Shane Warren Kippel (born June 4, 1986) is a Canadian actor. He is best known for his role as Gavin "Spinner" Mason on '' Degrassi: The Next Generation''. In 2010, after nine years on ''Degrassi'', Kippel was written out of the program and did not return for season 10, but returned for an appearance in a season 14 episode. He again reprised his role for two episodes of '' Degrassi: Next Class'', along with several of his previous cast mates.

Career

Kippel played Chad the Jock in the 2003 film ''Todd and the Book of Pure Evil'', which was tagged as "A teenager's guide to heavy metal, cheerleaders, true love, and Satan". He also had a recurring role on ''

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'' as the I-Wanna-Rock drummer Ralph in the band "D-Rock". In 2010, he made an appearance on '' Pure Pwnage'' and played Davis in the film ''

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''. Kippel also played Gavin "Spinner" Mason on ''Degrassi: The Next Generation'' from seasons 1-9 and reprised his role in the television film ''Degrassi Takes Manhattan''. Kippel also recently reprised his role in an episode of season 14, and again reprised his role for two episodes of '' Degrassi: Next Class'', along with several of his previous cast mates. In 2018, Kippel was in

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's music video for "

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", which took place during a Degrassi reunion, reprising his role as Spinner. Kippel played drums on the rock band Open Your Eyes' debut album ''Truth or Consequence''. Kippel currently is a drummer for the alternative/rock group ''Dear Love''.

Personal life

Kippel is

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ish and has three brothers.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kippel, Shane 1986 births 21st-century Canadian male actors Canadian male television actors Jewish Canadian male actors Living people Male actors from Toronto