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

Career

A longtime player with The Second City troupe's Toronto cast, Hemphill was a writer for '' SCTV'' and appeared in supporting character roles such as Happy Marsden, Wesley Wilks, Willem DeCooney and Dr. Ryne Thurman. Hemphill has appeared in the television series '' RoboRoach'', '' The Jane Show'', '' Little Mosque on the Prairie'' and '' Maniac Mansion'', and the television films '' Hostage for a Day'' and ''Sodbusters''."Eugene Levy's Sodbusters pours on chuckles". ''

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'', April 25, 1994. He was co-writer with

Eugene Levy Eugene Levy (born December 17, 1946) is a Canadian actor and comedian. From 1976 until 1984, he appeared in the Canadian television sketch comedy series '' SCTV''. He has also appeared in the '' American Pie'' series of films and the Canadian ...

of ''Sodbusters''. He portrayed Bob Currie on '' Schitt's Creek'' from 2015 to 2020."2017 Canadian Screen Awards Nominees Revealed"
'' ET Canada'', January 17, 2017. He appeared in '' Adventures in Babysitting'' (1987).

Awards

Hemphill received a

Gemini Award 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 ...

nomination for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Program for ''Sodbusters'' at the 9th Gemini Awards in 1995."Major Gemini Nominations". ''

Toronto Star The ''Toronto Star'' is a Canadian English-language broadsheet daily newspaper. The newspaper is the country's largest daily newspaper by circulation. It is owned by Toronto Star Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary of Torstar Corporation and part ...

'', January 18, 1995. 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 The Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series is one of the award categories presented annually by the Critics' Choice Television Awards (BTJA) to recognize the work done by television actors. Winners and nomin ...

at the

5th Canadian Screen Awards The 5th annual Canadian Screen Awards were held on March 12, 2017, to honour achievements in Canadian film, television, and digital media production in 2016. Nominations were announced on January 17, 2017. Awards in many of the technical categor ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hemphill, John 1953 births Living people Canadian male television actors Canadian male film actors Canadian male voice actors Canadian male television writers Canadian male screenwriters Canadian comedy writers Canadian sketch comedians Comedians from Toronto Male actors from Toronto Writers from Toronto 20th-century Canadian comedians 21st-century Canadian comedians 21st-century Canadian screenwriters 21st-century Canadian male writers