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Game Shows' Most Outrageous Moments 3 Marc Garneau was born in Quebec City on February 23, 1949. He was Canada's first astronaut (U.S. shuttle in October 1984). Bernie Geoffrion was born in Montreal on February 14, 1931. He played right wing with the Montreal Canadiens from 1950 to 1964. Canada is the second largest country in the world at 3,849,674 square miles. Canada shares with the United States the longest undefended border. Canada holds the largest amount of fresh water in a country. Longest bridge over sea, Confederation Bridge is 11 km long. In the first movie, Louis tells his guests that the smoked salmon is from Nova Scotia. Glass Tiger was pop quintet formed in Newmarket, Ontario, in the early 80s. Their singles include Don't Forget Me (1986). Gob is a punk band from Burnaby, British Columbia, that formed in 1994. The band's trademark sound relies heavily on crunchy, distorted guitars. Their single "I Hear You Calling" was featured on Electronic Arts' NHL 2002 video game. Other of their songs have been featured in EA video games. Xenia takes the Canadian ID from the man she was with on the boat. Scott Goodyear was born in Toronto in 1959. He is an Indy race car driver who was the first Canadian to win on an oval track. Glenn Gould was born in Toronto on September 25, 1932. He was a pianist, writer, composer and broadcaster. He earned his Music Association diploma at age 12. He died in Toronto on October 4, 1982. Gowan (Lawrence Gowan) was born in Glasglow, Scotland, on November 22, 1956. Gowan has been both a solo artist and a member of the band Styx . His musical style is usually classified in the category of progressive rock. At the age of nineteen, he earned an ARCT in classical piano performance from the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto. His 1985 album Strange Animal was his commercial breakthrough, spawning the hit singles "A Criminal Mind", "(You're A) Strange Animal" and "Cosmetics". His 1987 follow up Great Dirty World gave him another hit single. In 1997, Gowan released "Healing Waters" as a tribute to Diana, Princess of Wales after her death. However, despite what many believe, this song was not originally written for this purpose. It was, in fact, used in its original form in the movie When the Bullet Hits the Bone two years prior to the accident that killed Diana. This song is not listed in the credits for the movie, however, it is very prominent in the film. After her death, the lyrics were modified into the version that Gowan fans have come to know. Great Big Sea is a folk-rock band from Newfoundland. They perform energetic rock interpretations of traditional Newfoundland folk songs which draw from the island's Irish, English, and French heritage. The band also performs original material. The founding band members included Alan Doyle, Séan McCann, Darrell Power, and Bob Hallett. Power retired from Great Big Sea in 2003 to spend more time with his family and friends. Supporting members of the band include Kris McFarlane (2003) and Murray Foste. Their hit songs include Mari-Mac (1995) and Sea Of No Cares (2002). They also did a cover of R.E.M.'s It's The End Of The World As We Know It. Tom Green was born in Pembroke, Ontario, near Ottawa, on July 30, 1971. He is comedian, actor and talk-show host. He pioneered a type of "shock humor" comedy. Graeme Greene was born on Six Nations Reserve, Ontario, in 1952. He is an actor who was nominated for an Oscar in Dances With Wolves. He is regular on The Red Green Show. Lorne Greene was born in 1915 in Ottawa. He began his career as a radio news announcer and was known as "The Voice Of Doom" during World War II. He worked at the Stratford Festival and Canadian television prior to going to Hollywood in the 1950s. He starred in the television series Bonanza (1959-73) as Ben Cartwright and as Cmdr. Adama in the movie Battlestar Galatica (1978). He died on September 11, 1987 in Santa Monica, California. Wayne Gretzky was born in Brantford, Ontario on January 26, 1961. Known as the "Great One," he played hockey for the Edmonton Oilers, Los Angeles Kings, New York Rangers and St. Louis Blues. In 1982, Wayne set the record for most goals (92), assists (120) and points (212) in a season. In 1986, he broke his assists (163) and points (215) record. He also is the all-time leader in these three categories and holds a total of nearly 50 NHL records Paul Gross was born in Calgary in 1959. He is an actor and playwright and starred in the television series Due South. The Group of 7 was a group of Canadian landscape painters in the 1920s, originally consisting of Franklin Carmichael, Lawren Harris, A. Y. Jackson, Frank Johnston, Arthur Lismer, J. E. H. MacDonald, and Frederick Varley. Tom Thomson was also associated with the Group, but was never an official member, since he died before the Group was formed. Emily Carr was inspired and admired by the Group, and was invited to take part in art shows, a radical invitation for a woman at that time, but Carr was also never an official member. Other artists eventually joined the Group, which was then renamed the Canadian Group of Painters. The Group of Seven was strongly influenced by European Impressionism of the late Nineteenth Century in the Montmartre district of Paris. The Guess Who is Winnipeg-based band formed in 1965 by Burton Cummings and Randy Bachman. Their hits include These Eyes (1968) and American Woman (1970). Peter Gzowski was born in Toronto on July 13, 1934. He was a radio talk-show host and author of The Game of Our Lives (1981). He died in 2002. |