Tim Progosh
Tim Progosh
Tim Progosh (born 1957) is a Canadian actor and the creator and original producer of the Canadian Comedy Awards, an annual awards presentation that celebrates Canadian comedy in a variety of media (TV, radio, film, the Internet, etc.) inaugurated in 2000.Tim played Principal Bill Kremeza in the film Spotlight awarded Best Picture and Best Screenplay in the 88th Academy Awards (2016). He played the ensemble cast character Firouz in the TV series The Adventures of Sinbad (1996-1998). Tim graduated with a Double Honors degree in Political Science and Drama from the University of Western Ontario. His first job was as a lobbyist for the Canadian Federal Government, but switched permanently to acting and stand-up comedy in 1981. He studied screenwriting at Algonquin College in Ottawa and improvisational acting at The Second City in Toronto.