Jesse Lipscombe

Not to be confused with Jessie Lipscomb.
Jesse Lipscombe
Born1980 (age 43–44)
West Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
OccupationActor
Spouse(s)Shannon Tyler (divorced)[1]
Julia LeConte Lipscombe[2]
Children3
AwardsRosie Award for Best Performance by an Alberta Actor
Websitewww.thelipscombe.com

Jesse Lipscombe (born 1980)[3] is a Canadian actor.[4][5][6][7] Best known for his role of Mance on Netflix's Black Summer and Coach Allen on My Life With the Walter Boys of the same streaming service. He won a Rosie Award for Best Performance by an Alberta Actor for his performance in the 2017 film, It's Not My Fault and I Don't Care Anyway.[8] and was one of the executive producers of the sketch comedy show Tiny Plastic Men for which he was nominated for a Canadian Screen Award for Best Comedy Series at the 3rd Canadian Screen Awards.[9] Lipscombe is also the founder of the #MakeitAwkward campaign, a hashtag movement in Edmonton that promotes anti-racism.[10][11][12][13] He is a best-selling author with his Harper Collins published book, The Art of Doing and Jars, published by Friensen Press.

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  2. ^ Lipscombe, Julia (5 February 2017). "As I embrace motherhood, I am not leaving the old me completely behind". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
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  4. ^ Daro, Ishmael N. (2 September 2016). "Someone Yelled The N-Word At This Black Actor While He Was Filming A PSA". BuzzFeed News. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  5. ^ Heidenreich, Phil (14 December 2016). "Alan Thicke remembered as 'great talent' by Edmonton actor who recently co-starred in film with him". Global News. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  6. ^ Parrish, Julia; Lyons, Kiera (12 January 2018). "Criticism levelled at #MakeitAwkward, city over upcoming anti-discrimination event". CTV News. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  7. ^ Theobald, Claire (1 September 2016). "Shocking video shows racial slurs shouted at Edmonton man". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  8. ^ Griwkowsky, Fish (29 April 2017). "And the 2017 AMPIA Rosies film and television winners are ..." Edmonton Journal. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  9. ^ "Beyond the velvet rope at the Canadian Screen Awards". Edmonton Journal. 2 March 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  10. ^ Paradis, Danielle (8 September 2016). "Racism in Edmonton is a white-person problem. How's that for awkward?". The Hamilton Spectator. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  11. ^ Hayes, Scott (23 January 2018). "The movement becomes a summit". St. Albert Gazette. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  12. ^ Markusoff, Jason (2 September 2016). "Edmonton's 'awkward' response to the racism in its midst". Maclean's. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  13. ^ Snowdon, Wallis (2 September 2016). "#MakeitAwkward: Edmonton racial slurs inspire new campaign". CBC.ca. Retrieved 24 June 2019.