Actor Jonathan Crombie: funny, cute, sparkling

Actor Jonathan Cromby was born in Canada on October 12, 1966 in Toronto. He was the youngest child - along with John, two older sisters grew up in the family. Parents - David and Shirley Ann, were far from acting (father - ex-mayor of the city of Toronto David Cromby). The boy himself did not even think about the career of an actor. Although Kerry, his sister, recalls that Jonathan had loved comedies since childhood, he loved to sing and dance, watched Broadway shows with rapture and did not sit still for a minute.

The future actor, whose talent it was impossible not to notice, was selected in the school production of "The Wizard of OZ." The director Diana Polly, who, in fact, chose him, was delighted with the young talent and gave recommendations to the guy for two more TV shows: “Justice in Stone” (1986), and before that - in the movie “Anne from Green Roof estates. " It was the role of Gilbert Blythe, performed by the talented Crombie in this series, that made the actor famous and beloved throughout the world.

Education, awards

In 1995, Jonathan Cromby, wanting to improve his professional level, graduated from Victoria College at the University of Toronto. He took an active part in the performances of the prestigious Festival of the Stratfort Theater.

In 1997, the actor became the winner of the Dora Major Moore Award for his outstanding play in the role of Valentine Coverley, which he performed for Canadian Stage Company's Arcadia.

Understanding life through the prism of cinema

In a media interview, Jonathan Cromby admits that through cinematic images, real feelings and characters are revealed to people - cruel, loving, happy and lost, selfish and noble. The other side of life manifests itself and becomes understandable, the happier one, in which one does not have to climb rocks, languish in search of harmony. That life in which it becomes clear that absolute happiness lies in ourselves, in what we do, in the people we know. Women do not have to dream of a knight in shining armor - you can sincerely fall in love with a best friend by seeing his soulmate in him.

What made him famous

The series "Anne from the Green Roofs" truly opened the world of the Canadian actor. Jonathan Cromby and his wife on the plot of the epic are going through difficult stages in the development of relationships. Anne is a heroine with a very complex, multifaceted character, capable of very deep feelings and feelings.

The relationship of the heroes developed from childhood and led to marriage. Gilbert, having certain feelings for his vis-a-vis counterpart, like all the boys, teased Ann with a “carrot” for red hair, tugged at pigtails. The audience was very interested to observe the personal growth of the heroes, the development of their characters and relationships. Actress Fallows, who played Anne, said that it was most difficult for her: not to play a very young girl, but to become young, to translate it on the screen. Is it difficult for a woman to play the role of a 12-year-old teenager? Incredibly difficult. In addition, modern youth and sensuality are no longer what they were a century ago.

As for Jonathan Crombie, in an interview he often admitted that the character of his hero Gilbert was not fully disclosed. The actor believed that against the backdrop of Anne was only a shadow.

Jonathan Crombie Movies

The actor starred in a total of 28 films, his debut on the screen was the series “Hitchhiker” in 1983, and the short film Russian Broadway Shut Down in 2014 turned out to be his last tape with his participation.

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