Ron James

 

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Ron James is a Canadian stand-up comedian. James was born in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia; his family later moved to Halifax during his youth. He attended Acadia University, studying history and political science with the intention of becoming a history teacher. During his time there he came under the influence of Helen Starr Boggs, who headed the theatre program there, as a result of a course he was taking. After graduating, he moved to Toronto and joined The Second City troupe located there, working with them during the 1980s. 1989 movie The Dream team. He later moved to Los Angeles during the early 1990s for three years and got a spot on a late-night syndicated series produced by Ron Howard's Imagine TV, where he landed the role of Bucky Fergus, a Canadian transplant who worked for the City of Derby, Wisconsin in the Talk parody sitcom My Talk Show, which ran from 1990 to 1991

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Ron James

Born 1958 in Glace Bay.
Height 162 centimeters.

Awards
Award Ceremony Year Awarded for
Gemini Award for Best Writing in a Comedy or Variety Program or Series (This Hour Has 22 Minutes: New Year's Eve Special) 14th Gemini Awards 1999 This Hour Has 22 Minutes: New Year's Eve Special
Nominated for awards
Award Ceremony Year Nominated for
Bell Media Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Comedic Role (The Ron James Show) 2nd Canadian Screen Awards 2014 The Ron James Show
Gemini Award for Best Writing in a Comedy or Variety Program or Series (This Hour Has 22 Minutes: New Year's Eve Special) 14th Gemini Awards 1999 This Hour Has 22 Minutes: New Year's Eve Special
Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role (Something About Love) 10th Genie Awards 1989 Something About Love

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Ron James is a Canadian stand-up comedian.

James was born in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia; his family later moved to Halifax during his youth. He attended Acadia University, studying history and political science with the intention of becoming a history teacher. During his time there he came under the influence of Helen Starr Boggs, who headed the theatre program there, as a result of a course he was taking. After graduating, he moved to Toronto and joined The Second City troupe located there, working with them during the 1980s. 1989 movie The Dream team.

He later moved to Los Angeles during the early 1990s for three years and got a spot on a late-night syndicated series produced by Ron Howard's Imagine TV, where he landed the role of Bucky Fergus, a Canadian transplant who worked for the City of Derby, Wisconsin in the Talk parody sitcom My Talk Show, which ran from 1990 to 1991. After that show was cancelled, he made some guest appearances in TV shows and an appearance in the movie Ernest Rides Again but mostly experienced rejection during this time while incurring sizable debts.

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