Paul Chato
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Paul Chato is a comedian and World Wide Web
media executive. He was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, in 1954 to Hungarian
parents. Paul grew up in the first planned community in North America, Don Mills
. Graduated from Don Mills Collegiate
in 1973, Paul went on to graduate from Ryerson Polytechnical Institute
in Radio Television Arts.
From Ryerson, he went on to become an art director with Kelly’s Stereo Mart and from there joined Rick Green
to form Green and Chato, a two-man comedy team. In 1979, Paul and Rick joined up with Dan Redican
and Peter Wildman
to form the comedy group The Frantics
.
Apart from his continued association with The Frantics, Paul is the president of Electramedia http://www.electramedia.com, an international web development company.
World Wide Web
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media executive. He was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, in 1954 to Hungarian
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
parents. Paul grew up in the first planned community in North America, Don Mills
Don Mills
Don Mills is a mixed-use neighbourhood in the North York district of Toronto, Canada. It was developed to be a self-supporting "new town" and was at the time located outside of Toronto proper. Consisting of residential, commercial and industrial sub-districts, it was planned and developed by...
. Graduated from Don Mills Collegiate
Don Mills Collegiate Institute
Don Mills Collegiate Institute is a high school in the community of Don Mills in Toronto. It serves an ethnically diverse student population of approximately 1000. As of 2006, 66% of students speak a first language other than English...
in 1973, Paul went on to graduate from Ryerson Polytechnical Institute
Ryerson University
Ryerson University is a public research university located in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Its urban campus is adjacent to Yonge-Dundas Square located at the busiest intersection in Downtown Toronto. The majority of its buildings are in the blocks northeast of the square in Toronto's Garden...
in Radio Television Arts.
From Ryerson, he went on to become an art director with Kelly’s Stereo Mart and from there joined Rick Green
Rick Green
Rick Green is a Canadian comedian, satirist, and writer. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Waterloo. From 1975 until 1979, he worked as a presenter at the Ontario Science Centre. In 1979, he helped found the Toronto-based comedy troupe The Frantics...
to form Green and Chato, a two-man comedy team. In 1979, Paul and Rick joined up with Dan Redican
Dan Redican
Dan Redican is a Canadian comedy writer and performer and puppeteer, best known for his work with the comedy troupe, The Frantics. As a founding member of the troupe he has worked since 1979 on numerous stage shows, the Frantic Times radio show, Four on the Floor TV show...
and Peter Wildman
Peter Wildman
Peter Wildman is a Canadian actor, voice actor, musician, writer and member of the Frantics comedy troupe. He voiced Buzz Sherwood on The Red Green Show, Mojo on the X-Men Animated Series and Sergeant Murphy in the series The Busy World of Richard Scarry....
to form the comedy group The Frantics
Frantics (comedy)
The Frantics is a Canadian comedy troupe consisting of Paul Chato, Rick Green, Dan Redican and Peter Wildman.The group formed in 1979. In 1981, they were given a weekly radio slot on the CBC Radio show Variety Tonight, then hosted by Vicki Gabereau. In the summer of 1982 they were the summer...
.
Apart from his continued association with The Frantics, Paul is the president of Electramedia http://www.electramedia.com, an international web development company.