Canadian
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television actor, comedian, and writer."Pat Thornton" ''
Now
Now most commonly refers
to the present time.
Now, NOW, or The Now may also refer to:
Organizations
* Natal Organisation of Women, a South African women's organization
* National Organization for Women, an American feminist organization
* Now ...
Mississauga
Mississauga ( ), historically known as Toronto Township, is a city in the Canadian province of Ontario. It is situated on the shores of Lake Ontario in the Regional Municipality of Peel, adjoining the western border of Toronto. With a popul ...
,
Ontario
Ontario ( ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.Ontario is located in the geographic eastern half of Canada, but it has historically and politically been considered to be part of Central Canada. Located in Central Ca ...
.
Career
Thornton was a founding member of the sketch comedy troupe The Sketchersons, he also later appeared in the sketch comedy series '' Hotbox'' and '' Sunnyside''."Sunnyside a surreal new Canadian sketch-com awash in ponies" canada.com, January 7, 2015.
His acting roles have included a recurring role in the sitcom '' Satisfaction'', the web series '' Space Janitors'' and '' Everyone's Famous'', and guest appearances in ''
Warehouse 13
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'', ''
Working the Engels
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'', ''
Spun Out
''Spun Out'' is a Canadian television sitcom created by Jeff Biederman, Brent Piaskoski and Brian K. Roberts for CTV. It premiered on March 6, 2014 and ended on October 3, 2015, with a total of 26 episodes over the course of 2 seasons.
Premise
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Royal Canadian Air Farce
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''. He garnered two
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) p ...
nominations at the
2nd Canadian Screen Awards
The 2nd Canadian Screen Awards were held on March 9, 2014, to honour achievements in Canadian film, television, and digital media production in 2013.Satisfaction'', and Performance in a Program or Series Produced for Digital Media for '' Everyone's Famous''. At the 4th Canadian Screen Awards in 2016, Thornton and the other core cast of ''Sunnyside'' collectively won the award for Best Performance in a Variety or Sketch Comedy Program or Series.
In 2017, he starred in the comedy film '' Filth City'', loosely based on the drug scandal surrounding former
Toronto
Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the ancho ...
mayor
Rob Ford
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. On January 29, 2019, Thornton was nominated for a
Juno Award
The Juno Awards, more popularly known as the JUNOS, are awards presented annually to Canadian musical artists and bands to acknowledge their artistic and technical achievements in all aspects of music. New members of the Canadian Music Hall of ...
CBC Music
CBC Music (formerly known as CBC FM, CBC Stereo and CBC Radio 2) is a Canadian FM radio network operated by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. It used to concentrate on classical and jazz. In 2007 and 2008, the network transitioned towards a ...