Actor
Stan Carew
Born August 7, 1950 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, CanadaDied July 6, 20157 films
Stan Carew (August 7, 1950 – July 6, 2015) was a Canadian radio broadcaster, musician and actor, best known as a host of the national CBC Radio programs Prime Time and The Entertainers in the 1980s.
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Carew began his radio career in 1968 with CHNS-FM in Halifax before joining the CBC. He joined CBD-FM in Saint John, New Brunswick in 1979, then spent seven years with CBL in Toronto, Ontario, where he worked on local shows Metro Morning, Radio Noon and the Afternoon Show. He was frequently heard on national newscasts such as The World at Six and World Report.
After leaving the CBC's national radio service, he remained associated with network station CBHA-FM as host of Weekend Mornings, the CBC's regional morning program for the Maritime Provinces, from 1997 until his death in 2015.
As a musician, Carew released several solo albums and fronted The Magpies, a regional touring band.
As an actor, he had supporting and guest roles primarily in television films.
Carew died in July 2015 at his home in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He had been experiencing "serious health problems" over the last years of his life.
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First watchHomeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story20037.3as New York Times EditorBased on a true story. Liz Murray is a young girl who is taken care of by her loving, but drug-addicted parents. Liz becomes homeless at 15 and after a tragedy comes upon her, she begins…View filmFilmography
7 films as actor- 2007Uncle Bob's Hospital VisitNarration
- 2004She's Too YoungPrincipal Jessup
- 2003Finding John ChristmasWindow Washer
- 2003Martha, Inc.: The Story of Martha StewartSam Waksal
- 2003Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray StoryNew York Times Editor
- 2002Trudeau
- 2000Task Force: CaviarHotel Manager