Dan Redican
Known For
Acting
Born
in Etobicoke, Greater Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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.
Most Known For
Due South
as Booth Announcer
The Kids in the Hall
as Martin
Corner Gas
as The Regina Official
Puppets Who Kill
as Dan Barlow
Freaky Stories
as Maurice the Maggot
Noddy
as Carl Spiffy
The Jim Henson Hour
as Farmer
The Jim Henson Hour
Groundling Marsh
as Hegdish
The Hardy Boys
as Ed
Four on the Floor
Mosquito Lake
as George
Superstar
as Freaky Freddy
The Chimp Channel
The Wrong Guy
as Ken Daly
The Judge
as Terry Franks
The Kids in the Hall: Comedy Punks
as Self
Elvis Meets Nixon
as Tom Fitzgerald
Woman on Trial: The Lawrencia Bembenek Story
as Marty Blaine
Dog City: The Movie
as Additional Muppet Performer (voice)