Show Show could be described as The Office meets Sex And The City Telegraph Journal January 24 2006 YTV cancels Maniac Mansion Toronto Star March 28 1993 Candy s TV movie directorial debut a winner Toronto Star April 24 1994 a b Eugene Levy s Sodbusters pours on chuckles The Record April 25 1994 a b 2017 Canadian Screen Awards Nominees Revealed ET Canada January 17 2017 John Hemphill IMDb Major Gemini Nominations Toronto Star January 18 1995 External links editJohn Hemphill at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Hemphill actor amp oldid 1177677466, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
