Greg Thomey was born in May 8, 1961 in St. John's, Newfoundland. Jump to: navigation, search May 8 is the 128th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (129th in leap years). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1961 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Canadian city of St. ... Newfoundland (French: Terre-Neuve; Irish: Talamh an Éisc; Latin: Terra Nova) Newfoundland (originally, Terra Nova) was very likely named by the english John Cabot in 1497, which would make it the oldest European name in North America. ...

Hailing from Newfoundland, Greg has been a cornerstone of comedy scene there for years as a writer and performer with the acclaimed comedy troupe CODCO and in his own right as an actor and playwright. His comic achievements have been honoured with numerous Gemini Awards. CODCO was a Newfoundland and Labrador Canadian troupe that aired on CBC from 1988-1992. ...

He was lauded for his memorable performance as Brother Glackin in the internationally acclaimed feature length film The Boys of St. Vincent. His original stage play Hanlon House which was first produced by the Resource Centre for the Arts in St. John's went on to be produced as a short film, winning the Best Short Film award at the Atlantic Film Festival in 1992. Hanlon House was aired on CBC-TV's Arts program later that year.

In 1992, he began to work with Cathy Jones, former co-stars Rick Mercer and Mary Walsh to create a new television series, which became This Hour Has 22 Minutes(which he left that show in 2005). Jump to: navigation, search 1992 was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... Catherine Frederica Theresa Jones (born April 6, 1955) is an actress and comedian, also well known as her stage name, Cathy Jones. ... Rick Mercer Rick Mercer (born October 17, 1969 in St. ... Mary Cynthia Walsh, CM (born May 13, 1952, St. ... This Hour Has 22 Minutes is a Canadian television comedy. ...

In addition to his work on 22 Minutes, in 1996 Greg also starred in a six-part series called "Daily Tips for Modern Living" that aired on CBC TV . Jump to: navigation, search 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ...

External links

• The CBC's Personality Greg Thomey page