Richard "Rick" Green, BSc (born November 4, 1953) is a Canadian comedy writer, producer, director and performer. He is most well known as co-creator of '' The Red Green Show'', creator of ''ADD & Loving It?!,'' creator of ''

History Bites ''History Bites'' is a television series on the History (Canada), History Television network that ran from 1998 to 2004. Created by Rick Green (comedian), Rick Green, ''History Bites'' explored what would be on television if the medium had been a ...

'', founder of ''Rick Wants to Know'', and co-founder of comedy troupe The Frantics. Green also hosted ''

Prisoners of Gravity ''Prisoners of Gravity'' was a Canadian television news magazine program. Produced by TVOntario, the show was created by Mark Askwith and Daniel Richler, and was hosted by Rick Green. The series aired 139 episodes over five seasons from 1989 to 19 ...

'' on

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Rick holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Waterloo. His first job was as a demonstrator at the

Ontario Science Centre The Ontario Science Centre, formally the Centennial Museum of Science and Technology, is a science museum in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located near the Don Valley Parkway about northeast of downtown on Don Mills Road just south of Eglint ...

, where he worked as a presenter from 1975 until 1979. In 1979, Green plunged into show business full-time when he helped found the Toronto-based comedy troupe The Frantics. In 2009 Green wrote and directed a documentary entitled
ADD & Loving it
!'' The film, featuring fellow comedian Patrick McKenna, won a New York Festivals Silver World Medal for Best Medical Documentary and earned Green the CAMH Foundation Celebrity Transforming Lives Award for 2009. Rick has been appointed to the Order of Ontario, and on June 30, 2017, the

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announced Green's appointment as a Member of the

Order of Canada The Order of Canada (french: Ordre du Canada; abbreviated as OC) is a Canadian state order and the second-highest honour for merit in the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada, after the Order of Merit. To coincide with the ...

for "his contributions to Canadian television as a comedian, actor and writer, and for his efforts to raise awareness and understanding of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)."

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