Jonathan Llyr
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Jonathan Llyr is a Canadian
actor
and TV personality.
Llyr (sometimes credited as Jonathan Bryn Llyr) is best known for his work as an on-air personality for Space, Canada's science fiction
specialty channel
. He first appeared on that network in 1998 on its late-night movie interstitial program
, SpaceBar, as the alien barfly and ultimate Star Trek
fan, Grot. During the show's final year, Llyr also assumed writing duties, after fellow cast member and head writer Denis McGrath
left the series.
After SpaceBars 2002 cancellation, Llyr transferred to hosting Space's new entertainment news program, HypaSpace. He remained as host until 2005, when he was replaced by actress Kim Poirier
. Llyr, however, stayed on as one of HypaSpace's reporters, sometimes standing in for Poirier as main host and eventually getting his own weekly segment, "The Scoop", an often tongue-in-cheek look at strange celebrity and science fiction media news items of the week. Llyr also hosted the weekly audio podcast
version of HypaSpace. At the end of 2007, Llyr's contract with Space was not renewed, and his time with the station came to an end.
For several years during his time at Space, Llyr also introduced films on Space's sister station, Drive-In Classics
, this time as the character of Drive-In Dick. Again, Llyr had writing duties for these segments.
Llyr is also a founding member of the Toronto
, Ontario, based Shakespearean theatre company, the Tempest Theatre, and has appeared in various episodes of the Decoder Ring Theatre
http://decoderring.libsyn.com/ including a number of different roles in The Red Panda Adventures and as the titular character in Deck Gibson, Far Reach Commander.
On May 1, 2008, Llyr and several colleagues launched their own podcast project, "Hardcore Nerdity" http://ididntchoosethis.blogspot.com/2008/04/and-follow-up-report.htmlhttp://www.hardcorenerdity.com/.
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
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
and TV personality.
Llyr (sometimes credited as Jonathan Bryn Llyr) is best known for his work as an on-air personality for Space, Canada's science fiction
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
specialty channel
Specialty channel
A specialty channel can be a commercial broadcasting or non-commercial television channel which consists of television programming focused on a single genre, subject or targeted television market at a specific demographic....
. He first appeared on that network in 1998 on its late-night movie interstitial program
Interstitial program
In television programming, an interstitial program refers to a short program which is often shown between movies or other events, e.g. a cast interview after movies on premium channels...
, SpaceBar, as the alien barfly and ultimate Star Trek
Star Trek
Star Trek is an American science fiction entertainment franchise created by Gene Roddenberry. The core of Star Trek is its six television series: The Original Series, The Animated Series, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, and Enterprise...
fan, Grot. During the show's final year, Llyr also assumed writing duties, after fellow cast member and head writer Denis McGrath
Denis McGrath
Denis McGrath ' is a dual-citizen Canadian–American screenwriter and producer. Born in New York City, he currently resides and works in Toronto....
left the series.
After SpaceBars 2002 cancellation, Llyr transferred to hosting Space's new entertainment news program, HypaSpace. He remained as host until 2005, when he was replaced by actress Kim Poirier
Kim Poirier
Kim Poirier is a Canadian actress, singer, film producer, and television host.-Personal life:Kim Jacinthe Poirier was born in Drummondville, Quebec, the daughter of actress/model Carol Laquerre who was Miss Toronto in 1976, she has one sister. She enjoys watching movies, writing, meditating,...
. Llyr, however, stayed on as one of HypaSpace's reporters, sometimes standing in for Poirier as main host and eventually getting his own weekly segment, "The Scoop", an often tongue-in-cheek look at strange celebrity and science fiction media news items of the week. Llyr also hosted the weekly audio podcast
Podcast
A podcast is a series of digital media files that are released episodically and often downloaded through web syndication...
version of HypaSpace. At the end of 2007, Llyr's contract with Space was not renewed, and his time with the station came to an end.
For several years during his time at Space, Llyr also introduced films on Space's sister station, Drive-In Classics
Drive-In Classics
Sundance Channel is a Canadian English language Category B specialty channel owned by Corus Entertainment. Sundance Channel airs programming focused on independent films, documentaries, music-series', dramas and more.-As Drive-In Classics:...
, this time as the character of Drive-In Dick. Again, Llyr had writing duties for these segments.
Llyr is also a founding member of the 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, based Shakespearean theatre company, the Tempest Theatre, and has appeared in various episodes of the Decoder Ring Theatre
Decoder Ring Theatre
Decoder Ring Theatre is a Toronto based Theatre and Audio Production company that runs a Parsec Award and Podcast Award-winning podcast of the same name...
http://decoderring.libsyn.com/ including a number of different roles in The Red Panda Adventures and as the titular character in Deck Gibson, Far Reach Commander.
On May 1, 2008, Llyr and several colleagues launched their own podcast project, "Hardcore Nerdity" http://ididntchoosethis.blogspot.com/2008/04/and-follow-up-report.htmlhttp://www.hardcorenerdity.com/.