Gavin Crawford (born 2 April 1971) is a

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comedian and actor, best known for '' The Gavin Crawford Show'' and ''

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''. He currently hosts the panel show, '' Because News'', on

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Early life

Crawford was born in

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, Canada. He is a graduate of the BFA Acting Program at the

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Career

An alumnus of

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company, Crawford is the creator, co-writer and co-star of the self-titled series, which ran for three seasons on

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. In 2000 and 2001, he was also a cast member of the short-lived American sketch series '' Hype''. In 2003 he joined the cast of ''This Hour Has 22 Minutes'', filling in for Mary Walsh during her time away from the show. In 2004, Crawford was made a full-time cast member of ''This Hour Has 22 Minutes''. Crawford hosted the 2008 Canadian Screenwriting Awards and the Canadian version of '' How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?'', which aired on CBC Television in the summer of 2008. Additionally, Crawford performed in guest appearances on '' Murdoch Mysteries'', '' Made in Canada'', '' Heartland'', ''

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'' and ''

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'', and in the film '' French Immersion''. In 2013, Crawford participated in Salvatore Antonio's ''Truth/Dare: A Satire (With Dance)'', an interactive audience participation show which featured staged reenactments of scenes from Madonna's 1991 film ''

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'', at Buddies in Bad Times during Toronto's

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. The show's cast also included Keith Cole and

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. In 2014, he starred in Maureen Bradley's film '' Two 4 One'' as Adam, a

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who winds up unexpectedly pregnant,"Two 4 One and the accidental pregnancy"
''

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'', 29 September 2014. and in the sitcom '' 24 Hour Rental'' as J.R. Beginning in 2015, he is the host of the comedy news quiz series '' Because News'' on

Awards

Crawford was the recipient of the

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Encouragement Fund Award in 1998. He was nominated four times for a Gemini Award, which he won in December 2004 for his work on ''The Gavin Crawford Show'' (he was nominated twice in 2004, also for ''This Hour Has 22 Minutes''). His comedy special '' Gavin Crawford's Wild West'', which aired on CBC Television in 2013, garnered several

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nominations at the

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Theatre

* ''Rope Enough'' by

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as Ichabod Malframe, Buddies in Bad Times 2005 * ''Bad Acting Teachers'' by Sky Gilbert as Reginald Architruc, Buddies in Bad Times 2006 * ''A Few Brittle Leaves'' by Sky Gilbert as Viola Pie, Buddies in Bad Times 2013

References

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