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3rd Gemini Awards
The 3rd Gemini Awards were held in 1988 to honour achievements in Canadian television. It was broadcast on CBC. Awards Best Variety Program or Series * '' It's Only Rock & Roll'' * ''The Comedy Mill'' * ''The Tommy Hunter Show'' Best Dramatic Series * ''Degrassi Junior High'' * ''Night Heat'' * ''He Shoots, He Scores'' * '' Street Legal'' Best Dramatic Mini Series * ''Anne of Avonlea'' * '' Hoover vs. The Kennedys'' * ''The King Chronicle'' Best Information Program or Series * ''Venture'' * ''Land and Sea'' * ''Monitor'' * ''Reckoning: The Political Economy of Canada'' Best Children's Series * ''Mr. Dressup'' * ''Ramona'' * ''Today's Special'' * ''What's New'' * '' Wonderstruck'' Best Writing in a Dramatic Program * ''Night Heat'' * ''Adderly'' * ''Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future'' * ''He Shoots, He Scores'' * ''The Beachcombers'' Best Writing in a Comedy or Variety Program or Series * ''Family Reunion'' * ''Breaking All the Rules'' * ''9th Genie Awards'' * ''Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gemini Awards
The Gemini Awards were awards given by the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television between 1986–2011 to recognize the achievements of Canada's television industry. The Gemini Awards are analogous to the Emmy Awards given in the United States and the BAFTA Television Awards in the United Kingdom. First held in 1986 to replace the ACTRA Award, the ceremony celebrated Canadian television productions with awards in 87 categories, along with other special awards such as lifetime achievement awards. The Academy had previously presented the one-off Bijou Awards in 1981, inclusive of some television productions. In April 2012, the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television announced that the Gemini Awards and the Genie Awards would be discontinued and replaced by a new award ceremony dedicated to all forms of Canadian media, including television, film, and digital media, dubbed the "Canadian Screen Awards". The first annual Canadian Screen Awards were held on 4 March 2013. The Geminis c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wonderstruck (TV Series)
''Wonderstruck'' is a Canadian children's television series that aired on CBC Television CBC Television (also known as CBC TV) is a Canadian English-language broadcast television network owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the national public broadcaster. The network began operations on September 6, 1952. Its French-l .... It was hosted by Bob McDonald. External links Profile of WonderstruckIMDb CBC Television original programming 1980s Canadian children's television series 1990s Canadian children's television series {{Canada-kids-tv-prog-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sonja Smits
Sonja Smits (born September 8, 1958) is a Canadian actress. She was nominated for two Genie Awards: for ''Videodrome'' (1983) and '' That's My Baby!'' (1984). On television, she starred in '' Street Legal'' (1987-1992) and '' Traders'' (1996-2000). Life and career Smits was born in Ottawa Valley, Ontario, Canada. She went to Bell High School in Bells Corners, she also attended Woodroffe High School and South Carleton High School in Richmond, a village outside Ottawa. She studied acting at Ryerson Polytechnic Institute until she was invited to join the Centre Stage theatre company in London, Ontario. Smits has played roles in many television series, including ''Falcon Crest'', ''Airwolf'', ''Odyssey 5'', '' The Outer Limits'', '' Street Legal'', '' Traders'', ''The Best Laid Plans'' and '' The Eleventh Hour''. Smits also played Bianca O'Blivion in the David Cronenberg horror movie ''Videodrome'' (1983) and was lead actress in 2021 drama film '' Drifting Snow''. Smits is married ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donnelly Rhodes
Henry Donnelly Rhodes (December 4, 1937 – January 8, 2018) was a Canadian actor, known professionally as Donnelly Rhodes. He had many American television and film credits, probably best known to American audiences as the hapless escaped convict Dutch Leitner on the soap opera spoof ''Soap'' and as Phillip Chancellor II on ''The Young and the Restless''. Rhodes was well-known to Canadian audiences as Sgt. Nick Raitt in the CBC TV series ''Sidestreet'' (1975–1978) and as Grant "Doc" Roberts in another CBC TV series, ''Danger Bay'' (1984–1990). He also starred as Doctor Cottle ("Doc") on ''Battlestar Galactica'' (2004–2009). Life and career Rhodes was born in 1937, although some sources say 1936, and raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He was a graduate of the National Theatre School of Canada. A large portion of Rhodes' career consists of guest-starring roles in American television. He appeared twice on '' Laredo'': in 1965, he played Bob Jamison in ''Rendezvous at Arillo'' an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winston Rekert
Winston Houghton Rekert (June 10, 1949 – September 14, 2012) was a Canadian actor. He was best known for starring in the television series ''Adderly'' and ''Neon Rider''. Career A Vancouver native, Rekert started acting at age 12, appearing in an amateur production of ''Amahl and the Night Visitors''. After high school, Rekert spent a year working in a logging camp, then took a year off to try acting. Rekert subsequently joined the Arts Club Theatre Company and in 1973 he landed his first television role on the comedy-drama ''The Beachcombers''. In 1985 Rekert played the role of Detective Langevin in the American film '' Agnes of God''. In the same year, he received a Genie Award nomination for Best Actor at the 6th Genie Awards for his performance in the film ''Walls''."Bay Boy reels in 11 Genie nominations". ''The Globe and Mail'', February 15, 1985. From 1986 to 1988 Rekert starred as the lead character in the Canadian television series ''Adderly'', a comedy drama that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scott Hylands
Scott Hylands Douglas (born 1943) is a Canadian actor who has appeared in movies, on television, and on the stage. Because of his longevity and versatility, critics have called him "one of Canada's greatest actors." Early years Hylands was born in 1943 in Vancouver, British Columbia. His mother Ruth was a science teacher, and his father Walter died during World War II. Hylands was raised and educated in Vancouver, where he attended Shawnigan Lake School, Shawnigan Lake Boys School; he then attended the University of British Columbia and graduated in 1964. Hylands at first studied zoology, but when the university began a theater arts major, he transferred into that program. Upon graduation, he left Canada to pursue an acting career in New York City, where his first role was as the lead in an off-Broadway production of the comedy ''Billy Liar.'' Career in the United States After that 1965 debut role, he spent several years in San Francisco, acting with the American Conservatory Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Royal (TV Series)
''Mount Royal'' was a Canadian prime time television soap opera that aired on CTV. It premiered January 3, 1988 with a two-hour episode. The series starred Patrick Bauchau and Domini Blythe. It is said to be Canada's answer to the American soap opera ''Dynasty''. Setting The series was set in an upscale Montreal neighbourhood. It followed the Valeur family. Andre Valeur his wife Katherine and their three children Danielle, Stefanie and Rob. The Valeur family not only had a home in Montreal but also in Paris and they spent much time there during the show's short run. Production The series was produced by CTV, Alliance Communications and the French production company Société Française de Production. It was filmed in both Montreal and Paris and at the time was one of the most expensive Canadian television productions, with a budget of $17 million. Awards The show won a Gemini Award for best guest star thanks to Martha Henry's performance. It was also nominated for four other ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Bauchau
Patrick Nicolas Jean Sixte Ghislain Bauchau (born 6 December 1938) is a Belgian actor best known for his roles in the films ''A View to a Kill'', '' The Rapture'' and ''Panic Room'', as well as the TV shows '' The Pretender'' and '' House''. Biography Early life Patrick Bauchau was born in Brussels, Belgium on 6 December 1938, the son of Mary (née Kozyrev), a Russian-born school administrator and publisher, and Henry Bauchau, a school administrator, lawyer, publisher, writer, and psychoanalyst who served as an officer in the Belgian Underground during World War II. He was raised in Belgium, Switzerland and England. He attended Oxford University on an academic scholarship and speaks German, French, English, Spanish, Italian, and a little Russian and Dutch. He is married to the sister of model and actress Brigitte Bardot, Mijanou Bardot, and lives in Los Angeles. Career Bauchau began his career in French New Wave cinema, including acting in two films by Éric Rohmer, '' La ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pat Mastroianni
Pasquale "Pat" Mastroianni (born December 22, 1971) is a Canadian actor. He is best known for his role as Joey Jeremiah in the ''Degrassi'' franchise, for which he received a Gemini Award in 1988. Biography Mastroianni grew up in Toronto, the son of Angela and Angelo Mastroianni. He is of Italian heritage. He later recalled that he had first heard about the audition of ''Degrassi'' over his school's PA system. Mastroianni was among the cast of ''Degrassi'' that were named UNICEF Goodwill Ambassadors by the Ontario branch of UNICEF Canada in 1989. Along with cast member Amanda Stepto, Mastroianni visited the Headquarters of the United Nations in New York City. After ''Degrassi High'' ended in 1992, Mastroianni worked as a waiter and a paver in his father's construction business, and gave up college for acting when his university mandated that he devote all his time to his studies. He had roles in several Canadian productions, including '' Liberty Street'' and '' Music Works' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danger Bay
''Danger Bay'' is a Canadian television series, produced in Vancouver, with first-run episodes broadcast on CBC Television in Canada and The Disney Channel in the United States premiering October 8, 1984. Reruns of the show continued on The Disney Channel until 1996. A total of 123 installments were filmed between 1984 and 1990. The series was perceived as wholesome, exciting fare for older children and adolescents, and continued to be seen through the 1990s in many countries worldwide. The series followed the exploits of the Roberts family: marine veterinarian Grant "Doc" Roberts and his children, Nicole and Jonah. Nearly every 30-minute episode featured the Vancouver Aquarium. Most episodes focused on environmental issues such as pollution, wildlife endangerment, and forest preservation. The series was also broadcast in 68 countries such as Gibraltar (Danger Bay), Bulgaria (Опасният Залив), Ukraine (Затока Небезпеки), Poland (Niebezpieczna zatoka), Cz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Raccoons
''The Raccoons'' is a Canadian animated television series that ran on CBC from November 11, 1985 to March 19, 1991 in Canada and on Disney Channel from July 4, 1985 to August 28, 1992 in the U.S., with three preceding television specials from its inception in 1980, and one direct-to-video special in 1984. The franchise was created by Kevin Gillis with the co-operation of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Synopsis The series revolves around Bert Raccoon and married couple Ralph and Melissa Raccoon, of whom Bert is a friend and roommate. The series mostly involved the trio's efforts against the industrialist forces of greedy aardvark millionaire Cyril Sneer, who regularly tries to destroy the forest for a quick buck. However, the Raccoons always save their forest from Cyril's schemes, with help from their forest friends including Schaeffer, a gentle Old English Sheepdog; Cedric, Cyril's college graduate son; and Sophia Tutu, Cedric's girlfriend. As the series progresses, Cyr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
9th Genie Awards
The 9th annual Genie Awards were held March 22, 1988, and honoured Canadian films released in 1987.Maria Topalovich, ''And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards''. Stoddart Publishing, 2000. . The ceremony was held at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre and was co-hosted by Megan Follows and Gordon Pinsent. The awards were dominated by ''Night Zoo (Un zoo la nuit)'', which won a still unmatched thirteen awards. The film garnered 14 nominations overall;"Night Zoo thriller sets Genie record; Lauzon film wins 14 nominations". ''Ottawa Citizen'', February 17, 1988. the film's only nomination that failed to translate into a win was Gilles Maheu's nod for Best Actor, as he lost to the film's other Best Actor nominee, Roger Lebel. The female acting awards were won by Sheila McCarthy and Paule Baillargeon for the film ''I've Heard the Mermaids Singing'', the only other narrative feature film to win any Genie awards that year; only the Documentary and Shor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |