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For those who religously follow my interviews, you will not doubt realize my propitious treatment of Hallmark actors. Of course, that is never a requirement in order to appear on my site, but more often than not, if someone in the entertainment industry has at least spent some time on a Hallmark soundstage, I already sense a deep connection due to the nature of the output of projects from this progressive network. In the case of David Haydn-Jones, had it not been for the tireless promotion of this thespian by a singularly devoted viewer and fan (namely Teresa Minutolo), I may have overlooked the actor that often refers to himself as "hidden in plain sight." For indeed, in the case of this Hallmark viewer, that is how I knew him until recently. …show more content…

Everyone else was flipping burgers and digging ditches, and I was singing and dancing five shows a day for Calaway Live. I would say that was what hooked me.

Did you go on to receive formal training in the arts in college?

Well, not exactly. At the age of seventeen, I attended McGill University, but I did not choose a performing arts degree. Instead, I studied architecture, but all my electives were in the arts--performing arts, theater, and literature. I was doing musicals, Shakespeare, and I even got the lead in Tartuffe all whilst designing buildings and houses.

At the same time, I was also doing live sketch comedy in the clubs in Montreal. We did an hour of new comedy every other week. I considered myself this weird hybrid who infiltrated the theater department, and I basically cobbled together my own training. I was in the chorus, I did independent plays, and I was performing everywhere and anywhere I could whilst working towards my architecture degree. I also wrote and performed original musicals for the Alberta government during my summers as a singing park …show more content…

She was wonderful to work with on that film. She was there as I was getting exposed to that world, and she steered people my way. It was such a lovely time. Oh, I love that woman. We had such a great time, and we laughed and laughed all the time.

In light of Alan Thicke's passing, what was it like working with him on A Cookie Cutter Christmas?

First of all, you're sort of starstruck because you grew up watching him, and you know him as a very famous Canadian. I don't get starstruck that much. He was very tall. He had a real presence and an amazing voice. I think he only worked on the movie maybe two days out of the around fifteen days we shot. I think that I only had three scenes with him, but again, you're looking at this man. He's seen it all. He's done it all. He's showing up on this Christmas movie. He's lovely, charming, easygoing, and professional. He's there to work and have some fun and have some laughs. Very generous. Introduced himself and said, "Hi, I'm Alan," like we didn't already know. I love it when "names" do that 'cause it takes all the hype away. You're just two actors working on a show together. I think it's a very honorable and gracious thing to do. As opposed to, "Who are you?!" We had scenes together. We improv-ed

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