Side, Richard

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SIDE, Richard

PERSONAL

Addresses: Agent—Deb Dillistone, Lucas Talent, Sun Tower, 100 West Pender St., 7th Floor, Vancouver, British Columbia V6B 1R8, Canada.


Career: Actor, comedian, producer, and writer.


Awards, Honors: Leo Award, best music, comedy, or variety program or series, Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Foundation of British Columbia, 2003, for The Western Alienation Comedy Hour.


CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Network executive, Bingo, TriStar, 1991.

Alex, Urban Safari, Warwick Pictures, 1996.

Husband, Shoes Off!, AtomFilms, 1998.

(Uncredited) Barber, Dudley Do–Right, MCA/Universal, 1999.

Bob, The Delicate Art of Parking, Cinema Libre, 2003.

Elf teacher, Elf, New Line Cinema, 2003.


Television Appearances; Series:

Mitch, Robson Arms, CTV, 2005—.


Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Doorkeeper, Legend of Earthsea (also known as Earthsea), Sci–Fi Channel, 2004.


Television Appearances; Movies:

Teacher, Ratz, Showtime, 2000.

Benny, Halloweentown II: Kalabar's Revenge (also known as Halloweentown II), The Disney Channel, 2001.


Television Appearances; Specials:

Instant Comedy, Arts and Entertainment, 1994.

Just for Laughs: Montreal Comedy Festival, 1999.

Mr. Mann, "The New Adventures of Spin and Marty: Suspect Behavior" (also known as "Suspect Behaviour"), The Wonderful World of Disney, ABC, 2000.


Television Appearances; Episodic:

Manager, "Chapel of Love," 21 Jump Street, Fox, 1988.

Tom Coleman, "Neighborhood Watch," The Sentinel, UPN, 1998.

Dr. Madden, "Gore," Night Man, syndicated, 1999.

Sandy Warhol, "Morticia, the Sculptress," The New Addams Family, CanWest Global Television, YTV, and Fox Family Channel, 1999.

Ike Pilchard, "Down to Earth," The Outer Limits, Showtime and syndicated, 2000.

Beetle, "A Heart for Falsehood Framed," Andromeda (also known as Gene Rodddenberry's "Andromeda"), syndicated, 2001.

Vincent, "Mother/Daughter Act," Big Sound, CanWest Global Television, 2001.

Vincent, "Vincent and Veronica," Big Sound, CanWest Global Television, 2001.

Awkward government worker, "Career Opportunists," Cold Squad, CTV, 2002.

Dr. Cracker, "Crouching Cougar," Point Blank, 2002.

Dr. Rosenthal, "Code of Silence," Just Cause, PAX, 2002.

Guide, "Icon," Stargate SG–1, Sci–Fi Channel and syndicated, 2004.

Stuart's valet, "The Exile," Young Blades, PAX, 2005.


Appeared as Vincent, "The Belly of the Beast" and "There's a Rock Star in My Office," both episodes of Big Sound, CanWest Global Television; and in Show of Hearts (also known as Variety Club's "Show of Hearts").


Television Appearances; Pilots:

Mr. Ross, The Funkhousers, ABC, 2002.


Television Appearances; Other:

Sketch comedian, Never a Dull Moment, [Canada], 1997.


Television Executive Producer; Miniseries:

Improv Comedy Games, [Canada], 2000.


Television Producer; Specials:

The Improv Comedy Olympics, 1998.

(And creator) The Western Alienation Comedy Hour, [Canada], 2002, 2003.

Senior producer, Comedy Night in Canada, [Canada], 2003.


Television Work; Other:

Story consultant, Dragons: Fire & Ice (animated), TeleToon, 2004.


WRITINGS

Teleplays; Series:

(With Gary Jones and others; and story) Silverwing (animated), TeleToon, beginning 2003.


Teleplays; Miniseries:

Improv Comedy Games, [Canada], 2000.

Teleplays; Specials:

The Improv Comedy Olympics, 1998.

The Western Alienation Comedy Hour, [Canada], 2002, 2003.

Comedy Night in Canada, [Canada], 2003.


Teleplays; Episodic:

"The Innocent," Kung Fu: The Legend Continues, syndicated, 1994.

"The Possessed," Kung Fu: The Legend Continues, syndicated, 1994.

"Mother/Daughter Act," Big Sound, CanWest Global Television, 2001.

(With Gary Jones) "The Comic," The Collector, Space and CityTV, 2005.


Also wrote episodes of The Jim Byrnes Show, [Canada].


Teleplays; Other:

Never a Dull Moment, [Canada], 1997.

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