Bruce Greenwood has been cast as Captain Christopher Pike, the captain of the Enterprise during the pilot episode of the original Star Trek who was replaced by Kirk/Shatner, in JJ Abrams’s upcoming Star Trek XI.
But that’s not nearly as interesting as what I learned from BruceGreenwood.com:
Here we honor an extraordinarily gifted actor whose complex performances have garnered him a legion of loyal fans [?]. From his teenaged Canadian theatre credits through his intricate interpretations in the award-winning films Exotica and The Sweet Hereafter, from the affable ambivalence of Seth Griffin in St. Elsewhere to the aching vulnerability of Thomas Veil in Nowhere Man, from the slick duplicity of Nicholas Parsons in Double Jeopardy to the powerfully understated heroism of President John F. Kennedy in Thirteen Days, Bruce Greenwood is an actor of vast range and concentrated intelligence whose quiet core of integrity, impish personal charm and ruggedly handsome good looks have combined to create characters of such diversity that their only common ground is the honesty and commitment of the skilled actor who portrays them.
Oh dear God please tell me he maintains this site himself. This is too good to be true. Learn more interesting facts about Bruce Greenwood, after the jump!
(Also courtesy of BruceGreenwood.com) Did you know that Bruce Greenwood:
o was born in Noranda Quebec because his Vancouver-born father was working on a mining project there at the time?
o is left handed?
o spent the first three years of his life in Princeton, NJ where his father got his graduate degrees, the next three years in Washingon DC and Maryland and the three after that back in Princeton?
o has two younger sisters: Kelly – who’s a nurse – and Lynn – who’s a Mom, book keeper and a Usana Health Sciences Associate?
o had the nickname "Greendog" while growing up?
o has a grandmother from Edinburgh and his great-grandfather was the Royal Astronomer for Scotland, who helped discover the almucantar?
o watched television rarely as a child since it was rationed and he saved up his half-hours to view Wide World of Sports on weekends?
o dislikes scarey films and – as a child – was even frightened by the monkeys in The Wizard of Oz?
o used to hide in the basement as a child whenever he was upset?
o was raised mostly in Vancouver, where his family moved when he was 11?
o never lived in one place longer than four years?
o is an avid outdoorsman, who skis, skydives, sails and hikes?
o became an enthusiastic golfer during his year with Nowhere Man and occassionally participates in celebrity tournaments?
o lost a front tooth in a tussle some years ago and cheerfully removed it for his part in The Sweet Hereafter?
o graduated from high school in Zurich, Switzerland, where his family lived for 13 months while his father did research?
o lived on his own after Switzerland exploring the European ski circuit?
o planned on becoming a professional skier until he injured his knee when he was 16?
o has had six operations on his right knee, the last one early in 1997?
o always wears a brace on his right knee for skiing and other sports?
o participated in celebrity ski tournaments during his two seasons with St. Elsewhere?
o regularly plays and performs in celebrity golf tournaments?
o first became interested in acting when he saw Brad Dourif’s performance as Billy Bobbitt in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest in 1975?
o went to Magee secondary school in the Kerrisdale area of Vancouver?
o attended the University of British Columbia for three years where his father was Head of the Geology Department and his mother was a nurse in the extended care unit?
o studied philosophy and economics at UBC and only took his first drama class for an easy credit?
o debuted as an actor swinging across stage à la Tarzan in a theater production at UBC?
o began his professional acting career in the theatre in Vancouver and didn’t decide to act for sure till after his first professional play?
o auditioned in 1982 for an important part in Psycho II?
o was supplementing his theatrical career with a job in a chemical factory when he unexpectedly got the part in his first movie, Bear Island?
o was working on a drilling crew in northern Alberta when a director called with a part in the musical Cruel Tears?
o broke his leg during a dance routine in the touring company of Cruel Tears?
o damaged the same leg in a motorcycle accident.three days after the cast came off, a little stunt that left him on crutches for eight more months?
o played a life-sized puppet in best buddy Norman Foote’s earliest shows for children?
o once worked as a diamond driller in the North West Territories to earn money to study at The London Central School of Speech and Learning?
o left college one year short of graduation to visit Greece and work on a sailboat — still his favorite job, ever?
o bought a motorcycle the year after that to cruise the United States?
o attended The American Academy of Dramatic Arts in NYC for a full year in 1980-1981where he lived on Bleecker St. in the Village and used a skateboard as transportation?
o originally had 12 lines in the Stallone film First Blood and even though his speaking part was cut to a walk-on still got listings in the credits?
o had his first big screen role in the pilot of the HBO series The Hitchhiker?
o came to Los Angeles in 1983 to dub dialog in The Hitchhiker, where he "conditionally" acquired his first agent and got the lead in Legmen — all within a week?
o auditioned for the lead in Falconer in 1984 but was dubbed too youthful looking for the part?
o prompted his parents to buy their first color television set when he got the lead in Legmen?
o invented an inflatable hat (with best friend Norman Foote) shaped like the Vancouver Stadium Dome for The Grey Cup of 1983?
o did Canadian television in Vancouver and tried to establish an acting career in Toronto before moving to Los Angeles in 1984?
o auditioned for both leads in Legmen, then was used to audition his side kick?
o dated his wife for the first time when they were both 15?
o lived in a two-bedroom apartment in Laurel Canyon after moving to L.A. and drove a 1972 Toyota pick-up truck?
o had a year-long contract with Warner Brothers to do television pilots in 1984?
o initially refused his breakthrough role in St Elsewhere because he was filming the movie Another Chance but managed to work on both jobs simultaneously for several weeks?
o didn’t own an operable television set for many years after his move to L.A.?
o can do a definitive rogue elephant trumpeting impression?
o has appeared nude twice on film – in Wild Orchid and the first episode of The Hitchhiker — and once on stage – in the play Bent?
o has done some theatre work in Los Angeles, including an original comedy called Deconstructing Romance while on Knots Landing in January 1992?
o broke his ankle in 1985 filming The Climb while on location in the mountains of Pakistan?
o broke his middle finger in 1991 while appearing in Knots Landing?
o won a Gemini (the Canadian Emmy) for Best Performance by an Actor in a Guest Role for his performance of Caleb Stokes in Road to Avonlea in 1995?
o was nominated for a Gemini for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role for his performance of Dr. Willem Hooft in The Little Kidnappers in 1990?
o has been nominated twice for a Genie (the Canadian Oscar) for Best Performance by an Actor: in 1994 for his performance of Francis Brown in Exotica and in 1997 for his performance of Billy Ansell in The Sweet Hereafter?
o attended the Cannes Film Festival of 1994 with Exotica and again in 1997 for The Sweet Hereafter?
o attended the 1997 Vancouver Film Festival for The Sweet Hereafter and again in 2004 for Being Julia?
o was with Atom Egoyan in NYC accepting the "Best Performance by an Ensemble" award for The Sweet Hereafter when word came of Egoyan’s two Oscar nominations for the film?
o considers This is Spinal Tap his favorite film?
o refused to have a publicist till 2000 in anticipation of Thirteen Days’ December release?
o never attended a Hollywood premiere until 1997 when he went to the Fathers’ Day premiere?
o has been married for 15 years and has known his wife for more than 25 years?
o cannot own a pet because of his travels but does have a cement dog named Rascal?
o has known Norman Foote for over 20 years and was "Best Man" at his 1991 wedding?
o rented a home in Vancouver for several years in the 1990s and always used a bicycle for transportation there — even on rainy days?
o rented a house in Portland with a basement gym during his season with Nowhere Man?
o filmed a public service message for Northwest Medical Teams on the plight of Romanian orphans while on Nowhere Man?
o loves to pepper his speech with sound effects and foreign accents?
o began making talking books in 1996, which employs his penchant for dialects?
o owns the tuxedo he wore in Treacherous Beauties?
o stopped smoking after the pilot of Nowhere Man?
o auditioned for the parts of Dr. Jeffrey Geiger in Chicago Hope and Mike Ryan in Absolutely Perfect?
o auditioned together with Steven Culp (who was cast as RFK to Bruce’s JFK) for his breakthrough role in Thirteen Days?
o was in grade school in Bethesda, MD during the Cuban Missile Crisis and remembers the preparations for possible war vividly?
o loves to travel and accepts many roles for their exotic locales — his favorite being New Zealand, where Adrift was filmed?
o is an avid musician and relaxes by singing and playing his electric guitar?
o composes music – mostly for pleasure – but contributes regularly to the recordings of his good friends: Gregg Henry and Norman Foote, a children’s performer?
o considers dawn the best part of the day?
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KHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNNNNNN!!!!!!!!!!!
I tried reading all that but I’m just not that interested in Bruce Greenwood.
Is the Mighty Fel’lhr the webmaster of Bruce Greenwood’s site?
And why are half of these posed as questions?
is like a competion to see which ones are true?
Bruce Greenwood:
Is unsure of himself?
bruce greenwood:
kills himself when he tells people to ‘turn it up to 11′ and no one has a fuckn clue what he’s talking about!
I’m Bruce Greenwood?
(See a movie reference and everything)
Bruce Greenwood<JHC>Bruce Boxleitner
I’m totally sure of myself. I think.
Bruce Greenwood’s performances have garnered him
at least onea legion ofdangerous and obsessiveloyal fans?o Once saved his girlfriend by flying around the planet so fast that it’s rotation was reversed, thereby reversing time?
o Lead a crack team of outlaw, ex-military mercinaries on clandestine, privately-contracted missions using only his wit, random scrap metal, and a black van with a red stripe?
The Mighty Fek’lhr’s cousin ‘Fel’lhr’ sux at HTML, bryce.
o Built a mountain in his living room after receiving unexplained signals from extra terrestrials. The mountain now serves as Bruce’s coffee table?
Bruce Greenwood:
For some reason thinks HBO is the big screen
Hold on. Fuckoff a minute. Nicholas Parsons in Double Jeopardy? Nicholas Parsons was in Sale of the Century. Live from Norwich, it’s the Quiz ofthe Week
his great-grandfather was the Royal Astronomer for Scotland, who helped discover the almucantar?
Horseshit! My grandmother discovered that?
What’s an almucantar?
This is the dude from that hit crap show NCIS correct?
In any event, looks like I’ve found my new homepage.
And he asked him, What is thy name? And he answered, saying, Hi, i’m a Bruce Greenwood fan. My name is Legion: for we are many. (KJV)
Another version of the quote is in Luke 8:30:
And Jesus asked him, saying, What is thy name? And he said, Legion: because many devils were entered into him. (KJV)
Fact: God Bless the USA was Bruce Greenwood’s best song
o was in grade school in Bethesda, MD during the Cuban Missile Crisis and remembers the preparations for possible war vividly?"
Wow. So one of his accomplishments was being alive at the time? This guy is good.
Little tidbit of personal info about yours truly:
once took a crap so big that a little of it didn’t go below the water line
I have got to get my portrait taken like the one on the bottom center. Nothing says im great like that.
o once bitten by a radioactive spider, thus giving him superhuman abilities?
o always dresses to the left?
o Once rescued a building full of hostages despite having his bare feet cut to shreads by shards of broken glass. And no, he was not trying to order a pizza.
o never attended a Hollywood premiere until 1997 when he went to the Fathers’ Day premiere?
Oh man. It’s a good thing he saved his Hollywood Premiere virginity for that fantastic toilet filler.
o Has a pet lemur.
Bruce Greenwood is the new, self-proposed
Vin DieselChuck Norris?o CAN believe it’s not butter?
I wanna see Bruce Greenwood’s o face.
o wears orthopedic shoes.
o Maintains two checking accounts – one for every day, one for PayPal use?
o finally got a happenin’ Bruce Jenner haircut at the age of 40?
o Still uses one of those little rubber triangle thingies to help himself hold a pen properly?
0 has an alter ego the best film blog around. Filmdrunk.com….too much of an ass kiss.
o Thinks Andy Dick might be gay.
o has never been confused with "an actor that looks like him"
Totally off topic.. but really, in this thread, who gives a damn???
I just cleaned out my purse and found almost $7.34!!! in loose change!! It’s like Christmas came early. I am going to treat myself to something xtra classy tonight:
Le Box ‘O Wine… I am seriously all a tingle in anticipation.
okay, just wanted to share. Carry on.
0 Once ate a stake as big as his face and never threw up?
Bruce Greenwood has been cast as Captain Christopher Pike, the captain of the Enterprise during the pilot episode of the original Star Trek who was replaced by Kirk/Shatner, in JJ Abrams’s upcoming Star Trek XI.
Dude, Lance, you need to stop getting up so early. This sentence is more confusing than waking up naked next to an empty case of Schlitz, a half used tube of KY, and a dead tranny.
o dislikes scarey films and – as a child – was even frightened by the monkeys in The Wizard of Oz?
o used to hide in the basement as a child whenever he was upset?
After reading that I reckon this guy is also a
serial killerpussy.Koru: Nothing says klassy like buying booze with all loose change… You go girl!
*does V girl-power sign*
o is apparently not as impressive as his father.
0 Once ate a stake as big as his face and never threw up?
o Iroinically, uses STEAKS to hold down his tent when camping.
o Often confuses himself with "an actor that looks just like him."
o Likes you to call him Mark Harmon in bed.
o Owns a pair of Luke Skywalker underoos with his face ironed on over Hamill.
o Thinks Star Trek is for geeks and Fek’lhr should grow up.
o Takes that back as he is depending on Fek and the like to attend this movie in hordes.
o Still doesn’t like it though.
I agree with JHC, it took me five reads to finally understand what you were trying to say.
I even had to write a flow chart to figure it all out.
o Once claimed a steak to the southwest portion of Montana, until it was eaten by a wolverine?
o auditioned in 1982 for an important part in Psycho II – the hatstand
o auditioned in 1982 for an important part in Psycho II?
there is no importaqnt part in that shit.
alright guys. it’s really fuckn early and i’m shooting blanks here. i’ma head to bed and i’ll see you all in a couple of hours.
o Does not possess the ability to read and comprehend flow charts. . .
no wait, that one was me.
o killed a vampire by hammering a steak through his chest, it took 9 hours?
I once found a $10 bill in my
fannypack,velcro walletpocket. I spent mine on rock though Koru. You sound like a much better invester than me.o Prefers boxed wine to that pretentious French bottled stuff. Koru, call him.
o can do a definitive rogue elephant trumpeting impression following a baked bean dinner
o Is from Oregon?
while scrolling down through all the nonsense, I suddenly had a cramp in my finger and managed to stop right dead center on these total gems.
o loves to pepper his speech with sound effects and foreign accents?
o began making talking books in 1996, which employs his penchant for dialects?
what. a. douche.
haha…..haha….haha….Stake/steak I get it….
motherfuckers goddamn it idiot…idiotHahah, Bryce. Classic. I was going to say something, but yours was much better.
o Embodies the definition of both great person and single handedly invented snowboarding. He doesn’t want to brag, but the just keep giving him credit for it.
I saw that too, Koru. How the hell can you pepper your speech with sound effects?
o isn’t in it for the fame/money/drugs/cars/women but for the sake of making great Art?
o cannot own a pet because of his travels but does have a cement dog named Rascal?
Who the fuck would want to know that.
o Hopes no one will notice Stone Soup spelled ‘Ironically" wrong while pointing out affleck’s typo?
o Once climbed Mt. Everest. . . on his hands. . . in a speedo. . . he was sweating the whole time.
o loves to pepper his speech with sound effects and foreign accents but still lost out on the role of Jonesy in the Police Academy movies despite turning up to the auditions in blackface. A mistake which also lost him the role as Irate Black Police Captain in Generic 70s Cop Show.
wow. He actually broke a leg during a dance routine in a play. Ironic? Who care.
One time I was with Bruce in the back of a pickup truck, along with a live deer. Bruce goes up to the deer and says, "I’m Bruce Greenwood! SAY IT!" Then he manipulates the deer’s lips in such a way as to make it say, "Bruce Greenwood"…it wasn’t exactly like it, but it was pretty good for a deer!
o Loves the feelf his back sweat sliding down his crack.
FUCK CB, THAT WOULDA BEEN GREAT. I LOVED GENERIC 70s COP SHOW!!!!
o has appeared nude twice on film and once on stage but never with a woman?
o invented an inflatable hat (with best friend Norman Foote) shaped like the Vancouver Stadium Dome for The Grey Cup of 1983?
This guy did not invent inflatable hats, that’s just bullshit.
that along with my foolish errors is making me angry…
Guys, don’t make fun of affleckwasthebomb‘s typo. He speaks engrish real good with his sweet tooth.
o Once read numerous fictitious facts about himself on a movie blog website and became so irate that he was forced to take action. . . hang on a sec. . . . someone’s at the door. . . Say! Aren’t you Mark Harmo. . . . gagghh. . . . . dead.
o can do a definitive rogue elephant trumpeting impression?
Now that’s some thing to put on your CV.
Guys, don’t make fun of affleckwasthebomb‘s typo. He speaks engrish real good with his sweet tooth.
I sure do folks.
o Sucks
o Has determined that the entire Bruce Greenwood thread will be eliminated from COW contention and doesn’t understand why you are all still trying.
o considers dawn the best part of the day?
The best part of my day is when I see it through the bottom of a Bud Select bottle.
Did I ever tell you about the time Bruce went hunting? Bruce decides he’s going to hunt down all four of the Banana Splits. He stalks and kills every one of them with a machette. They all begged for their lives…except Fleagle.
The best part of my day is the 30 seconds or so before I drop a load in
my wife’sbryce’s gran’s mouth.o owns the tuxedo he wore in Treacherous Beauties?
Wow he stole a suit. What a guy.
o Cannot believe so many FilmDrunk comments were added to this thread about Bruce f’n Greenwood. Who the fuck is Bruce Greenwood anyway? huh, huh, wood.
o Has noticed that this thread is running out of steam and Lance should hurry on a new post.
The best part of my day is when I see it through the bottom of a Bud Select bottle
You can insert just about anything and make a million bumper stickers.
I’d buy one
o Doesn’t believe Jokerswild would have the strength or ability to type "gagghh. . . . . dead" if he was being killed by Bruce Greenwood?
Did he mention that he regularly plays and performs in celebrity golf tournaments? He did? Twice? Good.
Cannot believe so many FilmDrunk comments were added to this thread about Bruce f’n Greenwood. Who the fuck is Bruce Greenwood anyway? huh, huh, wood.
You act as if we have something better to do.. as in, like, work???? pshaw!
o Has noticed that this thread is running out of steam and Lance should hurry on a new post.
You can join Reluctanflux in ragging on me because I’m British?
Off topic alert!!!!
Ninja warrior is fast becoming my favorite television show ever. Nothing better than watching people that can’t even drive a car try to run obstacle courses. Plus the stupid shit they do when being introduced so embarrassing it’s funny.
Carry on.
o Hates the band Coldplay.
ha ha, afflectwasthebomb has bad teeth. that’s funny.
o Is both frightened and intrigued by reluctantflux’s new avatar.
I really have no witty rebuttal to this. It’s just downright incredible. What a find!
An Almucantar, also spelled almucantarat or almacantara, is a circle on the celestial sphere parallel to the horizon. Two stars that lie the same almucantar have the same altitude.
Now you know.
Relutants avatar:
Glamour shot pose and a mullet? I mean, how much sexier can you get???
o Had a urinal installed in his trailer last week
I once had my photo done at Glamour Shots. I still looked terrible. Fuckin amateurs.
Audrey, there are bags under my eyes. That’s bush league. BUSH! DO YOU HEAR ME AUDREY?! BUSH!
I can’t wait to play Trivial Pursuit: The Bruce Greenwood Edition with all my newfound knowledge!
Ohhh, I’m sorry, we were looking for Bryce Woodgreen. Thanks for playing, lovely parting gifts, go away now.
Usually I would sit here and read the entire article and all of the comments, but in this case I can’t be bothered because who gives a fuck about Bruce Greenwood.
I also lost a tooth in a tussle. Put some ‘tussin on it.
o Can float!
o auditioned in 1982 for an important part in Psycho II?
Wow. Listing "auditions" for "important parts" in unnecessary sequels?
Also:
o Once thought about running the New York City Marathon.
o Considered donating for Darfur relief after reading an article in the dentists’ office.
o Nominated himself for the Nobel Peace Prize.
o Decided to buy a Prius, but then thought, no, no, I’m getting the DTS.
o Applied to several Ivy League schools before choosing the University of British Columbia.
0 Hid in a cave on Iwo Jima until 1962 when he finally surrendered to US forces. Upon his return to Japan he was hailed as a hero.
This post was brilliant in so many ways. Mainly because it was perfect for commenting.
o Enjoys jewback riding and peeing on trapped animals?
o Bruce Greenwood has recently been informed of the disrespect he’s been getting in the form of Buseyisms without being properly credited. He is now contemplating legal action.
And another thing….what happened to the link to brucegreenwood.com? Did we cause a collapse of the site without me being informed? How rude.