Jamie Shannon
{{Short description|Canadian actor}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2014}}
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| birth_name = Jamie Christopher Shannon
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1972|2|26}}
| birth_place = Canada
| occupation = {{hlist|Actor|puppeteer|director|screenwriter|producer}}
| years_active = 1989–present
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Jamie Christopher Shannon (born February 26, 1972) is a Canadian actor, best known for his work in the Canadian television series Nanalan',{{cite news|url=http://magazines.humber.ca/finecut2006/FineCutPuppets.htm|title=For Puppet's Sake!|last=Del Zotto|first=Cristina|publisher=Fine Cut|accessdate=May 22, 2010|archive-date=July 6, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706182904/http://magazines.humber.ca/finecut2006/FineCutPuppets.htm|url-status=dead}} as well as Ooh, Aah & You, and the Canadian-American television series Mr. Meaty.
Career
Having worked together since teenagers, Shannon and his partner Jason Hopley founded The Grogs puppet company troupe in 1994. Shannon had first developed the idea for The Grogs while traveling in Europe and seeing the prominent place puppets have in street theater. He and Hopley then developed the puppets for children's birthday parties.{{cite news|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/access/456465311.html?dids=456465311:456465311&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Aug+06%2C+1992&author=Don+Sutton+Special+to+The+Star&pub=Toronto+Star&desc=Creators+let+irreverent+Grogs+be+more+than+happy+puppets&pqatl=google|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104163625/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/access/456465311.html?dids=456465311:456465311&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Aug+06,+1992&author=Don+Sutton+Special+to+The+Star&pub=Toronto+Star&desc=Creators+let+irreverent+Grogs+be+more+than+happy+puppets&pqatl=google|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 4, 2012|title=Creators let irreverent Grogs be more than happy puppets|last=Sutton|first=Don|date=August 6, 1992|publisher=Toronto Star|accessdate=May 22, 2010}}
Shannon performed three-year-old Mona in the television series, Nanalan'. He is also known as the performer of 16-year-old Josh in Mr. Meaty and as Swami Jeff in Swami Jeff's Temple of Wisdom.
Shannon is co-creator of Mr. Meaty, along with Jason Hopley.{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/article/199189|title=Canucks pull strings in Hollywood|last=Henry|first=Michele|date=April 4, 2007|publisher=Toronto Star|accessdate=May 22, 2010}} As puppeteers, Shannon and Hopley also created all of the 'Mr. Meaty' puppets, from inception through construction to the final puppet characters.
Shannon's and Hopley's monkey puppets named Ooh and Aah began in early April 2007 as the new hosts of Playhouse Disney.
In the Nicktoons official website, in the Mr. Meaty videos section, there is a "Nick Extra!" where Jamie and Jason show you how to make your very own Mr. Meaty puppet.
=Filmography=
;As actor
- Millennium (1989) as Young Bill Smith
- Stella (1990) as Teenage Heckler
- Hayseed (1997) as Gordie
- Canadian Geographic Kids! (2003–2005) (TV series) as Jamie, host
- Mr. Meaty (21 episodes, 2005–2009) (TV series) as Josh Redgrove
- Nanalan' (1998–2007) as Mona
- Swami Jeff's Temple of Wisdom (2008) as Swami Jeff (voice)
; As puppeteer
- It's Alive! (1993–1997) (TV series)
- TWIBA, RUBY Big and Small (22 episodes, 2008–2009) (TV series)
- Hotbox (7 episodes, 2009) (TV series)
- Higglety Pigglety Pop! or There Must Be More to Life (V) (2010)
- Swami Jeff (1993–1997) (TV series)
- Mr. Meaty (21 episodes, 2005–2009) (TV series)
- Lost Ollie (2022) (TV miniseries)
; As director
- Nanalan' (2003) (TV series)
- Swami Jeff's Temple of Wisdom (2008) (TV series)
- Big & Small (15 episodes, 2009) (TV series)
- GIVER (9 episodes, 2013) (TV series)
- Mr. Meaty (21 episodes, 2005–2009) (TV series)
- Big and Small (22 episodes, 2008–2009) (TV series)
; As writer & producer
Awards and nominations
- 2004, Gemini Award win for 'Best Writing in a Children's or Youth Program or Series'{{cite news|url=http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20041213/gemini_awards_041212?hub=EdmontonHome|title='Shattered City' big winner at Gemini Awards|date=December 12, 2004|publisher=CTV|accessdate=May 22, 2010}}{{dead link|date=July 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}{{cite web|url=http://www.actra.com/actra/control/hotnews1?category=hn&id=10357 |title=2004 Geminis – December 11, 12, 13 2004 |publisher=ACTRA |accessdate=May 22, 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707081806/http://www.actra.com/actra/control/hotnews1?category=hn&id=10357 |archivedate=July 7, 2011 }}
- 2004, Gemini Award win for 'Best Performance in a Pre-School Program or Series'{{cite web|url=http://www.playbackonline.ca/articles/magazine/20041108/gemininominees.html?page=8 |title=The 2004 Gemini nominees |date=November 8, 2004 |publisher=Playback |accessdate=May 22, 2010 }}{{dead link|date=April 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
- 2004, Gemini Award nomination for 'Best Pre-School Program or Series'
References
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External links
- [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0788296/maindetails Jamie Shannon] at the Internet Movie Database
- [http://www.jamieshannon.ca Jamie Shannon]website
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