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

Career

A longtime player with

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troupe's

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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 ''RoboRoach'' is a Canadian animated television series which ran on Teletoon in Canada, Animania HD in the United States, and Fox Kids internationally. The title song was sung by Big Rude Jake. It follows the story of a cockroach named Ruben and ...

'', ''

The Jane Show ''The Jane Show'' is a Canadian television sitcom produced by Shaftesbury Films that was shown on Global from 2006 to 2007. The series stars Teresa Pavlinek as Jane Black, an aspiring novelist who takes a corporate job after her life undergoes a ...

'', ''

Little Mosque on the Prairie ''Little Mosque on the Prairie'' is a Canadian television sitcom created by Zarqa Nawaz and produced by WestWind Pictures, originally broadcast from 2007 to 2012 on CBC. Filmed in Toronto, Ontario, and Indian Head, Saskatchewan, the series was s ...

'' and ''

Maniac Mansion ''Maniac Mansion'' is a 1987 graphic adventure video game developed and published by Lucasfilm Games. It follows teenage protagonist Dave Miller as he attempts to rescue his girlfriend Sandy Pantz from a mad scientist, whose mind has been ensla ...

'', and the television films '' Hostage for a Day'' and ''Sodbusters''."Eugene Levy's Sodbusters pours on chuckles". '' The Record'', April 25, 1994. He was co-writer with Eugene Levy of ''Sodbusters''. He portrayed Bob Currie on ''

Schitt's Creek ''Schitt's Creek'' (stylized as ''Schitt$ Creek'') is a Canadian television sitcom created by Dan Levy and his father, Eugene Levy, that aired on CBC Television from 2015 to 2020. It consists of 80 episodes spread over six seasons. Produced ...

'' from 2015 to 2020."2017 Canadian Screen Awards Nominees Revealed"
''

ET Canada ''ET Canada'' (previously referred to as ''Entertainment Tonight Canada'') is a Canadian entertainment news television series, using the same format as the American entertainment newsmagazine '' Entertainment Tonight''. ''ET Canada'' is a broadca ...

'', January 17, 2017. He appeared in ''

Adventures in Babysitting ''Adventures in Babysitting'' (also known as ''A Night on the Town'' in certain countries) is a 1987 American teen comedy film written by David Simkins and directed by Chris Columbus in his directorial debut. It stars Elisabeth Shue, Keith Coo ...

'' (1987).

Awards

Hemphill received a Gemini Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Program for ''Sodbusters'' at the

9th Gemini Awards The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television's 9th Gemini Awards were held on March 5, 1995 to honour achievements in Canadian television. The awards show, which was hosted by Paul Gross and Tina Keeper, took place at the Metro Toronto Convention ...

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 pa ...

'', January 18, 1995. For his performance as Bob Currie on ''

'' (2018), he was nominated for a

Canadian Screen Award The Canadian Screen Awards (french: link=no, Les prix Écrans canadiens) are awards given for artistic and technical merit in the film industry recognizing excellence in Canadian film, English-language television, and digital media ( web series ...

for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series 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 catego ...

References

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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