Peter Wildman Explained

Peter Wildman
Birth Date:29 December 1954
Birth Place:Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
Occupation:Actor
Years Active:1978–present

Peter Wildman (born December 29, 1954) is a Canadian actor and member of the Frantics comedy troupe.[1] He appeared as Buzz Sherwood on The Red Green Show, and voiced Mojo in and Mr. Fixit in the series The Busy World of Richard Scarry. He was also a writer on The Red Green Show from 1994 until 1998.

On television, Wildman has also appeared on Babar, Piggsburg Pigs!, , Shining Time Station, Peep and the Big Wide World, Puppets Who Kill, , Street Legal, Rupert, Four on the Floor, RoboRoach, Undergrads, Wild C.A.T.s, History Bites, Little Bear, Free Willy, , Cadillacs and Dinosaurs, Flash Gordon, Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, Dog City, Cyberchase, Freaky Stories, Tales from the Cryptkeeper, Anatole, Rescue Heroes, Storm Hawks, Committed, Mr. Men and Little Miss, Little Mosque on the Prairie, Grossology, Ace Lightning, Bob and Margaret, Ned's Newt, , John Callahan's Quads!, Blazing Dragons, The Berenstain Bears, Birdz, Pippi Longstocking, Noddy, Silver Surfer, Second City Television, and Murdoch Mysteries.

Professionally, Wildman is manager of creative services and a long-time senior writer at Corus Entertainment, writing commercials, promos, song parodies, and comedy bits for Corus radio stations, as well as occasionally performing on air.[2] [3] [4] [5]

Before joining the Frantics, Wildman was a part-time truck driver and had appeared as an extra on early episodes of SCTV.[6]

Television credits

Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
1991–1997The Red Green ShowBuzz Sherwood38 episodes
1992–1997Mojo2 episodes
1996Buck Staghorn's Animal BitesBuck Staghorn
2004-2011Peep and the Big Wide WorldSquirrelMain role
11 episodes

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Canadia: 2056 . . Toronto, ON, Canada . May 20, 2011 .
  2. https://ca.linkedin.com/in/peter-wildman-a308a411a
  3. Web site: Corus Creative Services | Toronto | Eastern Ontario.
  4. Web site: A Conversation with ... Peter Wildman. 26 September 2016.
  5. News: Thompson . Doug . Peter Wildman: Commercials, comedy, and The Frantics . December 8, 2021 . Broadcast Dialogue . February 2010.
  6. "Cadet Air Farce gets wings: Loaded down with gags, The Frantics taxi for takeoff", by Rob Salem, Toronto Star, 08 Oct 1981: B1