by Daniel Creil

Created on: December 10, 2008

Here are some the most famous Canadian actors of our time. Most of them have born in Canada, some in Lebanon, some in USA but spent their childhood in Canada. Anyway they have achieved their popularity, and are well known all over the world. they earn from 1 up to 35 million dollars for a role in one movie.

In this article I will do as follows: I will name the actor/ actress, then I will mention the city where he was born, spent his childhood or lives in, and then I will mention some of the most famous or popular movies where they take part in.

And it goes like this:

Jim Carrey.
(17. January, 1962) in Ontario, Canada.

Some of those movies where he took part in: 1994- "Ace Venture: Pet Detective", 1994- "The Mask", 1994- "Dumb&Dumber", 1996- "The Cable Guy", 1998- "The Truman Show", 2000- "Me, Myself and Irene", 2000- "How the Grinch Stole Christmas", 2003- "Bruce Almighty".

Keanu Reeves.
Born in the 2nd of September in 19664 Beirut, Lebanon. He spent his youth in Canada, in the city of Toronto.

Some of his most famous movies: 1997- "The Devil`s Advocate", 1999- "The Matrix", 2003- "The Matrix Revolutions".

Christopher Plummer (13.december, 1929) Toronto, Canada.

Movies: 1988- "Nosferatu a Venezia", 1990- "Red Blooded American Girl", 1992- "Malcolm X", 1995- "Twelve Monkeys", 1999- "The Insider", 2000- "Dracula", 2002- "Nickolas Nickleby", 2004- "National TReasure", 2006- "The Lake House", 2009- "Ceasar and Cleopatra". He took part in famous and long lasting TV episodes of Madeleine.

Metthew Perry
(19.August, 1969). Born in Massachusetts, USA but raised up in Ottawa, Canada is one of the actors in the TV episodes of world`s fame: "Friends".

His salary in the movie "The Whole Nine Yards" (2000) reached 3 million dollars and 5 million dollars in "The Whole Ten Yards)" (2004) where he filmed together with Bruce Willis.

Pamela Anderson (1.July, 1967) was born on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada.

Actress in TV episodes of "Baywatch". Has been married to Tommy Lee and Kid Rock.

Movies. 2001-"V.I.P", 2003- "Scary Movie 3", 2008- "Superhero Movie".

Mike Myers . (25.May, 1963) in Ontario, Canada.

Movies. 1997- "Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery", 1999- "Mystery Alaska", 1999- "Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me", 2001- "Shrek" (voice), 2003- "View from the Top", 2003- "Nobody Knows Anything!", 2007- "Shrek the Third" (voice of Shrek).

Brendan Fraser (3.December, 1968) in Indianopolis, USA. Spent his childhood in Holland, Switzerland
and Canada. Education received in Toronto. Has dual citizenship of American and Canadian.

Movies. 1991- "Dogfight", 1993- "Twenty Bucks", 1994- "In the army now", 1994- "The Scout", 1997- "Gearoge and the Jungle", 1997- "Still Breathing", 1999- "The Mummy", 2001- "The Mummy Returns", 2005- "Beach Bunny" (voice), 2006- "The Last Time", 2007- "The Air I Breathe". Brendan Fraser is Ben Sullivan in TV episodes of "Scrubs".

Leslie Nielson (11.February, 1926) in Saskatchewan, Canada.

Movies. 1995- "Rent a Kid", 1997- "Mr Magoo", 1998- "Family Plan", 2003- "Scary Movie 3", 2008- "Superhero Movie",

Catherine O`Hara (4.March, 1954) in Toronto, Canada.

Movies. 2004- "Surviving Christmas", 2005- "Six Feet Under", 2006- "Monster House", 2009- "Good Behavior".

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