A Starring Role

We call it the ‘E’ list – Edmonton’s well-known stars and celebrities. Turn on your TV, watch a movie or listen to some music and you’re likely to find out that you’re favourite star is actually a famous Edmontonian. The ‘E’ list includes:

Actors:

• Rae Dawn Chong: Quest for Fire; The Color Purple
• Tommy Chong: Cheech and Chong; That ‘70s Show
• Nathan Fillion: Firefly; One Life to Live; Saving Private Ryan
• Michael J. Fox: Back to The Future trilogy; Family Ties; Spin City
• Jill Hennessy: Crossing Jordan; Law & Order 
• Leslie Nielsen: Airplane!; Due South; The Naked Gun films; Mr. Magoo; Police Squad!; Spy Hard
• Bruce McCulloch: Kids in the Hall; writer for SNL; appearances on Gilmore Girls, Twitch City
• Ron Pederson: MADtv
• Catherine Mary Stewart: Days of Our Lives; The Last Starfighter; Weekend at Bernie’s
• Corbin Tomaszeski: TV Host, Food Network
• Kenneth Welsh: Twin Peaks; The Fog; The Aviator; Smallville

Authors/Directors:

• Arthur Hiller: Film & TV director including Love Story; Plaza Suite; Man of La Mancha
• W.P. Kinsella: Author of Shoeless Joe, the novel Field of Dreams was based on
• Rudy Wiebe (Edmontonian since 1992): Author of nine novels

Fashion Designers:

• Michael Kaye
• Maggie Walt
• Nazila Sawhney
• Stanley Carroll
• Sabrina Butterfly O'Donnell

Models:

•  Lisa Cant: Supermodel

Musicians:

• Tommy Banks: Pianist, conductor, composer; hosted The Tommy Banks Show on CBC
• PJ Perry: One of North America’s premier saxophonists
• John Stetch: Jazz pianist
• Kreesha Turner: Pop music artist

Olympians:

• Jessica Gregg: 2010 Olympic Silver Medal, Short Track Speed Skating
• Jenn Heil (from neighbouring Spruce Grove): 2010 Olympic Silver and 2006 Olympic Gold Medals, Freestyle Moguls
• Marc Kennedy: 2010 Olympic Gold Medal, Curling (Team Martin)
• Pierre Lueders: 1998 Olympic Gold and 2006 Olympic Silver Medals, Bobsleigh
• Kevin Martin: 2010 Olympic Gold Medal, Curling
• Lori Ann Muenzer: Canada’s first Olympic Gold Medalist in Cycling, 2004
• Danielle Peers: 2004 Paralympic Bronze Medal, Wheelchair Basketball

NHL:

• Stu Barnes (from neighbouring Spruce Grove): Dallas Stars
• Jay Bouwmeester: Calgary Flames
• Grant Fuhr (from neighbouring Spruce Grove): Retired, St Louis Blues
• Jarome Iginla (from neighbouring St. Albert): Calgary Flames
• Joffrey Lupul (from neighbouring Ft. Saskatchewan): Anaheim Ducks
• Mark Messier (from neighbouring St. Albert): Retired, New York Rangers
• Dion Phaneuf: Toronto Maple Leafs

Wrestling:

• Rochelle Loewen: Former WWE Diva on SmackDown!