Martin Lavut is a Canadian voice actor who is best known for his contributions to early Nelvana

Nelvana

Nelvana Limited is a Canadian entertainment company founded in 1971 known for its work in children's animation. It was named by founders Michael Hirsh, Patrick Loubert and Clive A. Smith after a Canadian comic book superheroine created by Adrian Dingle in the 1940s...

 productions, such as The Devil and Daniel Mouse

The Devil and Daniel Mouse

The Devil and Daniel Mouse is a 1978 animated Halloween television special, from Canada's Nelvana animation studio. It is based on the story of The Devil and Daniel Webster.The Nelvana logo made its first appearance at the end of the film.-Story:...

and its spin-off, Rock & Rule

Rock & Rule

Rock & Rule is a 1983 Canadian animated film from the animation studio Nelvana. It was produced and directed by the company's founders, Michael Hirsh, Patrick Loubert, and Clive A. Smith. The film features the voices of Greg Salata, Susan Roman, and Don Francks, with Catherine O'Hara, Chris...

. He studied acting at California’s Pasadena Playhouse, and New York’s American Theatre Wing. He acted with Compass/Second City’s Saint Louis Company.

He then went on to write and direct numerous theatrical, television-drama and documentary films, including the award-winning dramas War Brides, Charlie Grant’s War and The Marriage Bed; and the award-winning documentaries
Without a Hobby It’s No Life, Orillia, and After Darwin. Most recently, he directed 2006's Remembering Arthur

Remembering Arthur

Remembering Arthur is a documentary about film visionary Arthur Lipsett that debuted at the 2006 Toronto International Film Festival. It is directed by Lipsett's close friend Martin Lavut and takes a personal approach to the story of his life through interviews with family, friends and colleagues...

, a biography of filmmaker Arthur Lipsett

Arthur Lipsett

Arthur Lipsett was a Canadian avant-garde director of short experimental films.In the 1960s he was employed as an animator by the National Film Board of Canada . Lipsett's particular passion was sound. He collected pieces of sound from a variety of sources and fit them together to create an...

. He is currently at work on a documentary about the eccentric portrait photographer Mike Disfarmer

Mike Disfarmer

Mike Disfarmer was an American photographer whose portraits of everyday people in rural Arkansas became regarded as art some years after his death....

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