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Reineke, Gary

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Ontario-based actor, born May 27, 1945, who has had a solid career performing on stages across the country.

In 1980 Gary Reineke won the Dora Mavor Moore Award for his performance in Toronto Free Theatre's production of Buried Child. He has also given focused, witty performances at Centaur Theatre (The Visitor, Creeps, Tooth of Crime); Citadel Theatre (Later Life); Factory Theatre (Taking Liberties); Tarragon Theatre (The Cherry Orchard); Lilies/Les Feluettes; National Arts Centre (Jitters); and the Grand Theatre, London (Timon of Athens) among many others.

He was the first anglophone actor nominated in the best actor category (for The Visitor) at the Masques Awards (1996). In March 1999, he appeared in the National Arts Centre/Grand Theatre, London production of Elliot Hayes' Homeward Bound; in the October, 1999 production of John Mighton's Short History of Night at Factory Theatre; and in the March 2000 production of Anton Piatigorsky's The Offering.

Gary Reineke has also performed extensively in the United States and on radio, television, and in eighty films since 1974.

Profile by Gaetan Charlebois

Last updated 2021-08-26