Peter Oldring
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Peter Oldring (b. Drayton Valley, Alberta, Canada) is a TV actor was a regular of Blue Collar TV and is now a regular on Foxworthy's Big Night Out.
While the rest of us were getting ready for prom, Peter Oldring was already well on the way to becoming a well-known comedian. Born and raised in Alberta, Canada, Oldring has been performing in comedy clubs since his teens. A graduate of Montreal's National Theatre School of Canada, a sister school of Juilliard, Oldring also has extensive sketch comedy background, which prepared him for his various roles on Blue Collar TV. He was performing standup comedy and was a member of a popular comedy troupe before landing a spot in the acclaimed Second City group in Toronto. He was sent to California to perform in Second City's first show in Los Angeles.
In addition to landing a spot as a member of the acclaimed Second City improv group in Toronto and Los Angeles, Oldring has had numerous appearances on Canadian television. Feature film roles include K-19: The Widowmaker, which starred Harrison Ford and Liam Neeson, Focus, which starred William H. Macy and Laura Dern, and Lost And Delirious, which starred Jessica Paré (The WB's Jack & Bobby), Piper Perabo, and Mischa Barton. He has a starring role in Intern Academy, which stars Dan Aykroyd and Dave Foley. He also played Farrah Fawcett's gay assistant in the television movie Hollywood Wives. Oldring also appeared in the series Doc and The WB's D.C., as well as in the television movie The Ricky Nelson Story.
Oldring is also an accomplished voice actor and stars alongside Alicia Silverstone in the animated children's show Braceface, as Conner Mackenzie, and in Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Kids, along with Rick Moranis and Brooke Shields. He often does charity shows to benefit the homeless in Toronto. Before he began his show business career, Oldring spent five years as a white water rafting guide.
Currently, Peter is working on an online comedy project called Good Morning World with his longtime creative partner from Calgary, Pat Kelly.
