Canadian playwright and actor
Ted Dykstra is a Canadian playwright and actor.
Early life
He was born in Chatham-Kent, Ontario in 1961 and grew up in St. Albert, Alberta.[1]
Career
He is a founding member of Soulpepper Theatre Company.[2] His writing credits include Two Pianos Four Hands, Dorian, and Evangeline. His acting performances include Bach in Bach's Fight for Freedom and Ed Broadbent in Mulroney: The Opera, as well as some voice work. Dykstra voices Dad Tiger in Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood and Reg in RoboRoach.
In 2003, he formed an independent record label Actorboy Records with Gary Sinise.[3] He was formerly married to Melanie Doane with two children, Theo and Rosy.[3][4][5]
Coal Mine Theatre
Dykstra and his wife Diana Bentley are co-directors of Coal Mine Theatre.[5]
Filmography
Television
Film
Stage
References
- ^ "Dykstra, Ted". Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
- ^ Fricker, Karen (12 September 2017). "The Coal Mine Theatre stays small but ambitious". Toronto Star. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
- ^ a b "Melanie Doane". Retrieved 2021-01-30.
In 2003, Doane announced that she had parted ways with Sony and signed with Actorboy Records, an independent label created by her husband, theatre director and actor, Ted Dykstra, and actor, Gary Sinise.
- ^ "Ted Dykstra: Battling with his personal demons". 2011-07-14. Retrieved 2021-01-30.
What made this work so distastefully compelling to watch in its various incarnations, is that one of the theatre world's worst-kept secrets was that Dykstra's two-decade marriage to singer Melanie Doane was dissolving as he kept recreating the pain on stage.
- ^ a b "How They Met: Diana Bentley and Ted Dykstra on a love story all their own". Trnto. 2018-12-03. Retrieved 2019-08-10.
When I met Ted I didn't know he played piano or had a show called 2 Pianos 4 Hands or anything like that. I just knew that he was a director in the theatre. So, needless to say, the first time Ted got up to play piano at a salon, I was absolutely stunned. I'll never forget it as long as I live. He played "Great Balls of Fire" and "Bennie and the Jets," and when he sat back down at the table, I couldn't speak.
- ^ Sargent, Joseph (1980-03-09), Amber Waves (Drama), Dennis Weaver, Kurt Russell, Mare Winningham, Time-Life Television Productions, retrieved 2024-07-21
- ^ The Littlest Hobo (Adventure, Drama, Family), London, Harvey Atkin, Allan Royal, CTV Television Network, Glen Warren Productions, 1979-10-11, retrieved 2024-07-21
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ Till, Eric, The Cuckoo Bird (Drama), Elizabeth Shepherd, Kenneth Welsh, Marcel Sabourin, retrieved 2024-07-21
- ^ Erlich, Alan, Home Free (Comedy), Jessica Steen, Ted Dykstra, Stephen Markle, retrieved 2024-07-21
- ^ Seeing Things (Comedy, Fantasy, Mystery), Louis Del Grande, Janet-Laine Green, Martha Gibson, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), 1981-09-15, retrieved 2024-07-21
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ Street Legal (Drama), C. David Johnson, Eric Peterson, Cynthia Dale, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), 1987-01-06, retrieved 2024-07-21
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ Stern, Steven Hilliard (1989-11-29), Final Notice (Crime, Drama, Thriller), Gil Gerard, Melody Anderson, Jackie Burroughs, Sharmhill Productions, Wilshire Court Productions, retrieved 2024-07-21
- ^ Wharmby, Tony (1990-04-11), The Kissing Place (Drama, Thriller), Meredith Baxter, David Ogden Stiers, Victoria Snow, Cynthia A. Cherbak Productions, Wilshire Court Productions, retrieved 2024-07-21
- ^ Katts and Dog (Adventure, Crime, Family), Jesse Collins, Andrew Bednarski, Dan Martin, Atlantique Productions, Comweb Productions, Dover Beach Productions Inc., 1988-09-17, retrieved 2024-07-21
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ Heritage Minutes (Short, Drama, History), Aidan Devine, Katherine Trowell, Steve Cumyn, Historica Canada, retrieved 2024-07-21
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ Donovan, Paul (1993-11-07), Life with Billy (Drama), Nancy Beatty, Stephen McHattie, Deb Allen, Salter Street Films International, The Film Works, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), retrieved 2024-07-21
- ^ RoboCop (Action, Adventure, Crime), Richard Eden, Yvette Nipar, Blu Mankuma, Robocop Productions Ltd., Rysher Entertainment, Skyvision Entertainment, 1994-03-14, retrieved 2024-07-21
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ Side Effects (Drama), Albert Schultz, Nadia Capone, Joseph Ziegler, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), 1994-10-14, retrieved 2024-07-21
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ Gillard, Stuart, Bach's Fight for Freedom (Biography, Drama, Family), Ted Dykstra, Kyle Labine, Ian D. Clark, Devine Entertainment, retrieved 2024-07-21
- ^ Chapple, Alex (2000-03-22), Murder Most Likely (Drama, Crime), Paul Gross, Marie-Josée Croze, Janine Theriault, Alliance Atlantis Communications, CTV Television Network, Judas Kiss Productions, retrieved 2024-07-21
- ^ RoboRoach (Animation, Adventure, Comedy), Scott Thompson, Ted Dykstra, Catherine Disher, Helix Animation, Merlin Animated Productions, Portfolio Entertainment, 2002-01-08, retrieved 2024-07-21
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ Shattered City: The Halifax Explosion (Drama, History), Paul Doucet, Gordon Michael Woolvett, Clare Stone, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), Eggplant Picture & Sound, Power, retrieved 2024-07-21
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ Wonderfalls (Comedy, Drama, Fantasy), Caroline Dhavernas, Katie Finneran, Tyron Leitso, 20th Century Fox Television, Living Dead Guy Productions, Millenium Canadian Productions, 2004-03-12, retrieved 2024-07-21
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ 1-800-Missing (Crime, Drama, Mystery), Caterina Scorsone, Vivica A. Fox, Mark Consuelos, NDG Productions, Lions Gate Television, Missing Production Corp, 2003-08-02, retrieved 2024-07-21
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ Angela's Eyes (Crime, Drama, Thriller), Abigail Spencer, Lyriq Bent, Joe Cobden, NBC Universal Television, 2006-07-16, retrieved 2024-07-21
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ The Englishman's Boy (Drama, Western), Alden Adair, Ryland Alexander, Kent Allen, Minds Eye Entertainment, 2008-03-02, retrieved 2024-07-21
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ Republic of Doyle (Comedy, Crime, Drama), Allan Hawco, Krystin Pellerin, Mark O'Brien, 2010-01-06, retrieved 2024-07-21
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ Wingin' It (Comedy, Family, Fantasy), Dylan Everett, Demetrius Joyette, Jennifer Robertson, Temple Street Productions, 2010-02-01, retrieved 2024-07-21
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ Detentionaire (Animation, Action, Adventure), Jonathan Tan, Zachary Bennett, Fab Filippo, Bell Broadcast and New Media Fund, Nelvana, 2011-09-12, retrieved 2024-07-21
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood (Animation, Family, Fantasy), Addison Holley, Ted Dykstra, Heather Bambrick, 9 Story Media Group, Big Jump Entertainment, Fred Rogers Productions, 2012-09-03, retrieved 2024-07-21
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ Hemlock Grove (Drama, Fantasy, Horror), Famke Janssen, Bill Skarsgård, Landon Liboiron, Gaumont International Television, Mad Hatter Entertainment, ShineBox SMC, 2013-04-19, retrieved 2024-07-21
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ Remedy (Drama, Family), Enrico Colantoni, Sarah Allen, Sara Canning, Indian Grove Productions, Shaw Media, 2014-02-24, retrieved 2024-07-21
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ The Day My Butt Went Psycho! (Animation, Action, Adventure), Ted Dykstra, Joe Pingue, Rob Tinkler, Brain Bender, Discovery Toons Latin America, Nat Geo Toons Latin America, retrieved 2024-07-21
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ Beauty and the Beast (Drama, Horror, Romance), Kristin Kreuk, Jay Ryan, Nina Lisandrello, Take 5 Productions, Whizbang Films, CBS Television Studios, 2012-10-11, retrieved 2024-07-21
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ Tactical Girls (Action, Comedy), Nicole Stamp, Melissa D'Agostino, Maria Vacratsis, Goldstrike Films, 2016-08-01, retrieved 2024-07-21
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ Winston Steinburger and Sir Dudley Ding Dong (Animation, Comedy, Family), Rob Tinkler, Ryan Belleville, Deven Christian Mack, Sticky Pictures, TeleToon Network, retrieved 2024-07-21
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ Reign (Drama), Adelaide Kane, Megan Follows, Celina Sinden, CBS Television Studios, World 2000 Entertainment, World 2000 Entertainment, 2013-10-17, retrieved 2024-07-21
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ The Mist (Drama, Horror, Mystery), Morgan Spector, Alyssa Sutherland, Gus Birney, Magic Rock Productions, TWC-Dimension, 2017-06-22, retrieved 2024-07-21
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ Orphan Black (Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller), Tatiana Maslany, Dylan Bruce, Jordan Gavaris, Temple Street Productions, 2013-03-30, retrieved 2024-07-21
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ Carter (Comedy, Crime, Drama), Jerry O'Connell, Sydney Tamiia Poitier, Kristian Bruun, Amaze Film + Television, 2018-08-07, retrieved 2024-07-21
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ Kapridov, Vadim; Langton, Tammy, The Daniel Tiger Movie: Won't You Be Our Neighbor? (Animation, Family), Laaibah Alvi, Heather Bambrick, Ted Dykstra, retrieved 2024-07-21
- ^ The Expanse: One Ship (Sci-Fi), Shohreh Aghdashloo, Dominique Tipper, Wes Chatham, Alcon Entertainment, Hivemind, Just So, 2021-12-10, retrieved 2024-07-21
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ The Expanse (Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi), Steven Strait, Dominique Tipper, Wes Chatham, Alcon Entertainment, Hivemind, 2015-11-23, retrieved 2024-07-21
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ Transplant (Drama), Hamza Haq, Laurence Leboeuf, John Hannah, Bell Media Studios, Sphere Media, NBC Universal International, 2020-09-01, retrieved 2024-07-21
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ Percy Jackson and the Olympians (Action, Adventure, Family), Walker Scobell, Leah Jeffries, Aryan Simhadri, 20th Century Fox Television, 20th Television, Co-Lab 21, 2023-12-19, retrieved 2024-07-21
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ Murdoch Mysteries (Crime, Drama, Mystery), Yannick Bisson, Helene Joy, Thomas Craig, Shaftesbury Films, ITV Studios Global Entertainment, UKTV, 2008-01-24, retrieved 2024-07-21
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ Jarrott, Charles (1986-01-17), The Boy in Blue (Biography, Drama, Sport), Nicolas Cage, Cynthia Dale, Christopher Plummer, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), Regatta Productions, Téléfilm Canada, retrieved 2024-07-21
- ^ Rose, Richard, Giant Steps (Drama), Billy Dee Williams, Michael Mahonen, Robyn Stevan, OB&D Films, Ontario Film Development Corporation, Téléfilm Canada, retrieved 2024-07-21
- ^ Montesi, Jorge (1995-02-16), Soft Deceit (Action, Drama, Thriller), Patrick Bergin, Kate Vernon, John Wesley Shipp, Chesler/Perlmutter Productions, Dark Line Productions Inc., Le Monde Entertainment, retrieved 2024-07-21
- ^ Ord, Wendy, Black Swan (Drama, Comedy), Melanie Doane, Michael Riley, Ted Dykstra, Black Swan Entertainment, retrieved 2024-07-21
- ^ Quarrington, Paul (2008-09-28), Pavane (Short, Drama), Shaughnessy Bishop-Stall, Cathy Current, Luzette de Belchior, BookShorts, Crush, Fizzy Dreams, retrieved 2024-07-21
- ^ Budreau, Robert, The Deaths of Chet Baker (Short, Biography), Stephen McHattie, Ted Dykstra, Sten Eirik, Lumanity Productions, retrieved 2024-07-21
- ^ Weinstein, Larry (2011-04-16), Mulroney: The Opera (Comedy, Musical), Rick Miller, Stephanie Anne Mills, Colin Mochrie, Rhombus Media, retrieved 2024-07-21
- ^ Widdicombe, David, Supers (Short, Comedy), Seán Cullen, Ted Dykstra, Diana Bentley, Good Film & TV, retrieved 2024-07-21
- ^ Bahrani, Ramin (2018-05-20), Fahrenheit 451 (Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller), Michael B. Jordan, Aaron Davis, Cindy Katz, HBO Films, Noruz Films (I), Outlier Society, retrieved 2024-07-21
- ^ Basu, Anurag (2020-11-12), Ludo (Action, Comedy, Crime), Rajkummar Rao, Pankaj Tripathi, Abhishek Bachchan, Anurag Basu Productions, T-Series Films, Zeal Z Entertainment services, retrieved 2024-07-21
- ^ Dykstra, Ted; Greenblatt, Richard (2021-04-13), 2 Pianos 4 Hands (Comedy), Ted Dykstra, Richard Greenblatt, Marquis Entertainment, retrieved 2024-07-21
- ^ Diorio, Derek (2022-06-10), Happy FKN Sunshine (Comedy, Drama, Music), Ted Dykstra, Kelly Martin, Bridget Graham, Other Animal, retrieved 2024-07-21
- ^ "Soulpepper Theatre - Plays, Concerts & Musicals". www.soulpepper.ca. Retrieved 2024-07-21.
- ^ Sargent, Joseph (1980-03-09), Amber Waves (Drama), Dennis Weaver, Kurt Russell, Mare Winningham, Time-Life Television Productions, retrieved 2024-07-21
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