- Born
- Died
- Birth nameGordon Edgar Downie
- Height6′ 1″ (1.85 m)
- Gord Downie was born on February 6, 1964 in Amherstview, Ontario, Canada. He was an actor and writer, known for Jumper (2008), One Week (2008) and Ararat (2002). He was married to Laura Leigh Usher. He died on October 17, 2017 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
- SpouseLaura Leigh Usher (divorced, 4 children)
- The Hip's song "50 Mission Cap" (From their album Fully Completely) touches on the legend of Bill Barilko, a Leafs player who scored the Stanley Cup-winning goal in 1951 and disappeared on a fishing trip later that year. Though the song is about a Maple Leaf, his favorite team is the Boston Bruins (Harry Sinden, former GM of the Bruins is his God-father).
- Lead singer/song-writer of the band The Tragically Hip.
- Was a goalie in minor hockey and played for a bantam team which won an Ontario championship in 1979.
- Was diagnosed with an aggressive brain tumor in late 2015 after suffering a seizure. He underwent chemotherapy and radiation therapy. Downie made the decision to record and tour to give the band a proper send off.
- Downie and his fellow bandmates started out singing cover songs in bars and quickly became Canada's most popular band. Gord released his first solo album "Coke Machine Glow" in early 2001.
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