Josh Epstein is a

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actor, producer and writer. He is a writer on the reimagining of the film ''Youngblood'' and sold a screenplay called ''Astrid's Deathlist'' to Paramount Pictures with Lorenzo DiBonaventura producing. He produced, co-wrote and acted in ''Adventures in Public School'' starring

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Russell Peters Russell Dominic Peters (born 29 September 1970) is a Canadian stand-up comedian, actor, and producer. He began performing in Toronto in 1989 and won a Gemini Award in 2008. In 2013, he was number three on ''Forbes'' Forbes Celebrity 100, list o ...

, Grace Park and Daniel Doheny which premiered at the

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in 2017. He received a

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nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay at the 4th Canadian Screen Awards in 2016, as cowriter with Kyle Rideout of the film '' Eadweard''; he also had a supporting role in the film as

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. As a stage actor in Canada, his roles have included Michael Darling in a 1988 production of ''

Peter Pan Peter Pan is a fictional character created by Scottish novelist and playwright J. M. Barrie. A free-spirited and mischievous young boy who can fly and never grows up, Peter Pan spends his never-ending childhood having adventures on the mythical ...

'', Charlie in '' Marvin's Room'', Speed in '' Two Gentlemen of Verona'', Joey in '' Pal Joey'', LeFou in ''

Beauty and the Beast "Beauty and the Beast" is a fairy tale written by the French novelist Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve and published in 1740 in (''The Young American and Marine Tales''). Villeneuve's lengthy version was abridged, rewritten, and publish ...

'', Leo Bloom in '' The Producers'', one of the gangster pastry chefs in ''

The Drowsy Chaperone ''The Drowsy Chaperone'' is a Canadian musical with music and lyrics by Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison, and a book by Bob Martin and Don McKellar. The story concerns a middle-aged, asocial musical theater fan who, feeling "blue", decides to pl ...

,'' Barfee in

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, Freddy Benson in '' Dirty Rotten Scoundrels'', Barnaby in '' The Matchmaker','' Berowne in

Love's Labour's Lost ''Love's Labour's Lost'' is one of William Shakespeare's early comedies, believed to have been written in the mid-1590s for a performance at the Inns of Court before Queen Elizabeth I. It follows the King of Navarre and his three companions as ...

, and Lensky in Onegin. He won Jessie Theatre Richardson Awards for his acting as Barfee and Lensky and the Ovation Theatre Award for his performance as Leo Bloom in The Producers. Josh recently won the 2025 Ovation Awards for Best Director, ''Oliver'', and best actor as Leo Frank in ''Parade''. He has also appeared in guest roles on the television series ''

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'', ''

Breaker High ''Breaker High'' is a teen comedy-drama series that ran from 1997 to 1998, airing on YTV in Canada and on UPN's weekday " Kids" block in the United States. The series was created by Cori Stern, while David Winning directed the pilot and seven ...

'', '' So Weird'' and '' Package Deal'', and as a chorus dancer in the 2007 film '' Hairspray''. He has also written two one-man plays, ''Walking Away'' and ''Wow, I Didn't Know She Was Jewish''."Performance festival packs plenty of Chutzpah!". ''

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'', February 24, 2005.

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