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Biography
Infobox person| image = Bruce McCulloch.jpg| name = Bruce McCulloch| imagesize = 175px| caption = McCulloch at the Toronto International Film Festival, September 5, 2008| birth_name = Bruce Ian McCulloch| birth_date = Birth date and age|1961|5|12| birth_place = Edmonton , Alberta , Canada | death_date =| death_place =| othername = Brucio (nickname) Bruce McCullough| years_active =| spouse = Tracy Leah Ryan| website = http://www.brucio.com/ Bruce Ian McCulloch (born May 12, 1961) is a Canadian actor , writer , comedian , and film director . McCulloch is best known for his work as a member of The Kids in the Hall , a popular Canadian comedy troupe, and as a writer for Saturday Night Live . McCulloch has also appeared on series such as Twitch City and Gilmore Girls . He directed the films Dog Park (film)|Dog Park , Stealing Harvard and Superstar (film)|Superstar .
He has also written and directed the romantic comedy Comeback Season which toured film festivals before its release on DVD in 2007. He was the writer of American Broadcasting Company|ABC 's Carpoolers .
Early life
McCulloch was born in Edmonton , Alberta . He attended Strathcona Composite High School in Edmonton and competed in both track-and-field and swimming, winning two individual provincial titles. McCulloch is a graduate of Mount Royal College located in Calgary , Alberta .
As a member of The Kids in the Hall comedy troupe, McCulloch frequently wrote surreal monologues, films or songs. He also directed several of the filmed sketches. Memorable characters included the Flying Pig, Cabbage Head, talkative schoolchild Gavin, pop starlet Tammy, and grumpy middle-aged man Gordon.
McCulloch appeared in The Kids in the Hall movie Brain Candy , released in 1996. McCulloch drew controversy with his Cancer Boy character, introduced on the series' final episode, in which he plays a dying young cancer patient using wheelchair who relates otherwise depressing news in a monosyllabic tone and with a cheerful smile, and even releases a hit single entitled "Whistle When You're Low." Paramount Pictures fought to edit out the offending scenes, yet they were still kept in. Among other characters, McCulloch also appeared as Grivo, a depressed rock star.
He co-wrote, starred in, and was executive producer of the Kids in the Hall 2010 reunion project Death Comes to Town . http://www.xtra.ca/public/National/Nothing_is_sacred_in_new_Kids_in_the_Hall_series-8055.aspx "Nothing is sacred in new Kids in the Hall series". Xtra! , December 28, 2009.
Music
McCulloch has released two albums: 1995’s Shame-Based Man produced by Bob Wiseman , (praised by Allmusic as the “most remarkable of comedy albums: one that bears (frequent) repeated listenings”)Allmusic|class=album|id=r240429/review|pure_url=yes and 2002’s Drunk Baby Project .
McCulloch also directed the music video for the Tragically Hip ’s song “ My Music at Work ,” for which he won the award of " List of MuchMusic Video Award winners for Best Director|Best Director " at the 2000 MuchMusic Video Awards . McCulloch has stated on his website that he is close friends with Tragically Hip frontman Gord Downie . The video shares much in common with many The Kids in the Hall sketches, including its office setting, camera angles, and some thematic elements.
Movies
McCulloch played Fred Wright in the 1987 TV mini-series Anne of Avonlea (1987 film)|Anne of Avonlea . He also had a role in the 1999 comedy film Dick (film)|Dick .
McCulloch also co-wrote and had a bit part in ''Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel (1988). In the CBS primetime special, (also featuring Dana Carvey , Al Franken , Jan Hooks , and others) he played a patron of a store that, among other things, sold counterfeit Kryptonite .
Discography
Shame-Based Man (1995)
Drunk Baby Project (2002)
References
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External links
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http://www.brucio.com/ Official Website
imdb name|567126|Bruce McCulloch
http://www.kithfan.org/kith/bruce.html
http://www.unlimitedmagazine.com/index.php? option=com_content& task=view& id=391& ed=12& cat=20 An Interview with Bruce McCulloch on the history of the troupe, ongoing collaboration with Kevin McDonald , cross-dressing, and the business of comedy in Unlimited magazine
Bruce McCullochThe Kids in the Hall Persondata|NAME= McCulloch, Bruce |ALTERNATIVE NAMES= Brucio |SHORT DESCRIPTION= comedian, actor, writer |DATE OF BIRTH= May 12, 1961 |PLACE OF BIRTH= Edmonton , Alberta |DATE OF DEATH= |PLACE OF DEATH= DEFAULTSORT:McCulloch, Bruce Category:1961 births Category:Actors from Alberta Category:Canadian film actors Category:Canadian television actors Category:Canadian television comedians Category:The Kids in the Hall Category:Living people Category:People from Edmonton
