Tim Sims
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Tim Sims was a Canadian actor
and comedian
.
He is known for his roles as Jack the Cave Man on The Red Green Show
and as Circle Researcher Rory Tate in a series of Reese's Peanut Butter Cup
commercials in the 1990s. He also performed sketch comedy with The Second City
.
Sims died at the age of 33 from AIDS
-related causes. The Tim Sims Encouragement Fund Award and Tim Sims Playhouse
, a Toronto venue used by The Second City, are both named in his honour.
showcase at The Second City, which features performances by that year's five finalists and which is televised by The Comedy Network
.
*in 2002 Hart and Polley tied for the award after the jury became hopelessly deadlocked; a new rule was made that Lindsay Leese would receive a tie-break in future years, if necessary, to avoid the same problem.
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
and comedian
Comedian
A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience, primarily by making them laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting a fool, as in slapstick, or employing prop comedy...
.
He is known for his roles as Jack the Cave Man on The Red Green Show
The Red Green Show
The Red Green Show is a Canadian television comedy that aired on various channels in Canada, with its ultimate home at CBC Television, and on Public Broadcasting Service stations in the United States, from 1991 until the series finale April 7, 2006 on CBC...
and as Circle Researcher Rory Tate in a series of Reese's Peanut Butter Cup
Reese's Peanut Butter Cup
Reese's Peanut Butter Cups are a brand of candy filled with peanut butter and a chocolate cover, marketed by The Hershey Company. They were created in 1928 by H. B. Reese, a former dairy farmer and shipping foreman for Milton S. Hershey. Reese was inspired by Hershey, so he left the dairy farm to...
commercials in the 1990s. He also performed sketch comedy with The Second City
The Second City
The Second City is a improvisational comedy enterprise which originated in Chicago's Old Town neighborhood.The Second City Theatre opened on December 16, 1959 and has since expanded its presence to several other cities, including Toronto and Los Angeles...
.
Sims died at the age of 33 from AIDS
AIDS
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is a disease of the human immune system caused by the human immunodeficiency virus...
-related causes. The Tim Sims Encouragement Fund Award and Tim Sims Playhouse
Tim Sims Playhouse
The "Tim Sims Playhouse" was the second stage or cabaret space located within The Second City's new building in Toronto, after the company moved from The Old Fire Hall on Lombard Street....
, a Toronto venue used by The Second City, are both named in his honour.
Tim Sims Encouragement Fund Award
The Tim Sims Encouragement Fund Award is an annual award given to Toronto's "most promising new comedy act." It was established by Sims' widow, comic actor Lindsay Leese. The Award is given annually as part of the Cream of ComedyCream of Comedy
Cream of Comedy is an annual show broadcast by The Comedy Network, in which five finalists for the Tim Sims Award perform live, and the winner is announced. Past winners have included Levi Macdougal, Nathan Fielder, and Fraser Young.-External links:...
showcase at The Second City, which features performances by that year's five finalists and which is televised by The Comedy Network
The Comedy Network
The Comedy Network a Canadian English language Category A specialty channel owned by Bell Media specializing in comedy programming.The channel operates two time shifted feeds, East and West ....
.
Winners
- 1996 – Jason Thompson: "Horror Clown"
- 1997 – Fast & Dirty (Gord Oxley & Robert Hawke)
- 1998 – Gavin CrawfordGavin CrawfordGavin Crawford is a Canadian comedian and actor, best known for The Gavin Crawford Show and This Hour Has 22 Minutes. Crawford is a graduate of the BFA Acting Program at the University of British Columbia...
- 1999 – Fraser YoungFraser YoungFraser Young is a stand-up comedian who started in Toronto, Ontario. He also headlines right across Canada, and as far away as Hong Kong.Young has won the prestigious Tim Sims Encouragement Fund, awarded to the best up and coming comic in Toronto that shows a creative and fresh approach to comedy...
- 2000 – Laurie Elliot
- 2001 – Levi Macdougall
- 2002* – Brad Hart & Tim Polley
- 2003 – Ron Sparks
- 2004 – Katie CrownKatie CrownKatie Crown is a Canadian actress hailing from Oakville, Ontario, Canada. She made her first film appearance in the film Uranium as the doctor Joe Blow. In 2004, she won the Tim Sim's Encouragement award for her comedy.-Filmography:- External links :*...
- 2005 – Jeff McEneryJeff McEneryJeff McEnery is a Canadian comedian from born in 1984 and raised in the small town of Acton, Ontario.He graduated from Humber College’s Comedy: Writing and Performance Program, and in 2004 won the college’s Best First Year Stand-Up Award. He won the Tim Sims Encouragement Award in 2005 and Yuk...
- 2006 – Nathan FielderNathan FielderNathan Fielder is a writer, comedian and filmmaker, born in Vancouver, British Columbia.After receiving the 2006 Tim Sims Award for outstanding Canadian comedy newcomer, Fielder went on to join the cast of the CBC comedy series This Hour Has 22 Minutes as a field correspondent.More recently, he...
- 2007 – Nathan MacIntosh
- 2008 – 7 Minutes in Heaven (Josh SaltzmanJosh SaltzmanJosh Saltzman is a comedian, writer and director who currently resides in Toronto, Ontario. He is the winner of the 2008 Tim Sims Encouragement Award as 7 Minutes in Heaven. He was a member of the Canadian Comedy Award-winning sketch troupe The Sketchersons from 2009 - 2010...
& Laura Cilevitz) - 2009 – Calvin Storoschuk
*in 2002 Hart and Polley tied for the award after the jury became hopelessly deadlocked; a new rule was made that Lindsay Leese would receive a tie-break in future years, if necessary, to avoid the same problem.