Christopher Gudgeon
Christopher Gudgeon (born 1959) is a Canadian author, poet and screenwriter. He has contributed to numerous magazines – including Playboy, MAD and National Lampoon – and written almost 20 books, from critically acclaimed fiction and poetry like Song of Kosovo¸ Encyclopedia of Lies, Assdeep in Wonder and Greetings from the Vodka Sea, to celebrated biographies of Stan Rogers and Milton Acorn, to popular history on subjects as varied as sex, fishing and lotteries. He is also executive director of It Gets Better Canada, a not-for-profit organization promoting positive messages of hope for LGBTQ+ youth.
Christopher Gudgeon | |
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| Born | Christopher Jonathon Gudgeon May 4, 1959 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Years active | 1990–present |
He also has numerous TV and film credits, including co-writing and starring in the Markham Street Films feature film The Trick with the Gun, and creating, writing and co-producing the Ghost Trackers for YTV/HBO Family and the ground-breaking animated cross-platform series GeoFreakZ for Teletoon.
In his varied and spotty career, Gudgeon has worked as a psychiatric orderly, rent boy, bartender, rock musician, TV weatherman, bible salesman, radio sportscaster and rodeo clown.