Ewanuick biography
Fred Ewanuick (born 23 June 1971) is a Canadian actor of Ukrainian and Italian heritage. He is known for his role in the television series Corner Gas as Hank Yarbo and as the title character in the CTV sitcom Dan for Mayor. He was also a regular in a CTV anthology series Robson Arms. He starred in Nickelodeon's summer 2013 TV movie Swindle.
He is also well-known for his several award wins for the 2003 lead role in the comedy The Delicate Art of Parking. He reprised his role as Richard Henry "Hank" Yarbo in Corner Gas: The Movie, winning him a Gemini Award, and much praise. He also had roles in popular films, including The Santa Clause 2, Just Friends, Young Triffie, and a romantic comedy with several other Corner Gas stars in Love and Other Dilemmas, and the disaster film Absolute Zero.
Ookiness[]
Ewanuick played the Gnome in The New Addams Family episode "Cleopatra, Green of the Nile".
Filmography
Fred Ewanuick (born June 23, 1971 in Porty Moody, British Columbia) is an award-winning Canadian actor.
While Ewanuick made his debut on television in an episode of The New Addams Family, he is best known for appearing in the iconic comedy series Corner Gas as Hank Yarbo, which was his Star-Making Role for Canadian TV viewers. However, some might also know him for his title role in the short-lived CTV series Dan for Mayor. He's also appeared in numerous other TV shows and movies produced in both Canada and the United States though, even doing voice acting for Dreamworks Animation's Netflix-exclusive series Dinotrux.
Fun fact: He co-starred with fellow Canadian TV star Gabrielle Miller in two concurrently running series, Corner Gas (where he played Hank Yarbo and Miller played Lacey Burrows) and Robson Arms (where he played Nick Papathanasiou and Miller played Bobbi Briggs).
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Fred Ewanuick
Canadian actor
Fred Ewanuick (/əˈwαnɪk/; born June 23, 1971) is a Canadian actor best known for his roles in the television series Corner Gas as Hank Yarbo and as the title character in the CTV sitcom Dan for Mayor. He was also a regular in a CTV anthology series, Robson Arms. He starred in Nickelodeon's summer 2013 TV movie Swindle.
He is also well known for his several award wins for the 2003 lead role in the comedy The Delicate Art of Parking, and reprised his role as Richard Henry "Hank" Yarbo in Corner Gas: The Movie, winning him a Gemini Award, and much praise. He also had roles in popular films including The Santa Clause 2, Just Friends, Young Triffie, and a romantic comedy with several other Corner Gas stars in Love and Other Dilemmas, and the disaster film Absolute Zero.
Early life
Ewanuick was born and raised in Port Moody, British Columbia, Canada. He is of Ukrainian and Italian descent. His first job was a paper route, but he was fired for disposing of the newspapers in dumpsters as a "time saver". He later worked in a bingo hall until his high school graduation from Port Moody Secondary School, in 1989.
Career
At college he enrolled in English, Women’s Studies and Theatre courses, the only courses available, subsequently failing all three. After auditioning and being accepted into the two-year theater intensive program, he was asked to leave one year into the program. He subsequently trained for four years with acting coach Shea Hampton, with whom he continues to study in Vancouver, British Columbia, where he also resides.
He made his television debut on The New Addams Family in 1998 as a "spinning gnome". Following guest appearances on both Canadian and American television series such as Cold Squad, Monk, Dark Angel, The Twilight Zone, Da Vinci's Inquest and Tru Calling, Ewanuick .