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Zig Misiak
Phone: (519) 757-0910
Email: zig@realpeopleshistory.com

About Lorne Cardinal

Lorne originally planned to become a teacher but had a change of heart in 1989 when he enroled in the Bachelor of Fine Arts program at the University of Alberta. Shortly before his graduation in 1993 he landed a role in Twelfth Night at Toronto's Shakespeare in the Park.

The rest is history. Lorne is a well rounded actor who moves quite easily from comedy roles such as Blackfly's 'Chief Smash-Your-Face-In', to more serious character's like 'Little Bad Man' in the Big Bear mini-series. Lorne, a Cree from out west also played Tecumseh in the all important national history documentary series: Canada "A People's History".

Lorne has shared the screen with 5 Oscar nominated actors: Al Pachino, Hilary Swank, Robin Williams, Susan Sarandan, Gary Sinese.

Lorne, is married to the beautiful and talented singer and actress Cheri Maracle.

Lorne, along with the rest of his Corner Gas co-stars, was nominated for a 2007 Gemini Award in the category of "Best Ensemble Performance in a Comedy Series for the episode "Gopher It". Cardinal is also a rugby union enthusiast. He played for the Strathcona Druids. Lorne won't tell me how old he is so I will say that he's older than me. I really don't think he is but until he says different I will hold that thought (Zig Misiak).