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Dave Thomas

Birth date: 20.05.1949

Born in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada, Dave was the eldest son of John and Moreen Thomas. John Thomas (deceased) was a PHD in Philosophy (Duke), noted medical ethicist, head of Philosophy Department at McMaster University, and author of several books including: "Matters of Life and Death", "Well and Good", "Medical Ethic and Human Life". Moreen Thomas (living) was a church organist for 30 years and noted composer of church music. Brother, Ian Thomas is a noted Canadian musician and composer whose songs have been covered by bands like "America", "Chicago", "Air Supply", "Bette Midler" and "Manfred Mann". Starting his career at ad agency McCann Erickson, after one year, Dave became the head writer of the Coca-Cola account. He then moved from the Toronto office to New York at the request of agency client Coca-Cola. Dave left advertising after three years to work at Second City Company in Toronto with Dan Aykroyd, John Candy, Gilda Radner and Eugene Levy. He subsequently co-founded NBC's critically acclaimed comedy series SCTV, along with co-stars Harold Ramis, Catherine O'Hara, Eugene Levy, Andrea Martin and John Candy. During the show's five-year run, Dave won an Emmy Award, 4 Emmy nominations for his comedy writing, an ACTRA Award for Best Variety Performer and the Earl Grey Award in 1993. With Rick Moranis, Dave co-created the infamous McKenzie Brothers and co-starred in the cult hit comedy film The Adventures of Bob & Doug McKenzie: Strange Brew (1983) (MGM). Strange Brew won the Golden Reel Award for the highest box office grossing movie in Canada in1983. The duo won Gold and Platinum Albums and a Grammy nomination. Since the film's release in 1982, the McKenzie Brothers have become a 20-year-plus enduring franchise, and Thomas and Moranis have licensed the characters to the following companies - NBC, CBC, Polygram, MGM, Pizza Hut, Mr. Lubbe, Miller Brewing, Molsons Brewing, Todd McFarlane Toys and Disney. Dave has written, directed produced and co-starred in television shows for all the major networks - most notably The Dave Thomas Show (CBS) and Grace Under Fire (ABC). He was co-creator and co-executive producer of America's Funniest People (ABC). He wrote and directed the M.O.W. Ghost Mom (Fox) starring Jean Stapleton and Geraint Wynn Davies and starred in the M.O.W.'s Kids in the Woods (Disney) and Picture Perfect (ABC). He has voiced animated shows like The Simpsons, Duckman, Catdog, Dilbert, Animaniacs, Justice League of America for Warners and Tarzan for Disney. He has appeared in numerous feature films, including Stripes with Bill Murray and Harold Ramis, Spies Like Us (Dave was also co-writer with Aykroyd) with Chevy Chase and Dan Aykroyd, The Experts (Dave directed) starring John Travolta and Kelly Preston, Boris & Natasha with Sally Kellerman, Coneheads with Dan Aykroyd, and most recently Rat Race with John Cleese, Whoopi Goldberg and Cuba Gooding, Jr. In 2001 Dave played a featured role in the theatrical features Who's Your Daddy and Call Me Irresponsible (Norstar). Dave is currently voicing a major role along with Joaquin Phoenix and Rick Moranis in the upcoming full-length Disney animated feature Bears due for theatrical release in 2004. In 1996 Mr. Thomas wrote a book, "SCTV Behind the Scenes". It is currently in its second printing. Mr. Thomas' production company, Maple Palm Productions, produced an Ace nominated comedy special for Showtime entitled The Time Travels of Henry Osgood starring Bronson Pinchot, Catherine O'Hara, John Candy, Martin Short, and Joe Flaherty, a special for CBS in 1990 entitled "Standup at Forty" starring Gary Shandling, Bonnie Hunt, Martin Short, George Plimpton and Richard Belzer. In 1992 Maple Palm produced another comedy special, this time for ABC entitled "Inside American's Unsolved Mysteries". In 1994 Maple Palm produced a reality pilot for ABC entitled "Family Challenge". ABC elected not to pick up the series, so Maple Palm produced 130 hour-long episodes of Family Challenge for the Family Channel with Woody Fraser. In 1999 Maple Palm Productions and Dave Thomas produced "Ambushed" a movie for HBO, starring Courtney Vance, Virginia Madsen, and David Keith, directed by Ernest Dickerson. Ambushed was the highest rated television show in its time slot when it first aired in 1999. Currently Dave is a partner in Animax Interactive, an online production company creating sponsored interactive content and designing Web Pages for such companies as Ford, Twentieth Century Fox, Warner Brothers and Verizon. Dave lives in Malibu, California with his wife Kim and three children John, Emily and Harry.

Filmography

# Brother Bear movie download page 2 movie download page (2006) (V) (voice) .... Tuke # "The Simpsons" - Bart Has Two Mommies (2006) TV Episode (uncredited) .... Bob Hope - Homer vs. the 18th Amendment (1997) TV Episode (voice) .... Rex Banner # "Arrested Development" - The Ocean Walker (2005) TV Episode .... Trevor - Mr. F (2005) TV Episode .... Trevor - Notapusy (2005) TV Episode .... Trevor - Forget Me Now (2005) TV Episode .... Trevor - The British Bombshell (2005) TV Episode .... Trevor # Santa's Slay (2005) .... Pastor Timmons # The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction (2005) (VG) (voice) .... General Ross # A Beachcombers Christmas (2004) (TV) .... Dave MacGonigal # Love on the Side (2004) .... Red ... aka Deluxe Combo Platter (Canada: English title) ... aka Love on the Side (USA: DVD title) # Intern Academy (2004) .... Dr. Omar Olson ... aka Médecin en herbe (Canada: French title) ... aka White Coats (USA: DVD title) # "King of the Hill" - After the Mold Rush (2003) TV Episode (voice) .... Steve Goodman/T. Anderson Kearney - Be True to Your Fool (2003) TV Episode (voice) .... Various - The Good Buck (2003) TV Episode (voice) .... Lane Pratley - Hank's Back Story (2001) TV Episode (voice) .... Wayne - When Cotton Comes Marching Home (2000) TV Episode (voice) .... Lane Pratley/Mr. Burton (1 more) # Beethoven's 5th (2003) (V) .... Freddy Kablinski ... aka Beethoven's 5th: Big Paw (USA) # Brother Bear movie download page (2003) (voice) .... Tuke ... aka Tierra de osos (USA: Spanish title) # Trial and Error: The Making of Sequestered (2003) .... Mr. Finney # "The Animated Adventures of Bob & Doug McKenzie" (2003) TV Series (voice) .... Doug McKenzie # Who's Your Daddy? (2003/I) (V) .... Carl Hughes # The True Meaning of Christmas Specials (2002) (TV) .... The Ghost of Christmas Specials Past (Bob Hope) # The New Beachcombers (2002) (TV) .... Dave MacGonigal # "Justice League" ... aka JL (USA: promotional abbreviation) ... aka Justice League Unlimited (USA: new title) - The Savage Time: Part 2 (2002) TV Episode (voice) .... Ernst - The Savage Time: Part 3 (2002) TV Episode (voice) .... Ernst - A Knight of Shadows: Part 2 (2002) TV Episode (voice) .... Harv Hickman - A Knight of Shadows: Part 1 (2002) TV Episode (voice) .... Harv Hickman # Fancy Dancing (2002) .... Uncle Billy ... aka Au rythme de l'amour (Canada: French title) # "Mission Hill" - Stories of Hope and Forgiveness (2002) TV Episode - Kevin Loves Weirdie (2002) TV Episode (voice) .... Dr. Eulmeyer - Andy Joins the PTA (2002) TV Episode (voice) .... Mr. Czelanski - Kevin vs. the SAT (2000) TV Episode (voice) - Kevin's Problem (Porno for Pyro) (1999) TV Episode (voice) .... Mr. Czelanski (1 more) # "Even Stevens" - Little Mr. Sacktown (2002) TV Episode .... Uncle Tug # "Primetime Glick" - Tim Allen/Edie Falco (2002) TV Episode .... Bob Hope - Eugene Levy/Conan O'Brien (2001) TV Episode .... Bob Hope # "Mentors" - Right Place, Right Time (2001) TV Episode .... Al Sherman # Rat Race (2001) .... Harold Grisham ... aka Course folle (Canada: French title) # "That '70s Show" - Canadian Road Trip (2001) TV Episode .... Chris # MVP: Most Valuable Primate (2000) .... Willy Drucker # "Cosby" - Timerity (1999) TV Episode .... Tully # "The Love Boat: The Next Wave" - Dust, Lust, Destiny (1998) TV Episode .... Steve # Pippi Longstocking (1997) (voice) .... Thunder-Karlsson ... aka Pippi Långstrump (Sweden) ... aka Pippi Langstrumpf (Germany) # "Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man" - The Longest Weekend (1996) TV Episode (voice) # Kidz in the Wood (1996) (TV) .... Tom Foster # Picture Perfect (1995) (TV) .... Ernie Barrett # "The Red Green Show" ... aka The New Red Green Show - The Beef Project (1994) TV Episode .... Ben Franklin - The Schoolhouse Project (????) TV Episode .... Ben Franklin # "Animaniacs" ... aka Animaniacs (UK) ... aka Steven Spielberg Presents Animaniacs (USA: complete title) - Sir Yaksalot (1993) TV Episode (voice) .... King Arthur (segment "Sir Yaksalot") # "Grace Under Fire" .... Russell Norton - Grace Under Fire (pilot) (1993) TV Episode .... Russell Norton # Coneheads (1993) .... Highmaster # Cold Sweat (1993) .... Larry # Public Enemy #2 (1993) .... Wynn Dalton # Boris and Natasha (1992) .... Boris Badenov # "Raw Toonage" (1992) TV Series (voice) .... Additional Voices # "Parker Lewis Can't Lose" ... aka Parker Lewis (USA: new title) - Tower of Power (1991) TV Episode .... Lionel Tower # "Maniac Mansion" - Buried by the Mob (1991) TV Episode .... Hudgie DeRobertis # "Camp Candy" (1989) TV Series (voice) # Andrea Martin... Together Again (1989) (TV) .... Tex Boil # I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood (1989) (TV) .... Roger Ebert # The Rocket Boy (1989) (TV) .... The Rocket Boy # Love at Stake (1988) .... Mayor Upton ... aka Burnin' Love # Moving (1988) .... Gary Marcus # My Man Adam (1985) .... Jerry Swit # Sesame Street Presents: Follow that Bird (1985) .... Sam Sleaze ... aka Follow That Bird # The Last Polka (1985) (TV) .... Narrator # Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas (1985) (TV) .... Mr. Talbot # "SCTV Channel" - Stars in One: Bob Hope/Happy Hour (1984) TV Episode .... William Morris/Bob Hope - Date Debate, The/Scary Previews (1984) TV Episode .... Various - Gimme Jackie/Australia (1983) TV Episode .... Mel McElroy # The Adventures of Bob & Doug McKenzie: Strange Brew (1983) .... Doug McKenzie ... aka Strange Brew (USA: short title) ... aka The Adventures of Bob & Doug McKenzie # Stripes (1981) .... M.C # "SCTV Network 90" .... Doug McKenzie/Bill Needle/Tex Boil/Tim Ishimuni/Bob Hope/Lin Ye Tang/Various (1981-1982) ... aka SCTV Comedy Network (USA: new title) ... aka SCTV Network (USA: new title) - MacArthur Park (1981) TV Episode # "Bizarre" (1980) TV Series .... Various Characters # Double Negative (1980) .... Howie ... aka Deadly Companion # Riel (1979) (TV) .... Cdn. Captain # Just Me and You (1978) (TV) (uncredited) # Home to Stay (1978) (TV) .... Petrie # "King of Kensington" - Hotel Buffalo (1977) TV Episode .... Harold - Detroit Story (1976) TV Episode .... Rev. Penner # "Second City TV" (1976) TV Series .... Doug McKenzie/Angus Crock/Lee Iacocca/Various Characters (1976-1981) ... aka SCTV (Canada: English title: new title) (USA) # The Rimshots (1976) (TV)