Curated playlist
20th-century Canadian male actors
- John CandyJohn Candy, the Canadian actor and comedian, once gave a young Harvard student a piece of advice that the student credited with starting his career. That student was Conan O'Brien. He met Candy while studying at Harvard University and…
- Ryan ReynoldsRyan Reynolds gave up his usual fee so the Deadpool film would get made.
- Keanu ReevesKeanu Reeves ended a 2019 late-night interview with a single sentence about death: “I know that the ones who love us will miss us.” The studio audience reacted emotionally, and host Stephen Colbert shook his hand before closing the show.…
- Shawn LevyShawn Levy once played a morgue worker on Stranger Things. He later helped run the show as executive producer.
- Ryan GoslingRyan Gosling was suspended in grade one for throwing steak knives at classmates.
- Lorne MichaelsLorne Michaels once offered The Beatles $3,000 to reunite on live TV. It came in Saturday Night Live's first season.
- Michael CeraMichael Cera, the Canadian actor and musician born on the 7th of June 1988, owes his career to a case of chickenpox. At the age of three, stuck in bed, he watched Ghostbusters over and over. He memorized every line of dialogue and came to…
- Brendan FraserIn September 2022, the film The Whale premiered at the Venice International Film Festival, and the audience gave its star, Brendan Fraser, a standing ovation that lasted six minutes. Fraser is an American and Canadian actor, and that night…
- Michael J. FoxMichael J. Fox once worked two months of days that began with rehearsals at 10 a.m. and ended with filming at 2:30 the next morning. Those were the hours of 1985. By day he rehearsed the sitcom Family Ties. By night he rushed to the set of…
- David HayterDavid Hayter gave up half his paycheck so the Metal Gear Solid voice cast could return. It was for a 2004 remake.
- Hayden ChristensenHayden Christensen won Anakin Skywalker after Leonardo DiCaprio turned the film down.