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Dan Redican

Dan Redican

Etobicoke, Greater Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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.

Filmography
The Kids in the Hall: Comedy Punks poster
The Kids in the Hall: Comedy Punks
2022 • Self
Burnt Toast poster
Burnt Toast
2005 • Lab Technician
The Judge poster
The Judge
2001 • Terry Franks
Superstar poster
Superstar
1999 • Freaky Freddy
Hayseed poster
Hayseed
1997 • The Saddest Man in the World
Elvis Meets Nixon poster
Elvis Meets Nixon
1997 • Tom Fitzgerald
The Wrong Guy poster
The Wrong Guy
1997 • Ken Daly
Woman on Trial: The Lawrencia Bembenek Story poster
Woman on Trial: The Lawrencia Bembenek Story
1993 • Marty Blaine
Dog City: The Movie poster
Dog City: The Movie
1989 • Additional Muppet Performer (voice)