Jack Mathews
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Jack Nicholsen Mathews is a Canadian
musician and actor. He was a member of the alternative rock
group Leslie Spit Treeo
in the late 1980s and early 1990s. He left the band amicably in 1993 to pursue acting, although he continued to work with the band occasionally as a guest musician.
To avoid confusion with the much more famous Jack Nicholson
, he has frequently been credited as Jack Nichols or J. D. Nicholsen. In 1997, he married Cindy Matthews, the manager of Toronto's Cameron House live music club, and adopted her surname as his stage name (although he continues to use the surname Nicholsen when performing as a musician.)
His acting credits include Perfectly Normal
, I Love a Man in Uniform
and the television series Due South
.
He currently performs with The Cameron Family Singers
, who he claims sing beautifully.
He is still very good friends with his old two band members Laura Hubert and Pat Langner.
Langner is currently living in Edmonton, Alberta with his two kids and wife.
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...
musician and actor. He was a member of the alternative rock
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
group Leslie Spit Treeo
Leslie Spit Treeo
Leslie Spit Treeo were a Canadian folk-rock band in the 1980s and 1990s. The band took its name from the Leslie Street Spit area of Toronto Harbour.-History:...
in the late 1980s and early 1990s. He left the band amicably in 1993 to pursue acting, although he continued to work with the band occasionally as a guest musician.
To avoid confusion with the much more famous Jack Nicholson
Jack Nicholson
John Joseph "Jack" Nicholson is an American actor, film director, producer and writer. He is renowned for his often dark portrayals of neurotic characters. Nicholson has been nominated for an Academy Award twelve times, and has won the Academy Award for Best Actor twice: for One Flew Over the...
, he has frequently been credited as Jack Nichols or J. D. Nicholsen. In 1997, he married Cindy Matthews, the manager of Toronto's Cameron House live music club, and adopted her surname as his stage name (although he continues to use the surname Nicholsen when performing as a musician.)
His acting credits include Perfectly Normal
Perfectly Normal
Perfectly Normal is a Canadian comedy film, released in 1991. Directed by Yves Simoneau and written by Eugene Lipinski and Paul Quarrington, the film starred Robbie Coltrane, Michael Riley and Kenneth Welsh.-Cast:*Robbie Coltrane as Alonzo Turner...
, I Love a Man in Uniform
I Love a Man in Uniform (film)
I Love a Man in Uniform is a Canadian film, directed by David Wellington and released in 1993.-Plot:The film, a dark psychological drama, stars Tom McCamus as Henry Adler, a bank employee and struggling actor who finally gets his big break, being cast as a police officer in a television series...
and the television series Due South
Due South
Due South is a Canadian crime drama series with elements of comedy. The series was created by Paul Haggis, produced by Alliance Communications, and stars Paul Gross, David Marciano, and latterly Callum Keith Rennie...
.
He currently performs with The Cameron Family Singers
The Cameron Family Singers
The Cameron Family Singers are a Canadian country music band, who play weekly shows as the house band at the Cameron Public House, a major live music venue in Toronto, Ontario....
, who he claims sing beautifully.
He is still very good friends with his old two band members Laura Hubert and Pat Langner.
Langner is currently living in Edmonton, Alberta with his two kids and wife.