Louis Del Grande (born March 23, 1943) is a Canadian-American television writer and actor. He is best known for starring in the Canadian mystery/comedy series ''
Seeing Things''.
Early life
Del Grande was born and raised in
Union City, New Jersey
Union City is a city in the northern part of Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. According to the 2020 United States Census the city had a total population of 68,589,Cape Breton Island
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.
Career
Del Grande moved to Toronto
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in 1964, drawn to Canada by the Stratford Festival
The Stratford Festival is a theatre festival which runs from April to October in the city of Stratford, Ontario, Canada. Founded by local journalist Tom Patterson in 1952, the festival was formerly known as the Stratford Shakespearean Festival ...
,sitcom
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, '' The King of Kensington'', which became a hit in Canada until the end of the decade. He also appeared in the show a handful of times as Fred, a friend of Al Waxman
Albert Samuel Waxman, (March 2, 1935 – January 18, 2001) was a Canadian actor and director of over 1,000 productions on radio, television, film, and stage. He is best known for his starring roles in the television series '' King of Kensingt ...
's lead character Larry King. Del Grande later became (with Jack Humphries) the show's co-producer (a '' Fifth Estate'' documentary said the two producers ran ''Kensington'' "with an iron hand").
When asked by the