David William Thomas (born May 20, 1949) is a Canadian actor, comedian and television writer. He is best known for being one half of the duo Bob and Doug McKenzie with Rick Moranis. He appeared as Doug McKenzie on '' SCTV'', for which he won a

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out of two nominations, and in the film '' Strange Brew'' (1983), which he also co-directed. As a duo, they made two albums, '' The Great White North'' and '' Strange Brew'', the former gaining them a

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nomination and a

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. His other notable acting credits include '' Stripes'' (1981), '' Love at Stake'' (1987), '' Moving'' (1988), '' Coneheads'' (1993) and '' Rat Race'' (2001). He provided the voice of Tuke in ''

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'' (2003), and '' Brother Bear 2'' (2006), and is also known for playing Russell Norton in the TV series

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(1993-1998).

Early life

David William Thomas was born May 20, 1949, in

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. He is the eldest son of British parents
Moreen Duff Muir
(May 4, 1928 - May 18, 2022), a church organist for thirty years originally from

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, and composer of church music, and

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(1926–1996), a medical ethicist from

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who was head of the Philosophy Department at

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, and the author of several books. Dave's younger brother, Ian, is a Canadian singer-songwriter. The family moved temporarily to Durham, North Carolina, where his father attended Duke University and earned a PhD in philosophy. The family moved back to

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, in 1961, where Dave Thomas attended

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high school, and later graduated with an honours Bachelor of Arts degree in English literature from

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Career

Starting his career as a copywriter at ad agency McCann Erickson in 1974, he became the head writer of the

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account in Canada within a year. After watching a Second City stage show in Toronto, and while suffering from self-described "boredom" in his advertising work, he auditioned for the Second City troupe and was chosen as a performer. He was a cast member of the Toronto production of ''

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'', along with

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Martin Short Martin Hayter Short (born March 26, 1950) is a Canadian-American actor, comedian, and writer. He has received various awards including two Primetime Emmy Awards, and a Tony Award. In 2019 Short became an Officer of the Order of Canada. H ...

, Eugene Levy, Gilda Radner, and

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. Paul Shaffer was the musical director. He first achieved fame as a cast member of the Canadian TV comedy series '' SCTV'', joining ''Godspell'' castmates Levy, Martin and later Short, plus Rick Moranis, John Candy, Harold Ramis,

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and others. Notable characters on the show include Doug McKenzie of beer-swilling brothers Bob and Doug McKenzie, editorialist ''Bill Needle'', Scottish scone-chef/bluesman ''Angus Crock'', motor-mouthed TV ad announcer ''Harvey K-Tel'', Lowery organist/curio pitchman ''Tex Boil'' and the "Cruising Gourmet". Thomas's first movie was '' Home to Stay'', directed by Delbert Mann, in which Thomas played in a scene with Hollywood legend Henry Fonda. He then wrote, co-directed, and starred in the Bob & Doug McKenzie feature film '' Strange Brew''. Soon after, he wrote for and acted in '' The New Show'', produced by Lorne Michaels during his hiatus from ''

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''. Short-lived, this show featured a powerhouse writing staff including Thomas along with Buck Henry, George Meyer,

Jack Handey Jack Handey (born February 25, 1949) is an American humorist. He is best known for his "Deep Thoughts by Jack Handey", a large body of surrealistic one-liner jokes, as well as his "Fuzzy Memories" and "My Big Thick Novel" shorts, and for his dea ...

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, Tom Davis, Valri Bromfield and Steve Martin. Thomas tried his hand at network television hour-long shows in 1986 when he wrote and co-executive produced ''Steel Collar Man'' for CBS. The pilot was produced but did not go to series. In 1988, Thomas wrote another hour long show for CBS, ''B Men'', which was back ordered, but Thomas took a directing job at Paramount, which caused the network to drop the series. He reportedly introduced

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and Kelly Preston while directing them in the Paramount film '' The Experts''. He wrote for, produced, and starred in '' The Dave Thomas Comedy Show'' (1990). In 1991, he starred in the

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comedy, ''Public Enemy #2''. In 1992, he tried his hand at reality TV and co-executive produced ABC's '' America's Funniest People'' with Vin Di Bona, but left after thirteen weeks to appear in the film '' Coneheads''. In 1993, he officially co-starred in ABC's ''

'' with Brett Butler and Tom Poston and continued with the show for 5 seasons. In 1995 Thomas starred in ABC TV movie '' Picture Perfect'' with Mary Page Keller and

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. In 1995 Thomas tried his hand at TV Game shows, produced a pilot of a game show called '' Family Challenge'' for ABC. When ABC did not pick up the series, Thomas sold ''Family Challenge'' to the Family Channel, where he produced 144 episodes of the show spread over 2 seasons. In 1996, Thomas played the title role in the Fox TV movie ''Mr. Foster's Field Trip'' aka '' Kidz in the Wood'' with Julia Duffy. In 1996, he wrote the book ''SCTV: Behind the Scenes'' (

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, publishers). From 1999-2002, he voiced various roles on the animated series ''

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''. Thomas co-starred in the Paramount feature '' Rat Race''. As of 2001, Thomas has been the Executive Creative Director of Animax Entertainment, an animation studio based officially in

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. In 2001-2002 Thomas appeared with Eugene Levy and

on Short's show '' Primetime Glick'' as

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(an impression he had first developed for ''SCTV'' with great success). In 2002, he co-starred with

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, Dave Foley and Ewen Bremner in ''Fancy Dancing''. The next year he played a lead role in '' Beethoven's 5th''. In 2003, he directed a hospital comedy feature film entitled '' Whitecoats'', which he also wrote. As of 2004, Thomas was on the official Advisory Committee for the Comedy program at Humber College, the only such diploma program in the world. In 2004, he and Moranis reprised the voices of the McKenzie Brothers in

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's animated feature ''

''. Thomas has had a long career doing voices for animation including ''

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'', '' Duckman'', '' CatDog'', '' The Adventures of Tarzan'', ''

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'' and multiple roles on ''

The Simpsons ''The Simpsons'' is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series is a satirical depiction of American life, epitomized by the Simpson family, which consists of Homer Simpson, Homer, Marge ...

,'' ''

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'' and ''

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''. In 2005, he had a guest stint as Charlize Theron's "Uncle Trevor" on Fox's '' Arrested Development''. In 2006, he reprised his voice role in '' Brother Bear 2'' and appeared as himself in the feature film ''

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''. He began production on ''ArnoldSpeaks.com'', a

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, as the voice of Arnold Schwarzenegger; Animax Entertainment won an Emmy for a broadband animated series produced for ESPN, ''Off Mikes''. In 2007, Thomas and Rick Moranis reprised their roles as Bob and Doug McKenzie in a one-hour special, ''

Bob & Doug McKenzie's Two-Four Anniversary ''Bob & Doug McKenzie's Two-Four Anniversary'' is a one-hour Canadian entertainment special featuring the return of the popular SCTV characters, Bob and Doug McKenzie. Portrayed by Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas, the duo reunited one last time in a ...

'', for CBC Television. The show featured cameos from McKenzie celeb fans like Ben Stiller, Dave Foley, Tom Green, Paul Shaffer, Andy Dick, Matt Groening, Barry Pepper,

, and

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. Former Prime Minister of Canada

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was the host. In 2008, Thomas revived Bob and Doug McKenzie in a new animated series, '' Bob & Doug''. While Thomas reprises the character of Doug in the new series, Moranis chose not to voice the character of Bob, which instead is voiced by Dave Coulier. Moranis is, however, involved in the series as an executive producer.Rob Salem
"Bob & Doug taking off again"
''

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'', April 19, 2009. In November 2009, Thomas received an

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from his alma mater

and gave the fall convocation speech. In 2010 Animax continued to produce branded entertainment, advertising and digital shorts for corporations like

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, and

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. In 2011, Thomas's company Animax produced another animated show for MTV entitled

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along with numerous Internet shorts such as ''Life With Dad''. In 2012 and 2013 Thomas guest starred in the dramatic shows ''

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'' and '' Bones'' as well as comedy shows '' Comedy Bang! Bang!'' and ''

How I Met Your Mother ''How I Met Your Mother'' (often abbreviated as ''HIMYM'') is an American sitcom, created by Craig Thomas and Carter Bays for CBS. The series, which aired from September 19, 2005 to March 31, 2014, follows the main character, Ted Mosby, and ...

''. In addition in 2013 Thomas voiced the recurring role of

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's father Jesco in the CMT show '' Bounty Hunters''. Thomas joined the writing staff of the Fox crime drama television series ''Bones'' beginning in 2013. Thomas worked for two seasons on ''Bones'', writing several episodes and working on staff as consulting producer for two seasons. In 2015 Thomas joined the writing staff of NBC's ''The Blacklist'' as a consulting producer. In 2020 life-sized statues of Thomas and Rick Moranis as their characters Bob and Doug McKenzie was put in place at the ICE District Sports Arena in Edmonton, Alberta. Also in 2020, the Governor-General of Canada announced that Thomas was being appointed to the

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, Canada's highest civilian award. In 2021, Thomas and

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teamed to write a sci-fi mystery novel, ''The Many Lives of Jimmy Leighton''.

Awards

* ACTRA AWARD for Best Variety Performer in 1978. *

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in 1981 for Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Musical Program. *

for Best Canadian Comedy Album of the Year in 1981. * Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album Nominated in 1983 *

in 1983-84 for Best Comedy Album of the Year. *

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with the cast of ''

'' in 1994. * Earl Grey Award in 1995 for his work on ''SCTV''. * In 2002, he and the cast of the ''SCTV'' received a star on Canada's Walk of Fame. *

in 2006 - Outstanding Achievement in Content for Non-Traditional Delivery Platforms – Thomas and his company

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won this award for ESPN's Off Mikes * Lifetime Achievement Award from Humber College Toronto in November 2009. *

from

in 2009 * AMPIA Special Achievement Award from Alberta Media Production Industries Association in 2013 * Honoured at the 2013 AMPIA Awards for his contribution to film and television. *In 2020, Dave Thomas was appointed as a member of the

. * In 2020, life-sized statues of Dave Thomas and Rick Moranis as their characters Bob and Doug McKenzie were put in place at the ICE District Sports Arena in Edmonton, Alberta.

Partial filmography

*'' SCTV'' (1976–1982, TV Series) various, including Doug McKenzie *''Home to Stay Television MOW'' (1978, TV Movie) as Petrie *'' Riel'' (1979, TV Movie) as Cdn. Captain *'' Deadly Companion'' (1980) as Howie *'' Stripes'' (1981) as M.C. *'' Strange Brew'' (1983, also co-director) as Doug McKenzie *''

The Get-Along Gang ''The Get Along Gang'' is a group of characters created in 1983 by Tony Byrd, Tom Jacobs, Ralph Shaffer, Linda Edwards, Muriel Fahrion, and Mark Spangler for American Greetings' toy design and licensing division, "Those Characters from Cleveland" ( ...

'' (1984, pilot episode) as Leland Lizard *'' The New Show'' (1984, TV Series) *'' Sesame Street Presents: Follow That Bird'' (1985) as Sam Sleaze *''

My Man Adam ''My Man Adam'' is a 1985 American comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending ( black c ...

'' (1985) as Jerry Swit *''

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'' (1987) as Bob Hope (voice, uncredited) *'' Love at Stake'' (1987) as Mayor Upton *'' Moving'' (1988) as Gary Marcus *''Rocket Boy'' (1989, TV Movie) as Rocket Boy *'' The Experts'' (1989, director) *'' The Dave Thomas Comedy Show'' (1990, TV Series) as Himself *'' Parker Lewis Can't Lose'' (1991, TV Series) as Lionel Tower *'' Boris and Natasha: The Movie'' (1992, TV Movie) as Boris Badenov *'' Cold Sweat'' (1993) as Larry *'' Coneheads'' (1993) as Highmaster *''Ghost Mom'' (1993, director) *''

'' (1993–1998, TV Series) as Russell Norton *'' Public Enemy Number Two'' (1993) as Wynn Dalton / Dwayne Gary Steckler *'' Splitting Heirs'' (1993) *''

The Larry Sanders Show ''The Larry Sanders Show'' is an American television sitcom set in the office and studio of a fictional late-night talk show. The series was created by Garry Shandling and Dennis Klein and aired from August 15, 1992, to May 31, 1998, on the HBO ...

'' (1994) *'' Kidz in the Woods'' (1995) *'' Picture Perfect'' (1995, TV Movie) as Ernie Barrett *''

'' (1997–2006, TV Series) as Bob Hope / Rex Banner *'' The Red Green Show'' (1994–1995, TV Series) as Ben Franklin *''

Pippi Longstocking Pippi Longstocking ( sv, Pippi Långstrump) is the fictional protagonist, main character in an Pippi Longstocking (book), eponymous series of children's books by Sweden, Swedish author Astrid Lindgren. Pippi was named by Lindgren's daughter Kari ...

'' (1997) as Thunder-Karlsson (voice) *''

'' (1998–2007, TV Series) as Lane Pratley / Gretta (voice) *'' Cosby'' (1999, TV Series) as Tully *''Most Valuable Primate'' (2000) as Willy Drucker *''Te wu mi cheng'' (2001) (voice) *'' Rat Race'' (2001) as Harold Grisham *''

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'' (2001, TV Series) as Chris *''

Space Ghost Coast to Coast ''Space Ghost Coast to Coast'' is an American adult animated comedy talk show created by Mike Lazzo for Cartoon Network and hosted by a re-imagined version of the 1960s Hanna-Barbera cartoon character Space Ghost. In contrast to the origi ...

'' (2001, TV Series) as Himself *''Fancy Dancing'' (2002) as Uncle Billy Gemmill *''New Beachcombers'' (2002, TV Movie) as Dave McGonigal *'' Who's Your Daddy?'' (2003) as Carl Hughes *''

'' (2003) as Tuke (voice) *'' Beethoven's 5th'' (2003) as Freddy Kablinski *'' Intern Academy'' (2004) as Dr. Omar Olson *''

Love on the Side ''Love on the Side'' is a 2004 romance comedy film about a small town waitress who seeks the attention of a most eligible bachelor. The film stars Marla Sokoloff, Jennifer Tilly and Monika Schnarre, is written by Brigitte Talevski and directed by ...

'' (2004) as Red *'' Santa's Slay'' (2005) as Pastor Timmons *'' Arrested Development'' (2005, TV Series) as Trevor *''

'' (2005) as Himself *'' Brother Bear 2'' (2006, video) as Tuke (voice) *'' Weeds'' (2006, TV Series) *''

'' (2007, TV Movie documentary) as Doug McKenzie *'' Bob & Doug'' (2009, TV Series) as Doug McKenzie *''

Popzilla ''Popzilla'' is an American adult animated sketch comedy television series that aired on MTV. It premiered on September 27, 2009 following ''America's Best Dance Crew'' and ended on October 16 of the same year. The show is produced by SCTV alum ...

'' (2009, TV Series) (voice) *'' Pound Puppies'' (2011–2012, TV Series) as Agent Todd (voice) *''

'' (2012, TV Series) as Bill Duffy *'' Comedy Bang Bang'' (2012–2015, TV Series) as Burt Aukerman *'' Bones'' (2013–2017, TV Series) as Dick Scarn / Andrew Jursic *''

'' (2013, TV Series) as Chuck Gerussi *'' Bounty Hunters'' (2013, TV Series) as Jesco / Actor *'' The Blacklist'' (2015–2016, TV Series)

Celebrity impersonations on SCTV

* Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn *

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(as Steve Burns) * Arnold Schwarzenegger * Art Linkletter * Bennett Cerf * Benny Hill *

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* DeForest Kelley * Fred Travalena (as Jim Nabors) * G. Gordon Liddy * Hal Holbrook (as

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) * James Herriot *

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* John Simon * Ken Osmond * Lee Iacocca *

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* Lloyd Bridges * Michael Caine *

Neil Simon Marvin Neil Simon (July 4, 1927 – August 26, 2018) was an American playwright, screenwriter and author. He wrote more than 30 plays and nearly the same number of movie screenplays, mostly film adaptations of his plays. He has received mo ...

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* Phil Donahue *

Randy Newman Randall Stuart Newman (born November 28, 1943) is an American singer-songwriter, arranger, composer, and pianist known for his Southern-accented singing style, early Americana-influenced songs (often with mordant or satirical lyrics), and vari ...

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* Richard Harris *

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Roger Ebert Roger Joseph Ebert (; June 18, 1942 – April 4, 2013) was an American film critic, film historian, journalist, screenwriter, and author. He was a film critic for the ''Chicago Sun-Times'' from 1967 until his death in 2013. In 1975, Ebert beca ...

* Sean Connery *

Walter Cronkite Walter Leland Cronkite Jr. (November 4, 1916 – July 17, 2009) was an American broadcast journalist who served as anchorman for the ''CBS Evening News'' for 19 years (1962–1981). During the 1960s and 1970s, he was often cited as "the mo ...

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