User:Skakkle/Pop culture of Canada

Because somehow, no one else has written these simple facts somewhere all together on wikip. Some of these are obviously more prominent than others & I have a bias toward 1980s thru 2000s material & people. I welcome anyone who can balance that out. Take anything you want from here & go for it. -- Pop culture of Canada

Also, I probably have an American bias here- thus, this features too heavily Canadians whose work is largely based in America. This may be somewhat unavoidable, but if there are Canadian celebs who are more only known domestically, they should be included if not featured first

Musical artists

 * Justin Bieber
 * Drake
 * Nickelback
 * Barenaked Ladies
 * Peaches
 * Shania Twain
 * Alanis Morrissette
 * Avril Lavigne
 * Jane Child
 * Neil Young
 * Grimes
 * Rush

Filmmakers

 * James Cameron
 * David Cronenberg
 * Brandon Cronenberg

Actors

 * Jim Carrey
 * John Candy
 * Dan Akroyd
 * Mackenzie Davis
 * Michael J Fox
 * Ryan Reynolds
 * Ryan Gosling
 * Seth Rogen
 * Keanu Reeves
 * Michael Cera
 * Will Arnett

Comedians

 * Norm MacDonald
 * Tom Green
 * Howie Mandel
 * Mike Myers (he's an actor too, of course)

Authors / academics

 * Malcolm Gladwell
 * Steven Pinker

Other

 * Nardwuar

Not people

 * TED (conference), and American-Canadian organization based in Vancouver, the creator of TED talks