John Catucci ( , ; born July 11, 1973) is a Canadian sketch comedian, singer,John Catucci at Diamonfield Entertainment. Retrieved 29 February 2008. actor, and TV host.
Catucci was born in
Toronto
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, Ontario, and is of Italian descent. He was the host of the
Food Network Canada
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series ''
You Gotta Eat Here!
''You Gotta Eat Here!'' was a Canadian food television series that aired from January 2012 until December 2016 on Food Network Canada. The series won two
Canadian Screen Award
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s, for Best Lifestyle or Talk Program or Series and Best Direction in a Lifestyle/Practical Information Program or Series, at the
2nd Canadian Screen Awards
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The 3rd Canadian Screen Awards were held on March 1, 2015, to honour achievements in Canadian film, television, and digital media production in 2014.The Minnesota Wrecking Crew
The Minnesota Wrecking Crew is a Canadian sketch comedy troupe, featuring members John Catucci, Josh Glover, Mike 'Nug' Nahrgang and Ron Sparks. They all met as members of The Vanier Improv Company. The group won two consecutive Canadian Comed ...
and the
musical comedy
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duo The Doo Wops with David Mesiano, and has won three
Canadian Comedy Awards
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The ...
with additional nominations for his work with those groups.The DooWoops Official Site . Retrieved 29 February 2008. Catucci attended
York University
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. He has also appeared on
MuchMusic
Much (an abbreviation for its full name MuchMusic) is a Canadian English language specialty channel owned by BCE Inc. through its Bell Media subsidiary that airs programming aimed at teenagers and young adults.
MuchMusic launched on August 31 ...
The Tuxedo
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''. He also appeared as Bus Driver Bob on ''
The Doodlebops
''The Doodlebops'' is a Canadian live action musical-comedy children's television series. It was produced by Cookie Jar Entertainment (now WildBrain) for CBC Television in Canada—although the series aired in the U.S., on Disney Channel's Pla ...