Redican, Dan (Dan Redicam)

PERSONAL

Married Carol Commisso, April 7, 1990; children: two.

Addresses:

Manager—Protocol Entertainment, 8899 Beverly Blvd., Suite 606, Los Angeles, CA 90048.

Career:

Actor, writer, producer, and creative consultant. The Frantics (a comedy troupe), founding member, 1979-89, 2004—; also worked as a puppeteer.

Awards, Honors:

Gemini Award nomination (with others), best performance in a variety/entertainment/performing arts program or series, Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television, 1986, for Four on the Floor; Gemini Award nomination, best performance in a comedy program or series—individual or ensemble, 1995, for The Dan Redican Comedy Hour; Canadian Comedy Award nomination, television—pretty funny male performance, 2003, 2004, Gemini Award nomination (with others), best ensemble performance in a comedy program or series, 2005, all for Puppets Who Kill; Gemini Award nomination, best writing in a comedy or variety program or series, 2006, for Burnt Toast.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Ken Daly, The Wrong Guy, Hollywood Pictures Home Video, 1997.

Freaky Freddy, Superstar, Paramount, 1999.

Karl, If I See Randy Again, Do You Want Me to Hit Him with the Axe? (short), Flow Distribution, 2006.

Television Appearances; Series:

Various, Four on the Floor (also known as The Frantics: Four on the Floor), Showtime, 1985.

Anthony, Zsa Zsa Pork Mustard, The Jim Henson Hour, NBC, 1989.

George, Mosquito Lake, CBC, 1989.

Voice of Maurice, Freaky Stories, YTV and Fox Family, 1997.

Voice of Joel, The Chimp Channel, 1999.

Dan Barlow, Puppets Who Kill, Comedy Central, 2002-2006.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Marty Blaine, Woman on the Run: The Lawrencia Bembenek Story (also known as Woman on Trial: The Lawrencia Bembenek Story), 1993.

Terry Franks, The Judge (also known as Steve Martini's "The Judge"), NBC, 2001.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Tom Fitzgerald, Elvis Meets Nixon, Showtime, 1997.

(As Dan Redicam) Director, The Pooch and the Pauper, ABC, 1999.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Various, Dan Redican Comedy Hour, 1994.

Host, Cream of Comedy (also known as The 8th Annual Tim Sims Encouragement Fund Award and Tim Sims Award), 2003.

The 2004 Gemini Award, CBC, 2004.

The Frantics TV Special, 2005.

Lab technician, Burnt Toast, 2005.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Head of CBC, Getting Along Famously, CBC, 2005.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Sergeant James, "Defective Vision," Seeing Things, CBC, 1985.

The museum guard, "Museum," Sharon, Lois & Bram's Elephant Show (also known as The Elephant Show), 1988.

Coworker, "The Call," The Twilight Zone, CBS, 1988.

Lanny Reese, "Late Night Harry," Maniac Mansion, Family Channel, 1991.

Howard Rossiter, "Crossroads," Street Legal, CBC, 1994.

Howard Rossiter, "The Morning After," Street Legal, CBC, 1994.

Ed, "The Debt Collectors," The Hardy Boys, 1995.

"A Bad Day," The Newsroom, CBC, 1996.

Judd Wainwright, "Four Walls and a Roof: Part 2," Wind at My Back, CBC, 1996.

Judd Wainwright, "A Family of Independent Means," Wind at My Back, CBC, 1996.

Judd Wainwright, "Aunt Grace's Wedding," Wind at My Back, CBC, 1997.

Carl Pillar, "Frozen in Time," PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal, syndicated, 1997.

Nikita's neighbor, "Fuzzy Logic," La Femme Nikita (also known as Nikita), USA Network, 1998.

Carl Spiffy, "The Magic Key," Noddy, PBS, 1998.

Booth announcer, "Dr. Longball," Due South (also known as Un tandem du choc), CTV, 1998.

Open Mike with Mike Bullard (also known as Open Mike and The Mike Bullard Show), Global, 2002.

Jack, "Watch Your Back," Train 48, Global, 2004.

The Regina Official, "Meery Gasmas," Corner Gas, CTV, 2005.

Television Work; Series:

Supervising producer and story editor, The Kids in the Hall, CBC and HBO, 1988.

Story editor, Boogie's Diner, syndicated, 1994.

Consulting producer, The Chimp Channel, TBS, 1999.

Creative consultant, The War Next Door, USA Network, 2000.

Executive producer, The Lyricist Lounge Show, MTV, 2000.

Editor, Blackfly, Global, 2001.

Producer, Not This But This, 2007.

Creative consultant, Little Mosque on the Prairie, CBC, 2007.

Also worked as producer, Jenny McCarthy Show, MTV.

Television Work; Specials:

Director and producer, The Frantics TV Special, 2005.

Television Work; Episodic:

Story editor, "Swimming Up Stream," Little Mosque on the Prairie, CBC, 2007.

Stage Appearances:

Toured in numerous one-man shows, including Stop Being Stupid.

WRITINGS

Television Specials:

Burnt Toast, 2005.

The Frantics TV Special, 2005.

Television Episodes:

Stickin' Around, Fox, 1996.

Freaky Stories, YTV and Fox Family, 1997.

The Chimp Channel, TBS, 1999.

Puppets Who Kill, Comedy Central, 2004-2006.

Not This But This, 2007.

Also wrote "Lucky Day," Little Mosque on the Prairie, CBC; Blackfly, Global.