Patrick McKenna Biography

Fast Facts

• Is involved with such charitable organizations and causes as Wheelchair Athletes, Adult ADHD, MS Society, Lupus Canada and McMaster Sick Kids
• Won Gemini awards for "Best performance by a Lead Actor in a Comedic Series" and "Best performance by a Lead Actor in a Dramatic Series" on the same night in 1998, becoming the first person to ever do so
• Began his acting career with the Second City Theatre Company before branching off on his own as a stand-up comedian
• Considers some of the highlights of his comedy career to be opening for Dionne Warwick and Smokey Robinson
• Spent fifteen seasons playing his best-known role, the nerdy technology geek Harold on "The Red Green Show․"
• Is good friends with comedian Colin Mochrie, who sometimes helps him with his charity fundraising
• Married his high school sweetheart in 1983 and started a family with her