Charles David Lubiniecki (born August 9, 1980), better known as Charlie David, is a Canadian actor, writer, director and producer, best known for the male lead in the LGBT horror series ''

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''. He has also worked as a TV host on a number of shows like ''F.Y.E!'', ''SpyTV'', ''

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'' and ''Crash Test Mommy''. He is the owner of ''Border2Border Entertainment'', a production company of film, television, digital media and audio projects.

Biography

Charlie David was born in

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, and raised in

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. His family is of Polish origin. During high school, David performed in the musical group Saskatchewan Express, a touring youth show. In 2000, he graduated from the Canadian College of Performing Arts in

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. He then moved on to co-found the

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4Now, in which he played piano. The band performed around Canada and the United States and opened for acts including

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and

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. The band released two recordings. Derek James, later to play opposite David in the film '' Mulligans'', was also in the band. David later turned his attention to hosting and acting. He hosted for

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, here! TV, Pink TV, EGO, and Life Network on such shows as ''F.Y.E!'' in 2002, ''SpyTV'' in 2001, ''

'' in 2005-2012 and ''Crash Test Mommy'' in 2004-2005. He appeared in the mini-series '' Terminal City'' in 2005 and received second billing in the gay movie ''A Four Letter Word'' (2007) and '' Kiss the Bride'' (2008). David played the lead character of Toby in the LGBT horror series ''

''. His character was portrayed in a monogamous and loving relationship with boyfriend Kevin (

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). David said in an interview, "What was attractive

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was for me to portray a gay relationship, in which it's not always a different guy every night. Many gays and lesbians do pursue—and have—loving relationships in which we are very committed to each other. I think that is what Toby brings to the show. He is kind of a voice of reason, and has a definite dedication to his boyfriend." David has consciously chosen to be "out" as a gay man in his personal life and career. David wrote the novel and screenplay and starred in the film '' Mulligans'', which had its premiere at the

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in May 2007. ''Mulligans'' explores the theme of what happens to individuals and their families when a young man and his friend's father "come out". In addition to the screenplay for ''Mulligans'', David has also published a

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of the film (2009, ), as well as the novel ''Boy Midflight'' (2009, ) and the short story collection ''Shadowlands'' (2010, ). David starred in the independent film '' Judas Kiss'' as Zachary Wells, a washed-up filmmaker who returns to his peculiar alma mater, where he meets his younger self and gets the chance to change his troubled past so he can avoid a disturbing future. In 2012 and 2013, David produced two documentaries, ''

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'', which he also wrote and directed, and ''Positive Youth'', about young people living with

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. In 2016 David directed and produced a new documentary ''I'm a Porn Star: Gay4Pay''. It's a documentary about straight men who go Gay4Pay and answers questions like: "What motivates straight men to do gay porn?" and "Why might gay people be turned off if the man on screen looks, sounds, or behaves in a way that is identifiably queer?". David currently lives in Montreal with his partner.

Filmography

Producer

*2004: ''Is He...'' (short) (associate producer) *2008: '' Mulligans'' (executive producer, producer) *2008: ''For My Wife...'' (documentary) (executive producer) *2009: '' Beyond Gay: The Politics of Pride'' (documentary) (executive producer) *2009–2012: ''

'' (TV series) (associate producer) *2011: '' Judas Kiss'' (executive producer) * 2012: ''Positive Youth'' (writer, director, producer) * 2013: ''I'm a Stripper'' (writer, director, producer) * 2013: ''I'm a Porn Star'' * 2016: ''I'm a Porn Star: Gay4Pay'' (director, producer) *2018: ''

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'' (director, producer)

Actor

Awards

David was honored by ''

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'' as one of the "Out 100" for Remarkable Contributions to Gay Culture in 2005.

References

External links

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