Tim Progosh

Tim Progosh
Tim on set in 2005
Born
Timothy Jeffrey Progosh

(1957-12-21) December 21, 1957 (age 66)
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Alma materUniversity of Western Ontario
(Political Science, Drama)
Occupation(s)Actor, TV producer, creator of the Canadian Comedy Awards and Hall of Fame
Years active1983–present

Tim Progosh (born December 21, 1957) is a Canadian actor and the creator and original producer of the Canadian Comedy Awards,[1][2] an annual awards presentation that celebrates Canadian comedy in a variety of media (TV, radio, film, the Internet, etc.) inaugurated in 2000.[3][4]

His most notable roles include Principal Bill Kremeza in the 2015 award-winning film Spotlight, which won the Academy Award for Best Picture[5] with Best Original Screenplay at the 88th Academy Awards (2016), and the ensemble cast character Firouz in the TV series The Adventures of Sinbad (1996–1998).

Tim graduated with a Double Honors degree in Political Science and Drama from the University of Western Ontario. His first job was as a lobbyist for the Canadian Federal Government, but switched permanently to acting and stand-up comedy in 1981. He studied screenwriting at Algonquin College[6] in Ottawa and improvisational acting at The Second City[7] in Toronto.

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  2. ^ "Movies take top honours at home". Times-Colonist. October 4, 2008. Retrieved December 20, 2010.
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  4. ^ Gallagher, Noel (October 15, 2005). "Canadian Comedy Festival expands show". CANOE. Archived from the original on February 19, 2013. Retrieved January 10, 2013.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. ^ "Academy Awards; Best Picture". oscar.go.com. February 29, 2016.
  6. ^ "Algonquin College". www.algonquincollege.com. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  7. ^ "Location: Toronto | The Second City - 50 Years of Funny". www.secondcity.com. Retrieved February 29, 2016.