Rob Hawke

Rob Hawke is a Canadian actor and Gemini Award-nominated writer.[1][2] He has performed his one-man show, Norm versus Cancer: A Terminally Funny One Man Show,[3][4][5][6][7] which is based on his personal experience of surviving thyroid cancer. Hawke is an alumnus of The Second City,[8] performing across Canada and internationally in the Second City National Touring Company.

Career

Hawke was a 2011 Canadian Comedy Award Nominee for his work on "Norm Vs Cancer: A Terminally Funny One Man Show",[9] and has shared in a Canadian Comedy Award for the fully improvised musical Showstopping Number.[10][11] He shared in a Gemini nomination for his work on SketchCom for CBC,[12][13] as well as a co-recipient of the 1997 Tim Sims Encouragement Fund Award. Hawke is also a member of the musical comedy duo, Fast and Dirty.[14][15][16]

Hawke has written two books, Kicking Cancer's Ass: A Light-Hearted Guide to the Fight of Your Life and Vampire Dogs: The Rise of Thrasher.[17]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1989	Freakshow	Paramedic #2
2012	Covenant	Matthews

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1990	Degrassi High	AIDS Speaker #1	Episode: "Bad Blood: Part 2"
1998–1999	SketchCom	Various	3 episodes
1999	Total Recall 2070	Vidcom Guy 2	Episode: "Bones Beneath My Skin"

References

1. Hawke, Robert. "Robert Hawke's Website". Retrieved 30 December 2012.
2. Hawke, Robert. "Robert Hawke's YouTube Channel". YouTube. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
3. "Bad Dog Theatre Listing". Retrieved 23 April 2011.
4. "San Francisco Fringe Listing". Retrieved 23 April 2011.
5. "New York Listing". Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
6. Wass, Carey. "Late Night in the Bedroom Interview". Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
7. Hawke, Robert. "Norm Vs Cancer Website". Archived from the original on 2 July 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
8. Flacks, Diane (2 February 2008). "TheStar.Com Article". The Star. Toronto. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
9. "Canadian Comedy Award Shows". Retrieved 30 December 2012.
10. "Canadian Comedy Award Archives". Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
11. Ouzounian, Richard (15 April 2007). "Toronto Star Article: Showstopping Number". The Star. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
12. "IMDB: Sketchcom". IMDb. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
13. "TVArchive.ca: Sketchcom". Retrieved 23 April 2011.
14. Sumi, Glenn. "Now Magazine: Top 10 Comedy Shows". Archived from the original on 23 February 2007. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
15. Sumi, Glenn. "Fast and Dirty Album Review". Archived from the original on 24 February 2007. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
16. "Fast and Dirty Website". Archived from the original on 20 February 2007. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
17. Hawke, Robert. "Smashwords Author Page". Retrieved 30 December 2012.