Dan Redican

Born: None

Dan Redican is an actor and producer, known for Burnt Toast (2005), Puppets Who Kill (2002) and The Wrong Guy (1997). He has been married to Carol Commisso since April 7, 1990. They have two children. Redican started his career as a puppeteer, performing with various partners at birthday parties and church functions, before joining Tom Vandenburg to perform two family shows at The Toronto Centre for the Arts on Dupont street: The Old Fisherman and A Day At Rotten Cheese Gulch. After this, Redican focussed on solo performances in London, Ontario at Smale's Pace (later renamed the Change of Pace) Redican entered the world of television puppetry on CHCH's Adventures of Snelgrove Snail in the role of Conrad Crepidula. Redican left puppetry to focus on comedy when the Frantics formed in 1979 but he returned briefly in the late 80s to appear as a featured actor and puppeteer for the Jim Henson Company on NBC's The Jim Henson Hour. In the nineties Redican puppeteered the character Hegdish on YTV's "Groundling Marsh" and Maurice the Maggot on YTV's Freaky Stories.


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Superstar

as Freaky Freddy
Released: 1999-10-08

Orphan Mary Katherine Gallagher, an ugly duckling at St. Monica High School, has a dream: to be...

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The Wrong Guy

as Ken Daly
Released: 1997-08-01

Nelson Hibbert expects to become the new president of Nagel Industries, but Mr. Nagel gives the...

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The Kids in the Hall: Comedy Punks

as Self
Released: 2022-03-15

Through never before-seen archive material, interviews with celebrities, industry insiders,...

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Burnt Toast

as Lab Technician
Released: 2005-10-01

An irreverent and hilarious spin on opera, domestic drama and the hallowed institutions of love...

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Woman on Trial: The Lawrencia Bembenek Story

as Marty Blaine
Released: 1993-05-16

The true story of a woman who is sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering her husband's ex-wife.

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Hayseed

as The Saddest Man in the World
Released: 1997-09-17

In this Canadian Candide update, orphan Gordie (Jamie Shannon) lives with his hippie aunts at a...

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Dog City: The Movie

as Additional Muppet Performer (voice)
Released: 1989-05-05

This parody of film noir and gangster flicks takes us through the dangerous town of Dog City,...

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Due South

as Booth Announcer
First aired: 1994-09-22

Constable Benton Fraser, an officer of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, is attached to the...

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Corner Gas

as The Regina Official
First aired: 2004-01-22

Following the adventures of a bunch of nobodies who get up to a whole lot of nothing in the...

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Puppets Who Kill

as Dan Barlow
First aired: 2002-10-04

Puppets Who Kill is a Canadian television comedy programme co-produced by The Comedy Network. It...

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The Jim Henson Hour

as uncredited
First aired: 1989-04-14

The Jim Henson Hour was developed as a showcase for the Jim Henson Company's various puppet...

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Noddy

as Carl Spiffy
First aired: 1998-08-31

After years of sailing the sea, Noah Tomten, a retired sea captain, owns an antique toy store...

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Four on the Floor

as uncredited
First aired: 1986-06-13

Four on the Floor was a sketch comedy series aired on CBC Television in 1986. Consisting of only...

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Mosquito Lake

as George
First aired: 1989-09-10

Mosquito Lake was a short-lived Canadian television sitcom, which aired on CBC Television in the...

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Freaky Stories

as Maurice the Maggot
First aired: 1997-10-24

Freaky Stories is a Canadian television series, which was originally broadcast by YTV in English...

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