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A Note from Jacob: If you or someone you know are experiencing a mental health crisis, please call 988.   It was an honor to welcome award-winning actress and singer Lenore Zann to The Jake's Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast.  A ground-breaking artist and political trailblazer, Lenore Zann's explosive career has spanned the globe with iconic performances and strong political stances. Thanks to her beloved portrayal of Rogue (the superhero fittingly recognized as “the strongest woman in the Universe”) in X-Men: The Animated Series and Marvel Studio's X-Men '97, as well as her roles as Tigra in The Avengers: United They Stand, Chiriko in Fushigi Yûgi, and Star Catcher in My Little Pony. Lenore Zann has become the voice of an entire generation.   Born in Sydney, Australia, she moved to Canada with her teacher parents at the age of eight. With a natural talent for performance, Lenore Zann burst onto the entertainment scene at just nineteen with her haunting portrayal of Marilyn Monroe in the rock opera Hey Marilyn! At twenty-six, she won Canada's national ACTRA Award for Best Actor in a Radio Drama for her performance as Mary Snow in CBC Radio's Salt Water Moon by David French.At thirty, producers in New York sponsored her to play Candy in Unidentified Human Remains and the True Nature of Love by Brad Fraser, first at the Hampstead Theatre in Chicago, followed by an off-Broadway run at the Orpheum Theatre. She followed this by writing and performing her first play, The Marilyn Tapes, first at Don't Tell Mama's Cabaret and another off-Broadway run at The Blue Heron Theatre. With hundreds of credits in TV, film, theater, radio, animation, and interactive games, she has electrified audiences with her performances. Fans tell her she has empowered them in their own lives.   Now, the magical wings of Disney have helped Lenore Zann soar to new heights of fame. Fans and critics alike have hailed her stunning performance in X-Men '97 as Emmy-worthy with both the show and Lenore garnering numerous award nominations, including a Primetime Emmy nomination for Best Animated Production. An album of songs and several feature film and TV roles are currently in the works. A Rogue's Tale is her first book.   Lenore also received the 2024 King Charles III Coronation Medal for outstanding community service, the Duke of Edinburgh Gold Award for Service to Community and Country, the ACTRA Award for Best Actor, and a Lifetime Achievement Award for Contribution to Arts and Culture. She supports organizations such as the Terry Fox Foundation, The Sick Kids Foundation, and St. Jude.  On this episode of The Jake's Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast, Lenore Zann spoke about returning to the X-Men universe for Disney+'s  X-Men '97, portraying Marilyn Monroe and writing A Rogue's Tale.Let's connect on social media: A) BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/jacobelyachar.bsky.socialB) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JacobElyachar/C) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jacobelyachar/D) Threads: https://www.threads.net/@jacobelyacharE) Twitter (X): https://x.com/JacobElyacharF) YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JacobElyacharBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/jake-s-take-with-jacob-elyachar--4112003/support.

In this episode of ACTRA Toronto Reel Talk, ACTRA Award-winning voice performer and IPA bargaining team member Cory Doran speaks with Kate Ziegler about the challenges and opportunities facing performers today, including the importance of AI protections, fair compensation, and control over one's likeness, especially in the evolving voice and animation sectors. Cory also touches on the value of union solidarity, particularly for voice performers and precarious workers, as they navigate an industry reshaped by technology, inflation, and streaming.

Taylor Olson, a Canadian Screen Award & ACTRA Award nominee, joins us this episode to chat about making films in Atlantic Canada!Taylor sits down with our host, Rhys Waters, to chat about the boundaries and potential of filmmaking in Atlantic Canada, highlighting the tight-knit community, resource availability, and need for balance between competition and collaboration. Taylor describes the current state of Nova Scotia's film industry, emphasizing growth, tax incentives, and mentorship opportunities.  He talks about the significance of the Atlantic International Film Festival, showcasing local talent and fostering a sense of community. Taylor has acted in numerous feature films such as Black Cop, Hopeless Romantic (Outstanding Performance - Atlantic Film Festival 2018), Halloween Party, Dawn Her Dad & the Tractor, and his own feature film directorial debut Bone Cage - for which he won Best Actor at a number of film festivals, as well as his first ACTRA award. Olson won his second ACTRA Award for appearing in the feature film Bystanders, which he co-wrote alongside partner Koumbie. He has appeared in re-occurring roles on TV series such as Sex & Violence, Diggstown, Pure, This Hour Has 22 Minutes, King & Pawn, and as Larry in the new Trailer Park Boy's: Jail series.For television, Olson has directed for two seasons of This Hour Has 22 Minutes on CBC, three seasons of the documentary series Disrupt for AMI, and screened their AR series Alone Together at festivals such as the Reykjavik International Film Festival and the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam. As a creator, Olson released his first two short-form comedy series King & Pawn and 2GETHER 4EVER for Bell Fibe TV1. King & Pawn shot its third season in a 6 x 22 minute format for the Trailer Park Boys streaming service Swearnet.Taylor is the recipient of the 2020 Arts Nova Scotia Emerging Artist Award.To learn more visit:https://atlanticfilmfestival.ca/Produced by Podstarterhttps://www.podstarter.io/

Award-winning actress Sonja Smits discusses with Jan Price her new drama, "Better Days," available to rent now across digital platforms!Watch the trailer here: https://youtu.be/eaQwZn8Lqn0?si=PSMcqyXwqBFaAleTAfter Kate's husband dies, she withdraws into a world of vodka and grief - and Halloween costumes. When she befriends three lonely teenagers, her friends and family are appalled, yet she is discovering the woman she might become.Sonja Smits' career has included the lead in three television series, "Street Legal," "Traders," and "The Eleventh Hour," as well as many TV movies such as Margret Lawrence's "The Diviners." Her feature films include David Cronenberg's cult classic, "Videodrome and Owning Mahoney" with Philip Seymour Hoffman. Sonja's theatre work has taken her across Canada and the US. Sonja has received numerous honors and awards for her work, including a Gemini Award-Best Actress, TWFT- Outstanding Achievement Award, and ACTRA Award of Excellence. She was the first artist named President of the Harbourfront Centre Board, was a founding member of ACTRA Women's Caucus, and served as Chair at Toronto Artscape Foundation. Sonja is the co-owner of Closson Chase Vineyards, a pioneer in creating the viticulture region of Prince Edward County. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sonja Smits is a Gemini Award-winning and Genie nominated actress best known for her roles on Canadian Television series Street Legal and Traders. She also appeared in Murdoch Mysteries, The Outer Limits, Made in Canada, American Gods, Rent-A-Goalie and Mary Kills People. Her film roles include her nominated performances in Videodrome and That's My Baby, as well as Owning Mahowny, opposite Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Minnie Driver, and John Hurt. A winner of the ACTRA Award of Excellence, her latest film - Better Things - is available now. Evan Rissi is a Canadian writer, director, and actor, whose new film Going In, is expanded from his original proof-of-concept short. Set in Toronto in 1989, it follows a philosophy professor who gets dragged back into his old life of drinking, shady business partners, and astral projection. It is available now. SEE YOU IN 2024! Subscribe: Apple, Spotify, Amazon, Pandora, Deezer Socials @EndeavoursRadio --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dan-mcpeake/message

In our latest episode of ACTRA Spotlight, Stunt Performer and Coordinator Daniel Lavigne sat down with ACTRA Toronto's 2023 Award of Excellence recipient (and his sibling ACTRA Toronto member) Angelica Lisk-Hann for a heartfelt conversation about everything from the importance of mentorship to advice for her younger self to the legacy she wants to leave in the film industry (and more).

Join us as we have a delightful conversation with the cast and creators of the ACTRA Award-winning JUNIOR'S GIANT. Performer Kinley Mochrie (who also stars in the film) moderates the conversation with performer Eric Peterson, writer Deb McGrath and director Paula Brancati. Don't miss it! This is part one of a two part conversation - stay tuned for part two which will be released soon!

This week on Finding Your Bliss, we have an encore presentation of one of our most popular episodes! Life Coach and Bliss Expert Judy Librach is joined by acclaimed and award-winning actress, director and Canadian icon, Sheila McCarthy! Sheila McCarthy stars as

This week on Finding Your Bliss, Life Coach and Bliss Expert Judy Librach is joined by award-winning musical theatre star Barbara Barsky, one of the most outstanding musical theatre talents in this country. She

Michael D. Cohen talks his love of TV and Carol Burnett, living an authentic life, playing the iconic Schwoz from Henry Danger, and the audition where casting was sure he had a sister! About Michael: Michael D. Cohen is a series regular on Nickelodeon's hit sit-coms Henry Danger and Danger Force playing "Schwoz", a genius of indiscernible foreign nationality. The show won the Kids' Choice Award for best show in 2017 and 2020 and was nominated in 2018, 2019, 2021 and 2022. Michael shared his trans history in Time Magazine making him the first series regular actor ever to publicly disclose, let alone while being on a kid's show.  He has also appeared on shows such as Modern Family, The Real O'Neals, 2 Broke Girls, The Mindy Project, Angie Tribeca, Powerless, Austin & Ally, The Wizards of Waverly Place and many others. Film credits include the Coen Brothers comedy Suburbicon directed by George Clooney, the Oscar-nominated film Whiplash, as well as the Canadian Screen Award-nominated film It Was You Charlie, for which he was nominated for an ACTRA Award for Outstanding Lead Performance.  Michael has dozens of commercial credits including the current Wendy's "Everything I Ever Wanted" campaign, Nespresso(working again with George Clooney), Mini Starburst, FedEx, Capital One, Boston Market, Honda with Patrick Warburton, and the Super Bowl Hulu Plus campaign with Will Arnett.  As a teacher and coach, Michael served as Co-Chair of the SAG-AFTRA Hollywood Conservatory at the American Film Institute. He is a faculty lecturer for the University of Texas at Austin in Hollywood and has directed two highly successful industry showcases for UT Austin. He also teaches through his own studio the Michael D. Cohen Acting Studio in Los Angeles, and leads acting workshops regularly for SAG-AFTRA.   He has a Bachelor of Science degree in Cell Biology and a Masters degree in Adult Education focusing on transformative education for performers. He is also an avid mountaineer and rock climber.  Teaching website: www.mdcohenstudio.com or www.michaeldcohenstudio.com Facebook: @michaeldcohenstudio Follow the show on social media!          Instagram: https://instagram.com/thanksforcominginpodcast/          Twitter: https://twitter.com/tfci_podcast          Facebook: http://facebook.com/thanksforcominginpodcast/           Patreon: patreon.com/thanksforcomingin YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXj8Rb1bEmhufSBFSCyp4JQ Theme Music by Andrew Skrabutenas Producers: Jillian Clare & Susan Bernhardt Channel: Realm For more information, go to thanksforcominginpodcast.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on Finding Your Bliss, Life Coach and Bliss Expert Judy Librach is joined by acclaimed and award-winning actress, director and Canadian icon, Sheila McCarthy! Sheila McCarthy stars as

Andrew William Walker is a Canadian actor and film producer. He made his film debut in Laserhawk, followed by roles in American television series such as Maybe It's Me, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, and Hot Properties. He also co-starred in Steel Toes, which earned him an ACTRA Award for Best Actor in 2008. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/steven-cuoco/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/steven-cuoco/support

This weeks guest is an absolute legend in the world of animation and commercial voice over. It's two time ACTRA Award nominee, Ron Rubin!If you've been engaging in any animation in the last 3 decades or so, there's a solid chance that you've heard the wildly versatile, Ron Rubin. In his truly prolific 30 plus years as an actor, Ron has voiced characters for iconic properties like: Care Bears, Sailor Moon, X-Men, Rupert the Bear, Franklin, The Avengers, Beetlejuice, and much much much more. Along with being an incredible actor, Ron is also a highly sought after teacher and coach and has helped tons of actors get prepared to get behind the microphone and begin their careers as voiceover professionals!Ron is absolutely a fountain on knowledge and experience and I can't wait to share our chat with you.  

This weeks guest is a true legend in the VoiceOver business, it's Mamma VoiceOver herself, Julie Lemieux!A five-time ACTRA Award nominee, and two time winner, Julie has also been nominated twice for a Canadian Screen Award and won in 2016 for her performance as Dawn Dingledash in Numb Chucks.She has worked on over 100 animated series and feature films and is one of Canada's most versatile and highly regarded voice performers.Julie has voiced a range of iconic characters in animated series and films such as Rupert, Tin Tin, Sailor Moon, Paw Patrol, Max & Ruby, Arthur, True and the Rainbow Kingdom, Care Bears: Journey to Joke-a-lot, Rusty Rivets, Cupcake & Dino, The Nut Job, and The Cat in The Hat.Julie is truly overflowing with wisdom and experience and I can't wait to share our chat with you!

Andrew William Walker is a Canadian actor and film producer. He made his film debut in Laserhawk, followed by roles in American television series such as Maybe It's Me, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, and Hot Properties. He also co-starred in Steel Toes, which earned him an ACTRA Award for Best Actor in 2008. To date, Andrew had starred in 21 Hallmark films. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/steven-cuoco0/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/steven-cuoco0/support

Simu Liu discusses his career, Asian empowerment and community. Actor, author and advocate Simu Liu will make his debut as the title character in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton and starring alongside Awkwafina, Tony Leung, and Michelle Yeoh, Liu makes history as the star of the first Asian-fronted movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. He also starred in the CBC/Netflix comedy series Kim's Convenience for five seasons, which was the first Canadian television series with an all-Asian lead cast and tells the day-to-day micro-dramas encountered by a Korean immigrant family that runs a corner grocery store. The series won the ACTRA Award for Outstanding Ensemble in 2017 and Best Comedy Series at the 2018 Canadian Screen Awards. Liu's first major role was on the critically acclaimed OMNI crime drama Blood and Water, the first trilingual series (English, Mandarin, and Cantonese) produced by Canadian television, for which he received nominations at the ACTRA Awards and Canadian Screen Awards. Aside from his performance on screen, Liu participated in the writing room for the series by contributing in the show's second season as a story editor and as the main writer for one episode. He most recently completed production on the adventure feature Arthur the King. Liu also stars in Lissette Feliciano's Women Is Losers, which will premiere at the 2021 SXSW Film Festival. His other film and television credits include ABC's Fresh Off the Boat, Comedy Central's Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens, NBC's Taken, and Amazon's The Expanse. Moderated by Yul Kwon. Visit g.co/talksatgoogle/SimuLiu to watch the video of this event.

Join host David Gale as we have a wonderful chat with the ACTRA Award-winning Cara Ricketts! Listen as Cara chats about life during COVID-19, reflects on her background in theatre, her time at the Canadian Film Centre, her award-winning role on Anne with an E, being second on the call sheet on Street Legal, video game performance in Far Cry, and more.

Join host David Gale as he chats with former ACTRA Spotlight host, co-star of Kim's Convenience and 2020 ACTRA Award of Excellence recipient, Jean Yoon! This podcast was recorded in front of a live audience at ACTRA Toronto's Winter Conference in February 2020. In this episode Jean chats with David about her role as Umma on the smash hit Kim's Convenience, her past roles in stage and screen, living around the world, and more. As mentioned in the podcast, Jean gave a wonderful speech at the ACTRA Awards, which shortly followed the recording of this podcast. You can give it a watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5noqpAvkGI

February is Black History Month and there are many events happening across Canada to celebrate.  TD bank held a launch event at Harbourfront Centre in Toronto this week.Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee and pioneering hip-hop legend Maestro Fresh Wes hosted the event. He has recently become the first rap artist to ever have a song inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame. His legendary single “Let Your Backbone Slide” was the first rap recording to reach Gold and Platinum Status. As an actor, Wes Williams has appeared in several film and television roles including 8 seasons on CBC’s hit sitcom Mr. D. He is also an author of the 2010 motivational book “Stick To Your Vision” and has presented Ted Talks on Self-Revision.A WIFT-T Crystal Award recipient, the always fearless Tonya Williams has established herself as a force to be reckoned with. In 1979, Tonya was one of the first black actresses to break into mainstream Canadian television. She is best known for her twenty year starring role as Dr. Olivia Barber Winters on the popular daytime drama "The Young and The Restless". The role garnered Tonya two Emmy Nominations and numerous national and international awards, including two NAACP Image Awards and an ACTRA Award of Excellence. In 2001, Tonya created the Reelworld Film Festival as a means of empowering racially diverse talent in Canada. http://singdanceactthrive.com/037

In our first ACTRA Spotlight of 2020, join host David Gale as he chats with former ACTRA Award of Excellence recipient Peter Keleghan. Peter is one of Canada's most well-known faces, having been the first Lloyd Braun in Seinfeld, plus starring in many famous Canadian shows including The Newsroom and The Red Green Show. Peter discusses his famous family connections, the origin of his name, how he helped instigate the creation of the Creative Arts Savings and Credit Union, and more!

Join host David Gale as he has a funny and engaging chat with the wonderful, award-winning actor Eric Peterson. Eric, a remarkable defender of Canadian content, has had many iconic roles over his career, including Oscar Leroy in Corner Gas and Leon Robinovitch in Street Legal, plus is the co-creator of the internationally successful Billy Bishop Goes To War. In this episode, the past ACTRA Award of Excellence recipient discusses his long career in film and theatre, his current acting work, the importance of telling Canadian stories, and more.

Join host David Gale as he has an lively conversation with ACTRA Award winner-turned-filmmaker Joey Klein. Joey is the director of Castle In The Ground, a new feature (starring Alex Wolff, Neve Campbell and Imogen Poots) which is having its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2019. In this episode David and Joey talk about his latest film, his filmmaking process and what it is like to be a part of the festival circuit.

Join hosts Jean Yoon and David Gale chat with Jennifer Podemski, Tamara Podemski and Sarah Podemski! These three sisters have all had extensive careers in performance and filmmaking across Canada and abroad. Jennifer is a past ACTRA Award of Excellence recipient, a performer in such features as Dance Me Outside and Empire of Dirt, which she also produced, and founder of Redcloud Studios. Tamara is a performer, artist and musician, who has performed in the Broadway show of RENT and TV shows such as Coroner and Heartland and who is the writer on Jennifer's documentary series Future History. Sarah is a performer and filmmaker, whose series credits include Mocassin Flats, The Border, Cashing In, Between and Tin Star. David and Jean chat with Jennifer, Tamara and Sarah on a wide range of interesting subjects, including their family background and growing up together, their careers in the business, memorable projects and stories over the years, their work helping nurture artistry among Indigenous youth, and their favourite comfort foods (Matzah Ball Soup!). You won't want to miss this wonderful and rich conversation with these treasured Canadian performers.

Join hosts David Gale and Jean Yoon as they chat with the ACTRA Award-winning comedian and performer Mark Little. Mark has an extensive career in comedy and animation, including Cavendish, Picnicface, Gary and His Demons and Cupcake & Dino: General Services. Hear about Mark's favourite comedians, his background in comedy and improv, the video he created which got over 32 million views and attracted the attention of Will Ferrell, and more!

Hosts Jean Yoon and David Gale chat with the recent ACTRA Award winner of Outstanding Performance - Female Voice, Bryn McAuley. In this episode she talks about her start in the industry, her involvement with ACTRA Toronto and the Young Emerging Actors Assembly (YEAA) and even gives us a sample of some of the amazing voices she has performed in animation over the years.

We are thrilled to chat with the wonderful Wendy Crewson in the latest episode of ACTRA Spotlight! Wendy is one of Canada's most successful performers, a past recipient of the ACTRA Award of Excellence, Earle Grey Award and Canada's Walk of Fame. Join host David Gale as he chats with Wendy about her start in the business, some of her memorable roles and co-stars, her ACTRAvism as a supporter of Canada's cultural industries, and more.

In our inaugural episode of ACTRA Spotlight, join co-hosts Jean Yoon (Kim's Convenience) and David Gale (Vice-President of ACTRA Toronto) as they chat with 2019 ACTRA Award of Excellence recipient and Canadian screen legend Jayne Eastwood. Jayne talks about her start in the business in the famous Goin' Down the Road, to her time with SCTV, her favourite roles and more.

We are going for round two with actor, Tony Nappo on Cue To Cue! I loved having the opportunity to dig a little deeper and get caught up with Tony since our first conversation Click Here for first episode.   Tony has been up to a lot in the past couple years with his hit column Nappoholics in Intermission Magazine, the success of Bad Blood (now streaming on Netflix), to traveling shoots in Italy and Budapest for his most recent projects. Although all of these accomplishments are wonderful, and I am sincerely happy for Tony’s success, those of you who are regular listeners know that is the thing I am least interested in. I want to know YOU! Who are you “in the work”. Let’s talk about things that will challenge one another to grow and raise the bar for ourselves in our craft and as humans sharing this earth. Tony does exactly that today by sharing his heart, what he is moving towards, his past mistakes, and he does it all with a mouth like a trucker and I loved every minute it!   In this episode: Tony opens up about being an addict and how he is personally working on taking his recovery to the next level. the nature of vulnerability, ego, and acting. How traveling internationally to shoot as an actor in his recent shoots to Italy and Hungary were vastly different experiences and how you need to learn to roll with it. What advice he would give to actors just starting out. How his column, Nappoholics, in Intermission magazine came to be and how he curates his material how he deals with conflict now vs. ten years ago Tony Nappo was born and raised in Scarborough, Ontario. He went on to study acting in New York at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. He is a theatrical staple in Toronto and has worked in many high profile Hollywood films including Born to be Blue, Saw 2, Four brothers, Land of the Dead and Murder at 1600. He has appeared in endless independent films including The Go-Getters, From the Vine Came the Grape, Samanthology, This Beautiful City, Beat Down, Stag , You Might As Well Live, and The Rainbow Kid. He voices the lead character, Jimmy Falcone, on the hit animated series Fugget About It and has appeared in over a hundred episodes of television including Netflix's upcoming Northern Rescue, Bad Blood, Titans, In Contempt, Save Me, The Christmas Chronicles, Kim"s Convenience, Baroness Von Sketch, Disney"s Zombies, Private Eyes, Carter, Shoot The Messenger, Remedy, Rookie Blue, Flashpoint, Breakout Kings, Killjoys, Saving Hope and DaVinci's Inquest. He has been nominated for a Canadian Screen Award, a Broadway World Award, and two times for The Actra Award and twice again for The Dora Mavor Moore Award. Follow Tony! Instagram: @nappo.tony Twitter: @realtonynappo  

Actor, Tony Nappo is joining me on Cue To Cue Today! I think it is safe to say that Tony is an outspoken person who is definitely not afraid to express his feelings and opinions. Tony has a column in Intermission Magazine, Nappoholics Anonymous, where he expresses such opinions and feelings. It’s pretty great. I definitely got to meet the outspoken guy who writes the column but I also felt I got to meet this other part of Tony. At one point I asked him what is a misperception that he believes people might have about him, and he answered that sometimes he thinks that people may think he is pretty accessible and easy to get to know but that they may not know him as well as they think they do. He isn’t always this outspoken, cheeky person who likes to make jokes;  there is a sadness about him that he doesn’t show. Tony leaves nothing on the table in this episode and brings a level of vulnerability that only a few guests have brought to the podcast. I actually feel really honoured to have had this conversation with Tony. Only he really knows, but I feel like he does give the listener a chance to peek inside and get to know him better during this episode. Oh ya, we also talk about how he has a crush on Zac Efron. A Little about Tony: Tony Nappo was born and raised in Scarborough, Ontario. He went on to study acting in New York at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. He is a theatrical staple in Toronto and has worked in many high-profile Hollywood films including Born to be Blue, Four Brothers, Saw2, Land of the Dead, and Murder at 1600. He has appeared in endless independent films including This Beautiful City, Beat Down, Stag, You Might As Well Live and The Rainbow Kid. He voices the lead character, Jimmy Falcone, in the hit animated series Fugget About It and has appeared in over a hundred episodes of television including Shoot The Messenger, Remedy, Flashpoint, Killjoys, Rookie Blue, Conviction, Breakout Kings, Saving Hope and Davinci's Inquest. He has been nominated for a Canadian Screen Award, an Actra Award, a Broadway World Award and most recently, A Dora Mavor Moore award. Follow Tony! Twitter: @TonyNappo2 Check out Tony's Column in Intermission Magazine!-  Nappoholiocs Anonymous

Actress Tantoo Cardinal, a Member of the Order of Canada, one of the country's highest civilian honors. The Order of Canada recognizes Cardinal for her contributions to the growth and development of Aboriginal performing arts in Canada.Arguably the most widely recognized Native Actress of her generation; Tantoo has appeared in numerous plays, television programs, and films, including Legends of the Fall, Dances With Wolves, Black Robe, Loyalties, Luna, Spirit of the Whale, Unnatural & Accidental, Marie-Anne, Sioux City, Silent Tongue, Mother's & Daughter's and Smoke Signals. Recent work includes the films Eden, Maina, Shouting Secrets and From Above.Her stirring performance in Loyalties earned her a Genie nomination, American Indian Film Festival Best Actress Award, the People's choice Award at the Toronto Film Festival, plus Best Actress Awards at International Film Festivals in Zimbabwe and Portugal.Cardinal was just honored with the 2015 ACTRA Award of Excellence, other honors include Best Actress - Elizabeth Sterling Award in Theatre for All My Relations, First Americans in the Arts Totem Award for her portrayal of the character Katrina in Widows at the Forum Stage in Los Angeles. She won the American Indian Film Festival's Best Actress Award as well as the first Rudy Martin Award for Outstanding Achievement by a Native American in Film for Where the Rivers Flow North, a Gemini Award for North of 60 and a Leo Award for Blackstone.Her television credits include recurring roles on the series: Blackstone, The Killing, Arctic Air, Strange Empire,The Guard, North of 60, Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman, The Lightening Field, Street Legal, The Campbell's, Gunsmoke, Tom Stone, Myth Quest, Lonesome Dove and Renegade Press.com. MOW's include Full Flood, The Englishman's Boy, Dreamkeeper and the PBS documentary Nobody's Girls.For her contributions to the Native Artistic community, Cardinal won the Eagle Spirit Award. She has also been honored with the MacLeans' magazine Honor Roll as Actress of the Year, the Outstanding Achievement Award from the Toronto Women in Film and Television, an International Women in Film Award for her lasting contribution to the arts, and induction to the CBC/Playback Hall of Fame. Meet: Tantoo Cardinal.

Pat Mills and Face2Face host David Peck talk about his new film Don’t Talk To Irene, gender disparity, bullying, random ideas, freedom and non-conformity and why Geena Davis portraying God is important. Biography Pat Mills’s first feature film, the dark comedy GUIDANCE, which he wrote, directed and starred in, had its world premiere at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival. Picked up by Strand Releasing in the US and Search Engine Films in Canada, Guidance was theatrically released in Summer 2015. Hailed as a “GRADE A” comedy by the Los Angeles Times and a New York Times Crit ics’s Pick, it currently holds a 88% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Guidance is now available on DVD, Netflix, Vimeo, Amazon, TMN, HBO and itunes. His performance as David was nominated for an Actra Award for Outstanding Male Performance. An alumnus of TIFF’s Talent lab and TIFF Studio, Pat was named winner of TIFF’s Pitch This! for his second feature DON’T TALK TO IRENE. The screenplay won BEST COMEDY SCREENPLAY at the Austin Screenplay Competition. The film stars Michelle McLeod, Bruce Gray, Scott Thompson and Geena Davis. More at www.pat-mills.com Synopsis Irene is 16, fat, friendless and tired of being a loser, but she’s determined that this year is going to be different — Irene is  going to become a cheerleader. But when she’s the victim of a cruel prank, Irene is suspended on her first day back at school Irene - along with bullies Robbie and Sarah - and must endure two weeks of community service at the local retirement home. Irene befriends Charles, a depressed retired boxer who figuratively punches away her low self esteem. In his own grumpy way he convinces her to follow her dreams and instead of becoming a cheerleader, she becomes the next best thing — a choreographer. She signs the seniors up to audition for her favourite reality show “Total Talent Showdown”. Keeping the plan a secret from her mother, Irene finds confidence for the first time in her bond with the seniors, teaching them how to dance for television broadcast. What she doesn’t know is that a very jealous Robbie and Sarah are secretly plotting their revenge—and they will stop at nothing to kill Irene’s dreams of reality show stardom. Trailer ---------- For more information about David Peck's podcasting, writing and public speaking please visit his site here or check out the site of his podcast on film, social change and much more. With thanks to producer Josh Snethlage and Mixed Media Sound.   Image Copyright: Pat Mills and Alyson Richards Productions. Used with permission. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.