Doubleday Canada is pleased to announce that it will publish a new book from acclaimed comedian Gerry Dee. The as-of-yet untitled book will hit stores in the fall of 2012. Curtis Russell of P.S. Literary Agency negotiated the deal.
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Being the ultimate class clown has served Gerry Dee well. The one-time teacher credits his tenure as a Toronto educator with providing lots of foolish fodder for a successful comedy career, and he now finds himself starring in a new CBC-TV sitcom loosely based on his own experiences.
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Gerry Dee did not read a lot of books growing up. "I wasn't one of those guys," he says matter-offactly, sitting for an interview at the CBC's downtown Toronto headquarters. "If it wasn't made into a movie, I didn't know about it."
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Mr. D (CBC, starts Jan. 9) is dopey, deadpan and quietly hilarious. Comedian – and former high-school teacher – Gerry Dee stars as a seriously underqualified but ambitious teacher stumbling through classes and school politics.
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Canadian comedian Gerry Dee has turned his former life as a teacher into a sitcom about a teacher, and the odd thing is, it was his plan all along.
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Gerry Dee's new classroom comedy Mr. D launched at 8 p.m. to 1.23 million viewers.
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