Rick Ducommun

Birth Name:

Richard Dennis Ducommun

Birth Place:

Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada

Profession

Actor

Was nominated for a CableACE Award for stand-up comedy special for "Rick Ducommun: Hit and Run" in 1993
First tried stand-up comedy at a Vancouver club on a dare
Made his screen acting debut in the Canadian children's series "Zig Zag" in 1980
Started a number of businesses before getting into comedy, including one where he built small houses on the backs of old pickup trucks and sold them as Back to Nature Hippy Camperettes
As a stand-up comic, he frequently performed on the Comedy Channel, which was later renamed Comedy Central
Best known for playing Gus in "Groundhog Day" and Art Weingartner in "The 'Burbs․"
Lost 216 pounds in a year and a half, dropping from 426 pounds to 210 by April 1989
Started the skateboard accessories company Skull Skates with his brother Peter in 1978

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