Gavin Crawford


Gavin Crawford is a Canadian comedian and actor, best known for The Gavin Crawford Show and This Hour Has 22 Minutes.

Early life

Crawford was born in Taber, Alberta, Canada. He is a graduate of the BFA Acting Program at the University of British Columbia.

Career

An alumnus of The Second City's Toronto company, Crawford is the creator, co-writer and co-star of the self-titled series, which ran for three seasons on The Comedy Network. In 2000 and 2001, he was also a cast member of the short-lived American sketch series Hype. In 2003 he joined the cast of This Hour Has 22 Minutes, filling in for Mary Walsh during her time away from the show. In 2004, Crawford was made a full-time cast member of This Hour Has 22 Minutes.
Crawford hosted the 2008 Canadian Screenwriting Awards and the Canadian version of How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?, which aired on CBC Television in the summer of 2008. Additionally, Crawford performed in guest appearances on Murdoch Mysteries, Made in Canada, Heartland, The Red Green Show and Corner Gas, and in the film French Immersion.
In 2013, Crawford participated in Salvatore Antonio's Truth/Dare: A Satire , an interactive audience participation show which featured staged reenactments of scenes from Madonna's 1991 film , at Buddies in Bad Times during Toronto's Pride Week. The show's cast also included Keith Cole and Adamo Ruggiero.
In 2014, he starred in Maureen Bradley's film Two 4 One as Adam, a trans man who winds up unexpectedly pregnant, and in the sitcom 24 Hour Rental as J.R.
Beginning in 2015, he is the host of the comedy news quiz series Because News on CBC Radio One.

Awards

Crawford was the recipient of the Tim Sims Encouragement Fund Award in 1998. He was nominated four times for a Gemini Award, which he won in December 2004 for his work on The Gavin Crawford Show. His comedy special Gavin Crawford's Wild West, which aired on CBC Television in 2013, garnered several Canadian Screen Award nominations at the 2nd Canadian Screen Awards, including a Best Actor in a Comedy Program or Series nod for Crawford.

Personal life

Crawford is openly gay. He lives in Toronto.

Theatre