Ed Sahely is a Canadian actor who is best known for his role as Possum Lake business entrepreneur Murray Woolworth on the second season of ''

The Red Green Show ''The Red Green Show'' is a Canadian television comedy that aired on various channels in Canada, with its ultimate home at CBC Television, and on Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) in the United States (airing on more than 100 PBS affiliates at ...

''.

Career

Sahely spent seven years performing and writing with

The Second City The Second City is an improvisational comedy enterprise and is the oldest ongoing improvisational theater troupe to be continually based in Chicago, with training programs and live theatres in Toronto and Los Angeles. The Second City Theatre o ...

and received a

Dora Mavor Moore Award The Dora Mavor Moore Award (also known as the Dora Award) is an award presented annually by the Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts which honours theatre, dance and opera productions in Toronto. Named after Dora Mavor Moore, who helped est ...

for work on the Toronto Mainstage. Sahely was co-creator with

Kathy Greenwood Kathryn Greenwood (born March 21, 1962) is a Canadian actress and comedian. She appeared on the American version of ''Whose Line Is It Anyway?'' numerous times, and played Grace Bailey on the Canadian television drama series '' Wind at My Bac ...

and Jonathan Wilson of the improv troupe ''Not to Be Repeated'', which was later developed into the television series '' This Sitcom Is...Not to Be Repeated'' for

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and

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Television, film and theater credits

Sahely's television and film acting credits include principal roles in: ''

Three to Tango ''Three to Tango'' is a 1999 romantic comedy film directed by Damon Santostefano, written by Rodney Patrick Vaccaro and Aline Brosh McKenna, and starring Matthew Perry, Neve Campbell, Dylan McDermott and Oliver Platt. Plot Architects Oscar Nov ...

'', ''

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'', '' Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye'', ''

Getting Along Famously ''Getting Along Famously'' is a Canadian sitcom which aired on CBC Television in 2006. Set in the early 1960s, ''Getting Along Famously'' starred real-life couple Colin Mochrie and Debra McGrath as the hosts of a television variety show. Support ...

'', ''

The Jane Show ''The Jane Show'' is a Canadian television sitcom produced by Shaftesbury Films that was shown on Global from 2006 to 2007. The series stars Teresa Pavlinek as Jane Black, an aspiring novelist who takes a corporate job after her life undergoes a ...

'', ''

Instant Star ''Instant Star'' is a Canadian musical comedy-drama television series which aired from 15 September 2004 to 26 June 2008. The series starred Alexz Johnson as teenage singing competition winner Jude Harrison. The show chronicles Harrison's experie ...

'', '' The 11th Hour'', '' Robocop: The Series'', '' Traders'' and ''

Due South ''Due South'' is a Canadian crime comedy-drama television series created by Paul Haggis, and produced by Alliance Communications from its premiere on April 26, 1994, to its conclusion after four seasons on March 14, 1999. The series starred ...

''. Theater acting credits include: ''

The Drowsy Chaperone ''The Drowsy Chaperone'' is a Canadian musical with music and lyrics by Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison, and a book by Bob Martin and Don McKellar. The story concerns a middle-aged, asocial musical theater fan who, feeling "blue", decides to pl ...

'', ''

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'', ''

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum ''A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum'' is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart. Inspired by the farces of the ancient Roman playwright Plautus (254–184 BC), specifi ...

'', '' Outrageous'', ''

Lend Me a Tenor ''Lend Me a Tenor'' is a comedy by Ken Ludwig. The play was produced on both the West End (1986) and Broadway (1989). It received nine Tony Award nominations and won for Best Actor ( Philip Bosco) and Best Director ( Jerry Zaks). A Broadway ...

'' and ''Weekend Comedy''. Directing credits include: ''Christian Republican Fundraiser In Dayton Tennessee'', ''The Catering Queen'', ''My Own Private Oshawa'', ''Rum and Vodka'', ''The Golden Mile'', ''Joan Of Montreal'' and ''Finding Regina''.

Personal life

Sahely is openly

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,"Honest Ed"
''

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'', May 12, 2005. and has been teaching Group Improv for Actors to the first-year theatre students at

George Brown College George Brown College is a public, fully accredited college of applied arts and technology with three campuses in downtown Toronto (Ontario, Canada). Like many other colleges in Ontario, GBC was chartered in 1966 by the government of Ontario and ...

since 2005.

Filmography

*''The World's Oldest Living Bridesmaid'' (1990) *''Ghost Mom'' (1993) *''

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'' (1994) *''

Canadian Bacon ''Canadian Bacon'' is a 1995 comedy film written, produced, and directed by Michael Moore which satirizes Canada–United States relations along the Canada–United States border. The film stars an ensemble cast featuring Alan Alda, John Candy ...

'' (1995) *''Electra'' (1996) *''

Maximum Risk ''Maximum Risk'' is a 1996 American action thriller film directed by Hong Kong director Ringo Lam in his American directorial debut, and starring Jean-Claude Van Damme and Natasha Henstridge. The film was released in the United States on Septembe ...

'' (1996) *''Rescuers: Stories of Courage: Two Women'' (1997) *'' On the 2nd Day of Christmas'' (1997) *''

Blues Brothers 2000 ''Blues Brothers 2000'' is a 1998 American musical comedy film directed by John Landis from a screenplay written by Landis and Dan Aykroyd, both of whom were also producers. The film, starring Aykroyd and John Goodman, is a sequel to the 1980 f ...

'' (1998) *''Let's Ruin Dad's Day'' (1998) *''Coming Unglued'' (1999) *''

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'' (1999) *''

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'' (1999) *''

'' (1999) *'' The Hurricane'' (1999) *'' Apartment Hunting'' (2000) *''

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'' (2001) *''

My Own Private Oshawa ''My Own Private Oshawa'' is a theatrical play written and performed by Jonathan Wilson, which premiered in 1996.Vit Wagner, "Growing up gay in Oshawa". ''Toronto Star'', July 10, 1996. A one-man show taking place aboard a GO Train in which Wilson ...

'' (2002) *''Ham & Cheese'' (2004) *''Love Rules!'' (2004) *''

'' (2005) *''

Cool Money Gary Burns (born 1960) is a Canadian film writer and director. Burns studied drama at the University of Calgary before attending Concordia University, where he graduated in 1992 from the Fine Arts film program. Born in Calgary, Alberta, many of ...

'' (2005)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sahely, Ed 1969 births Living people Comedians from Toronto Male actors from Toronto Canadian male film actors Canadian male television actors Canadian male voice actors Canadian theatre directors Canadian gay actors Gay comedians Canadian television personalities Canadian sketch comedians LGBT theatre directors Canadian LGBT comedians