- Tim Sims
Tim Sims (born 1961 - died 1995) was a Canadian
actor andcomedian .He is known for his roles as Jack the Cave Man on
The Red Green Show and as Circle Researcher Rory Tate in a series ofReese's Peanut Butter Cup commercials in the 1990s. He also performed sketch comedy withThe Second City .Sims died at the age of 33 from
AIDS -related causes [cite web
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date = October 31, 1996
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accessdate = 2007-08-28 ] . The Tim Sims Encouragement Fund Award andTim Sims Playhouse , a Toronto venue used by The Second City, are both named in his honour.Tim Sims Encouragement Fund Award
The "Tim Sims Encouragement Fund Award" [cite web
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accessdate = 2007-08-28 ] is an annual award given to Toronto's "most promising new comedy act." It was established by Sims' widow, comic actor Lindsay Leese. The Award is given annually as part of theCream of Comedy showcase at The Second City, which features performances by that year's five finalists and which is televised byThe Comedy Network .Winners
*1996 - Jason Thompson: "Horror Clown"
*1997 - Fast & Dirty (Gord Oxley &Robert Hawke )
*1998 -Gavin Crawford
*1999 -Fraser Young
*2000 -Laurie Elliot
*2001 -Levi Macdougall
*2002* -Brad Hart &Tim Polley
*2003 -Ron Sparks
*2004 -Katie Crown
*2005 -Jeff McEnery
*2006 -Nathan Fielder
*2007 -Nathan MacIntosh "*in 2002 Hart and Polley tied for the award after the jury became hopelessly deadlocked; a new rule was made that Lindsay Leese would receive a tie-break in future years, if necessary, to avoid the same problem."
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* [http://www.eye.net/eye/issue/issue_10.28.93/ARTS/co1028.php Eye Weekly (October 28, 1993): Review of "Fun With Tim Sims And Friends"]
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