Al Waxman Biography

Fast Facts

• In 1998, he received the Earle Grey Award at the Gemini Awards
• Won the 1997 Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program
• In 1996, he was awarded the Member of the Order of Canada
• Started out acting on CBC radio dramas at the age of 17
• Quote: "I think actors and directors are story-tellers, like writers․ All of us in this business, whether costume designer or set designer, are storytellers, and I think I'm a good one․ I enjoy words a lot, and I read a lot more now than when I was a kid․"
• Worked as an adjunct professor of theatre at York University
• Has served on the board of directors of the Toronto Arts Council