Sean O'Neill (born January 21, 1985, in
Hamilton, Ontario
Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Ontario. Hamilton has a 2021 Canadian census, population of 569,353 (2021), and its Census Metropolitan Area, census metropolitan area, which encompasses ...
) is a
Canadian
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producer and television personality. From 2015 to 2017, O'Neill was the host of the
CBC Television
CBC Television (also known as CBC TV, or simply CBC) is a Television in Canada, Canadian English-language terrestrial television, broadcast television network owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the national public broadcasting, p ...
art challenge show ''
Crash Gallery'',
and in 2018 he co-created the
CBC Television
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documentary series ''
In the Making In the Making may refer to
* '' In the Making...'', 2008 studio album by Nevertheles
* ''In the Making'' (TV series), Canadian television series
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'', which he executive produced and hosted.
He is the former director of public programs and partnerships at the
Art Gallery of Ontario
The Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO; ) is an art museum in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Located on Dundas Street, Dundas Street West in the Grange Park (neighbourhood), Grange Park neighbourhood of downtown Toronto, the museum complex takes up of phys ...
,
where he developed projects including First Thursdays and AGO Creative Minds at Massey Hall.
["First Thursdays attracting younger audience to AGO"]
''Toronto Star
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...
'', October 16, 2015.
O'Neill was an actor as a child, and appeared in various Canadian film and television productions including ''
Baby Blues
Baby Blues may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* ''Baby Blues'' (comic strip), created and produced by Rick Kirkman and Jerry Scott
* ''Baby Blues'' (1941 film), an ''Our Gang'' short
* ''Baby Blues'' (2008 film), a horror film
* ''Baby Blue ...
'', ''
Never Cry Werewolf'' and ''
Degrassi: The Next Generation''.
In 2020 O'Neill created an arts focussed production company Visitor Media and in association with the
National Ballet of Canada
The National Ballet of Canada is a Canadian ballet company that was founded in 1951 in Toronto, Ontario, with Celia Franca, the first artistic director. A company of 70 dancers with its own orchestra, the National Ballet has been led since 2022 ...
produced the documentary ''
Crystal Pite: Angels' Atlas'' which premiered at the Vancouver International Film Festival in 2022.
Filmography
Awards
*
Monaco International Film Festival
The Monaco International Film Festival is an annual international special interest film festival held in Monaco. It is a non-profit organization, formed in December 2003 and founded by Rosana Golden and Dean Bentley The festival focuses on non-vio ...
Angel Award (2008),
The Cross Road
''The Cross Road'' is a 2008 drama film written and directed by Alexandra Thompson. Starring Shenae Grimes as Bridget and Garen Boyajian as Salaam, it is a story of love and intolerance.
Synopsis
''The Cross Road'' is a modern ''Romeo and Julie ...
, Best Ensemble Cast
References
External links
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1985 births
Canadian male film actors
Canadian male television actors
Canadian male child actors
Canadian television hosts
Living people
Male actors from Hamilton, Ontario
Participants in Canadian reality television series
Film producers from Ontario
Canadian television producers