Dan Redican

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Place of Birth Etobicoke, Greater Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Dan Redican

Biography

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.

Known For

Actor

2005
Burnt Toast

as Lab Technician

2004
Corner Gas

as The Regina Official

2002
Puppets Who Kill

as Dan Barlow

1999
Superstar

as Freaky Freddy

1998
Noddy

as Carl Spiffy

1997
Hayseed

as The Saddest Man in the World

1997
Elvis Meets Nixon

as Tom Fitzgerald

1997
The Wrong Guy

as Ken Daly

1997
Freaky Stories

as Maurice the Maggot

1995
1994
Due South

as Booth Announcer

1989
Dog City: The Movie

as Additional Muppet Performer (voice)

1989
1989
1988
Mosquito Lake

as George

Writer

2011
2010
Hiccups

as Writer

2005
Burnt Toast

as Writer

1999
Weird-Ohs

as Writer

1996
Stickin' Around

as Teleplay

1996
Stickin' Around

as Writer

1986

Director

1986
Four on the Floor

as Director

Creator

2015
Sunnyside

as Creator