Bob Bainborough (born 1951) is a Canadian

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and comedian. He is known for playing the role of Dalton Humphrey in the Canadian comedy series ''

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'', and appearances on ''

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''. Bainborough was nominated for a Gemini Award in both series.

Early life

Bainborough had originally registered to begin pre-med, but switched majors and earned a degree in the Fine Arts from the

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in Edmonton. He began working in regional theatre,The Red Green Show, http://www.redgreen.com until he co-wrote and performed in ''

Paper Wheat ''Paper Wheat'' is a play by the 25th Street Theatre Centre about the hard lives of early Saskatchewan settlers and the foundation of the wheat pools and the Co-op movement on the Canadian Prairies. The most successful stage show in Saskatchewan h ...

'' with the 25th Street House Players in

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in 1973.Manitoba Historical Society, http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/mb_history/01/paperwheat.shtml ''Paper Wheat'' was a play about the effect of

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on farmers. Shortly after ''Paper Wheat'', Bainborough began working with

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in Edmonton, later moving to Toronto. He remained a member of the Second City Company from 1984 to 1990.The Second City, http://www.secondcity.com In 1982, Bainborough played Jim in Roger Tilton's film '' Pilots North''. In 1987, he won the Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding New Revue or Musical, and in 1990, he directed for the Mainstage Wing of the Second City Company. After his run with Second City, Bainborough worked as a creative director, commercial voice over performer and writer for corporate communications. During this time he also worked on other projects, such as a weekly radio broadcast on the

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's Dayshift series called ''The Neighbours'', the CBC pilot ''110 Lombard St.'', and the radio show ''Bob Normal and the Forces of Chaos'', which later aired on Toronto's The Fan 590, which he wrote, produced and performed.

TV career

Bainborough joined ''

'' in 1994, with the debut appearance of his character Dalton Humphrey, and was also a writer for the show from 1995 until 2002.Bob Bainborough (IMDb), https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0047744/ He was nominated for the Gemini Awards for this role. In 1999 he was nominated for the category "Best Writing: Comedy or Variety Program or Series", in 2000 for "Best Performance: Comedy Program or Series" and again in 2001 for "Best Writing: Comedy or Variety Program or Series" and "Ensemble Performance: Comedy Program or Series".Bob Bainborough, Awards (IMDb), https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0047744/awards?ref_=nm_awd Bainborough joined the cast of ''

'' during its first season in 1997. By 2000, he was nominated for a Gemini Award for "Best Performance or Host: Variety Program or Series". In 2015, Bainborough appeared as shop owner Maynard Oltorf in two episodes of the FX (TV channel) series ''Fargo''.

Film career

In 2002, Bainborough appeared in '' Men with Brooms'' and '' Duct Tape Forever''.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bainborough, Bob 1951 births Living people Canadian male film actors Canadian male television actors Canadian male voice actors Canadian sketch comedians People from Lethbridge Male actors from Alberta Canadian male comedians Comedians from Alberta 20th-century Canadian comedians 20th-century Canadian male actors 21st-century Canadian comedians 21st-century Canadian male actors