Rob Hawke is a Canadian actor and Gemini Award-nominated writer.[1][2] He has performed his one-man show, Norm versus Cancer: A Terminally Funny One Man Show,[3][4][5][6][7] which is based on his personal experience of surviving thyroid cancer. Hawke is an alumnus of The Second City,[8] performing across Canada and internationally in the Second City National Touring Company.
Career
editHawke was a 2011 Canadian Comedy Award Nominee for his work on "Norm Vs Cancer: A Terminally Funny One Man Show",[9] and has shared in a Canadian Comedy Award for the fully improvised musical Showstopping Number.[10][11] He shared in a Gemini nomination for his work on SketchCom for CBC,[12][13] as well as a co-recipient of the 1997 Tim Sims Encouragement Fund Award. Hawke is also a member of the musical comedy duo, Fast and Dirty.[14][15][16]
Hawke has written two books, Kicking Cancer's Ass: A Light-Hearted Guide to the Fight of Your Life and Vampire Dogs: The Rise of Thrasher.[17]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Freakshow | Paramedic #2 | |
| 2012 | Covenant | Matthews |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Degrassi High | AIDS Speaker #1 | Episode: "Bad Blood: Part 2" |
| 1998–1999 | SketchCom | Various | 3 episodes |
| 1999 | Total Recall 2070 | Vidcom Guy 2 | Episode: "Bones Beneath My Skin" |
References
edit- ^ Hawke, Robert. "Robert Hawke's Website". Retrieved 30 December 2012.
- ^ Hawke, Robert. "Robert Hawke's YouTube Channel". YouTube. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
- ^ "Bad Dog Theatre Listing". Retrieved 23 April 2011.
- ^ "San Francisco Fringe Listing". Retrieved 23 April 2011.
- ^ "New York Listing". Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
- ^ Wass, Carey. "Late Night in the Bedroom Interview". Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
- ^ Hawke, Robert. "Norm Vs Cancer Website". Archived from the original on 2 July 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
- ^ Flacks, Diane (2 February 2008). "TheStar.Com Article". The Star. Toronto. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
- ^ "Canadian Comedy Award Shows". Retrieved 30 December 2012.
- ^ "Canadian Comedy Award Archives". Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
- ^ Ouzounian, Richard (15 April 2007). "Toronto Star Article: Showstopping Number". The Star. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
- ^ "IMDB: Sketchcom". IMDb. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
- ^ "TVArchive.ca: Sketchcom". Retrieved 23 April 2011.
- ^ Sumi, Glenn. "Now Magazine: Top 10 Comedy Shows". Archived from the original on 23 February 2007. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
- ^ Sumi, Glenn. "Fast and Dirty Album Review". Archived from the original on 24 February 2007. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
- ^ "Fast and Dirty Website". Archived from the original on 20 February 2007. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
- ^ Hawke, Robert. "Smashwords Author Page". Retrieved 30 December 2012.
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