When have you ever heard anyone say, "Honey, lets stay in and order Canadian food?
Canadian Bacon, 1995
No, there may not be many restaurants specializing in Canadian cuisine, but Canada does have a few signature dishes. Most people have heard of Poutine, but Canada is also famous for it's smoked meat, Beavertails, Tourtière, Lobster rolls, donairs and anything and everything maple. It's also known world wide for it's bacon, specifically Canadian back bacon, made from Pork Loin, a leaner cut of meat. Some people love it, others do not, but there's nothing better than a round slab on a breakfast sandwich!
Since this is FH, and we're celebrating Canada Day, there's another slice of Canadian meat that's known world wide. Of course, I'm talking about the meat on Canadian men, specially male actors. When Canadian actors are wrote about, they often focus on the comedians. The many actors of comedy who got their start on Canadian television, and then made their way to the States, or SNL, produced by Lorne Michaels, another Canadian.
Canadians love their comedy, the SCTV alumni; John Candy, Dave Thomas, Rick Moranis, Eugene Levy and Martin Short. Then there's the Kids in the Hall, some of whom, (Dave Foley, Mark McKinney) also made a name for themselves on American sit-coms. There's also Jim Carrey, Seth Rogan, Will Arnett, Tom Green, Phil Hartman, Matthew Perry, Mike Myers, Norm MacDonald, Howie Mandel, Tommy Chong, Leslie Nielson and original SNL cast member Dan Aykroyd.
Canadians can be serious as well, with acclaimed actors like Donald Sutherland, Kiefer Sutherland, Michael Ironside, Keanu Reeves, Ryan Gosling, Ryan Reynolds, Victor Garber and Christopher Plummer also hailing from the Great White North. Although a certain orange buffoon has tried to put a wedge between them, Canada and the United States have been allies and friendly neighbours going back to the early 1800's.
Eugene Levy
It makes sense given the two countries have longest international border stretching approximately 8,893 kilometers (5,526 miles) that Canadian talent would head south for work, and international fame. Many American actors also head north to film in Canada, with some of the world's biggest movies filmed there. Some of the many films that were shot partially, or entirely in Canada include; The X-Men movies, The Twilight Saga, Deadpool, Good Will Hunting, The Revenant, American Psycho, Mean Girls, Chicago, Brokeback Mountain and Titanic.
I've featured hundreds of thespian Canucks over the years, especially in my 12 Days series. The majority of Hallmark films are filmed in Canada, meaning many of the leading men from the romance series are Canadian. I've done Actors & Skin features on many, including Andrew Walker (HERE:) and Shawn Roberts. (HERE:) Below are a few other hot Canadians I've featured over the years. Some, have shown their back bacon, a few, shared their Canadian sausages as well.
Reeves
Taylor Kitsch, (above and below) gave us a taste of his Canadian back bacon on both screen, and in modeling wok.
I love me some Paul Gross, especially in the 1993 drama Aspen Extreme. If you watched the DVD, you saw a bit of Paul's posterior, but if you were lucky enough to catch it on VHS, you saw more. Thanks to xyzpdq (SOMS) for the cap below.
