Thomas, Dave
Biography
David William Thomas, actor, writer, director (b at St Catharines, Ont 20 May 1948). Dave Thomas went to public school in Durham, North Carolina, and returned to Canada where he attended high school in Dundas, Ont. He received a bachelor of arts degree with honours in English literature from McMaster University in Hamilton in 1972. He began his career at a Toronto ad agency, soon moving to New York as the head writer on a Coca-Cola account. After three years writing ad copy, Dave Thomas left to pursue his first love, writing and performing comedy. In 1975, he joined the Second City troupe in Toronto, performing at the Old Firehall Theatre with the likes of Joe Flaherty, John Candy, Catherine O'Hara and another McMaster alumni, Eugene Levy. He became part of the original cast of SCTV in 1976, along with O'Hara, Flaherty, Levy, Candy, Harold Ramis, Robin Duke, and Andrea Martin.
Other Information
Related Websites or Blogs
Dave Thomas in The Canadian Encyclopedia
Published Work
1996. SCTV: Behind the Scenes. Toronto: McClelland & Stewart. (Nonfiction)
