Fred Penner Net Worth

Fred Penner Net Worth is
$1 Million

Fred Penner Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018

Frederick Ralph Cornelius Penner, CM OM (born November 6, 1946) is a Canadian children's music performer who gives appearances throughout North America. His television show, Fred Penner's Place, aired for 30 Minutes on CBC in Canada from 1985 to 1997. It was co-produced by Nickelodeon in 1989 and 1990.Penner was born on November 6, 1946 to Lydia Agathe Penner (née Winters, 1913-2005) and Edward W. Penner (d. 1971). Penner had four siblings: one older sister Carol, one older brother Wesley, one younger brother Terry, and one younger sister Susan (d. 1970).Penner was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba. At the early age of four, Penner began making up songs while travelling on the bus with his mother. He taught himself how to play the guitar when he was in grade school, and performed in school choirs and pageants. Through his experience with his sister Susan's Down Syndrome, he recognized the therapeutic value of music.Penner received his high school diploma at Kelvin High School, where he took lead roles in the Gilbert and Sullivan operettas. After graduating from the University of Winnipeg with a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics and psychology, he spent time working with mentally and physically challenged children, using music to comfort and entertain. In 1977, he met choreographer and wife-to-be Odette Heyn, with whom he started a children's dance theatre company. Penner accepted an offer to do a recording, which resulted in the album The Cat Came Back, which launched his career and established him as one of Canada's leading children's entertainers.In 1984, he appeared on the children's television show, The Elephant Show, singing "The Cat Came Back". In 1991, he was made a Member of the Order of Canada for "using music and song to entertain and educate his young audience". In 2011, he was made a Member of the Order of Manitoba.

Full NameFred Penner
Net Worth$1 Million
Date Of BirthNovember 6, 1946
Place Of BirthWinnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
ProfessionActor, Composer, Writer
EducationUniversity of Winnipeg
NationalityCanadian
SpouseOdette Graziella Heyn
ChildrenDamien Penner, Kendra Penner, Hayley Penner, Danica Penner, Ghost Riders in the Sky, The Cat Came Back, Sandwiches
ParentsLydia Agathe Penner, Edward W. Penner, Ghost Riders in the Sky, The Cat Came Back, Sandwiches
SiblingsWesley Penner, Carol Penner, Susan Penner, Terry Penner, Ghost Riders in the Sky, The Cat Came Back, Sandwiches
AwardsJuno Award for Children's Album of the Year
NominationsGemini Award for Best Performance in a Children's or Youth Program or Series
Star SignScorpio
#Quote
1The combination of people who are at a performance is always new. You'll never get exactly the same mix, at the same time of day, or or with the same energy. So you are working with a brand-new palette every time. The audience will always expect certain things and certain songs, of which I never tire. The cat will always come back. That's the joy of live theatre.
2I think in this day and age, when technology has taken over so much of our entertainment value, that getting together to come to a live performance is becoming more unique than it used to be. In the 1980s, we would go into a community and do three, four, five shows in a couple of days in 2000-seat theaters. Everybody was really excited about coming to that. But the whole thing just sort of changed perspective. Technology didn't do us any good service on that.
3You're only as good as your last gig. There's no comparison to anything: every show has its own energy, its own spirit, its own connectivity. And, from an age point-of-view, I can be in an audience of seniors and be as vibrant and as connected as with a school of two-thousand children.
4The folk singers were protesting against the Establishment, against the Man, against the War. As a collective group you made your voices heard. Nowadays, it's not the same. We've lost that purpose.

Actor

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Lovesick2016/IMr. Laffin
Sunnyside2015TV SeriesBarber
The Plateaus2015TV SeriesFred Penners
The Adventures of Shirley Holmes1998TV SeriesBill Marshall
Big Sky: High River Concert1995Performer
What a Day!1993Video shortFred Penner
Fred Penner's Place1987TV SeriesFred
Reunion1984Short
Sharon, Lois & Bram's Elephant Show1984TV SeriesFed Penner

Composer

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Northern Folk2016Documentary completed
Tipi Tales2002TV Series
Fred Penner's Place1987TV Series

Writer

TitleYearStatusCharacter
What a Day!1993Video short script
Fred Penner's Place1987TV Series

Soundtrack

TitleYearStatusCharacter
What a Day!1993Video short performer: "Happy Feet", "Proud" / writer: "Proud"

Director

TitleYearStatusCharacter
What a Day!1993Video short co-director

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Northern Folk2016Documentary completedHimself
Retro 302015TV SeriesHimself
Lennon or McCartney2014Documentary shortHimself
Fred Heads2014Documentary shortHimself
The Hour2012TV SeriesHimself
Life and Times2001TV Series documentaryHimself
Manitoba Flood Relief Concert1997TV SpecialHimself
Big Sky1997/IITV Mini-SeriesFred

Nominated Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
1994GeminiGemini AwardsBest Performance in a Children's or Youth Program or SeriesFred Penner's Place (1987)

Known for movies

Source
IMDB Wikipedia

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