Maurice Godin
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Biography
Of Arcadian descent, Maurice Godin, a darkly handsome Toronto native, was a Canadian stage actor who began to make forays in TV and film with greater frequency in the 1990s. He first garnered attention as the mineral oil salesman with eyes for Valerie Bertinelli on "Cafe Americain" (NBC, 1993-94) and segued to the role of a surgeon who befriends a suicidal man on The WB sitcom "Life With Roger" (1996-97). He returned to NBC as the morally-challenged corporate boss in the ensemble sitcom "Working" (1997-99).
The youngest of three, Godin was raised in a bilingual household. As a youngster, he earned a reputation as something of a cut-up. He was accepted into the prestigious St. Michael's Cathedral Choir School where he studied several musical instruments. In his teens, Godin was encouraged to act in community theater productions.
After completing studies at the Ryerson Theater School in 1980, Godin won an apprenticeship at the Shaw Festival. For much of the 1980s, he concentrated on stage work, honing his craft in everything from Shakespeare ("Macbeth") to musical comedy ("Pal Joey"). In 1990, he played a stock exchange dealer in "Where the Heart Is" and was cast as a man who sets out to fulfill his destiny as a writer and lover in "The White Room." Godin made his American TV debut in a small role in the CBS miniseries "Common Ground" (1990). He remained active on the small screen in guest appearances on such US and Canadian series as "Seinfeld," "TekWar" and "Wings" and in such TV-movies as "Danielle Steel's 'Vanished'" (NBC, 1995) and "Bizet's Dream" (HBO, 1995).
Filmography
Cast (Feature Film)
Cast (Special)
Cast (TV Mini-Series)
Life Events
1980
Won apprenticeship at Canada's Shaw Festival
1990
Made US TV debut in the CBS miniseries "Common Ground"
1990
Appeared in feature "Where the Heart Is" and had leading role in "The White Room"
1993
Had featured role in the NBC sitcom "Cafe Americain"
1995
Had key role in "Danielle Steel's 'Vanished'" (NBC),
1995
Played the composer Georges Bizet in the HBO production "Bizet's Dream"
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