Brent Butt

Brent Butt

Infobox actor


name = Brent Butt
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location = Tisdale, Saskatchewan
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spouse = Nancy Robertson
notable role = Brent Leroy of "Corner Gas"

Brent Butt (born August 3, 1966 in Tisdale, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian stand-up comedian actor and writer. He is best known for his role as Brent Leroy on the CTV sitcom "Corner Gas", which he also created. The series was an instant hit when it made its debut in 2004 and is currently in production of its sixth and final season.

Butt has won four Canadian Comedy Awards, for Best Male Stand-up (2001), Best Male TV Performance ("Corner Gas", 2004–05) and Best Writing - TV Series ("Corner Gas", 2004). The Comedy Network Sir Peter Ustinov Award was awarded to Butt on June 9, 2008. [cite web
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Butt has done several stand-up performances for CTV, CBC, CBC radio's "Definitely Not the Opera" and The Comedy Network in Canada (which airs reruns of "Corner Gas"), as well as A&E in the United States and ABC in Australia. His prairie-oriented comedy and occasional "folksy" song compositions (such as "Nothing Rhymes with Saskatchewan" and "Hairy Legs") have entertained audiences across Canada.

Born in Tisdale, Saskatchewan, Butt started out his career in the Yuk Yuk's chain in Western Canada, before moving to Toronto in 1989, where he set up shop in a Cabbagetown apartment with two other comedians. In Toronto, Butt performed in the Yuk Yuk's chain before leaving and becoming one of the most successful comedians in Canada.

On May 19, 2005, Butt hosted a Command Performance gala for Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip held in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan to celebrate the Canadian province's centennial. Highlights of the program included Butt performing "Nothing Rhymes with Saskatchewan" and trading jokes with Leslie Nielsen.

Butt is married to his "Corner Gas" co-star Nancy Robertson.

On April 10, 2008, Butt announced that he and his production company, Prairie Pants, had informed CTV that the sixth season of "Corner Gas", scheduled to air during the 2008-09 season, would be the show's last. Butt, in a press release, cited a desire for the series to end "on the top of our game" for the decision to end it now. [ [http://www.cbc.ca/arts/tv/story/2008/04/10/corner-gas.html CBC News: Corner Gas to end in spring 2009] , April 10, 2008. Accessed April 10, 2008]

At the World Television Festival in Banff, Alberta, Butt was honoured with the Comedy Network Sir Peter Ustinov Award which is presented in recognition of a significant body of comedic work. Past recipients include John Cleese, Bob Newhart, John Candy and Eugene Levy. [cite web
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title = Butt tickled to join his heroes
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At that same festival it was announced that Butt had signed a deal with Brightlight Pictures to write, produce and star in a comedic feature film, which will be co-produced by Butt's Sparrow Media Company. Details of that deal were not announced. [cite web
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Butt is also writing and producing a new comedy pilot for CTV. Entitled "Hiccups", the pilot would star Nancy Robertson as a children's author who begins seeing a life coach to deal with her anger management issues. [cite web
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References

External links

* [http://www.brentbutt.com/brlinks.htm Brent Butt Comedian]
* [http://www.comedynightlife.com/index.php/Brent_Butt Brent Butt on ComedyNightLife.com]
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* [http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=M1ARTM0012724 Brent Butt article] in Canadian Encyclopedia


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