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(Left to right) On Jonas Chernick: Blazer, shirt and shoes, Boss Black Collection. On John Bregar: Blazer, Boss Black Collection. Sweater and shirt, Banana Republic. On Greg Bryk: Blazer, shirt and shoes, Boss Black Collection. On Brandon Firla: Blazer, Boss Black Collection. On Steve Byers: Blazer, Boss Black Collection. On Kyle Schmid: Blazer and sweater, Boss Black Collection. Jean, Gap. |
Jonas Chernick Hometown: Winnipeg Recent work: Lucid, a film that opens this month Up next: Ken Finkleman’s film Hotel and on the CBC’s This Is Wonderland Favourite hangout: C. Kelekis Restaurant in Winnipeg Favourite film: “Without a doubt, Star Wars.” Dream costar: Keira Knightley Biggest extravagance: “My honeymoon. We went backpacking through Costa Rica.” If you weren’t acting, you’d be: “Financially secure.” What keeps you grounded: “My wife, Nicki. She reminds me that I’m just a nerdy Jew from Winnipeg.” Your style: “Ask my wife. I’d be completely stylistically lost without her.” Best advice ever received: “Acting is about revealing yourself to the camera, not pretending to be somebody else.” —acting coach David Rotenberg Brush with fame: “Ringo Starr sat next to me at a Hollywood dinner party.” Favourite book: Irvine Welsh’s Glue Oscar pick for best actor: Terrence Howard for Hustle & Flow Oscar pick for best picture: The Squid and the Whale
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John Bregar Hometown: Toronto Recent work: TV’s Degrassi: The Next Generation Up next: Bregar plays Bobby Clarke in the CBC’s Canada Russia ’72. On the big screen, he’ll be seen in It’s a Boy Girl Thing. Favourite hangout: “I don’t really hang out at one place. Variety is the spice of life, people!” Favourite film: Finding Neverland Dream costar: Rachel McAdams Favourite CD: Lost Souls by Doves If you weren’t acting, you’d be: a grocery clerk Best advice ever received: “Take care of your health. Roll with the punches.” Oscar pick for best actor: Philip Seymour Hoffman for Capote Oscar pick for best picture: Brokeback Mountain You’re a sucker for: “My mom’s chicken dinner.”
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Greg Bryk Hometown: Toronto Recent work: playing villain Billy Orser in David Cronenberg’s A History of Violence Up next: On TV, as Weston Field in the next season of ReGenesis. On the silver screen, he is acting alongside Monica Bellucci and Clive Owen in this year’s action flick Shoot ’Em Up. Favourite film: The Graduate Acting hero: “Marlon Brando. He stands alone.” Dream costar: Naomi Watts Favourite CD: Nirvana’s Unplugged in New York If you weren’t acting, you’d be: a lawyer What keeps you grounded: “My three children, Dempsey, Billy and Ella.” Your style: “Urban dad.” Best advice ever received: “Be prepared to be lucky.” Brush with fame: “The first time I met Ed Harris, I gushed.” Favourite book: Angela’s Ashes by Frank McCourt Oscar pick for best actor: Philip Seymour Hoffman for Capote Oscar pick for best picture: A History of Violence Ultimate goal: “To walk among the giants.”
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Brandon Firla Hometown: Calgary Recent work: Firla played a doomed cop in the Christmas flick Santa’s Slay. Up next: starring on the TV show Billable Hours and in Barry Levinson’s film Man of the Year Favourite hangout: “The Mercury on 17th Avenue [in Calgary]. They make a superb Manhattan.” Favourite film: “Casablanca. Bogart was the coolest.” Biggest extravagance: champagne and vintage red wine If you weren’t acting, you’d be: “Welcomed back into my family.” What keeps you grounded: “Gravity.” Best advice ever received: “Stay out of my light.” —Robin Williams on the set of Man of the Year Favourite book: “Lindbergh, A. Scott Berg’s biography of Charles Lindbergh.” Oscar pick for best actor: Philip Seymour Hoffman for Capote Oscar pick for best picture: Munich Ultimate goal: “To write, direct and star in a musical version of What’s Eating Gilbert Grape.”
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Steve Byers Hometown: Toronto Recent work: starring in the jock-drama flick My Brother’s Keeper Up next: a star turn as the lead dude in the first season of Falcon Beach Favourite hangout: “My place with a beer.” Favourite film: Se7en Acting hero: Morgan Freeman Dream costar: Jennifer Connelly Favourite CD: James’ Laid Biggest extravagance: Xbox 360 What keeps you grounded: “My cats and the news.” Best advice ever received: “Don’t believe all the bad things people say about you and don’t believe all the good.” Brush with fame: “I bumped into Arnold Schwarzenegger outside a cigar shop in Vancouver. He’s huge!” Favourite book: The Lords of Discipline by Pat Conroy Oscar pick for best actor: Joaquin Phoenix for Walk the Line Oscar pick for best picture: Walk the Line You’re a sucker for: “The love of my life, actor Jennifer Steede.” Ultimate goal: “Happiness.”
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Kyle Schmid Hometown: Mississauga, Ont. Recent work: Schmid had roles in two big films last year, A History of Violence and The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. Up next: a thriller called The Covenant Favourite hangout: “The craft-services truck on set.” Favourite film: The Usual Suspects Acting hero: “Johnny Depp. He’s a sex symbol but still widely respected.” Dream costar: Angelina Jolie Favourite CD: the Garden State sound track Biggest extravagance: “Shoes, because you can build your entire wardrobe on ’em.” If you weren’t acting, you’d be: “Playing soccer at a school in the States.” Best advice ever received: “If God brings you to it, he’ll bring you through it.” Favourite book: Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom Oscar pick for best actor: Philip Seymour Hoffman for Capote Oscar pick for best picture: A History of Violence You’re a sucker for: “Guinness and a good time.” Ultimate goal: “Eventually, producing and directing.”
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