John Kapelos

John Kapelos
Kapelos in 2014
Born (1956-03-08) March 8, 1956 (age 68)
London, Ontario, Canada
OccupationActor
Years active1981–present

John Kapelos (born March 8, 1956) is a Canadian actor from London, Ontario.[1] He is best known for his portrayals of janitor Carl Reed in The Breakfast Club[2] and Detective Donald Schanke in Forever Knight.[3][4]

An alumnus of The Second City, Chicago,[5][6] Kapelos's theatrical work spans eight years from Second City's Touring Company (1978–1982) to six revues as a member of the famed Resident Company (1982–1986), and finally Second City's critically acclaimed return to off-Broadway in Orwell That Ends Well at the former Village Gate in New York City.[2][7]

  1. ^ John Kapelos's bio at www.northernstars.ca
  2. ^ a b "Carl the janitor shares Breakfast Club memories after 30 years" by Michael D. Reid at www.timescolonist.com
  3. ^ "Sci-fi Vampire Cop `Knight' Snares Plenty of Fans" by Ian Spelling at www.chicagotribune.com
  4. ^ "Back from the Dead" by Allan Johnson at www.chicagotribune.com
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference SixteenBreakfastsRef was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "Erratic Flow Slows Second city Show" by Richard Christiansen at www.chicagotribune.com
  7. ^ "Review: Second City Comes to First City" by Frank Rich at www.nytimes.com