User:Rogeredwin/Al Karim (Actor)

Al Karim  is a Canadian actor and has trained in various forms of the art including jazz. Al has performed for TV and live audiences across Canada and was a popular dance instructor with the Toronto Board of Education for several years. During one of his performances, he was approached to act in a theatrical production of The Mousetrap which then spiraled into many other theatrical productions including The Poor Immigrant directed by Andrew Faiz. Al later ventured into film and has appeared in such films as Masala directed by Srinivas Krishna, The Kite and most recently Daylight Savings. Presently, Al appears in a recurring role in Michael: Tuesdays and Thursdays, a CBC comedy written by Bob Martin, directed by Don McKellar and stars Matt Watts and Tommie-Amber Pirie. Al Karim enjoys gourmet cooking and the arts. He has also written a cookbook and is now working on his second book. He currently resides in Toronto.