- Born
- Died
- Birth nameThomas James Hunter
- Nickname
- Canada's Country Gentleman
- Height6′ 3″ (1.91 m)
- Tommy Hunter was born on March 20, 1937 in London, Ontario, Canada. He was an actor, known for The Wayne & Shuster Comedy Special (1967), Country Hoedown (1956) and Northern Lights: Tears Are Not Enough (1985). He died on July 2, 2026 in London, Ontario Canada.
- Lifetime Achievement Award - Ontario Country Music Association - 1999.
- Has been inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame "Walkway of Stars".
- Order of Canada - his nation's highest civilian award, given for his exceptional public career and his exemplary family life - 1986.
- Order of Ontario - the highest award a province can bestow - 1996.
- Broadcasting Industry "Achievement Award" - from Canada's Broadcast Executive Society - 1977.
- [on his concept for 'The Tommy Hunter Show'] I kept visualizing some poor old guy out in Rosetown, Saskatchewan, who'd worked hard all day and he wanted just to put his feet up and listen. I wanted it simple.
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