Abby Hagyard is a Canadian television actress and celebrity
MC/speaker. The multi-talented entertainer, voice artist, and
comedian, best known for her 9 years on Nickelodeon's sketch comedy
television series You Can't Do That on Television and for her variety
of voices on animated series The Care Bears and The Adventures of
Teddy Ruxpin.Behind the scenes, Abby creates original content for
television, radio, stage, print and online media. The busy author,
producer, director, playwright/dramatist has written screenplays and
TV treatments, radio and stage plays, syndicated newspaper columns and
published novels, memoirs and podcasts.Born in Edmonton, Alberta and
of Norwegian descent, Hagyard's interest in acting began when she was
enrolled in a modeling class with her mother. She modeled for two
years and then had a secretarial position in the New York offices of
Playboy. She returned to Ottawa, Ontario, and studied drama at St.
Patrick's College (now Carleton University) for 3 years. She began her
work in entertainment as a high-fashion model on Miami Beach and
actress. In the early 1980s, she toured the eastern seaboard
performing in small venues, and then began hosting the CBC television
show Scene from Here, while continuing to perform sketch comedy.
MC/speaker. The multi-talented entertainer, voice artist, and
comedian, best known for her 9 years on Nickelodeon's sketch comedy
television series You Can't Do That on Television and for her variety
of voices on animated series The Care Bears and The Adventures of
Teddy Ruxpin.Behind the scenes, Abby creates original content for
television, radio, stage, print and online media. The busy author,
producer, director, playwright/dramatist has written screenplays and
TV treatments, radio and stage plays, syndicated newspaper columns and
published novels, memoirs and podcasts.Born in Edmonton, Alberta and
of Norwegian descent, Hagyard's interest in acting began when she was
enrolled in a modeling class with her mother. She modeled for two
years and then had a secretarial position in the New York offices of
Playboy. She returned to Ottawa, Ontario, and studied drama at St.
Patrick's College (now Carleton University) for 3 years. She began her
work in entertainment as a high-fashion model on Miami Beach and
actress. In the early 1980s, she toured the eastern seaboard
performing in small venues, and then began hosting the CBC television
show Scene from Here, while continuing to perform sketch comedy.
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