- Jonathan Torrens
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birthdate = Birth date and age|1972|10|25|df=y
birthplace = Charlottetown,Prince Edward Island
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othername = Jono J-Roc
homepage =Jonathan Ormond Torrens (born
25 October ,1972 ) is aCanadian actor andtelevision personality who currently playsJ-Roc on "Trailer Park Boys ".Biography
Personal life
Torrens was born in
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island . His sister is actress and playwrightJackie Torrens , and his nephew is also named Jonathan Torrens. He currently lives nearWindsor, Nova Scotia .Career
Torrens's past work includes co-hosting CBC's teen-oriented
consumer affairs series "Street Cents " from 1989 until 1996. He then went on to host, co-produce and write for his own teen-orientedtalk show on CBC, "Jonovision ", from 1996 until 2001.In 1998 he played David in "Beefcake", a movie about 1950's muscle magazines and their connection with the homosexual community. The same year, he won a Gemini in the category of Best Short Dramatic Program for his work on "
Nan's Taxi ". In 1999, he hosted and narrated a 33 minute docudrama on the consequences of impaired driving for the Alberta Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission (AADAC) called "When Choices Collide". In 2001 he played Tony Moressa on the show Pit Pony and had two appearances on "Royal Canadian Air Farce " as 'The Clean Cut Keen SportsNet Guy'. From there he went on to play Daniel VanDusen on "" in 2002 and had a guest appearance on "This Hour Has 22 Minutes ". In 2003, he starred in the CBC six episodemini-series "Jonathon Cross's Canada ", in which he travelled across Canada in a Winnebago.During the summer of 2004 he starred as "The Gotta-be-Gay-Guy" on the
Spike TV mock reality show, "Joe Schmo 2 ", and has made appearances on the shows "The Greatest Canadian " and "50 Most Outrageous TV Moments ". In 2005 he played Mike in "Dirty Love ", a romantic comedy starringPlayboy playmatesJenny McCarthy andCarmen Electra that held six nominations for the2005 Golden Raspberry Awards and won the award for Worst Picture.He also played
Shane McKay ,Emma Nelson 's biological father on . Since 2001, Torrens has had a recurring role as J-Roc on the television series "Trailer Park Boys ". He also appeared in the .External links
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* [http://www.popjournalism.ca/pop/features/2005/00119jonathantorrens.shtml Jonathan Torrens: He's Still Jono] November 2005 Interview
* [http://www.ionmagazine.ca/sept_04_ion.pdf Ion Magazine] September 2005 Interview
* [http://www.shzine.com/interview-torrens.php Jonathan Torrens: Jonovision] 2002 Interview
* [http://www.cbc.ca/forums/jonathan_torrens.html CBC online chat transcribe with Jonathan Torrens]
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