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August 21st, 2013 , 11:10 am
For almost all of us, the main associations with Canada are Maple Leaf and maple syrup, Niagara Falls, hockey and beavers. And, of course, famous Canadians, which will be discussed in today's selection.
1. Jason Priestley
Place of birth: Vancouver
Fame: Brandon in Aaron Spelling's hit TV series Beverly Hills 90210.
Early work: First role as runaway orphan Todd Mahaffey on NBC's Sister Kate.
Unbelievable but true: removed documentary about Canadian group"The Barenaked Ladies" and the video for their single "The Old Apartment" for which he received an award as " best director at the 1996 Canadian Music Video Awards. (Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for AFI)
2. Dan Aykroyd
Place of birth: Ottawa
Known for: First cast actor and screenwriter of Saturday Night Live, where he parodied Jimmy Carter, Richard Nixon and Julia Child. He also became famous for the films "Eggheads" and "The Blues Brothers".
Early work: first role - in the film "Love at First Sight" (1977).
Unbelievable but true: his wife Donna Dixon - former model, who won Miss Virginia in 1976 and Miss District of Columbia in 1977. (Frederick M. Brown / Getty Images)
3. Evangeline Lilly
Birthplace: Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta
Known for: Kate Austen on Lost.
Early work: starred in commercials hotline for single men, also starred in the film "Freddy vs. Jason".
Unbelievable but true: she lived in a grass hut as a missionary in the Philippines. (Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
4. Alanis Morissette
Place of birth: Ottawa
Fame: Her 1995 album Jagged Little Pill sold 30 million copies.
Early work: She appeared regularly on the Nickelodeon series You Can't Do That on Television in 1986.
Unbelievable but true: she played God in the film Dogma. (Jean-Christophe Bott / EPA)
5. Ellen Page
Birthplace: Halifax, Nova Scotia
Fame: Was nominated for an Oscar and a Golden Globe for her role in the film Juno.
Early work: Film for TV "Pete Pony" at age 10.
Unbelievable but true: she had to wear a wig in the movie X-Men: last fight as she shaved her head for another film. (Lucas Jackson/Reuters)
6. Kim Cattrall
Birthplace: Widnes, England (her family moved to Canada when she was 3 months old).
Known for: Horny Samantha Jones in the TV series and movie Sex and the City.
Early work: "Porky" (1982) and "Police Academy" (1984).
Unbelievable but true: in 2002 she wrote the book Satisfaction: The Art of the Female Orgasm, co-authored with former spouse. (Toby Melville/Reuters)
7. Hayden Christensen
Place of birth: Vancouver
Fame: Anakin Skywalker in George Lucas' saga star Wars: episode two - attack of the clones.
Early work: the series "Family Passions" (1993), "Higher Ground" (2000), "Life is like a house."
Unbelievable but true: he owns the production company Forest Park Pictures with his older brother Tov. (Franck Robichon/EPA)
8. Jim Carrey
Birthplace: Newmarket, Ontario
Fame: famous comedian, the star of such comedies as Ace Ventura, Dumb and Dumber and Bruce Almighty, as well as the melodrama Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.
Early work: Played several goofy characters in the TV series Living Brushes.
Unbelievable but true: he was supposed to participate in the famous American comedy TV show “Saturday Night Live”, but he was not taken (not funny enough?). (Evan Agostini/Getty Images)
9. Avril Lavigne
Birthplace: Belleville, Ontario
Notoriety: Released her first album, Let Go, at 17, and set the trend for skater pants.
Early work: Sang at local fairs and festivals.
Unbelievable but true: at 14, she won a local radio contest and performed on stage with Shania Twain. (Peter Kramer / AP)
10. Nelly Furtado
Birthplace: Victoria, British Columbia
Known for: Grammy-winning song "I'm Like a Bird" in 2000, as well as the 2006 hit "Promiscuous".
Early work: albums "Whoa, Nelly" (2000) and "Folklore" (2003).
Unbelievable but true: he can play the ukulele and trombone. (Chris Pizzello / AP)
11. Pamela Anderson
Birthplace: Ladysmith, British Columbia
Fame: Sex symbol and actress known for her romances with rockers such as Tommy Lee and Kid Rock.
Early work: She starred in the 90s sitcom The Big Fix.
Unbelievable, but true: she became the “child of the century”, since, presumably, she was the first born on the day of the centennial anniversary of Canada. (Aude Guerrucci / AFP - Getty Images)
12. Rachel McAdams
Fame: played Regina George in the film " Mean Girls”, Irene Adler in the movie “Sherlock Holmes”.
Early work: "Perfect Pie" (2002), "Chick" (2002).
Unbelievable, but true: at 4 she started figure skating, but left and at 18 she took up acting. (Evan Agostini/Getty Images)
13. Celine Dion
Birthplace: Charlemagne, Quebec
Known for: Five-time Grammy winner who has sold 50 million albums worldwide.
Early Work: Wrote her first song “It Was Only a Dream” at age 12 with her mother and brother.
Unbelievable, but true: known for her unique voice, capable of taking five octaves. (Peter Kramer / AP)
14. Ryan Reynolds
Place of birth: Vancouver
Fame: rising star Hollywood. He starred in such films as The Amityville Horror (2005), Trump Aces (2006) and Yes, No, Probably (2008) and many others.
Early work: the series "Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizzeria" (1998-2001).
Incredible, but true: he was engaged to compatriot Alanis Morissette, but then married Scarlett Johansson. He recently became the face of one of the stores sports nutrition. (Scott Wintrow/Getty Images)
15. Shania Twain
Birthplace: Windsor, Ontario
Known for: Country singer whose Come On Over album became the most popular country album of all time.
Early work: At the age of 8, she sang in bars to help her family.
Unbelievable but true: maintains the complexion with an ointment, which is usually smeared on the cow's udder to warm in winter. (Frank Micelotta/Getty Images)
16. Keanu Reeves
Birthplace: Beirut, Lebanon (but grew up in Toronto)
Fame: Hollywood star, starred in blockbusters like The Matrix, Speed, and Street Kings.
Early work: teen comedies Incredible adventure Bill and Ted" (1989) and "The New Adventures of Bill and Ted" (1991).
Unbelievable, but true: left-handed, but in the rock band "Becky" plays the bass guitar right hand. Keanu mastered the first chords for the guitar back in early childhood. (Gabriel Bouys / AFP - Getty Images)
17. Sarah Chalk
Birthplace: Ottawa, Ontario
Fame: Dr. Eliot Reed in the sitcom "Scrubs"
Early Jobs: Replaced Alicia Goranson as Becky Conner on the sitcom Roseanne when Goranson left the show to attend college.
Unbelievable but true: she was a reporter in the Canadian children's show"KidZone" at the age of 12. (Alberto Rodriguez/Getty Images)
Birthplace: Scarborough, Ontario
Fame: Comedian, best known for playing the silly secret agent Austin Powers and the voice of Shrek.
Early work: He was a member of the Second City comedy troupe in Toronto and Chicago, and later performed on Saturday Night Live and Wayne's World (1992).
Unbelievable but true, he was sued by Universal Pictures because he refused to star in a film based on his "Sprockets" sketch for Saturday Night Live because he felt that the script he himself and wrote, not good enough. (Jason Decrow/AP)
Birthplace: London, Ontario
Fame: Singer, musician and youth idol. In 2012, he was named the third most important celebrity in the world by Forbes magazine.
Early work: In 2007, at the age of 12, Bieber sang the song "So Sick" at a local singing competition in Stratford and won second place. His mother posted a video of her son's performance on YouTube, where it and Justin's other videos were later found by American talent agent Scooter Braun.
Unbelievable but true: Bieber suffers from claustrophobia and is terribly afraid of escalators.
And life is such that sometimes, on occasion, I tell my wife, Mrs. Xenia, about which of the singing celebrities shown on TV is famous Canadian(or famous Canadian). About famous Canadian actors I already mentioned. But I haven’t had a chance to talk about musical Canada yet, and I thought that I should write a post about famous Canadian singers, singers and musicians.
I'll start with perhaps the most famous Canadian singer of my generation - Celine Dion. A generation grew up to the Titanic soundtrack and sang in the kitchens with a good snack one of the most famous songs of his time "... neeeir faaaar vereva yu aaaaar ai beliv zat mai hart howl gooo ooooooooooooo…” 😀
Yes, Celine Dion is a French-speaking Canadian from Quebec.
Celine Dion - Canadian singer
Canadian rockers: Nickelback and Bryan Adams
And, if we are talking about generations, then we must mention two Canadian rockers who are known to everyone, “who for ...” 😉
This is the front vocals of a Canadian rock band. Nickelback – Chad Kroger and good old Bryan Adams. Here are a couple of pics I found on the internet.
Here I am at the concert Nickelback in Halifax? On Canada Day, July 1, exactly 4 years ago. 😀
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Famous Canadian musician - Neil Young
Well, before we move on to completely youth music - perhaps those who are “very over ...” remember Neil Young- it's also very famous Canadian musician.
Famous Canadian guitarist - Neil Young
And even if the name is unfamiliar to you, then the song Neil Young“Golden heart” everyone once heard somewhere.
Canadian singers: Alanis Morisette and Shania Twain.
Turning to pop music, we will briefly mention the very famous in their time Canadian singers and it will be Alanis Morisette and Shania Twain.
I somehow never really was a fan of Alanis Morisette, but Shania Twain with her clips of the 90s came at the time of my generation growing up and, may my wife Xenia not be angry, Shania Twain left a mark in the history of the generation.
Shania Twain is a Canadian country and pop singer.
By the way, Canadian country and pop singer Shania Twain- one of the most successful performers in the history of our planet. She has a lot of diamond albums, top charts and billboards. Biography of the singer - famously twisted female romance and a reason for film adaptation in the form of a box office melodrama. Her biography, a recent bestseller, is on the bookshelf of my wife, Pani Xenia.
Canadian pop singer Nelly Furtado
Many people remember the Canadian from Vancouver - Nelly Furtado? A very successful singer in her time, and today from time to time appears on music channels.
By the way, she got her name Nelli in honor of the Soviet gymnast Nelli Kim.
Rising Canadian stars: Avril Lavigne and Justin Bieber
Well, we must definitely mention the young Canadian talents - pop music for teenagers. Who has already guessed - it's about Avril LaVine and new teen pop icon - Justin Bieber.
Avril Lavigne - Canadian pop singer
Canadian Justin Bieber is the new teen pop icon.
Well, it seems that I mentioned more or less everyone, I didn’t forget anyone. Or forgot someone?
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However, Shania did not immediately succeed in going his own way. Shania wrote songs herself and wanted to sing exactly her own songs, but the producers imposed material from other authors on her, as a result, on her first album there was only one of her songs (God Ain't Gonna Getcha For That), and even then with an arrangement alien to her. The resulting album, simply titled "Shania Twain", was released on April 20, 1993 and was a complete flop in the market. Even on the US Specialized Country Music Albums Chart, it only peaked at number 67.
However, thanks to the first album, no matter how disastrous it was, Shania notices famous producer who worked with Def Leppard, AC/DC and Brian Adoms, Robert John "Mutt" Lang. Their acquaintance took place by phone. For a long time they write songs and communicate only by phone. However, after a personal meeting at the Fan Fair festival, between them flashes strong feeling, and on December 28, 1993, they become husband and wife. The producer husband allows Shania to go his own way in music and she immediately achieves success, releasing her second album "The Woman In Me" in 1995. In 1996, Shania received a Grammy for this disc in the nomination " Best Album country style." In 1997, the album became the most successful female country album in the history of music - it sold 12 million copies.
Shania's third album "Come On Over" (1997) was even more successful than the second album. For "Come On Over" Shania received 4 Grammys, the album became the best-selling female album in history - more than 40 million copies of this disc have been sold worldwide, 20 million of them in the USA.
As an introduction to the work of Shania Twain - two songs from the album "Come On Over":
Shania Twain - Don "t Be Stupid. Performance in Chicago in 2003.
Shania Twain
In 2002, Shania's 4th album, "Up!", was released, which sold 20 million copies worldwide. Twain became the first woman in the history of music, whose three albums, one after the other, reached diamond status (i.e., sold more than 10 million copies).
In the summer of 2010, Shania and her producer husband Robert John "Mutt" Lang divorced. According to rumors, the reason for the divorce was the infidelity of her husband.
On January 1, 2011, Shania Twain married Swiss businessman Frederic Thiebaud. Unlike his first husband, who became famous for his reclusiveness, Frederic is an active comrade who shares Shania's love of adventure and travel.
Shania Twain's height is 162 cm, body measurements are 90-60-89.
Shania Twain's Russian fan site - shania.net.ru
This small selection of the 10 most famous Canadians will remind us that there are other countries besides the US where celebrities are born.
William Shatner, actor.
William is a well-known Canadian actor who gained fame for his role as James Kirk, captain of the USS Enterprise in the TV series " Star Trek". In addition to his acting talents, he is also known as the author of a series of books that describe the work on the Star Trek series.
Michael J. Fox, actor.
Michael is an actor, producer and director. His most notable roles- Marty McFly in the Back to the Future trilogy and Alex Keaton in the TV series Family bonds". After he was diagnosed with Parkinson's syndrome, he stopped actively filming. Michael organized a fund to finance the search for a cure for Parkinson's disease, he actively appears on television, talking about this disease, supporting those suffering from this disease.
Alexander Graham Bell, inventor.
Alexander Graham Bell is known throughout the world as the inventor of the telephone. In 1877 he founded the international company Bell Telephone. He also conducted research in various fields of technology, including aeronautics and the use of a light beam in telecommunications.
Alex Trebek, a popular TV presenter.
Alex earned his popularity by starting a career as a TV news anchor and sportscaster. He himself was born to a Ukrainian immigrant and a French-Canadian mother. He is currently the host of the popular TV game Jeopardy!
Wayne Gretzky, sportsman.
Wayne is one of the most famous athletes of the 20th century. This Canadian hockey player won the Stanley Cup four times as part of the Edmonton Oilers club. In 1999, Wayne Gretzky completed his sports career, and in 2002 he was awarded the Olympic Order. After leaving the sport, Gretzky is engaged in business and social activities.
Pierre Trudeau, politician.
Pierre Trudeau is the 15th prime minister of Canada, who opened this country to the rest of the world, which won the favor of the majority of citizens. Was named the most popular person Canada in the 20th century. It was he who made the country finally independent from Britain. Trudeau was Prime Minister of Canada for 16 years, starting in 1968, with a nine-month break from 1979-1980.
John Kenneth Galbraith, economist.
John is one of the most famous American economic theorists of the 20th century. He was a professor of economics at Harvard, served on the Price Committee during World War II, and served as ambassador to India. Among his merits, work as an adviser to the president should also be noted. In 1993 he was awarded the gold medal. M. V. Lomonosov for outstanding achievements in the field of economic and social sciences.
James Cameron, producer.
If you ask anyone to name the three most famous directors, the answer usually consists of names such as Steven Spielberg, George Lucas and James Cameron. Thanks to James Cameron, the world saw films such as Terminator, Aliens, Abyss, Titanic and Avatar. And the most amazing thing is that James did not graduate from any profile educational institution He is completely self-taught.
Neil Young, singer/composer.
Neil Young is a famous Canadian musician with a peculiar guitar playing technique. He wrote all the songs for himself. Along with Bob Dylan, he is one of the most prolific and influential songwriters in the history of rock music. Music magazine Rolling stone conducted a massive poll of status musicians and critics, during which Young was named 34th in the list the greatest musicians era of rock and roll.
Shania Twain, singer / composer.
Shania is one of the most famous Canadian singers, her style is country and pop music. Since the age of 11, Shania has constantly performed on various television and radio broadcasts. Her album entitled Come on Over, released in 1997, became a real bestseller. It has sold over 40 million copies, making it the best-selling album in modern music history.
