Dan Redican

Biography

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.

Movies & TV Shows

1. Superstar (1999) — Freaky Freddy
2. The Kids in the Hall (1989) — Martin
3. Due South (1994) — Booth Announcer
4. The Wrong Guy (1997) — Ken Daly
5. Corner Gas (2004) — The Regina Official
6. Noddy (1998) — Carl Spiffy
7. Elvis Meets Nixon (1997) — Tom Fitzgerald
8. Freaky Stories (1997) — Maurice the Maggot
9. The Jim Henson Hour (1989) — Farmer
10. Dog City (1989) — Additional Muppet Performer (voice)
11. The Kids in the Hall: Comedy Punks (2022) — Self
12. The Judge (2001) — Terry Franks
13. Puppets Who Kill (2002) — Dan Barlow
14. Hayseed (1997) — The Saddest Man in the World
15. Woman on Trial: The Lawrencia Bembenek Story (1993) — Marty Blaine
16. Four on the Floor (1986)
17. The Hardy Boys (1995) — Ed
18. Mosquito Lake (1988) — George
19. Burnt Toast (2005) — Lab Technician
20. The Chimp Channel (1999)
21. Groundling Marsh (1995) — Hegdish