Timm Zemanek

TIMM was born in Bad Ischl, Austria. When he was 5 his family emigrated to Toronto, Canada, where he lives today. In high school he was a track athlete, competing in the sprints for his school and specializing in the 400 meters for the Toronto Track Club. In 1968, he graduated from the University of Toronto with a B.A. in Political Science , in 1973, from York University with an M.E.S. In Communications and Culture and in 2010, he completed his coursework for a PhD. in Communications and Culture from York University. After his Masters degree, TIMM taught at the Ontario College of Art and worked on the research staff of the LaMarsh Commission on Media Violence. In the late 70s he began a 10 year career in advertising. During that time, he performed as part of a comedy duo on the Yuk Yuks circuit and at independent clubs in Canada and the U.S.. He also took acting classes with Sears and Switzer and at the Maggie Basset Studio of the Tarragon Theatre. On his 40th birthday, TIMM quit his day job to become a full-time actor. Since then he has appeared in many film and television productions and has written and performed in hundreds of interactive Murder Mysteries and Corporate events. His first role was on DeGrassi Junior High and, amazingly, 32 years later, he is still stopped on the street by people asking him if he was Wheels' Dad.