Tim Sims (1962 – February 2, 1995) was a Canadian actor and comedian. He is known for his roles as Jack the Cave Man on ''

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'' and as Circle Researcher Rory Tate in a series of

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commercials in the 1990s. He also performed sketch comedy with

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. Sims died at the age of 33 from

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-related causes. The Tim Sims Encouragement Fund Award and Tim Sims Playhouse, a

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venue used by The Second City, are both named in his honour.

Tim Sims Encouragement Fund Award

The ''Tim Sims Encouragement Fund Award'' is an annual award given to Canada's "most promising new comedy act". It was established by Sims' widow, comic actor Lindsay Leese. From 1996 to 2015, the Award is given annually as part of the

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showcase at The Second City, which features performances by that year's five finalists and which was televised by

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until the final few years. In 2015, the 20th and final Cream of Comedy showcase (CoC20) took place at Toronto's Second City, featuring performances by many previous winners and nominees. Since 2016 two Tim Sims Awards have been given out annually, one to a Second City Training Centre Conservatory Program Graduate, and another to a student of the Comedy Writing and Performance Program at

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Winners

1996-2015

*1996 – Jason Thompson: "Horror Clown" *1997 – Fast & Dirty (

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) *1998 –

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*1999 – Fraser Young *2000 –

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*2001 –

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*2002* –

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& Tim Polley *2003 – Ron Sparks *2004 –

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*2005 –

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*2006 –

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*2007 – Nathan Macintosh *2008 – 7 Minutes in Heaven (

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& Laura Cilevitz) *2009 – Calvin Storoschuk *2010 - Mike Rita *2011 - British Teeth (Filip Jeremic & Allana Reoch) *2012 - Christi Olson *2013 - Nigel Grinstead *2014 - Caitlin Langelier ''*in 2002 Hart and Polley tied for the award after the jury became hopelessly deadlocked; a new rule was made that Lindsay Leese would receive a tie-break in future years, if necessary, to avoid the same problem.''

2015-present

=Humber College Comedy Program students

= *2015 - Meg MacKay *2016 - Robbie Woods *2017 - Jordanne Brown

=Second City Training Centre Conservatory Program graduates

= *2015 - Carolina Zoccoli *2016 - Cameron LaPrairie *2017 - Tom Hearn *2018 - Ophira Calof

References

External links

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Eye Weekly (October 28, 1993): Review of "Fun With Tim Sims And Friends"
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