Canadian Americans (rentals, theatre, cabin)

[Natnasci]

Originally Posted by elnina

Miniscule.
Shields has become something of a transplanted Canadian of late. She has filmed a guest starring role in Hallmark Channel’s "When Calls The Heart" in Vancouver and spent much time in North Bay shooting a Hallmark mystery movie series based on the bestselling Kate Collins books. The first instalment, Flower Shop Mysteries: Mum’s the Word, airs on Sunday on W Network.
https://www.thestar.com/entertainmen...ower-shop.html

That a pretty slim connection. Tons of American actors work and have lived in Canada. I guess if they lived here for years, that may count more.

I thought this thread was about how many famous Americans have Canadian roots and not Americans creating Canadian roots?

[Mouldy Old Schmo]

Originally Posted by UrbanLuis

Jack Kerouac is of French Canadian background. That is pretty interesting.

He could also speak French.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-r2aOSoRsoE

[Mouldy Old Schmo]

“Buffalo Bill” Cody’s father was Canadian, and the young Bill lived in Canada a few years as a child.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo_Bill

[Mouldy Old Schmo]

I don’t guess there was a wave of English Canadian migration to the US.

[Zoisite]

Raymond Burr (Perry Mason and Ironside TV series) came from New Westminster, BC.


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[Acajack]

Originally Posted by Heartslover

Don’t forget get about Mr. Shaky himself “Michael J fox”. You would never know he was born in Canada.. other than the shivering.

"Mr. Shaky"? Sérieusement???????

[Acajack]

Originally Posted by Mouldy Old Schmo

I don’t guess there was a wave of English Canadian migration to the US.

This is unclear

[Mouldy Old Schmo]

Originally Posted by Acajack

This is unclear

I meant no wave of English Canadians to the United States like a wave of Irish or Italians to the United States.

[Acajack]

Originally Posted by Mouldy Old Schmo

I meant no wave of English Canadians to the United States like a wave of Irish or Italians to the United States.

There has been a slow but steady trickle for the past 150 years or more.

Keep in mind that in the early days of both countries Anglo-Canadians and white Americans were fairly conflated with people moving back and forth across the border.

This has slowed over time but was still quite noticeable as recently as the early 60s.

[Acajack]

Originally Posted by BMI

I’ve read that Tom Cruise lived in Canada a couple of years as kid, went to school in Ottawa, I think.
Matthew Perry, same thing. Also Brendan Fraser, born in USA, grew up in Canada.
Keanu Reeves was born in Beirut in 1964 but grew up in Canada (Toronto).
Kiefer Sutherland was born in London, England in 1966 but grew up also in Toronto.

Every one of these cases is different. But they're all arguably Canadians to some degree except for Tom Cruise. He just lived for 2-3 years in Ottawa while his father had a contract with DND.

BTW Jason Priestley who was mentioned earlier is definitely Canadian, even if his career isn't.