Bruce Hunter (born 1961) is a
Canadian
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actor and comedian from
Calgary
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,
Alberta
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. He has appeared in television shows such as ''
Puppets Who Kill
''Puppets Who Kill'' is a Canadian television comedy programme produced by PWK Productions and originally broadcast on The Comedy Network. It premiered in Canada in 2002, and in Australia on The Comedy Channel in 2004. It has also been broadcast ...
'' and ''
The Red Green Show
''The Red Green Show'' is a Canadian television comedy that aired on various channels in Canada, with its ultimate home at CBC Television, and on Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) in the United States (airing on more than 100 PBS affiliates a ...
''. Hunter received a
Canadian Comedy Awards
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The ...
nomination in 2002 for his work on the television series ''After Hours''.
He voices the king of Happily-Ever-Afterville on the
PBS
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show ''
Cyberchase
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''.
He is a member of the internationally renowned comedy troupe
Illustrated Men along with David Huband and
Adrian Truss
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.
Hunter also voiced X-5 on the
Teletoon
Teletoon (stylized as TELETOON) is a Canadian English-language specialty channel owned by Teletoon Canada, Inc., a subsidiary of Corus Entertainment. Its name is a portmanteau of "television" and " cartoon". The channel primarily broadcasts ...
and
Cartoon Network
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show ''
Atomic Betty
''Atomic Betty'' (retitled ''Atomic Betty: Mission Earth'' for its third and final season) is a Canadian-French Flash animated television series produced by Atomic Cartoons, Breakthrough Entertainment and Tele Images Kids, along with the Marat ...
''.
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1961 births
Living people
Canadian male voice actors
Canadian comedy writers
Canadian male comedians
Male actors from Calgary
Writers from Calgary
Comedians from Alberta
Canadian Comedy Award winners
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