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Gordon Pinsent goes from Babar to Bieber

From Melissa Leong of Postmedia News:

  • Gordon Pinsent: From Babar to Bieber and back
    “Veteran Canadian actor Gordon Pinsent is connecting with today’s youth. The 80-year-old star is reprising his role as the voice of the classic children’s book character, King Babar, in a new television series. Also, in October, he became a YouTube sensation when he read from Justin Bieber’s new memoir on This Hour Has 22 Minutes. Pinsent spoke to Melissa Leong about Babar, Bieber and being asked.” Read more.
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New tonight: The Ron James Show on CBC with Colin Mochrie, Patrick McKenna, Art Hindle, Kathryn Greenwood

209 TentTrailer 02605Friday, November 19 at 8 p.m. (8:30 p.m. NT) on CBC-TV

In this week’s episode of The Ron James Show, comedian Ron James is joined by a chorus of special guests to help offer his unique take on history, tolerance and harmonizing: Glee clubs in Nazi Germany? Meanwhile, the Mayor is feeling disoriented, L’il Ronnie takes a camping trip and Larry Garibaldi fantasizes about getting his revenge on all those corporate fat cats. All that plus Ron’s ode to the rocky jewel from the great big sea: St. John’s, Newfoundland.

Guest Cast: Colin Mochrie (Whose Line Is It Anyways), Patrick McKenna (The Red Green Show), Art Hindle (ENG) and Kathryn Greenwood (Whose Line Is It Anyway).

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