Terry David Mulligan
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Terry David Mulligan is a Canadian
actor and radio and television personality based in Vancouver
, British Columbia
.
Born in New Westminster, British Columbia
, Mulligan's first career was as a Royal Canadian Mounted Police
(RCMP) officer in Olds, Alberta and Red Deer, Alberta
from 1960 through 1964. After leaving the Mounties, Mulligan worked as a radio DJ for 20 years, and then joined CBC Television
as host of the music video
series Good Rockin' Tonite
(simultaneously, he was also a regular on the children's TV series Zig Zag
, produced by BCTV
). He left the CBC in 1985 to become a VJ and producer for MuchMusic
, covering primarily the West Coast music scene as host of the long-running Much West series.
He is a program host and producer for the Canadian entertainment channel Star!. He also hosts two weekly radio programs on Alberta
public radio station CKUA
: Mulligan Stew, a long-running two-hour music program, and Tasting Room Radio, a one-hour spoken-word program about wine and winemakers. Tasting Room Radio is also broadcast on CKFR AM 1150 in Kelowna, British Columbia
and CFUN AM 1410 in Vancouver.
Mulligan is a prolific character actor who has been featured in supporting and small roles in many movies and television series including, notably, The Accused, The X-Files
, Robson Arms
, Hard Core Logo
and the Fantastic Four
movie. The vast majority of the films and TV shows in which he appears are filmed in the Vancouver area.
He has four children, Mindy, Sean, Fynn and Kate, and two grandchildren, Kyle and Taleigha. He has been married since 1977, to his wife, Meg. His children sometimes appear on Mulligan Stew.
Kate Mulligan is following in her dad's footsteps as an up and coming writer, involved in the media and music scenes. In August 2007 they had an interview together on Canada's CBC Radio One, a show called Sounds like Canada. They discussed an article Kate had published in The Tyee
called "Growing up Mulligan", a hilarious and detailed account of life with TDM. Fynn Mulligan was briefly involved in acting in his younger years and now is a trainer in the Vancouver area.
He also co-hosts a wine show called [Hollywood and Vines with fellow actor Jason Priestly which is filmed at wine vineyards around the world.
Canada
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actor and radio and television personality based in Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
, 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...
.
Born in New Westminster, 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...
, Mulligan's first career was as a Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police , literally ‘Royal Gendarmerie of Canada’; colloquially known as The Mounties, and internally as ‘The Force’) is the national police force of Canada, and one of the most recognized of its kind in the world. It is unique in the world as a national, federal,...
(RCMP) officer in Olds, Alberta and Red Deer, Alberta
Red Deer, Alberta
Red Deer is a city in Central Alberta, Canada. It is located near the midpoint of the Calgary-Edmonton Corridor and is surrounded by Red Deer County. It is Alberta's third-most-populous city – after Calgary and Edmonton. The city is located in aspen parkland, a region of rolling hills...
from 1960 through 1964. After leaving the Mounties, Mulligan worked as a radio DJ for 20 years, and then joined CBC Television
CBC Television
CBC Television is a Canadian television network owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the national public broadcaster.Although the CBC is supported by public funding, the television network supplements this funding with commercial advertising revenue, in contrast to CBC Radio which are...
as host of the music video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
series Good Rockin' Tonite
Good Rockin' Tonite
Good Rockin' Tonite was a Canadian television series, which aired on CBC Television from the early 1980s to 1993. The program, similar to the American Friday Night Videos, played popular music videos...
(simultaneously, he was also a regular on the children's TV series Zig Zag
Zig Zag (Canadian TV series)
Zig Zag was a Canadian children's TV series produced by BCTV in Vancouver, British Columbia from 1980-1988. Among the hosts of the series were Terry David Mulligan, Susanne McLellan, Valri Bromfield, Mairlyn Smith, Bill Reiter, and Rick Ducommun. Norm Grohmann, Nicola Cavendish, and Ryan Stiles...
, produced by BCTV
CHAN-TV
CHAN-DT is a television station in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, broadcasting over-the-air on digital channel 22, and available via cable providers in the area on channel 11. Owned by Shaw Communications as a part of its Shaw Media division, it is the West Coast flagship station of the...
). He left the CBC in 1985 to become a VJ and producer for MuchMusic
MuchMusic
MuchMusic is a Canadian English language Category A specialty channel owned by Bell Media. MuchMusic is dedicated to music-related programs, pop and youth culture.-History:...
, covering primarily the West Coast music scene as host of the long-running Much West series.
He is a program host and producer for the Canadian entertainment channel Star!. He also hosts two weekly radio programs on Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
public radio station CKUA
CKUA
CKUA is a Canadian radio station. Originally located at the University of Alberta in Edmonton , it now broadcasts from studios in downtown Edmonton and south Calgary. CKUA was created in 1927 through a provincial grant which allowed the University of Alberta's Extension Department to purchase the...
: Mulligan Stew, a long-running two-hour music program, and Tasting Room Radio, a one-hour spoken-word program about wine and winemakers. Tasting Room Radio is also broadcast on CKFR AM 1150 in Kelowna, British Columbia
Kelowna, British Columbia
Kelowna is a city on Okanagan Lake in the Okanagan Valley, in the southern interior of British Columbia, Canada. Its name derives from a Okanagan language term for "grizzly bear"...
and CFUN AM 1410 in Vancouver.
Mulligan is a prolific character actor who has been featured in supporting and small roles in many movies and television series including, notably, The Accused, The X-Files
The X-Files
The X-Files is an American science fiction television series and a part of The X-Files franchise, created by screenwriter Chris Carter. The program originally aired from to . The show was a hit for the Fox network, and its characters and slogans became popular culture touchstones in the 1990s...
, Robson Arms
Robson Arms
Robson Arms is a Canadian television series that began airing on CTV on June 17, 2005 and ended on June 30, 2008. Robson Arms is a co-production between Vancouver-based Omni Film Productions Limited and Halifax's Creative Atlantic Communications....
, Hard Core Logo
Hard Core Logo
Hard Core Logo is a 1996 Canadian mockumentary adapted by Noel Baker from the novel of the same name by author Michael Turner. Director Bruce McDonald illustrates the self-destruction of punk rock...
and the Fantastic Four
Fantastic Four (film)
Fantastic Four is a 2005 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics comic Fantastic Four. It was directed by Tim Story, and released by 20th Century Fox. It is the second live-action Fantastic Four film to be filmed. The previous attempt, a B-movie produced by Roger Corman only for the...
movie. The vast majority of the films and TV shows in which he appears are filmed in the Vancouver area.
He has four children, Mindy, Sean, Fynn and Kate, and two grandchildren, Kyle and Taleigha. He has been married since 1977, to his wife, Meg. His children sometimes appear on Mulligan Stew.
Kate Mulligan is following in her dad's footsteps as an up and coming writer, involved in the media and music scenes. In August 2007 they had an interview together on Canada's CBC Radio One, a show called Sounds like Canada. They discussed an article Kate had published in The Tyee
The Tyee
The Tyee is an independent Canadian online web magazine, which focuses on coverage of news and media issues in British Columbia.The Tyee was launched in November 2003 by David Beers, a journalist who had previously been associated with the Vancouver Sun...
called "Growing up Mulligan", a hilarious and detailed account of life with TDM. Fynn Mulligan was briefly involved in acting in his younger years and now is a trainer in the Vancouver area.
He also co-hosts a wine show called [Hollywood and Vines with fellow actor Jason Priestly which is filmed at wine vineyards around the world.