Husein Madhavji
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Husein “Huse” Madhavji is a Canadian actor and television personality. He is best known as the former face of Star! Canada’s Entertainment Channel and for his role as Ruptal 1 on HBO Canada's/Audience Network's Call Me Fitz
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Madhavji’s roles as an actor include playing Lt. Col. Max Prakash in ABC's Combat Hospital
and Dr. Gill in the film Cold Blooded.
Madhavji moved to Winnipeg, Manitoba to take on his first on-air position as an anchor/reporter for A-Channel
. From there he moved to Northern California and was a live feature reporter for a short lived show called Good Evening Sacramento before making the jump bright and early working on Good Day Sacramento for KMAX-TV
. After less than 2 years working in Northern California, Madhavji received a call from the CHUM
network to host Star! Canada’s Entertainment Channel’s flagship show Star! Daily
in Toronto. Madhavji co- hosted the national program with television personality Dina Pugliese
. Together they teamed up fronting various specials including Canada’s New Year’s Eve Bash . In 2007 CTV Globemedia acquired CHUM network who ultimately replaced Star! Daily
with their own daily entertainment show Etalk
. Madhavji became a reporter for Etalk
, continued to front various specials on Star! and joined CP24, a round the clock local news channel in Toronto as their Entertainment Specialist until CTV decided to stop all production on Star! due to the economic downturn in Canada.
Madhavji continues to host various live events including AKF's The World Partnership Walk in Toronto and Miss India Canada.
. He decided to give acting a proper shot when he moved back to Toronto. While hosting at Star!, Madhavji moonlighted as a stage actor in the South Asian comedy 30 Dates. After securing a film/TV agent, Madhavji got cast in the CBC pilot Throwing Stones. When Madhavji’s hosting career at Star! ended in 2008, he went on tour with the cast of 30 Dates, was cast in the CTV/CBS cop drama The Bridge
and then as a reoccurring character Ruptal 1 in the HBO Canada/Direct-TV comedy Call Me Fitz
along side Jason Priestley
. Madhavji will be seen in the crime thriller Cold Blooded, ABC's Combat Hospital
and the second of Call Me Fitz
on HBO Canada
.
Call Me Fitz
Call Me Fitz is a Canadian television series produced by E1 Entertainment, Amaze Film & Television, and Big Motion Pictures. The half-hour comedy stars Jason Priestley as Richard "Fitz" Fitzpatrick, a morally bankrupt used-car salesman whose consequence-free life is complicated by the arrival of...
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Madhavji’s roles as an actor include playing Lt. Col. Max Prakash in ABC's Combat Hospital
Combat Hospital
Combat Hospital is a Canadian medical drama television series, filmed in Toronto, that debuted on Global on 21 June 2011. The series was known for a time by the working title The Hot Zone before reverting to its previous title, Combat Hospital....
and Dr. Gill in the film Cold Blooded.
Hosting
After graduating from The Radio and Television Arts program at Ryerson UniversityRyerson University
Ryerson University is a public research university located in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Its urban campus is adjacent to Yonge-Dundas Square located at the busiest intersection in Downtown Toronto. The majority of its buildings are in the blocks northeast of the square in Toronto's Garden...
Madhavji moved to Winnipeg, Manitoba to take on his first on-air position as an anchor/reporter for A-Channel
A-Channel (Craig Media)
A-Channel was a Canadian television system owned by Craig Media from 1997 to 2004 and CHUM Limited from 2004 to 2005. It consisted of Craig's television stations in Winnipeg, Calgary and Edmonton, and was the company's unsuccessful attempt to build a national network.CHUM Limited, which acquired...
. From there he moved to Northern California and was a live feature reporter for a short lived show called Good Evening Sacramento before making the jump bright and early working on Good Day Sacramento for KMAX-TV
KMAX-TV
KMAX-TV, channel 31, is the CW affiliate serving the Sacramento-Stockton-Modesto, California broadcast area. The station is owned by CBS Television Stations along with the local CBS station, KOVR; the two stations are two of the 3 English network O&Os in the market, along with Ion Television...
. After less than 2 years working in Northern California, Madhavji received a call from the CHUM
CHUM Limited
CHUM Limited was a media company based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada from 1945 to 2007. Immediately prior to its acquisition, it held full or joint control of two Canadian television systems — Citytv and A-Channel — comprising 11 local stations, and one CBC Television affiliate, one...
network to host Star! Canada’s Entertainment Channel’s flagship show Star! Daily
Star! Daily
Star! Daily was a Canadian half-hour daily entertainment television series aired on Star!, A-Channel and Citytv. The show was hosted by Dina Pugliese and Husein Madhavji along with entertainment reporters Larysa Harapyn, Liz West, Danielle McGimsie and Sean Gehon.Due to the acquisition of Star!...
in Toronto. Madhavji co- hosted the national program with television personality Dina Pugliese
Dina Pugliese
Dina Pugliese is an Canadian television personality, currently the co-host of Citytv Toronto's Breakfast Television. She joined the show in 2006, replacing Liza Fromer....
. Together they teamed up fronting various specials including Canada’s New Year’s Eve Bash . In 2007 CTV Globemedia acquired CHUM network who ultimately replaced Star! Daily
Star! Daily
Star! Daily was a Canadian half-hour daily entertainment television series aired on Star!, A-Channel and Citytv. The show was hosted by Dina Pugliese and Husein Madhavji along with entertainment reporters Larysa Harapyn, Liz West, Danielle McGimsie and Sean Gehon.Due to the acquisition of Star!...
with their own daily entertainment show Etalk
ETalk
etalk is a Canadian entertainment news show hosted by Ben Mulroney and Tanya Kim. It airs weekdays weeknights at 7 p.m. ET on CTV, at 1:30 p.m. ET on CTV Two and at 6 p.m. ET and 11:30 p.m. ET on E!...
. Madhavji became a reporter for Etalk
ETalk
etalk is a Canadian entertainment news show hosted by Ben Mulroney and Tanya Kim. It airs weekdays weeknights at 7 p.m. ET on CTV, at 1:30 p.m. ET on CTV Two and at 6 p.m. ET and 11:30 p.m. ET on E!...
, continued to front various specials on Star! and joined CP24, a round the clock local news channel in Toronto as their Entertainment Specialist until CTV decided to stop all production on Star! due to the economic downturn in Canada.
Madhavji continues to host various live events including AKF's The World Partnership Walk in Toronto and Miss India Canada.
Acting
Madhavji took a keen interest in theatre in high school, performing in various musicals and plays. He was ready to attack theatre school but was directed towards broadcasting by his parents since it was a little more stable than a career in theatre. Throughout Madhavji’s hosting career, he never let go of his creative roots. He was cast in the Winnipeg production of Joseph and the Technicolored Dreamcoat, but had to turn it down after his News Director rejected his request for time off. Madhavji did land a few reporter roles during his time working in Winnipeg and Sacramento, most notably in the feature films The Many Trials of Jane Doe and Gone, But Not ForgottenGone, But Not Forgotten
Gone, But Not Forgotten is a 1993 novel written by attorney Phillip Margolin and set in Portland, Oregon. In 2004 the book was adapted to a television mini-series starring Brooke Shields as Betsy Tannenbaum and Lou Diamond Phillips as Alan Page...
. He decided to give acting a proper shot when he moved back to Toronto. While hosting at Star!, Madhavji moonlighted as a stage actor in the South Asian comedy 30 Dates. After securing a film/TV agent, Madhavji got cast in the CBC pilot Throwing Stones. When Madhavji’s hosting career at Star! ended in 2008, he went on tour with the cast of 30 Dates, was cast in the CTV/CBS cop drama The Bridge
The Bridge (TV series)
The Bridge was a Canadian police drama commissioned by CTV and CBS starring Aaron Douglas. The name of the series is derived from the bridge which separates the wealthy Rosedale neighborhood of Toronto with one of its poorest, St. James Town....
and then as a reoccurring character Ruptal 1 in the HBO Canada/Direct-TV comedy Call Me Fitz
Call Me Fitz
Call Me Fitz is a Canadian television series produced by E1 Entertainment, Amaze Film & Television, and Big Motion Pictures. The half-hour comedy stars Jason Priestley as Richard "Fitz" Fitzpatrick, a morally bankrupt used-car salesman whose consequence-free life is complicated by the arrival of...
along side Jason Priestley
Jason Priestley
Jason Bradford Priestley is a Canadian-American actor and director. He is best known as the virtuous Brandon Walsh on the television series Beverly Hills, 90210, a role which catapulted him to recognition in the early 1990s....
. Madhavji will be seen in the crime thriller Cold Blooded, ABC's Combat Hospital
Combat Hospital
Combat Hospital is a Canadian medical drama television series, filmed in Toronto, that debuted on Global on 21 June 2011. The series was known for a time by the working title The Hot Zone before reverting to its previous title, Combat Hospital....
and the second of Call Me Fitz
Call Me Fitz
Call Me Fitz is a Canadian television series produced by E1 Entertainment, Amaze Film & Television, and Big Motion Pictures. The half-hour comedy stars Jason Priestley as Richard "Fitz" Fitzpatrick, a morally bankrupt used-car salesman whose consequence-free life is complicated by the arrival of...
on HBO Canada
HBO Canada
HBO Canada is a Canadian television channel, which airs programming sourced from the HBO subscription service in the United States. HBO Canada is not available as a standalone channel, but as one channel within the TMN and Movie Central multiplexes....
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