Gerry Dee

Gerry Dee
Occupation	Stand-up Comedy
Website	gerrydee.com

Gerry Dee (born December 31, 1968) is a Canadian stand-up comedian. Prior to his comic career, he was a physical education teacher and hockey coach at De La Salle College (Toronto) "Oaklands", a private co-ed high school in Toronto. He also attended and graduated from De La Salle in junior high and high school.

Dee was already relatively successful long before being on Last Comic Standing. He had already had his own comedy special on The Comedy Network in Canada, appeared on the Comedy Network special "The Nubian Disciples", and performed at the world famous Montreal International Comedy Festival, having his segment aired on Just For Laughs. He has appeared in television commercials and has performed at many comedy clubs, including Just For Laughs and Yuk Yuks. Dee also had a role in the minor hit Trailer Park Boys: The Movie where he played the role of Donny.

Dee might be best known for placing third on the fifth season of Last Comic Standing. Gerry Dee had tried out for Last Comic Standing during the second and fourth seasons, but never advanced to the finals. He missed the birth of his daughter while appearing on the show.

Dee is of Scottish descent. He was also an avid hockey and golf player during his college years.

Gerry's earlier education was at St. Gabriel Catholic School (Bayview/Sheppard), he later studied Kinesiology at York University. father was a bus driver for the TTC and would drive on the Jane street route.

Gerry now has a segment on sports channel 'The Score' where he interviews professional athletes. Gerry has not enjoyed the success on The Score he once did during his stand-up days, as he has lost fan support due to lack of comic integrity on the show.

External links

• Official website
• Gerry's MySpace page
• BuddyTV interviews Gerry Dee
• Gerry Dee's BuddyTV bio