Bruce Ian McCulloch Wiki Biography
Bruce Ian McCulloch (born May 12, 1961) is a Canadian actor, writer, comedian, and film director. McCulloch is best known for his work as a member of The Kids in the Hall, a popular Canadian comedy troupe, and as a writer for Saturday Night Live. McCulloch has also appeared on series such as Twitch City and Gilmore Girls. He directed the films Dog Park, Stealing Harvard and Superstar.He has also written and directed the romantic comedy Comeback Season which toured film festivals before its release on DVD in 2007. He was the writer of ABC’s Carpoolers.
| Full Name | Bruce McCulloch |
| Net Worth | $800 Thousand |
| Date Of Birth | May 12, 1961 |
| Place Of Birth | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
| Height | 5′ 6″ (1.68 m) |
| Profession | Writer, Actor, Producer |
| Education | Mount Royal University |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Spouse | Tracy Ryan (actress) |
| Children | Ivy Sue McCulloch, Otis McCulloch |
| IMDB | |
| Awards | Gemini Award for Best Writing in a Comedy or Variety Program or Series, MuchMusic Video Award for Director of the Year, Gemini Award for Best Performance in a Comedy Program or Series, Gemini Award for Best Performance in a Variety or Performing Arts Program or Series |
| Nominations | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing – Variety Series, Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Award for Best Screenplay, Canadian Comedy Award for Multimedia / Best Writing in a Feature, Canadian Comedy Award for Multimedia / Best Direction in a Feature, Bell Media Award for Best Com… |
| Movies | Unaccompanied Minors, Comeback Season, Stealing Harvard, Superstar, Dick, Dog Park, Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy, Tales of the City, Wallace, Carfuckers, Comedy Gold: The Hilarious Story of Canadian Comedy |
| TV Shows | Young Drunk Punk, The Kids in the Hall: Death Comes to Town, Carpoolers, Twitch City, The Kids in the Hall |
| Trademark | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Theories about relationships and absurdity |
| Quote | |
|---|---|
| 1 | [picturing a guided tour of his old high school] Let’s see. That’s the hallway where I was beat up, and the other hallway where I was beat up. We could also go to the field where I used to train and was beat up as well. |
| 2 | You never get over that, you know. You always carry it around with you. I go to meetings with television and movie people and, even though they treat me quite nicely, I still feel like this weirdo kid from Alberta. |
| 3 | My life has always been more about my ideas than about doing them in front of people although I do like to perform, but I’m really kind of a reluctant performer. |
| Fact | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Has a son, Otis, with his wife, Tracey, born in 2006. |
| 2 | Bruce is the shortest member of the kids in the hall troupe, but he’s comfortable with his C-height. |
| 3 | Wife Tracy gave birth to a baby girl, Ivy Sue McCulloch, in the fall of 2004. |
| 4 | Was a member of the Loose Moose Theatre in Calgary, Alberta, Canada in 1982. |
| 5 | Bruce has released two albums: Shame Based Man and Drunk Baby Project. |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comedy Bang! Bang! | 2014-2016 | TV Series | Farmer King / Officer Jack Baerklau |
| Mike Tyson Mysteries | 2016 | TV Series | Jules Leher-Warren |
| Young Drunk Punk | 2015 | TV Series | Lloyd McKay |
| Spun Out | 2014 | TV Series | Sid |
| Kroll Show | 2014 | TV Series | Doug Gary |
| Arrested Development | 2013 | TV Series | Father Marsala |
| Workaholics | 2012 | TV Series | Judge Darren Tibbles |
| The Soup | 2010 | TV Series | Grownup Pageant Princess |
| Kids in the Hall: Death Comes to Town | 2010 | TV Mini-Series | Ricky Jarvis Police Officer Larry Bowman … |
| Carfuckers | 2008 | Short | Mechanic |
| Unaccompanied Minors | 2006 | Guard in the Hall #2 | |
| Gilmore Girls | 2003-2004 | TV Series | Tobin |
| Lilo & Stitch: The Series | 2003 | TV Series | Pixley Pleakley |
| Stealing Harvard | 2002 | Fidio the Lawyer | |
| Further Tales of the City | 2001 | TV Mini-Series | Father Paddy |
| Twitch City | 1998-2000 | TV Series | Rex Reilly |
| Dick | 1999 | Carl Bernstein | |
| Dog Park | 1998 | Jeff | |
| Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy | 1996 | Alice / Cisco / Grivo / … | |
| Saturday Night Live | 1985-1995 | TV Series | Singer / Stalker / Teenager |
| The Kids in the Hall | 1988-1995 | TV Series | Various Characters / Various / The Beaver |
| Anne of Avonlea | 1987 | TV Mini-Series | Fred Wright |
Writer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Young Drunk Punk | TV Series 1 episode, 2015 written by – 1 episode, 2015 | ||
| Kids in the Hall: Death Comes to Town | 2010 | TV Mini-Series written by – 4 episodes | |
| Untitled Burr and Hart Project | 2010 | TV Movie | |
| Carpoolers | TV Series creator – 13 episodes, 2007 – 2008 writer – 2 episodes, 2007 | ||
| Carfuckers | 2008 | Short writer | |
| Comeback Season | 2006 | ||
| Back to Norm | 2005 | TV Movie writer | |
| Kids in the Hall: Tour of Duty | 2002 | Video documentary | |
| Dog Park | 1998 | writer | |
| Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy | 1996 | written by | |
| The Kids in the Hall | TV Series written by – 82 episodes, 1989 – 1995 writer – 20 episodes, 1988 – 1990 | ||
| Superman 50th Anniversary | 1988 | TV Movie documentary written by |
Producer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Young Drunk Punk | 2015 | TV Series executive producer | |
| Kids in the Hall: Death Comes to Town | 2010 | TV Mini-Series executive producer – 8 episodes | |
| Untitled Burr and Hart Project | 2010 | TV Movie executive producer | |
| Carpoolers | 2007-2008 | TV Series executive producer – 13 episodes | |
| Back to Norm | 2005 | TV Movie executive producer |
Director
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn Nine-Nine | 2016 | TV Series 1 episode | |
| Young Drunk Punk | 2015 | TV Series 3 episodes | |
| Comeback Season | 2006 | ||
| Back to Norm | 2005 | TV Movie | |
| Stealing Harvard | 2002 | ||
| Superstar | 1999 | ||
| Dog Park | 1998 | ||
| Saturday Night Live | 1994-1995 | TV Series film segment director – 2 episodes | |
| The Kids in the Hall | 1990-1994 | TV Series 6 episodes | |
| Coleslaw Warehouse | 1993 | Short |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy | 1996 | “Some Days It’s Dark”, “Happiness Pie” | |
| The Kids in the Hall | 1989-1990 | TV Series performer – 4 episodes |
Thanks
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| South of Wawa | 1991 | thanks |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Late Night with Seth Meyers | 2016 | TV Series | Himself – The Kids in the Hall |
| Q with Jian Ghomeshi | 2015 | TV Series | Himself – Guest |
| Late Night with Jimmy Fallon | 2010 | TV Series | Himself |
| Countdown w/ Keith Olbermann | 2010 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Hour | 2010 | TV Series | Himself |
| The 10th Annual Canadian Comedy Awards | 2009 | TV Special | Himself (as The Kids in the Hall) |
| Comedy Gold | 2005 | TV Short documentary | Himself |
| Kids in the Hall: Tour of Duty | 2002 | Video documentary | Various |
| Late Night with Conan O’Brien | 1995-2002 | TV Series | Himself |
| Comedy Central Canned Ham | 2002 | TV Series | Himself (director) |
| Kids in the Hall: Same Guys, New Dresses | 2001 | Documentary | Himself / Various |
| The 2000 Canadian Comedy Awards | 2000 | TV Special | Himself |
| 2000 Much Music Video Music Awards | 2000 | TV Special | Himself |
| The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | 1999 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Daily Show | 1999 | TV Series | Himself |
| MADtv | 1996 | TV Series | Himself |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| 101 Most Unforgettable SNL Moments | 2004 | TV Movie | Himself |
| The Making of ‘Dick’ | 1999 | Video documentary short | Himself – Carl Bernstein |
| Saturday Night Live | 1986 | TV Series | Teenager |
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Gemini | Gemini Awards | Best Performance in a Comedy Program or Series (Individual or Ensemble) | The Kids in the Hall (1988) |
| 1990 | Gemini | Gemini Awards | Best Writing in a Comedy or Variety Program or Series | The Kids in the Hall (1988) |
| 1989 | Gemini | Gemini Awards | Best Performance in a Variety or Performing Arts Program or Series | The Kids in the Hall (1988) |
| 1989 | Gemini | Gemini Awards | Best Writing in a Comedy or Variety Program or Series | The Kids in the Hall (1988) |
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Canadian Screen Award | Canadian Screen Awards, CA | Best Comedy Series | Young Drunk Punk (2015) |
| 2000 | Canadian Comedy Award | Canadian Comedy Awards | Film – Writing – Original | Dog Park (1998) |
| 2000 | Canadian Comedy Award | Canadian Comedy Awards | Film – Directing | Dog Park (1998) |
| 2000 | Genie | Genie Awards | Best Screenplay, Original | Dog Park (1998) |
| 1996 | Gemini | Gemini Awards | Best Performance in a Comedy Program or Series (Individual or Ensemble) | The Kids in the Hall (1988) |
| 1996 | Gemini | Gemini Awards | Best Writing in a Comedy or Variety Program or Series | The Kids in the Hall (1988) |
| 1996 | Genie | Genie Awards | Best Achievement in Music – Original Song | Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy (1996) |
| 1995 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Individual Achievement in Writing for a Variety or Music Program | The Kids in the Hall (1988) |
| 1995 | Gemini | Gemini Awards | Best Writing in a Comedy or Variety Program or Series | The Kids in the Hall (1988) |
| 1994 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Individual Achievement in Writing in a Variety or Music Program | The Kids in the Hall (1988) |
| 1994 | Gemini | Gemini Awards | Best Performance in a Comedy Program or Series | The Kids in the Hall (1988) |
| 1993 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program | The Kids in the Hall (1988) |
| 1993 | CableACE | CableACE Awards | Comedy Series | The Kids in the Hall (1988) |
| 1993 | CableACE | CableACE Awards | Actor in a Comedy Series | The Kids in the Hall (1988) |
| 1992 | Gemini | Gemini Awards | Best Performance in a Comedy Program or Series (Individual or Ensemble) | The Kids in the Hall (1988) |
