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Cullen, Sean 1965-

PERSONAL

Full name, Sean M. Cullen; born 1965, in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.

Addresses:

Contact—c/o Diamondfield Entertainment, 67A Portland St., Suite 7, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5V 2M9.

Career:

Actor, writer, producer, composer, and singer.

Corky and the Juice Pigs (alternative music group), lead singer, 1988-98; toured with the musical group Barenaked Ladies. Comedian, 1988—.

Awards, Honors:

Gemini Award nomination, best performance or host in a variety program of series, Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television, 1999, Canadian Comedy Award nominations, best male television performance and best television writing for an episode or special, both 2000, all for "Wood, Cheese & Children," Comedy Now!; Gemini Award, best performance or host in a variety program or series, 2001, for Just for Laughs; Gemini Award, best performance or host in a variety program or series, 2003, for 17th Annual Gemini Awards; Canadian Comedy Award nomination, pretty funny writing of a television special or episode, 2004, for Sean Cullen Home for Christmas; Canadian Comedy Award nomination, pretty funny writing for a television series, 2004, for The Sean Cullen Show; Gemini Award, best host in a lifestyle/practical information or performing arts program or series, 2006, for What Were They Thinking?

CREDITS

Television Appearances; Series:

Host, Bring Me the Head of Light Entertainment, 1997.

Multiple roles, Unnatural Acts, 1998.

Voices of Wilde and Eton, George and Martha (animated), HBO, 1999.

Voice of Five, Seven Little Monsters (animated), PBS, 2000.

Song doctor, Sonic Temple, 2001.

Barry, Don't Eat the Neighbors (also known as Big Teeth, Bad Breath), YTV (Canada), 2001.

The pigeon man, Patti, Comedy Central, 2002.

Presenter, The Sean Cullen Show, CBC, 2003.

Basil, Slings and Arrows, TMN, between 2003 and 2005.

Canuckles A. Goose, Maple Shorts!, CBC, 2005.

Klaus von Steinhauer, Monster Warriors, YTV, 2006.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Jackie Gleason, Martin and Lewis, CBS, 2002.

Happy Medium, A Wrinkle in Time (also known as Un raccourci dans le temps), ABC, 2003.

Television Appearances; Specials:

"Sean Cullen," Comedy Central Presents, Comedy Central, 2002.

Sean Cullen Home for Christmas, 2003.

Television Appearances; Awards Presentations:

Host, Cream of Comedy (also known as The 4th Annual Tim Sims Award and The Tim Sims Award), 1999.

The 2000 Canadian Comedy Awards (also known as The CCAs), Comedy Network, 2000.

The 2nd Annual Canadian Comedy Awards, CTV, 2001.

Host, 17th Annual Gemini Awards, CBC, 2002.

The 3rd Annual Canadian Comedy Awards, 2002.

The 31st Annual Juno Awards, 2002.

Presenter, The 5th Annual Canadian Comedy Awards, 2004.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Comedian, Live at Jongleurs, 1997.

(With Corky and the Juice Pigs) Mad TV, Fox, 1997, 1998.

Himself, Never Mind the Buzzcocks, BBC, 1998.

"Wood, Cheese & Children," Comedy Now!, CTV, c. 1998.

Comedy Nation, 1998.

(With Corky and the Juice Pigs) SketchCom, CBC, 1998.

Comics!, CBC, 1998.

Claire Weatherby, "What Ever Happened to Baby Payne?," Payne, CBS, 1999.

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn (also known as The Late Late Show), CBS, 2000, 2002.

This Hour Has 22 Minutes, CBC, 2001.

Guest host, Late Friday, NBC, 2001.

Y.E.S. Instructor Langley, "Corporate Retreat," Made in Canada (also known as The Industry), CBC, 2001.

Television executive, "Kristeen von Hagen," Comedy Now!, CTV, 2002.

Restaurant troubadour (some sources cite role of Christian Snee), "Just the Duck," The Ellen Show, CBS, 2002.

Remo, "Viva Lexx Vegas," Lexx (also known as Lexx: The Series and Tales from a Parallel Universe), Sci-Fi Channel, 2002.

Multiple roles, Royal Canadian Air Farce (also known as Air Farce), CBC, 2001, 2002.

Linus and Wilbur Newton, "Linus Newton: Pass the Joint," Liography (also known as Liocracy), Comedy Network, 2002.

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC, multiple appearances, 2002, 2003.

Titus Andronicus, The Shakespeare Comedy Show, 2006.

Neville, "The Temp, the Slut, the Queen, and Her Corgis, " Odd Job Jack, Comedy Central, 2006.

The captain, "Claws," Odd Job Jack, Comedy Central, 2006.

Voice of Fartor, "Fartzilla," Grossology, 2006.

Ron Sparks, Video on Trial (also known as V.O.T.), MuchMusic, 2006.

Appeared in episodes of Premium Blend, Comedy Central, and The Toronto Show.

Television Appearances; Other:

Herman, A Little off the Top, 1996.

Just for Laughs (also known as Judith Lucy's "Just for Laughs"), CBC, 2002.

Charles, Burnt Toast, 2005.

Also appeared as host of What Were They Thinking?

Television Work:

Executive producer, The Sean Cullen Show (series), CBC, 2003.

Executive producer, Sean Cullen Home for Christmas (special), 2003.

Producer, 18th Annual Gemini Awards (special), 2003.

Film Appearances:

Inca coach, Time Traveling Coach: Episode 13 (short film), Canadian Film Reference Library, 1998.

Henri, On the Q.T., 1999.

Sammy the alien, Phil the Alien, Screen Media Ventures, 2004.

Children's aid officer, Saint Ralph, Samuel Goldwyn Films, 2005.

Telethon announcer, Where the Truth Lies, ThinkFilm, 2005.

Stage Appearances:

Max Bialystock, The Producers (musical), Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 2003.

Radio Appearances; Series:

Host, Simply Sean, CBC-1, 2005.

RECORDINGS

Albums:

With Corky and the Juice Pigs recorded the album Pants; other albums include Sean Cullen Live!, Diamondfield Entertainment.

WRITINGS

Television Series:

Unnatural Acts, 1998.

Seven Little Monsters (animated), PBS, 2000.

The Sean Cullen Show, CBC, 2003.

Also writer for the series Comedy Now! and 6Teen; composer for Comedy Nation.

Television Specials:

"Sean Cullen," Comedy Central Presents, Comedy Central, 2002.

Writer and composer, Sean Cullen Home for Christmas, 2003.

Television Awards Presentations:

17th Annual Gemini Awards, CBC, 2002.

The 3rd Annual Canadian Comedy Awards, 2002.

18th Annual Gemini Awards, 2003.

21st Annual Gemini Awards, 2006.

Television Episodes:

"Wood, Cheese & Children," Comedy Now!, c. 1998.

Fartzilla," Grossology, 2006.

Young Adult Novels:

Hamish X and the Cheese Pirates, Viking Canada, 2006.

Hamish X and the Hollow Mountain, Puffin Canada, 2007.

OTHER SOURCES

Electronic:

Sean Cullen Official Site,http://www.seancullen.com, July 6, 2007.

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