Chad McNamara
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Chad McNamara was born on May 4, 1982, in Ottawa, Ontario and is a Canadian
actor best known for portraying Rooney Doodle on the children's show The Doodlebops
. He also made an appearance in the fifth episode of the fifth season of the TV show Queer As Folk. Although the character Rooney plays the guitar, McNamara himself does not actually play it.
Chad McNamara has also appeared in the Canadian productions of Mamma Mia
in Toronto and Vancouver. In March 2009, Chad was cast as "Ryan Evans" in the professional Canadian premiere of "High School Musical on Stage!
" at Neptune Theatre (Halifax)
. He can also be seen in the recent CBC television
reality TV show How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria? (Canada)
featuring Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber
.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
actor best known for portraying Rooney Doodle on the children's show The Doodlebops
The Doodlebops
The Doodlebops is a Canadian television children's television series. "Rock & Bop with The Doodlebops", , was released in 2004 and continues to top the children's charts in North America...
. He also made an appearance in the fifth episode of the fifth season of the TV show Queer As Folk. Although the character Rooney plays the guitar, McNamara himself does not actually play it.
Chad McNamara has also appeared in the Canadian productions of Mamma Mia
Mamma Mia!
Mamma Mia! is a stage musical written by British playwright Catherine Johnson, based on the songs of ABBA, composed by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, former members of the band. Although the title of the musical is taken from the group's 1975 chart-topper "Mamma Mia", the plot is fictional, not...
in Toronto and Vancouver. In March 2009, Chad was cast as "Ryan Evans" in the professional Canadian premiere of "High School Musical on Stage!
High School Musical on Stage!
High School Musical on Stage! is a musical based on the Disney Channel Original Movie High School Musical, with music and lyrics by Matthew Gerrard, Robbie Nevil, Ray and Greg Cham, Drew Seeley, Randy Petersen, Kevin Quinn, Andy Dodd, Adam Watts, Bryan Louiselle, David N. Lawrence, Faye Greenberg...
" at Neptune Theatre (Halifax)
Neptune Theatre (Halifax)
The Neptune Theatre is the largest professional theatre company in Atlantic Canada with a capacity of 497 and is located in downtown Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. It performs a mixture of new and classical plays....
. He can also be seen in the recent CBC television
CBC Television
CBC Television is a Canadian television network owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the national public broadcaster.Although the CBC is supported by public funding, the television network supplements this funding with commercial advertising revenue, in contrast to CBC Radio which are...
reality TV show How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria? (Canada)
How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria? (Canada)
How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria? was a talent competition program that aired in Canada on CBC Television. It premiered on June 15, 2008 at 8pm EDT, and concluded on July 28, 2008...
featuring Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Andrew Lloyd Webber, Baron Lloyd-Webber is an English composer of musical theatre.Lloyd Webber has achieved great popular success in musical theatre. Several of his musicals have run for more than a decade both in the West End and on Broadway. He has composed 13 musicals, a song cycle, a set of...
.