Rob Stefaniuk
Rob Stefaniuk | |
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![]() Stefaniuk at the Toronto International Film Festival premiere of Suck | |
Born | Ontario, Canada |
Nationality | Canadian |
Occupation(s) | Comedian, actor and writer |
Robert Stefaniuk is a Canadian comedian, actor and writer who has worked in numerous television shows and films as both guest actor and series regular. His feature-film acting credits include the Saturday Night Live-inspired Superstar (1999) and Phil the Alien (2004).
Biography
[edit]Stefaniuk first appeared during the ill-fated second season of Catwalk replacing Johnny Camden as guitarist. He also appeared in the 1995 short film Love Child which also starred fellow former Catwalk star Neve Campbell.[1] Stefaniuk's first screenplay, The Size of Watermelons, was produced as an independent feature in 1996. In 2003, he was story editor and line producer, and did additional editing, for the independent feature Public Domain, directed by Kris Lefcoe.[2] Shortly thereafter he made his directorial debut with the short comedy film Waiting for the Man, which was an official selection at the Sundance Film Festival in 2005.[3] He subsequently wrote and directed his first feature-length film, Phil the Alien.[4]
From 2004 to 2006 he voiced the character of "Buzz" Sawchuck in Gene Simmons' animated television show My Dad the Rock Star on NickToons.
Stefaniuk's latest work is the movie Suck, a vampire rock and roll comedy released in 2009 at the Toronto International Film Festival and on DVD in 2010.[5] Stefaniuk writes, directs and stars in the film alongside Dimitri Coats, Jessica Paré, Malcolm McDowell, Iggy Pop, Alice Cooper, Moby, Dave Foley and Henry Rollins.
Voices
[edit]- Timothy Goes to School - Frank #2
- Moville Mysteries - Luthor's bodyguard
- My Dad the Rock Star - "Buzz" Sawchuck
- Totally Spies! - Diminutive Smalls (Season 4)
- Grossology - Andy
- Spliced - Peri
Awards
[edit]- 2005 Don Haig Award[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Lovechild (1995)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on July 16, 2019. Retrieved July 16, 2019.
- ^ Guy Dixon (March 11, 2005). "Profile: Rob Stefaniuk". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved July 16, 2019.
- ^ "'05 Sundance Film Festival Short Film program". Deseret News. January 13, 2005. Retrieved July 16, 2019.
- ^ Monika Bartyzel (September 22, 2009). "Rob Stefaniuk's SUCK and Sook-Yin Lee's YEAR OF THE CARNIVORE Reviews – TIFF '09". Collider. Retrieved July 16, 2019.
- ^ Barton, Steve (March 10, 2010). "SXSW '10: Suck On This Trailer". Dread Central. Retrieved July 16, 2019.
- ^ "Stefaniuk wins film prize". Montreal Gazette, June 10, 2005.
External links
[edit]- Rob Stefaniuk at IMDb
- Rob Stefaniuk on Northern Stars
- Mark McLeod (March 11, 2005). "Interview: Rob Stefaniuk, director/star of Phil the Alien". Showbiz Monkeys.
- Living people
- Canadian male comedians
- Canadian male film actors
- Film directors from Ontario
- Canadian male screenwriters
- Canadian male voice actors
- Canadian people of Ukrainian descent
- Male actors from Ontario
- 21st-century Canadian screenwriters
- 21st-century Canadian male writers
- Comedians from Ontario
- Canadian actor stubs
- Canadian comedian stubs