UV - Canadian Effect

Barbara Underhill was born in Pembroke, Ontario, on June 24, 1963. She and Paul Martini were figure skaters who won bronze in 1983 and gold in 1984 for the world's pairs championship.

Unhappily Ever After
Ross tells his mother that he is dressed in pants, a shirt and a beard to play Abe Lincoln in a play. She tells him that is not enough and that he "is playing Abe Lincoln, not k.d. lang."

Vancouver Canucks started playing in the NHL in the 1970-71 season.

Vancouver Grizzlies started playing the NBA in 1995. They moved to Nashville in the 2001-02 season when the city could no longer support the team.

Gino Vanelli was born in Montreal on June 16, 1952. He is a pop singer-songwriter.

Nia Vardalos was born on September 24, 1962 in Winnipeg, Manitoba and is a Golden Globe-nominated actress, Academy Award-nominated screenwriter and producer.

Vardalos had done many different works but gained almost overnight success with her movie My Big Fat Greek Wedding. The success of the movie led to an unsuccessful T.V. series on CBS, called My Big Fat Greek Life. Except for John Corbett, this series featured the original movie cast.

Gilles Villeneuve was born in St. Jean, Quebec in 1952. He won six Grand Prix races (1978-81). He died from injuries suffered in qualifying run in Belgium in 1982. His son, Jacques races with Grand Prix circuit.

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Jacques Villeneuve was born in St. Jean Sur Richelieu, Quebec, on April 7, 1971. He placed second at the 1994 Indy and won it in 1995 and three other races that year. He races in the Formula 1 (Grand Prix) circuit.

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Valerie Irons (like Pamela Anderson) is from British Columbia.

Roch Voisine was born in St. Basile, New Brunswick, on March 26, 1963. After a knee injury ended his hockey career, he became a singer-songwriter. His albums include Hélène (1989) and I'll Be Always There (1993).

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