1. Brent Leroy Butt was born on August 3,1966 and is a Canadian actor, comedian, and writer.
12 Facts About Brent Butt
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Brent Butt is best known for his role as Brent Leroy on the CTV sitcom Corner Gas, which he created.
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Brent Butt created the television series Hiccups and wrote the 2013 film No Clue.
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Brent Butt's comic, Existing Earth, was nominated for an Eagle Award.
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In February 1988, Brent Butt performed stand-up comedy for the first time at an amateur night at a Saskatoon comedy club.
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Brent Butt then began performing in the Yuk Yuk's chain in Western Canada, before moving to Toronto in 1989, where he lived in a Cabbagetown apartment with two other comedians, and performing at Yuk Yuk's there.
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In 2003, through his production company Prairie Pants, Brent Butt co-created the CTV television series Corner Gas, set in his home province of Saskatchewan.
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On May 19,2005, Brent Butt hosted a Royal Command Performance gala for Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, held in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, to celebrate the Canadian province's centennial.
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Brent Butt performed his song "Nothing Rhymes with Saskatchewan" and traded jokes with Leslie Nielsen.
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Brent Butt wrote and produced a comedy series for CTV, from 2010 to 2011, entitled Hiccups.
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In 2014, Brent Butt co-wrote and co-executive produced the film, Corner Gas: The Movie, which was released in theatres and on CTV on December that year.
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Brent Butt is married to his Corner Gas and Hiccups co-star Nancy Robertson.