Gerry Dee

Gerry Dee

Infobox actor



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birthdate = December 31, 1968|1968|12|31
birthplace = Toronto, Ontario
occupation = Stand-up Comedy
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website = [http://www.gerrydee.com/ gerrydee.com]
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Gerry Dee (born December 31, 1968) is a Canadian stand-up comedian. Prior to his comic career, he was a physical education teacher and hockey coach at De La Salle College (Toronto) "Oaklands", a private co-ed high school in Toronto. He also attended and graduated from De La Salle in junior high and high school.

Dee was already relatively successful long before being on Last Comic Standing. He had already had his own comedy special on The Comedy Network in Canada, appeared on the Comedy Network special "The Nubian Disciples", and performed at the world famous Montreal International Comedy Festival, having his segment aired on Just For Laughs. He has appeared in television commercials and has performed at many comedy clubs, including Just For Laughs and Yuk Yuks. Dee also had a role in the minor hit "" where he played the role of Donny.

Dee might be best known for placing third on the fifth season of Last Comic Standing. Gerry Dee had tried out for Last Comic Standing during the second and fourth seasons, but never advanced to the finals. He missed the birth of his daughter while appearing on the show.

Dee is of Scottish descent. [Last Comic Standing] He was also an avid hockey and golf player during his college years.

Gerry's earlier education was at St. Gabriel Catholic School (Bayview/Sheppard), he later studied Kinesiology at York University. His father was a bus driver for the TTC and would drive on the Jane street route.

he also played Former Boston Bruins Winger Wayne Cashman in a cbc Mini series called Canada Russia 72.

Since late 2007, Dee has been the star of his own segment on Canadian cable channel The Score. These segments, entitled "Gerry Dee : Sports Reporter", have Dee running around conducting interviews (often humorous ones) with such personalities as Cito Gaston.

References

External links

* [http://www.gerrydee.com/ Official website]
* [http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=39731910 Gerry's MySpace page]
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* [http://www.buddytv.com/articles/last-comic-standing/exclusive-interview-gerry-dee-11159.aspx BuddyTV interviews Gerry Dee]
* [http://www.buddytv.com/articles/last-comic-standing/profile/gerry-dee.aspx Gerry Dee's BuddyTV bio]


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