Ewen Gilmour

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 has 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]

References

  1. ↑ "Super City candidates Q&A: Ewen Gilmour". Retrieved 28 June 2012.
  2. 1 2 "ewengilmour.com/biography". Retrieved 2012-06-28.
  3. 1 2 "The Classic comedy network: Ewen GILMOUR profile". Retrieved 2012-06-28.
  4. ↑ "ewengilmour.com/news/". Retrieved 2012-06-28. In each story there is an element of truth. Warning: This show contains content of a purely bullshit nature.
  5. ↑ "Road Madness - TV3 page". Retrieved 2012-06-28.
  6. ↑ Neeraj Shahane (2011-02-22). "Wife of Ewen Gilmour Died Of Cancer". Retrieved 2012-06-28.
  7. ↑ "Wife of comedian Ewen Gilmour loses cancer battle". The New Zealand Herald. 21 February 2011. Retrieved 2012-06-28.
  8. ↑ "ewengilmour.com/weddings/". Retrieved 2012-06-28.
  9. ↑ "Kiwi comedian Ewen Gilmour dies unexpectedly". TVNZ. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
  10. ↑ "David Ewen Gilmour obituary". New Zealand Herald. 6 October 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2014.


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