John Juliani was a Canadian actor, writer, producer, director and educator.
11 Facts About John Juliani
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John Juliani's career spanned four decades in a number of different media, including radio and film.
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John Juliani trained at the National Theatre School of Canada and was the first alumnus of that school to serve there as a guest teacher.
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Early in his career, John Juliani performed at the Stratford Festival of Canada and was a member of the Stratford Shakespearean Festival Company.
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In 1966, John Juliani joined the theatre department of Simon Fraser University as an instructor.
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John Juliani took the name from a comment made by William Butler Yeats after Yeats had seen a production of Alfred Jarry's Ubu Roi to signify literary and theatrical revolution.
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In 1976, John Juliani moved to Edmonton where he produced work with Savage God in both that city and Toronto.
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In 1982, John Juliani joined radio drama department of the CBC in Vancouver, where he was the executive producer of special projects until 1997.
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John Juliani was an active member of artists' unions and organizations, including Equity, serving on its West Coast Advisory Committee, and ACTRA.
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John Juliani served as President of the Union of British Columbia Performers from 1998 until his death.
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John Juliani was a founding member of the editorial board of the Canadian Theatre Review.