Dave Thomas
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David William Thomas (born May 20, 1949) is a Canadian comedian, actor and television writer.
He is best known for portraying Doug McKenzie on SCTV as well as in the film Strange Brew, which he also co-directed.
Early life
David William Thomas was born May 20, 1949, in St. Catharines, Ontario. He is the eldest son of British parents, Moreen Duff Muir (May 4, 1928 - May 18, 2022), a church organist for thirty years originally from Glasgow, Scotland, and composer of church music, and John E. Thomas (1926–1996), a medical ethicist from Merthyr Tydfil, Wales who was head of the Philosophy Department at McMaster University, and the author of several books. Dave's younger brother, Ian, is a Canadian singer-songwriter.
The family moved temporarily to Durham, North Carolina, where his father attended Duke University and earned a PhD in philosophy. The family moved back to Dundas, Ontario, in 1961, where Dave Thomas attended Dundas District high school, and later graduated with an honours Bachelor of Arts degree in English literature from McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario.
Career
He began his career as a copywriter at ad agency McCann Erickson in 1974 and became the head writer of the Coca-Cola account in Canada within a year. He auditioned for the Second City troupe after attending a second stage production in Toronto and suffering from self-described "boredom" in his marketing work. He, along with Victor Garber, Martin Short, Eugene Levy, Gilda Radner, and Andrea Martin, were all cast members of Godspell's Toronto revival. Paul Shaffer was the musical director.
He first rose to prominence as a cast member of the Canadian television comedy series SCTV, alongside Godspell cast members Levy, Martin, and later Short, plus Rick Moranis, John Candy, Harold Ramis, Catherine O'Hara, and others. Doug McKenzie, beer-swilling brothers Bob and Doug McKenzie, editorialist Bill Needle, Scottish scone-chef/bluesman Angus Crock, motor-mouthed television ad announcer Harvey K-Tel, Lowery organist/curio pitchman Tex Boil, and the "Cruising Gourmet" are among the show's notable characters.
Home to Stay, directed by Delbert Mann, in which Thomas appeared in a scene with Hollywood legend Henry Fonda, was Thomas' first film. He wrote, co-directed, and appeared in Bob & Doug McKenzie's Strange Brew. He wrote about and appeared in The New Show, produced by Lorne Michaels during his absence from Saturday Night Live shortly after. This show was short-lived, and it featured Thomas, Buck Henry, George Meyer, Jack Handey, Al Franken, Al Franken, Tom Davis, Valri Bromfield, and Steve Martin. In 1986, Thomas attempted his hand at network television hour-long programs by writing and co-executing Steel Collar Man for CBS. The pilot was created, but it did not go to serial.
Thomas wrote another hour of CBS, B Men, in 1988, but the network had to cancel the show due to Thomas' absence. In the Paramount film The Experts, John Travolta and Kelly Preston were apparently introduced while directing them.
He wrote for, produced, and appeared in The Dave Thomas Comedy Show (1990). He appeared in Public Enemy #2, a showtime comedy from 1991. He tried his luck on reality television in 1992 and co-executive produced ABC's Funniest People with Vin Di Bona, but he was forced to leave after thirteen weeks to appear in the film Coneheads.
In 1993, he co-starred in ABC's Grace Under Fire with Brett Butler and Tom Poston and continued with the show for five seasons. Thomas appeared in ABC TV movie Picture Perfect with Mary Page Keller and Richard Karn in 1995. Thomas attempted his hand at TV Game shows in 1995 and produced a pilot for ABC's Family Challenge. Thomas sold Family Challenge to the Family Channel, where he devoted 144 episodes of the series over two seasons as ABC did not pick up the series. Thomas appeared in Mr. Foster's Field Trip aka Kidz in the Wood with Julia Duffy in 1996.
He wrote the book SCTV: Behind the Scenes in 1996 (McClelland & Stewart, publishers). He appeared on various television shows Mission Hill from 1999 to 2002.
Thomas appeared in the Paramount film Rat Race. Thomas has been the Executive Creative Director of Animax Entertainment, an animation company headquartered in Culver City, California, since 2001. Thomas appeared on Short's show Primetime Glick as Bob Hope in 2001-2002 (an appearance he first developed for SCTV with great success). In 2002, he co-starred with Jason Priestley, Dave Foley, and Ewen Bremner in Fancy Dancing. He appeared in Beethoven's 5th year as the lead. He produced Whitecoats, a hospital comedy feature film that he also wrote in 2003. Thomas was on the official Advisory Committee for Humber College's comedy program, the country's only such diploma program. In Disney's animated film Brother Bear, he and Moranis resurrecting the McKenzie Brothers' voices.
Thomas has worked with animation including Animaniacs, Duckman, CatDog, The Adventures of Tarzan, Justice League of America, and various roles on The Simpsons, King of the Hill, and Family Guy. On Fox's Arrested Development, he appeared on "Uncle Trevor" as Charlize Theron. He reprised his voice role in Brother Bear 2 in 2006 and appeared in the animated film The Aristocrats. Arnold Schwarzenegger's voice on Arnold Schwarzenegger's website, Animax Entertainment, received an Emmy Award for a broadband animated series produced for ESPN, Off Mikes.
In a one-hour special, Bob and Doug McKenzie's Two-Four Anniversary for CBC Television, Thomas and Rick Moranis reprised their roles as Bob and Doug McKenzie. Ben Stiller, Dave Foley, Tom Green, Matthew Shaffer, Andy Dick, Matt Groening, Martin Short, and Geddy Lee were among the McKenzie celebrity cameos on the show. Paul Martin, the former Prime Minister of Canada, was the host. In 2008, Thomas McKenzie and Doug McKenzie appeared in a new animated series titled Bob & Doug. Although Thomas recalls Doug's role in the latest film, Moranis chose not to portray Bob, instead being voiced by Dave Coulier. Moranis, on the other hand, is involved as an executive producer in the film.
Thomas was named Honorary Doctor of Letters from his alma mater McMaster University in November 2009 and delivered the fall convocation address. Animax, Warner Brothers, NBC Universal, and Kodak all produced branded entertainment, branding, and digital shorts for businesses like Disney, Warner Brothers, NBC Universal, and Kodak in 2010. Big Box, Thomas' company's latest animated film for MTV, was released in 2011, along with several Internet shorts such as Life With Dad.
Thomas guest appeared on Perception and Bones, as well as comedy shows Comedy Bang!Bang!
How I Met Your Mother. In addition, Thomas discussed Jeff Foxworthy's father Jesco in the CMT show Bounty Hunters in 2013.Thomas joined the Fox crime drama television series Bones in 2013. Thomas appeared on Bones for two seasons, writing multiple episodes and serving on staff as a consultant producer for two seasons.
Thomas joined the writing staff of NBC's The Blacklist in 2015 as a consultant producer.
Bob and Doug McKenzie, who were in the ICE District Sports Arena in Edmonton, Alberta, were installed as their characters in Thomas and Rick Moranis' life-size statues.
Thomas was also named to the Order of Canada in 2020, Canada's highest civilian award.
Thomas and Max Allan Collins teamed up in 2021 to write The Many Lives of Jimmy Leighton, a sci-fi mystery book.
Awards
- ACTRA AWARD for Best Variety Performer in 1978.
- Emmy Award in 1981 for Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Musical Program.
- Juno Award for Best Canadian Comedy Album of the Year in 1981.
- Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album Nominated in 1983
- Juno Award in 1983-84 for Best Comedy Album of the Year.
- People's Choice Award with the cast of Grace Under Fire in 1994.
- Earl Grey Award in 1995 for his work on SCTV.
- In 2002, he and the cast of the SCTV received a star on Canada's Walk of Fame.
- Emmy Award in 2006 - Outstanding Achievement in Content for Non-Traditional Delivery Platforms – Thomas and his company Animax won this award for ESPN's Off Mikes
- Lifetime Achievement Award from Humber College Toronto in November 2009.
- Honorary Doctor of Letters from McMaster University in 2009
- AMPIA Special Achievement Award from Alberta Media Production Industries Association in 2013
- Honoured at the 2013 AMPIA Awards for his contribution to film and television.
- In 2020 Dave Thomas was appointed as a member of the Order of Canada.
- In 2020 life-sized statues of Dave Thomas and Rick Moranis as their characters Bob and Doug McKenzie was put in place at the ICE District Sports Arena in Edmonton Alberta.