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JONATHAN TORRENS #FFF Friday Favourite Four

Posted: January 20, 2011

It’s Friday - the ideal time for another edition of our fun feature that takes the #FF one 'F' further...and shakes up Twitter's popular acronym with a SABS twist.

The Sea and be Scene #FFF is your weekly chance to discover the four favourites of your favourite East Coast folks. The four questions will always stay the same...only the folks will change and for this week…

We’ve got a man that is always up to something creative and entertaining! Born in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island this actor, host, writer, director and producer has a resume that won’t stop and more than 2 decades of experience in this business we call show.

Back in 1989 he began working on the International Emmy Award winning show Street Cents and after 7 years at that he did 5 years of his own Gemini Award nominated show Jonovision.

And then on to role after role... from guest starring on Degrassi and 22 Minutes to feature film work like his debut award winning role in Thom Fiztgerald’s BEEFCAKE… and no one can forget the wanna be wrapper J-Roc of Trailer Park Boys fame and on and on it goes…

Why in the last two years alone his credits include hosting the wild ‘n crazy game show Wipeout Canada and two regular recurring roles: Chester Vince on Call Me Fitz (Showcase Canada) and as Robert Cheeley on Mr. D. (CBC)…oh and let’s not forget the show which bears his name – the one he writes, produces, directs and hosts TV with TV’s Jonathan Torrens.

He hangs his hat in Truro, Nova Scotia these days along with his lovely wife Carole and their two daughters Sugar Daisy and Indigo Summar.

He is brilliant and funny, truly talented and tremendously generous – he is the amazing Jonathan Torrens.