Dan Redican
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
Due South
Booth Announcer
1994
Series
Corner Gas
The Regina Official
2004
Series
The Jim Henson Hour
Farmer
1989
Series
The Kids in the Hall
Martin
1989
Series
Noddy
Carl Spiffy
1998
Series
Puppets Who Kill
Dan Barlow
2002
Series
Groundling Marsh
Hegdish
1995
Series
Freaky Stories
Maurice the Maggot
1997
Film
The Wrong Guy
Ken Daly
1997
Film
Dog City
Additional Muppet Performer (voice)
1989
Series
The Hardy Boys
Ed
1995
Film
Superstar
Freaky Freddy
1999
Mosquito Lake
George
1988
Series
The Chimp Channel
1999
Film
The Kids in the Hall: Comedy Punks
Self
2022
Film
The Judge
Terry Franks
2001
Series
Four on the Floor
1986
Film
Elvis Meets Nixon
Tom Fitzgerald
1997
Film
Burnt Toast
Lab Technician
2005
Film
Woman on Trial: The Lawrencia Bembenek Story
Marty Blaine
1993
Film
Hayseed
The Saddest Man in the World
1997