Andrew Tite
Encyclopedia
Andrew Tite is a Canadian
actor
. Born in Toronto, Ontario
, Tite grew up in suburban Newmarket, Ontario
. He was named Newmarket's First Squeegee
Kid by the local newspaper, The Era-Banner when he was 16 years old. He has become a talented actor in theatre, film, and television.
In the early 1990s, Tite was raised in the rural area of a small town called Mount Albert
and later Newmarket
. In 1997 he left home at the young age of 16 becoming homeless and a squeegee kid on the streets of downtown Toronto, Ontario. After returning to Newmarket, still homeless, he started making some money for food and shelter with his squeegee. The local newspaper picked up on this story and proclaimed him Newmarket's First Squeegee Kid on the front page of their publication (The Era-Banner, June 15, 1997). Several letters to the editor were received and printed. Some calling Andrew Tite a menace from Toronto, some calling Andrew Tite "Very much a part of York Region." (The Era-Banner, June 17, 1997).
After Tite reached his 20's, he discovered performing in local theatre productions and student films. He now performs on television
, film
, and various theatre
productions in Toronto and Vancouver. He also performs at live events as a mascot or scare actor for employers such as Air Transat
, Just For Laughs
, Canada's Wonderland, and Screemers.
Andrew Tite was featured in an article in the Toronto and Vancouver editions of Metro News (Aug. 25, 2008) regarding his work as a Mascot Performer in both cities.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
. Born in Toronto, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, Tite grew up in suburban Newmarket, Ontario
Newmarket, Ontario
Newmarket is a town in Southern Ontario located approximately 50 km north of downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is part of the Greater Toronto Area and is connected to Toronto by freeway, and is served by three interchanges along Highway 404. It is also connected to Highway 400 via Highway 9...
. He was named Newmarket's First Squeegee
Squeegee
A squeegee, squilgee or sometimes squimjim, is an onomatopoeically named tool with a flat, smooth rubber blade, used to remove or control the flow of liquid on a flat surface...
Kid by the local newspaper, The Era-Banner when he was 16 years old. He has become a talented actor in theatre, film, and television.
History
As a child, Tite lived in the city of Toronto and the town of Markham until the age of 9. For several years he had his first taste of the entertainment industry as a male child model for an agency called Parker. This only lasted a few years.In the early 1990s, Tite was raised in the rural area of a small town called Mount Albert
Mount Albert, Ontario
Mount Albert is an exurban community located within the Town of East Gwillimbury and is part of northern York Region. It is located about 65 km N of Toronto, about 15 km NE of Newmarket, about 15 km S of Sutton, W SW of Beaverton and N of Markham...
and later Newmarket
Newmarket, Ontario
Newmarket is a town in Southern Ontario located approximately 50 km north of downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is part of the Greater Toronto Area and is connected to Toronto by freeway, and is served by three interchanges along Highway 404. It is also connected to Highway 400 via Highway 9...
. In 1997 he left home at the young age of 16 becoming homeless and a squeegee kid on the streets of downtown Toronto, Ontario. After returning to Newmarket, still homeless, he started making some money for food and shelter with his squeegee. The local newspaper picked up on this story and proclaimed him Newmarket's First Squeegee Kid on the front page of their publication (The Era-Banner, June 15, 1997). Several letters to the editor were received and printed. Some calling Andrew Tite a menace from Toronto, some calling Andrew Tite "Very much a part of York Region." (The Era-Banner, June 17, 1997).
After Tite reached his 20's, he discovered performing in local theatre productions and student films. He now performs on television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
, film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
, and various theatre
Theatre
Theatre is a collaborative form of fine art that uses live performers to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place. The performers may communicate this experience to the audience through combinations of gesture, speech, song, music or dance...
productions in Toronto and Vancouver. He also performs at live events as a mascot or scare actor for employers such as Air Transat
Air Transat
Air Transat is an airline based in Saint-Laurent, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, operating scheduled and charter flights, serving 60 destinations in 25 countries. The airline is owned and operated by Transat A.T. Inc. During the summer season its main destinations are Europe and in the winter season the...
, Just For Laughs
Just for Laughs
Just for Laughs is a comedy festival held each July in Montreal, Quebec, founded in 1983. It is the largest international comedy festival in the world.- Information :...
, Canada's Wonderland, and Screemers.
Andrew Tite was featured in an article in the Toronto and Vancouver editions of Metro News (Aug. 25, 2008) regarding his work as a Mascot Performer in both cities.
Filmography
- Exciting New Episode (2005)
- Friends (2005)
- Mighty Hand (2005)
- Between Birth and Death (2006)
- The Serial Killer (2006)
- Zombie Jesus! (2006)
- Death (2007)
- Moonlight Sonata (2007)
- The Howlers Come (2007)
- Yes Man (2007)
- Typhonia (2007)
- Final 24Final 24Final 24 is a Canadian documentary series which airs on the Discovery Channel and Global Television Network. The series explores the last 24 hours of the life of a person, usually a celebrity...
(2007) - Cycle of Fear: There is no End (2008)
- These Charming Men (2008)
Theatre
- Blackpool & Parrish (2005), Theatre On Main
- Pirates of Penzance (2006), Theatre Aurora
- A Christmas CarolA Christmas CarolA Christmas Carol is a novella by English author Charles Dickens first published by Chapman & Hall on 17 December 1843. The story tells of sour and stingy Ebenezer Scrooge's ideological, ethical, and emotional transformation after the supernatural visits of Jacob Marley and the Ghosts of...
(2006), Marquee Productins - Romeo & Juliet (2007), Studio BLR
- Halloween HauntHalloween HauntHalloween Haunt, originally known as "Fearfest", is a haunted attraction at Canada's Wonderland located in Vaughan, Ontario, Canada. It runs after the park's regular operating hours on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday evenings in October - up to, and including Halloween night...
(2007), Canada's Wonderland - Screemers (2008), http://screemers.ca
- Blackpool & Parrish (2009), OnStage Uxbridge
Related video
- Exciting New Episode
- Death
- Pirates of Penzance, c/o Rogers Television
- Mighty Hand
- Hamlet
- Airnest performance at Rogers Centre (Toronto) c/o Rogers