Is Patrick McKenna married? Yes, he is. His wife’s name is Janis McKenna. Tracing their relationship, we have to move back to the era of the 1980s where they met for the first time in college. After falling in love, they started their dating life which made them celebrate their wedding on 26 June 1983 after completion of their graduate degree.
In 1985, the beautiful couple welcomed their one and only child as a son named Brendon McKenna who is now serving for Canadian Armed Forces. Overall, McKenna is happy and satisfied with his personal life. He also posted a picture of him with his wife Janis celebrating their 32nd marriage anniversary in 2015. Scroll down to explore more interesting personal facts and biography of McKenna:
Who is Patrick McKenna?
He is a Canadian comedian and actor well recognized for being the part of the television series called The Red Green Show as Harold Green. According to his bio, Patrick McKenna was born on May 8, 1960, which makes his age be 60 years old as of 2020. He has already received two Gemini awards for his outstanding performance on Traders and The Red Green Show.
Early Life and Education
McKenna was born in 1960 to Canadian parents belonging to the white ethnicity background. His place of birth is in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada and therefore is a Canadian citizen too. Regarding his family, he was born to a mother named Patricia. He has spent best childhood memories with his three brothers.
He developed an interest in an improvisational comedy enterprise called Second City after visiting a show organized at Second City Toronto with his high school teacher. After finishing high school level education, he went to Sheridan College from where he received his graduation in 1982 majoring in business. He used to work at Second City in order to manage his expense and tuition fees.
Career and Professional Life
McKenna went for an audition for the main stage in 1983 and became successful. He struggled hard initially during the 1980s. He received an offer for acting while working in the night at Second City which turned to be a turning point in his professional acting career. McKenna was able to impress Steve Smith through which twitchy-nerd character. Steve Smith was responsible for recruiting the cast members for the then-upcoming project called The Red Green Show.
Most of the people recognize him for his role as Harold Green in The Red Green Show. In addition to that, he has also acted in the role of Marty Stephens on Traders and was also part of the Trudeau miniseries. With his impressive and popular roles in The Red Green Show as well as on Traders, McKenna earned two Gemini awards. On 4 October 1998, he set a record to receive the awards for drama and comedy in the same year and is the only Canadian actor to do so.
He was the subject of a Canadian documentary called ADD and Loving It?! which was telecasted in Global television. He appeared in the CBC television series titled Getting Along Famously portraying the role of producer Jeffrey Littleman in 2006. He also became the part of the CTV television movie named Sabbatical and also in the horror film Silent But Deadly in 2007. He was guest-starred as Dr. Jay Felger in Stargate SG-1 for two episodes. McKenna is also noted for his role as Alexander Galt in the character of a Canadian Confederation leader for John A: Birth of a Country, a CBC television movie in 2011. He also contributed as a voice actor for animated movies like Iggy Arbuckle, Atomic Betty and Crash Canyon. As of now, he is also involved in charitable works and speaking in addition to his acting career.
Personal Life
Patrick McKenna is married to his high-school sweetheart named Janis McKenna. They tied their knot in 1983 and welcomed their son named Brendon in 1985. Brendon is now fully grown up and is serving the armed force of Canada. He also appeared in two episodes of Traders appearing as Marty’s son, Mark Stephens. Patrick McKenna is happy with the perfect family of three and has been always supportive of each other.
Body Measurements
Canadian actor Patrick McKenna has a tall height of 1.74m and his weight is said to be 78 kilograms. This information is presented with the published information by some wiki sites and is not officially verified. McKenna was unable to walk for a year in the early 2000s due to a debilitating back injury. This made him learn to walk again and has spent a lot of time in the wheelchair.
Salary and Net worth
Patrick McKenna has an estimated net worth of 1 million USD which he has amassed from his acting career. Further, he has received some prestigious awards for his outstanding acting performance. He has also been contributing to various charity organizations like Adult ADHD, Wheelchair athletes, McMaster Sick Kids and so on. His experience of being in a wheelchair in the early 2000s made him get involved in Wheelchair athletes.
Wiki and Facts
Wikipedia, IMDb and some other recognized wiki sites have provided McKenna’s bio. It seems like the Canadian comedian/ actor isn’t active on social networking sites like Facebook, Instagram and Twitter as we became unable to explore his official social accounts.