12 Facts About Richard Ouzounian

Richard Ouzounian was born on March 8,1950 and is a Canadian journalist and theatre artist.

Richard Ouzounian was the chief theatre critic for the Toronto Star and the Canadian theatre correspondent for Variety.

Richard Ouzounian is of Scotch-Irish descent, and he was adopted by an Armenian-Italian-Finnish family.

Richard Ouzounian completed his M A studies in Theatre and Creative Writing at the University of British Columbia in 1972.

Richard Ouzounian's journalism work has been seen in many major Canadian publications and is an in-demand public speaker.

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Richard Ouzounian filed his final review for the Star in December 2015.

Over four decades, Richard Ouzounian has written, directed, or acted in over 275 productions, served as Artistic Director of five major Canadian theatres, been an Associate Director of the Stratford Festival of Canada for four seasons, and worked as Harold Prince's assistant on the original Toronto production of The Phantom of the Opera.

Richard Ouzounian has written the book for another musical retelling of the famous vampire legend.

Richard Ouzounian wrote the plays Come Out, Come Out, Wherever You Are, The Chekhov Kids, British Properties, The City Show, and West.

From January 1990 through June 2004, Richard Ouzounian was the host of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's musical theatre program Say It With Music, which aired every Sunday on CBC Radio 2 across Canada and worldwide on the internet.

Richard Ouzounian has served on the boards of Community Living Toronto and Surrey Place Foundation, as well as organizing fundraising galas for both organizations, including the popular series of “Night of Stars” Concerts for Community Living Toronto, featuring artists like Colm Wilkinson, Louise Pitre and The Barenaked Ladies.

Richard Ouzounian was made an honorary Doctor of Sacred Letters by Thorneloe University in 2003.