Ewen Gilmour
David Ewen Gilmour,[1] commonly known as Ewen Gilmour, is a New Zealand comedian and television presenter. Usually sporting long brown hair with a goatee and wearing a jacket and jeans, he is a self-described Westie.
Comedy and television career
He began his comedy career in 1995,[2] and shared the first Billy T Award with Cal Wilson in 1997.[3] He won the Decade Award - Best Male Comedian - 2000 to 2010 at the 2010 NZ Comedy Guild Awards.[3] In 2012, he returned to the New Zealand International Comedy Festival "for the first time in a couple of years" with a one hour show called "S'Truth".[4]
Gilmour has made numerous appearances on New Zealand television, including Pulp Comedy (1995), Intrepid Journeys - Peru (2003), Celebrity Treasure Island (2003), Dancing with the Stars series one (2005), and Comedy Christmas Cracker (2010).[2] He is the host of the TV3 show "Road Madness", mainly about dangerous driving on New Zealand roads, which first aired in 2012.[5]
Personal life
His wife Catherine Gilmour died on February 19, 2011 at age 36 after a long battle with cancer.[6] Ewen Gilmour resigned from his position at Waitakere City Council in August 2007, after his wife's brain tumor was removed in 2006, so he could care for her.[7]
He is also a marriage and civil union celebrant.[8]
References
- ↑ "Super City candidates Q&A: Ewen Gilmour". Retrieved 2012-06-28.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "ewengilmour.com/biography". Retrieved 2012-06-28.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "The Classic comedy network: Ewen GILMOUR profile". Retrieved 2012-06-28.
- ↑ "ewengilmour.com/news/". Retrieved 2012-06-28. "In each story there is an element of truth. Warning: This show contains content of a purely bullshit nature."
- ↑ "Road Madness - TV3 page". Retrieved 2012-06-28.
- ↑ Neeraj Shahane (2011-02-22). "Wife of Ewen Gilmour Died Of Cancer". Retrieved 2012-06-28.
- ↑ "Wife of comedian Ewen Gilmour loses cancer battle". Feb 21, 2011. Retrieved 2012-06-28.
- ↑ "ewengilmour.com/weddings/". Retrieved 2012-06-28.