Jonathan Ormond Torrens (born 25 October 1972 in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island) is a Canadian actor and television personality who plays J-Roc on Trailer Park Boys. Image File history File links Torrens. ... October 25 is the 298th day of the year (299th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 67 days remaining. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1972 calendar). ... Motto: Template:Unhide = CUNABULA FOEDERIS (Birthplace of Confederation) Location City Information Established: 1764 Area: 44. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... A celebrity is a person who is widely recognized in a society. ... It has been suggested that Rickyisms be merged into this article or section. ...

Career

Torrens' past work includes co-hosting CBC's teen-oriented consumer affairs series Street Cents from 1989 until 1996. He then went on to host, co-produce and write for his own teen-oriented talk show on CBC, Jonovision, from 1996 until 2001. The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), a Canadian crown corporation, is the countrys national radio and television broadcaster. ... Consumer protection is government regulation to protect the interests of consumers, for example by requiring businesses to disclose detailed information about products, particularly in areas where safety or public health is an issue, such as food. ... Street Cents is a TV show for adolescents that airs on CBC Television, produced in Halifax, Nova Scotia. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... A talk show (U.S.) or chat show (Brit. ... Jonovision was a Canadian talk show aimed toward teenagers. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ...

In 1998 he played David in Beefcake, a movie about 1950's muscle magazines and their connection with the homosexual community. The same year, he won a Gemini in the category of Best Short Dramatic Program for his work on Nan's Taxi. 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... The Gemini Awards are an annual awards ceremony in Canada. ...

In 2001 he played Tony Moressa on the show Pit Pony and had two appearances on Royal Canadian Air Farce as 'The Clean Cut Keen SportsNet Guy'. From there he went on to play Daniel VanDusen on Rideau Hall: The TV Series in 2002 and had a guest appearance on This Hour Has 22 Minutes. 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... Royal Canadian Air Farce is a Canadian radio and television show, broadcast on CBC Television. ... Rideau Hall is a Canadian television series broadcast since 2002 on CBC. It stars: Bette MacDonald, Fiona Reid, Jonathan Torrens, Joe Dinicol, and Rejean Cournoyer. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... This Hour Has 22 Minutes is a Canadian television comedy, which airs on CBC Television. ...

In 2003, he starred in the CBC mini-series Jonathon Cross's Canada, a six-episode series in which he travelled across Canada in a Winnebago. 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A miniseries, in a serial storytelling medium, is a production which tells a story in a limited number of episodes. ... In North America the term recreational vehicle and its derived acronym, RV, are generally used to refer to an enclosed piece of equipment dually used as both a vehicle and temporary travel home. ...

During the summer of 2004 he starred as "The Gotta-be-Gay-Guy" on the Spike TV mock reality show, Joe Schmo 2, and has made appearances on the shows The Greatest Canadian and 50 Most Outrageous TV Moments. 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... TNN logo 1983-1997. ... The Joe Schmo Show is a reality TV show (actually a parody of reality game shows) on the American cable network Spike TV that began airing in September 2003. ... Officially launched on April 5, 2004, The Greatest Canadian was a project by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, to find out who is considered the greatest Canadian of all time. ...

In 2005 he played Mike in Dirty Love, a romantic comedy starring Playboy playmates Jenny McCarthy and Carmen Electra that held six nominations for the 2005 Golden Raspberry Awards including Worst Picture. 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Dirty Love is a 2005 film, written by and starring Jenny McCarthy and directed by John Mallory Asher. ... Playboy is an adult entertainment magazine, founded in 1953 by Hugh Hefner and his associates, which has grown into Playboy Enterprises, Inc. ... Jennifer Jenny McCarthy (born November 1, 1972, in Chicago, Illinois) is an American model, actress and author. ... Carmen Electra doing an infomercial Carmen Electra (born April 20, 1972) is an American model, television personality, actress and singer. ... The nominations for the 26th annual Golden Raspberry Awards were announced on 30 January 2006. ...

His sister is comedian Jackie Torrens.

External links

• Jonathan Torrens: He's Still Jono November 2005 Interview
• Ion Magazine September 2005 Interview
• Jonathan Torrens: Jonovision 2002 Interview
• CBC online chat transcribe with Jonathan Torrens
• imdb.com info