David Eisner (born March 3, 1958) is a Canadian actor. Best known for his recurring television role in '' King of Kensington'' and his regular roles in ''

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'' and '' Blue Murder'', he is co-director with

Avery Saltzman Avery Saltzman (born 17 June, 1956), is a Canadian actor and theater director. He is artistic director of the Harold Green Jewish Theatre The Harold Green Jewish Theatre is a professional theatre company in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The artis ...

of the

Harold Green Jewish Theatre The Harold Green Jewish Theatre is a professional theatre company in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The artistic directors are David Eisner and Avery Saltzman. The theatre was founded in 2006 with a mandate to "illuminate humanity through a Jewish ...

company in Toronto.

Career

Eisner is a two-time

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nominee for Best Actor in a Comedy Series for ''Hangin' In'', at the 1st Gemini Awards in 1986 and the

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in 1987. In 2005, he played

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in the controversial

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television movie ''Choice''. His other credits have included guest appearances in ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Counterstrike'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Earth: Final Conflict'', '' This Is Wonderland'', '' The Line'', '' Remedy'', '' Traders'' and ''

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'', and the

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drama series ''Rumours and Boarders''. His film appearances include ''

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'' (1979), ''

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'' (1980), '' Happy Birthday to Me'' (1981), '' A New Life'' (1988), ''

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'' (1992), ''

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'' (1994), ''

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'' (1997), ''

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'' (1997), '' Steal This Movie!'' (2000) and ''

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'' (2000). Eisner and Saltzman founded the Harold Green Jewish Theatre in 2007. With the company, he has acted in productions of

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' ''New Jerusalem'' and

Alfred Uhry Alfred Fox Uhry (born December 3, 1936) is an American playwright and screenwriter. He has received an Academy Award, two Tony Awards and the 1988 Pulitzer Prize for dramatic writing for ''Driving Miss Daisy''. He is a member of the Fellowship ...

's ''

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''."Great cast, director, but play lacks usual vision". ''

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'', June 8, 2015.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

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