Most Recent Role: on El Tigre : The Adventures Of Manny Rivera
Birthplace: St. Catherines, Ontario, Canada
Birthday: 5-20-1949
Birthplace: St. Catherines, Ontario, Canada
Birthday: 5-20-1949
Dave lived in Toronto through age 6, then moved to Durham, North Carolina, where his dad got his Ph.D. in Philosophy at Duke University. His mother worked with Drs. Zeiner and Rhine, whose work in parapsychology is famous) in the Psychology Lab there. His family moved to Britain (both his parents were British). His father's parents lived in Birmingham, England and they had relatives in...
Most Recent Appearance
The Return of Plata Peligrosa/ Chupacabros
Thursday 19 June 2008 on Nickelodeon
1. Maria finds her magic glove and uses it to once again become the superheroine, Plata Perigrosa. 2. Dr. Chipolte Jr. creates a goat-eating monster which Manny later adopts as a pet.
Dave Thomas' favorite book is What Dreams May Come by Richard Matheson.
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Dave Thomas has said that his favorite TV shows are The Simpsons and the old Star Trek TNG series, saying that they are the best-written shows on television.
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Dave Thomas has said that his favorite movie is Terminator 2, citing that it is one of the occasions where the sequel was better than the original.
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Dave Thomas is a graduate of McMaster University (Hamilton, Ontario) with a Master's Degree in English literature.
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Although Dave Thomas was born in St. Catharines, Ontario, he spent a number of years growing up in North Carolina, and also in England.
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Dave Thomas: (Speculating why Canadians love the McKenzie Brothers) We were embraced by the Canadian people... not because our characters were so dead on, but because the Americans embraced them.
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Dave Thomas: (On the popularity of SCTV's McKenzie Brothers) We got nominated for the Order of Canada, which is normally reserved for Nobel nominees...
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Dave Thomas: (On the reason why SCTV's McKenzie Brothers began) We were three-quarters of the way of through the third season, and we needed two more minutes of time. The CBC said, "Can you make it Canadian content?"
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Dave Thomas: (When he decided that he would quit is job as an ad writer and become an actor) Actors should never play second fiddle to boxes of soap.
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Other Appearances
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Grace Under Fire
Russell Norton |
Raw Toonage
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SCTV Network 90
Various |
Second City TV
Doug McKenzie/Lin Ye Tang/Various |
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The Dave Thomas Comedy Show
Himself/Various |
The David Steinberg Show
James MacGregor |
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King of the Hill
Gretta, Lane Pratley |
The David Steinberg Show
James MacGregor |
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The Legend of Tarzan
Hugo |
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Arrested Development
Notapusy Trevor |
Arrested Development
The Ocean Walker Trevor |
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Arrested Development
Forget Me Now Trevor |
Arrested Development
For British Eyes Only Trevor |
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Caitlin's Way
Stray (2) Horse rustler (2) |
Caitlin's Way
Stray (3) Horse rustler (2) |
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