Bob Frazer
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Bob Frazer is an award winning actor, born in Ontario
. He currently lives in British Columbia
. He has appeared in many roles both on stage and in television, and has won multiple Jessie Richardson Theatre Awards, including: "Outstanding Performance by and Actor in a Leading Role" (2005-2006) for his role in Hamlet
, "Outstanding Performance by and Actor in a Supporting Role" (2005-2006) for his role in Prodigal Son, and won for "Significant Artistic Achievement" (2003-2004). He has also been a nominee over ten times including "Outstanding Performance by and Actor in a Supporting Role" (2003-2004) for The Glass Menagerie
.
As of the summer of 2009, Bob Frazer stars as Iago
in Shakespeare
's Othello
, and as Antipholus of Ephesus in Comedy of Errors
at Bard on the Beach
.
Frazer, after being in danger of expulsion from his grade 11 drama class ,became driven to succeed after the ultimatum given to him by his teacher. He immediately landed a job at dinner theatre and worked harder in school. He is now working as a successful actor.
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
. He currently lives in British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
. He has appeared in many roles both on stage and in television, and has won multiple Jessie Richardson Theatre Awards, including: "Outstanding Performance by and Actor in a Leading Role" (2005-2006) for his role in Hamlet
Hamlet
The Tragical History of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, or more simply Hamlet, is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1599 and 1601...
, "Outstanding Performance by and Actor in a Supporting Role" (2005-2006) for his role in Prodigal Son, and won for "Significant Artistic Achievement" (2003-2004). He has also been a nominee over ten times including "Outstanding Performance by and Actor in a Supporting Role" (2003-2004) for The Glass Menagerie
The Glass Menagerie
The Glass Menagerie is a four-character memory play by Tennessee Williams. Williams worked on various drafts of the play prior to writing a version of it as a screenplay for MGM, to whom Williams was contracted...
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As of the summer of 2009, Bob Frazer stars as Iago
Iago
Iago is a fictional character in Shakespeare's Othello . The character's source is traced to Giovanni Battista Giraldi Cinthio's tale "Un Capitano Moro" in Gli Hecatommithi . There, the character is simply "the ensign". Iago is a soldier and Othello's ancient . He is the husband of Emilia,...
in Shakespeare
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon"...
's Othello
Othello
The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in approximately 1603, and based on the Italian short story "Un Capitano Moro" by Cinthio, a disciple of Boccaccio, first published in 1565...
, and as Antipholus of Ephesus in Comedy of Errors
Comedy Of Errors
Comedy Of Errors was a Glasgow-based progressive rock band formed in January 1984. Their first recording was a demo called "Ever be the Prize", and was recorded at a studio in Blanefield in 1985, and followed by a mini album in 1986....
at Bard on the Beach
Bard on the Beach
Bard on the Beach is Western Canada's largest professional Shakespeare festival, which is held every year in open-ended tents on the waterfront in Vanier Park in Kitsilano, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada...
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Frazer, after being in danger of expulsion from his grade 11 drama class ,became driven to succeed after the ultimatum given to him by his teacher. He immediately landed a job at dinner theatre and worked harder in school. He is now working as a successful actor.
External links
- An archive of Jessie Award nominees and winners can be found here.
- http://www.straight.com/article/bob-frazers-hamlet-suffers-from-exposureAn interview with Bob Frazer in The Georgia StraightThe Georgia StraightThe Georgia Straight is a free Canadian weekly news and entertainment newspaper published in Vancouver, British Columbia, by the Vancouver Free Press Publishing Corp...
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