Nationality Canadian Alma mater Humber College Name Ashley Comeau | Partner(s) Connor Thompson Organization Second City | |
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Born July 31, 1984 (age 39) ( 1984-07-31 ) Brampton Education Mayfield Secondary School Occupation Actress, writer, television producer Website | ||
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Ashley Comeau (born July 31, 1984), is a Canadian actress, writer and television producer. She is best known as an alumna of the Second City Toronto, and for her role as Ms. Badger on Degrassi.
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Early life
Comeau was born in Brampton in 1984. She attended Mayfield Secondary School in the Dramatic Arts Programme. At Mayfield she started competing in the Canadian Improv Games.
Her father is a firefighter for the City of Brampton and her mother is a make-up artist. She has one brother and one sister.
Career
Comeau's interest in acting began at the age of 9 when she started doing impersonations of Dana Carvey's character Garth from Wayne's World. She studied at Humber College (in their Comedy Programme), and with the Second City Conservatory. She started touring for Second City Theatricals on cruise ships, then came home to Toronto to join the Second City Mainstage cast in 2011 with Carly Heffernan, Nigel Downer, Alastair Forbes, Jason DeRosse and Inessa Frantowski.
She continues to act and tour with her sketch and improv partner Connor Thompson as The Lusty Mannequins. She is currently the Head Writer of Chef in Your Ear for The Food Network Canada.
She has contributed to Today's Parent, The Walrus Laughs, CBC's Punchline, She Does The City and written for YTV's The Zone.
Ashley has been nominated for 'Best Ensemble" at the 2014 Dora Mavor Moore Awards and several Canadian Comedy Awards for Best Revues/Best Ensemble 2013/2014. She was recently named Best Female Improviser in Toronto by Now Magazine's 'Best Of 2015 Awards."
She has produced television (Chef in Your Ear, The Zone), and live events (The 2016 Banff World Media Festival Awards Gala and Program Competition, the 2015 Youth Media Alliance Awards, and many live stage shows.
Personal life
She performs with her real life partner Connor Thompson in a duo called The Lusty Mannequins. The two met in a Second City Conservatory class in 2008 and have been dating and performing together ever since. They have taught in Ireland, Spain, England, Germany and on the high seas.
She supports the HSSE (Heterosexuals for Same Sex Equality).
Filmography
Film and Television