Billy Van Evera was a Canadian comedian
and actor.
Van was born in Toronto, Ontario. As a youth, he
and his four brothers toured North America as a singing
act. He first gained audience notice in the 1960s as
a performer on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
produced satire programme Nightcap.
In 1971 Billy Van began making The Hilarious House
of Frightenstein. It is this show for which he is most
well known, and it has subsequently developed a cult
following. A total of 130 episodes were produced, with
Van playing almost every character.
Van died of lung cancer in 2003 at Toronto's Sunnybrook
Hospital. |
