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Mark Forward
Born (1974-06-17) June 17, 1974 (age 50)
NationalityCanadian
Websitewww.markforward.com Edit this at Wikidata

Mark Forward (born June 17, 1974)[1] is a Canadian comedian and actor from Oakville, Ontario.[2]

He is the winner of the 2005 Canadian Comedy Award for Best Stand-up Newcomer. He also won the Homegrown Competition at the 2006 Just for Laughs festival. He has performed at the Halifax Comedy Festival, Hub Cap Comedy Festival and Just for Laughs,[3] opening for Craig Ferguson during his Hobo Fabulous tour.[4]

He has appeared in Letterkenny, Fargo, Mr. D, The Rocker, Breakfast with Scot, The Sean Cullen Show, The Newsroom and Degrassi.[3][5] Forward is also a writer and performer on The Jon Dore Television Show.[6]

Filmography

Personal life

Forward lives in Toronto. He is married and has a son.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Mark Forward". IMDb. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
  2. ^ a b Grignon, Denis (January 3, 2017). "Mark Forward is a nationalist of laughs". Toronto Star. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Why Mark Forward believes Canadian comics should not move to the U.S." Q. July 13, 2017.
  4. ^ "Craig Ferguson Sony Centre, Toronto ON, October 2". exclaim.ca. October 3, 2015. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
  5. ^ Wheeler, Brad (December 8, 2016). "Comedian Mark Forward on making a career in stand-up". The Globe and Mail.
  6. ^ Banner, Victoria (May 4, 2016). "Toronto comedian Mark Forward keeps things authentic". beatroute.ca.