- Born
- Height5′ 8″ (1.73 m)
- Brad Wietersen was born in London, Ontario, Canada on February 3, 1961. At the age of 5, He attended London's School of Fine Arts. Then in March of 1966, Brad became a cast member on the children's Television Show: "Sunshine School" on CFPL-TV in London. In 1967, his family moved to Toronto, Ontario.
As a teenager, Brad was a Film Extra in Police Academy and Strange Invaders.
In 1986, Brad received an Honours Diploma in Radio Broadcasting from Humber College of Applied Arts and Technology in Rexdale, Ontario. He interned at Toronto's CHUM-FM Radio, and was a 3 time Guest Announcer on Q107-FM.
After College, Brad worked as a Copy Writer for CHWO Radio in Oakville, Ontario, and began a very exciting career in the Canadian Radio and Music Industries.
By 1988, Brad was a Staff Writer for RPM Weekly, a National Music Trade Magazine, where he met and interviewed world famous Rock Musicians, such as Def Leppard, Queensryche, and Lisa Del Bello.
In 1997, Brad returned to work in countless Television and Film Productions, becoming an ACTRA Union Member in the year 2000.
Brad is an Actor known for his roles in Luck, Undercover Brother, Control Factor, and Jackie, Ethel, Joan: Women of Camelot. He continues to work steadily in Movie and TV Productions in Toronto, Canada.
- IMDb mini biography by: Brad Wietersen
- In 1988-1989, Brad worked as a music journalist at RPM Weekly Magazine. RPM is a trade paper for the Canadian radio and recording industry. He has met, interviewed, and/or written about many music biz giants including: Def Leppard, Queensryche, Lisa Dal Bello, Mick Ronson, Steven Tyler, Gene Simmons and Alice Cooper.
- Can be seen as one of the jury members in the film, "Chicago (2002)"
- In the Mike Myers comedy "The Love Guru" (2007) Brad played an NHL Linesman,(#72) in all the Hockey scenes at Toronto's Air Canada Centre, and Oshawa Ontario's GM Arena. (He can be seen skating hard to break up the many fights on the ice.) Commenting on Brad's skating speed, the late NHL Hockey Star Bob Probert said to him: "Hey man...I really saw you MOVE out there!" Brad still treasures that remark as the best thing ever said about his Hockey skating.
- Brad owned a black Persian Cat named "Pris" who made an appearance in the 2002 TV Movie: "The Pact." Pris sat on Brad's lap in the waiting room of an Animal Hospital. She was named after Darryl Hannah's character "Pris" from the classic Science Fiction movie: "Blade Runner.".
- Since childhood, Brad's favorite Rock Band is The Beatles. His favorite Musician is Sir Paul McCartney.
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