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Rob Hawke

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Rob Hawke is a Canadian actor and Gemini Award-nominated writer.[1][2] He has performed his one-man show, Norm versus Cancer: A Terminally Funny One Man Show,[3][4][5][6][7] which is based on his personal experience of surviving thyroid cancer. Hawke is an alumnus of The Second City,[8] performing across Canada and internationally in the Second City National Touring Company.

Career

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Hawke was a 2011 Canadian Comedy Award Nominee for his work on "Norm Vs Cancer: A Terminally Funny One Man Show",[9] and has shared in a Canadian Comedy Award for the fully improvised musical Showstopping Number.[10][11] He shared in a Gemini nomination for his work on SketchCom for CBC,[12][13] as well as a co-recipient of the 1997 Tim Sims Encouragement Fund Award. Hawke is also a member of the musical comedy duo, Fast and Dirty.[14][15][16]

Hawke has written two books, Kicking Cancer's Ass: A Light-Hearted Guide to the Fight of Your Life and Vampire Dogs: The Rise of Thrasher.[17]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1989 Freakshow Paramedic #2
2012 Covenant Matthews

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1990 Degrassi High AIDS Speaker #1 Episode: "Bad Blood: Part 2"
1998–1999 SketchCom Various 3 episodes
1999 Total Recall 2070 Vidcom Guy 2 Episode: "Bones Beneath My Skin"

References

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  1. ^ Hawke, Robert. "Robert Hawke's Website". Retrieved 30 December 2012.
  2. ^ Hawke, Robert. "Robert Hawke's YouTube Channel". YouTube. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
  3. ^ "Bad Dog Theatre Listing". Retrieved 23 April 2011.
  4. ^ "San Francisco Fringe Listing". Retrieved 23 April 2011.
  5. ^ "New York Listing". Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
  6. ^ Wass, Carey. "Late Night in the Bedroom Interview". Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
  7. ^ Hawke, Robert. "Norm Vs Cancer Website". Archived from the original on 2 July 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
  8. ^ Flacks, Diane (2 February 2008). "TheStar.Com Article". The Star. Toronto. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
  9. ^ "Canadian Comedy Award Shows". Retrieved 30 December 2012.
  10. ^ "Canadian Comedy Award Archives". Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
  11. ^ Ouzounian, Richard (15 April 2007). "Toronto Star Article: Showstopping Number". The Star. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
  12. ^ "IMDB: Sketchcom". IMDb. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
  13. ^ "TVArchive.ca: Sketchcom". Retrieved 23 April 2011.
  14. ^ Sumi, Glenn. "Now Magazine: Top 10 Comedy Shows". Archived from the original on 23 February 2007. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
  15. ^ Sumi, Glenn. "Fast and Dirty Album Review". Archived from the original on 24 February 2007. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
  16. ^ "Fast and Dirty Website". Archived from the original on 20 February 2007. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
  17. ^ Hawke, Robert. "Smashwords Author Page". Retrieved 30 December 2012.