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|name = Frank Shuster |
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|image = Wayne and Shuster.jpg |
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|caption = [[Johnny Wayne]] and Frank Shuster |
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|birth_date = {{Birth date|1916|9|5}} |
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|birth_place = [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]] |
| birth_place = [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]] |
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|death_date = {{Death date and age|2002|1|13|1916|9|5}} |
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|death_place = Toronto, Ontario |
| death_place = Toronto, Ontario |
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| occupation = Comedian |
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|awards = [[Order of Canada]] |
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| relatives = [[Joe Shuster]] (cousin) |
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'''Frank Shuster''', {{Post-nominals|country=CAN|OC}} ( |
'''Frank Shuster''', {{Post-nominals|country=CAN|OC}} (5 September 1916 – 13 January 2002) was a [[Canada|Canadian]] comedian best known as a member of the [[Double act|comedy duo]] [[Wayne and Shuster]] ([[Johnny Wayne]] being the other half). |
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Born in [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]], he spent part of his childhood in [[Niagara Falls, Ontario|Niagara Falls]]. His family returned to Toronto in time for Shuster to attend high school at Toronto's [[Harbord Collegiate Institute]], where he met Johnny Wayne in 1930. The two would soon be performing sketches and routines at school talent shows, continuing to do the same when they both attended the [[University of Toronto]]. By the early 1940s Wayne and Shuster began appearing on local radio station [[CFRB]], and during WWII they joined the Canadian Army as performers, entertaining Canadian troops. After the war, the duo appeared on CBC radio and television, becoming a network fixture with regular appearances from the 40s through the 80s. The duo would remain a comedy team for 60 years, until Wayne's death in 1990. |
Born in [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]], he spent part of his childhood in [[Niagara Falls, Ontario|Niagara Falls]]. His family returned to Toronto in time for Shuster to attend high school at Toronto's [[Harbord Collegiate Institute]], where he met Johnny Wayne in 1930. The two would soon be performing sketches and routines at school talent shows, continuing to do the same when they both attended the [[University of Toronto]]. By the early 1940s Wayne and Shuster began appearing on local radio station [[CFRB]], and during WWII they joined the Canadian Army as performers, entertaining Canadian troops. After the war, the duo appeared on CBC radio and television, becoming a network fixture with regular appearances from the 40s through the 80s. The duo would remain a comedy team for 60 years, until Wayne's death in 1990. |
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In 1996, Shuster was made an Officer of the [[Order of Canada]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.gg.ca/honours/search-recherche/honours-desc.asp?lang=e&TypeID=orc&id=3694 | publisher=Governor General of Canada | work=Order of Canada | title=Frank Shuster | accessdate=2008-05-04}}</ref> He was married to Ruth Shuster and had two children: Rosie and Steve. [[Rosie Shuster]] was a comedy writer for ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' and other television programs, and former wife of [[Lorne Michaels]]. Steve Shuster is also in the entertainment industry.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.worldofradio.com/dxld2108.txt | publisher=''[[CBC Radio]]'' | work=Summer Comedy Summary | date=6 July 2002 | title=CBC Previews for Saturday, July 6 }}</ref> |
In 1996, Shuster was made an Officer of the [[Order of Canada]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.gg.ca/honours/search-recherche/honours-desc.asp?lang=e&TypeID=orc&id=3694 | publisher=Governor General of Canada | work=Order of Canada | title=Frank Shuster | accessdate=2008-05-04}}</ref> He was married to Ruth Shuster and had two children: Rosie and Steve. [[Rosie Shuster]] was a comedy writer for ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' and other television programs, and former wife of [[Lorne Michaels]]. Steve Shuster is also in the entertainment industry.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.worldofradio.com/dxld2108.txt | publisher=''[[CBC Radio]]'' | work=Summer Comedy Summary | date=6 July 2002 | title=CBC Previews for Saturday, July 6 }}</ref> |
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He was also the cousin of [[Joe Shuster]], co-creator of [[Superman]]. |
He was also the cousin of [[Joe Shuster]], co-creator of ''[[Superman]]''. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 07:18, 31 October 2015
Frank Shuster | |
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 Johnny Wayne and Frank Shuster | |
| Born | September 5, 1916 |
| Died | January 13, 2002 (aged 85) Toronto, Ontario |
| Occupation | Comedian |
| Relatives | Joe Shuster (cousin) |
| Awards | Order of Canada |
Frank Shuster, OC (5 September 1916 – 13 January 2002) was a Canadian comedian best known as a member of the comedy duo Wayne and Shuster (Johnny Wayne being the other half).
Born in Toronto, Ontario, he spent part of his childhood in Niagara Falls. His family returned to Toronto in time for Shuster to attend high school at Toronto's Harbord Collegiate Institute, where he met Johnny Wayne in 1930. The two would soon be performing sketches and routines at school talent shows, continuing to do the same when they both attended the University of Toronto. By the early 1940s Wayne and Shuster began appearing on local radio station CFRB, and during WWII they joined the Canadian Army as performers, entertaining Canadian troops. After the war, the duo appeared on CBC radio and television, becoming a network fixture with regular appearances from the 40s through the 80s. The duo would remain a comedy team for 60 years, until Wayne's death in 1990.
In 1996, Shuster was made an Officer of the Order of Canada.[1] He was married to Ruth Shuster and had two children: Rosie and Steve. Rosie Shuster was a comedy writer for Saturday Night Live and other television programs, and former wife of Lorne Michaels. Steve Shuster is also in the entertainment industry.[2]
He was also the cousin of Joe Shuster, co-creator of Superman.
References
- ^ "Frank Shuster". Order of Canada. Governor General of Canada. Retrieved 2008-05-04.
- ^ "CBC Previews for Saturday, July 6". Summer Comedy Summary. CBC Radio. 6 July 2002.
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