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Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use New Zealand English David Ewen Gilmour[1] (22 January 1963 – 3 October 2014), commonly known as Ewen Gilmour, was a New Zealand comedian and television presenter. Usually sporting long brown hair with a goatee and wearing a jacket and jeans, he was a self-described Westie.
Comedy and television career
Gilmour began his comedy career in 1995,[2] and shared the first Billy T Award with Cal Wilson in 1997.[3] He won the Decade Award – Best Male Comedian – 2000 to 2010 at the 2010 NZ Comedy Guild Awards.[3] In 2012, he returned to the New Zealand International Comedy Festival "for the first time in a couple of years" with a one-hour show called "S'Truth".[4]
He made numerous appearances on New Zealand television, including Pulp Comedy (1995), Intrepid Journeys – Peru (2003), Celebrity Treasure Island (2003), Dancing with the Stars series one (2005), and Comedy Christmas Cracker (2010).[2] He was the host of the TV3 show Road Madness, mainly about dangerous driving on New Zealand roads, which first aired in 2012.[5]
Personal life
His wife Catherine Gilmour died on 19 February 2011 at age 36 after a long battle with cancer.[6] Ewen Gilmour resigned from his position at Waitakere City Council in August 2007, after his wife's brain tumor was removed in 2006, so he could care for her.[7]
He was also a marriage and civil union celebrant.[8]
Gilmour died in his sleep at Port Waikato on 3 October 2014, aged 51.[9][10]
See also
References
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