Daniel Clark was born in Toronto

Toronto

Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...

, Ontario

Ontario

Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....

, Canada

Canada

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, on June 21, 1976. Beginning in 1986 he was a featured player on the Canadian children's series OWL/TV

OWL/TV

OWL/TV is a children's educational television series that aired on the CBC, and then later on CTV, from 1985 to 1994. Its focus is nature and science discovery, emphasizing to viewers how they can have an impact on their own environment. PBS, BBC, ITV and Showtime also aired the show for a brief...

, which aired on 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...

 in Canada and PBS

Public Broadcasting Service

The Public Broadcasting Service is an American non-profit public broadcasting television network with 354 member TV stations in the United States which hold collective ownership. Its headquarters is in Arlington, Virginia....

 in the United States

United States

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. Initially only doing voice overs for the show, within a year he was chosen to play the lead role of 'Daniel', sidekick to wisecracking skeleton Boneapart on the 'You and Your Body' segments.

He completed two seasons on the children's program. However, the show was aimed at a narrow age demographic, and he became too old for the role.

Clark faded from public view for 12 years, during which, he attended Toronto's Upper Canada College

Upper Canada College

Upper Canada College , located in midtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada, is an independent elementary and secondary school for boys between Senior Kindergarten and Grade Twelve, operating under the International Baccalaureate program. The secondary school segment is divided into ten houses; eight are...

, York Mills Collegiate Institute

York Mills Collegiate Institute

York Mills Collegiate Institute is a Toronto high school, offering grades 10–12, located in Toronto along York Mills Road between Leslie Street and Bayview Avenue. The school emphasizes university preparation...

 (which is where he completed his Ontario Secondary School Diploma

Ontario Secondary School Diploma

The Ontario Secondary School Diploma is a diploma granted to high school graduates in the province of Ontario.-Diploma requirements:The Ontario Academic Credit system applies to students from Grades 9 through 12...

 as an Ontario Scholar

Ontario Scholar

An Ontario Scholar is any high school graduate in the Canadian province of Ontario who attains an average of 80% or higher in their six best grade 12 courses. Prior to the elimination of the Ontario Academic Credit in 2003 the award was limited to OAC courses....

) and Dalhousie University

Dalhousie University

Dalhousie University is a public research university located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. The university comprises eleven faculties including Schulich School of Law and Dalhousie University Faculty of Medicine. It also includes the faculties of architecture, planning and engineering located at...

.

Clark first foray into politics was working for Minister of Immigration Barbara McDougall

Barbara McDougall

Barbara Jean McDougall, PC, OC, is a former Canadian politician. McDougall received a B.A. from the University of Toronto in political science and economics, in 1963.In 2000, she was made an Officer of the Order of Canada....

 in the 1988 federal election

Canadian federal election, 1988

The Canadian federal election of 1988 was held November 21, 1988, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 34th Parliament of Canada. It was an election largely fought on a single issue: the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement ....

, and in numerous campaigns for the Progressive Conservative Party

Progressive Conservative Party of Canada

The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....

 in the following years.

In 1996, he became President of the Dalhousie Progressive Conservative Youth, a position he held until 1998. In 1999, he was in charge of scheduling for Dr. John Hamm

John Hamm

John Frederick Hamm, is a Canadian physician and politician and was the 25th Premier of Nova Scotia, Canada.Hamm, a graduate of the University of King's College and Dalhousie University, was a family doctor in his hometown of Stellarton, Nova Scotia, and the president of the Nova Scotia Medical...

's campaign for the 1999 Nova Scotia election, which resulted in Dr. Hamm becoming Premier

Premier

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.

In 2000, Clark returned to public life. He was approached by the Progressive Conservative Party and their leader Joe Clark

Joe Clark

Charles Joseph "Joe" Clark, is a Canadian statesman, businessman, and university professor, and former journalist and politician...

 to be the candidate in Timmins—James Bay

Timmins—James Bay

Timmins—James Bay is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1997. Its population in 2001 was 84,001....

 for the 2000 federal election

Canadian federal election, 2000

The 2000 Canadian federal election was held on November 27, 2000, to elect 301 Members of Parliament of the Canadian House of Commons of the 37th Parliament of Canada....

.

Clark was not from Timmins

Timmins

Timmins is a city in northeastern Ontario, Canada on the Mattagami River. At the time of the Canada 2006 Census, Timmins' population was 42,997...

 and never set foot in the riding before one week into the election. He finished a distant fourth.

Clark has since pursued a career in pharmaceuticals, working for both Pharmacia

Pharmacia

Pharmacia was a pharmaceutical and biotechnological company in Sweden.-History:Pharmacia was founded in 1911 in Stockholm, Sweden by pharmacist Gustav Felix Grönfeldt at the Elgen Pharmacy. The company is named after the Greek word φαρμακεία, transliterated pharmakeia, which means 'sorcery'...

 and Hoffmann-La Roche

Hoffmann-La Roche

F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd. is a Swiss global health-care company that operates worldwide under two divisions: Pharmaceuticals and Diagnostics. Its holding company, Roche Holding AG, has shares listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange....

. From 2005-2007 he served as a member of the Dalhousie University Board of Governors

Board of governors

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. In 2008 he graduated on the Dean's list from the Queen's University

Queen's University

Queen's University, , is a public research university located in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Founded on 16 October 1841, the university pre-dates the founding of Canada by 26 years. Queen's holds more more than of land throughout Ontario as well as Herstmonceux Castle in East Sussex, England...

 MBA Program

Queen's School of Business

The Queen's School of Business is located in Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Since 2006, the Queen's School of Business MBA program has been ranked by Business Week number one internationally, outside the United States. The school of business became its own faculty in 1963 with its...

. Daniel worked for Capital One

Capital One

Capital One Financial Corp. is a U.S.-based bank holding company specializing in credit cards, home loans, auto loans, banking and savings products...

 in Toronto. He is currently pursuing entrepreneurial interests.

In 2007, he published a study in the Canadian Medical Association Journal

Canadian Medical Association Journal

The Canadian Medical Association Journal is a general medical journal that is published biweekly by the Canadian Medical Association . It covers research and ideas aimed at improving health for people in Canada and globally. CMAJ publishes original clinical research, analyses and reviews, news,...

 with Patrick McGrath

Patrick McGrath (psychologist)

Patrick J. McGrath, OC, FRSC is a Canadian psychologist. He is professor of psychology at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia and at the IWK Health Centre where he co-directs the Centre for Pediatric Pain Research and is director of the Centre for Family Health Research. He has published...

 and Noni MacDonald looking at the attitudes of Members of Parliament towards health research. In that same year he participated on the Queen's team for the Tata

Tata Consultancy Services

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-Schulich

Schulich School of Business

The Schulich School of Business is York University's business school located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and is an internationally-ranked business school. Schulich offers undergraduate and graduate programs in business administration, finance, public administration and international business as...

Case Competition. The team placed third, but Daniel was given the Best Individual Presenter award.