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JR won a VFCC (Vancouver Film Critics Circle) Award in 2004 (under the category of Best Supporting Actor - Canadian Film) for his role in On the Corner (2003).
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JR won a VFCC (Vancouver Film Critics Circle) Award in 2007 (under the category of Best Supporting Actor in Canadian Film) for his work in Everything's Gone Green (2006).
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JR was nominated for a Leo in 2007 (under the category of Best Supporting Performance by Male in Feature Length Drama) for his role in Everything's Gone Green (2006).
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JR was nominated for Leo in 2004 (under the category of Best Supporting Performance by a Male) for his work in On the Corner (2003).
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JR attended Ryerson Theatre School.
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JR likes to sail, hike, watch good movies, foreign movies, and old movies, and hang out with his good friends.
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During his spare time he likes to play almost any type of sport.
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He studied business before he got into acting.
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He likes all types of music except for country and heavy metal.
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He is a middle child.
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His favorite breakfast meal is tofu.
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He only eats steaks and other meats on special celebrations.
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JR Bourne's niece was born with cystic fibrosis, and he is now developing awareness for the disease and is an advocate helping raise money through his official website.
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His nickname "JR" was actually used by his parents.
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He landed a small part in the series Family Passions.
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He had a full body cast for the movie Thirteen Ghosts.
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He played the slimy lawyer Ben Moss in the movie Thirteen Ghosts who died by getting his body sliced in two by two glass doors.
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JR Bourne appeared at the Toronto International Film Festival for the world premiere of his most recent project Everything's Gone Green on September 10th, 2006.
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Some 1995 movies Bourne was in include: The Final Goal as Joseph, and Jungleground as Odin.
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Some 2001 movies Bourne was in include: Return to Cabin by the Lake as JC Reddick, Exiles In Paradise as Steve, Josie and the Pussycats as the Shop Owner, and Sea as Joel.
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Some 2002 movies Bourne was in include: Cover Story as Mark Peck, and Stuck as Bernie.
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Some 2003 movies Bourne has been in include: Arbor Vitae as the Doctor, On the Corner as Cliffie, and The Favourite Game as Leo.
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Some 2004 movies Bourne has been in include: Chemistry as Ken, and The Truth About Miranda as Hammond.
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Some of the 2005 movies Bourne has been in include: Severed as Carter, The Score as Michael Stockholder, Six Figures as Warner, The Exorcism of Emily Rose as Ray, and The Zero Sum as Fence.