Biography

Dan Redican was born in 1956 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He is an actor and producer, known for Groundling Marsh (1997), The Jenny McCarthy Show (1997) and Superstar (1999). He has been married to Carol Commisso since April 7, 1990. They have two children.

In 1988 he was up for a puppeteering job on the Jim Henson Hour, but was unable to properly audition for Jim Henson because the puppet supplied would not fit Dan's arm. While thinking about who to hire, Jim flew to London, where he saw an episode of The Frantics on television, in which Dan puppeteered a character named Marvin the mole. Based on that performance Jim hired Dan.

Founding member of the 80s Canadian comedy troupe, The Frantics, which has reformed. Other members were/are: Peter Wildman, Rick Green, and Paul Chato.

Dan Redican spent spent a year (1974/75) at the same small alternative high school that Dave Foley was to attend approximately eight years later.