John Catucci ( , ; born July 11, 1973) is a Canadian sketch comedian, singer,John Catucci
at Diamonfield Entertainment. Retrieved 29 February 2008. actor, and TV host.

Early life

Catucci was born in

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, Ontario, and is of Italian descent.

Career

He was the host of the Food Network Canada series ''

You Gotta Eat Here! ''You Gotta Eat Here!'' is a Canadian food television series that aired on Food Network Canada from January 6, 2012 to December 2, 2016.

'' The series won two

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s, for Best Lifestyle or Talk Program or Series and Best Direction in a Lifestyle/Practical Information Program or Series, at the

2nd Canadian Screen Awards The 2nd Canadian Screen Awards were held on March 9, 2014, to honour achievements in Canadian film, television, and digital media production in 2013.3rd Canadian Screen Awards The 3rd Canadian Screen Awards were held on March 1, 2015, to honour achievements in Canadian film, television, and digital media production in 2014.The Minnesota Wrecking Crew The Minnesota Wrecking Crew is a Canadian sketch comedy troupe, featuring members John Catucci, Josh Glover, Mike 'Nug' Nahrgang and Ron Sparks. They all met as members of The Vanier Improv Company. The group won two consecutive Canadian Comed ...

and the

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duo The Doo Wops with David Mesiano, and has won three

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with additional nominations for his work with those groups.The DooWoops Official Site
. Retrieved 29 February 2008. Catucci attended

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. He has also appeared on

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's ''

Video On Trial ''Video on Trial'' is a Canadian comedy television program that airs on Canadian television network MuchMusic. The show consists of a panel of musicians, comedians, and entertainment columnists critiquing five different music videos in a courtroo ...

'' and in the movie ''

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''. He also appeared as Bus Driver Bob on ''

The Doodlebops ''The Doodlebops'' is a Canadian live action musical-comedy children's television series produced by Cookie Jar Entertainment for CBC Television in Canada, although the series aired in the United States on Disney Channel's Playhouse Disney (now ...

''. In May 2019, Catucci began producing and hosting the Food Network series ''Big Food Bucket List''."John Catucci shares his Big Food Bucket List beginning May 24 on Food Network Canada"
''TV, eh?'', April 24, 2019.

Filmography

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Catucci, John 1973 births Living people 21st-century Canadian comedians 21st-century Canadian male actors Canadian male comedians Canadian male film actors Canadian male television actors Canadian male voice actors Canadian people of Italian descent Canadian Screen Award winners Canadian sketch comedians Canadian television hosts Comedians from Toronto Male actors from Toronto Participants in Canadian reality television series York University alumni