Jay Brazeau

Who is Jay Brazeau?

Jay Brazeau is a Canadian actor and voice actor from Winnipeg, Manitoba. His credits include voicing Richard Condie's Oscar-nominated animated short La Salla. In 1992, he appeared in an episode of Street Justice and two of the first season episodes of Highlander: The Series. In October 2009, he appeared as "Man in chair" in the National Arts Centre production of The Drowsy Chaperone in Ottawa. In 2009, he played a part in several scenes added for the Ultimate Cut version of Watchmen. He was a frequent co-star of Don S. Davis. Brazeau also voiced Uncle Quigley in Sabrina: The Animated Series, Stavros Garkos in Hurricanes and the Robot Masters Bright Man and Needle Man in the Mega Man animated series.

Brazeau portrayed Edna Turnblad in the Arts Club Theatre Company's production of Hairspray during the 2010/2011 season. Brazeau based his performance as Edna on his mother and an adult neighbor from his childhood nicknamed "Fat Kay". On May 12, 2011, Brazeau suffered a minor stroke while changing costumes backstage 30 minutes into a preview performance; his role was filled by Andy Toth during his absence. Brazeau missed 36 performances before making a full recovery and returning to the production.