Pete McCormack was born on January 27,1965 and is a Canadian author, filmmaker, screenwriter and musician.
11 Facts About Pete McCormack
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Pete McCormack is best known for directing the Academy Award short-listed documentary Facing Ali and the Leacock Award-nominated novel Understanding Ken.
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Pete McCormack is the creator of the HBO Canada documentary television series Sports on Fire.
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In 2003, McCormack directed and wrote his first feature film, the award-winning See Grace Fly, starring Paul McGillion and Gina Chiarelli.
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In 2006, Pete McCormack wrote and co-directed the award-winning documentary Uganda Rising, about the plight of the people of Northern Uganda.
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For UNICEF in 2007, Pete McCormack wrote and co-directed the 25-minute Pierce Brosnan-narrated short film Hope in the Time of AIDS about the HIV and AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa, and the potential of antiretroviral drugs.
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In 2015, Pete McCormack created, directed and executive produced the HBO Canada documentary television series Sports On Fire.
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Pete McCormack recorded an unplugged third album, Wide Open, in 2008.
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Pete McCormack attended Simon Fraser University and the University of British Columbia from 1984 to 1986.
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Pete McCormack dropped out of university after three and a half years and started writing songs.