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Maynard Morrison, a Canadian
comedian A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience by making them laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing Amusement is the state of experiencing humorous and entertaining events or situations while the person or a ...
, actor, director, and teacher from
Sydney, Nova Scotia Sydney is a former city and urban community on the east coast of Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia, Canada within the Cape Breton Regional Municipality. Sydney was founded in 1785 by the British, was incorporated as a city in 1904, and dissolv ...
, has performed on TV, radio and in live venues across Canada. He was also a teacher of performing arts at
Sydney Academy Sydney Academy (often abbreviated as SA and once often referred to as "The Academy") is one of two main secondary schools, along with Riverview Rural High School, that service the city of Sydney, Nova Scotia. Its current building, at 49 Terrace ...
in Sydney, Nova Scotia, retiring in 2015. His teaching career spans over 30 years of developmental drama / performing arts instruction at various schools.


Personal life

Morrison is married to actress and comedian Bette MacDonald.


Projects

Morrison was a founding member of the long running Cape Breton Summertime Revue stage show where he created and portrayed many popular characters who exhibited a distinct Cape Breton flair. He has collaborated with his wife Bette on many productions including New Waterford Girl, "IT" Came From Away, and the TV show Liocracy. Maynard has also been director and a key contributor to the movies released every year by the Sydney Academy Drama Group, the group in which he oversees at the high school where he teaches drama. Just recently he had a cameo role as a judge at "Kangaroo Court" during the courtroom scene of "Its About Vincent".


References

Place of birth missing (living people) Living people Canadian male comedians Canadian humorists Canadian male stage actors Canadian people of Scottish descent Drama teachers People from Sydney, Nova Scotia Male actors from Nova Scotia Year of birth missing (living people) Comedians from Nova Scotia Canadian sketch comedians 20th-century Canadian comedians 21st-century Canadian comedians {{Canada-actor-stub