Leslie Earnest Lye (November 18, 1924 â€" July 21, 2009) was a
Canadian actor, comedian, writer, radio personality and announcer and
voice artist. He was an original cast member and played numerous roles
on the children's program You Can't Do That on Television. He had a
television and radio career spanning nearly half a century.Following a
stint in the armed forces in Canada after high school, Lye attended
the University of Toronto, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree,
and then enrolled in Lorne Greene's Academy of Radio Arts.In 1948, he
moved to Ottawa, to join Frank Ryan's CFRA talkback team. As a radio
announcer, Lye worked with the station's popular groups and was also
in demand as an emcee at their many live appearances. After heading
back to Toronto to work for a short time at CKEY, he returned to
Ottawa and CFRA with his alter ego, Abercrombie. Lye worked with
comedian and impersonator Rich Little at the station, and in 1963,
they made a comedy album together, called My Fellow Canadians.Lye
turned to the new medium of television in 1958. His first job, as a
co-host on the talk show Contact, lasted three years.
Canadian actor, comedian, writer, radio personality and announcer and
voice artist. He was an original cast member and played numerous roles
on the children's program You Can't Do That on Television. He had a
television and radio career spanning nearly half a century.Following a
stint in the armed forces in Canada after high school, Lye attended
the University of Toronto, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree,
and then enrolled in Lorne Greene's Academy of Radio Arts.In 1948, he
moved to Ottawa, to join Frank Ryan's CFRA talkback team. As a radio
announcer, Lye worked with the station's popular groups and was also
in demand as an emcee at their many live appearances. After heading
back to Toronto to work for a short time at CKEY, he returned to
Ottawa and CFRA with his alter ego, Abercrombie. Lye worked with
comedian and impersonator Rich Little at the station, and in 1963,
they made a comedy album together, called My Fellow Canadians.Lye
turned to the new medium of television in 1958. His first job, as a
co-host on the talk show Contact, lasted three years.
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