Nationality British Years active 1973–present | Name Christopher Gaze Role Actor | |
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Occupation Actor, Host, Artist director, Theatre and Opera Director Movies Barbie in the 12 Dancing, Barbie in the Nutcracker, Barbie: Mermaidia, Barbie as the Island Princess, Barbie as Rapunzel Similar People Kelly Sheridan, Alessandro Juliani, Melissa Lyons, Susan Roman, Terry Shakespeare | ||
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Christopher Bower Gaze, OBC, MSM (born 12 May 1952) is a British-born actor residing in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
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- History
- Career
- Television
- Video Games
- References
Christopher gaze on studio 4 with host fanny kiefer
History
Born in Guildford, Surrey, England, he trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School before coming to Canada in 1975 where he spent three seasons at the Shaw Festival.
Career
He moved to Vancouver in 1983 and in 1990 founded Bard on the Beach which in 2014 achieved attendance exceeding 100,000. In addition to performing and directing for Bard, Christopher's voice is heard regularly in cartoon series, commercials and on the radio. He also hosts Vancouver Symphony's popular Tea and Trumpets series and their annual Christmas concerts. His many honours include induction into the BC Entertainment Hall of Fame, Canada's Meritorious Service Medal (2004), Honorary Doctorates from UBC & SFU, the BC Community Achievement Award (2007), the Gold Medallion from the Children's Theatre Foundation of America (2007) and a Jessie Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Equus at The Playhouse. As an Olympic ambassador, Christopher was honoured to run with the Olympic flame for the 2010 Games. A public speaker with the National Speakers Bureau, Christopher frequently shares his insights on Shakespeare and theatre with students, service organizations and businesses.
He narrated the Emmy Award-winning animation series Madeline.
Additionally, he has also performed voiceover roles for animation, such as Turaga Vakama in the first three Bionicle movies, Diagnostic Drone in Beast Machines and Major Mint in Barbie in the Nutcracker.
Christopher was awarded the Order of British Columbia (OBC) announced on 18 May 2012 by the Premier of British Columbia and the Civil Meritorious Service Medal (MSM) (Canada Gazette 17 May 2005) from the Canadian Government in 2005.