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Dan Payne Biography - The Man Who Used to Be a Dinosaur
The timeline below has been approved by Dan Payne - but of course that doesn't have to make it
true .... and only the latest years are completely trustworthy ....
The Beginning
August 4, sometimes in the 70's: He is born
2 years later - brother Josh is born, making Dan an older brother
Another 2 years later - sister is Cathy born, making Dan an even older brother.
1970' - his first LEGOS
1980's - first girlfriend, Betsy, exchanged her for a hockey stick
1980's - got his second bike
He Grows and Gets Educated
1988 - 72 stitches
1988 - Beginning of the Dinosaur days at Calgary U
1991 - The Yukon incident
1992 - Final Dinosaur Days
1992 - 1994 Volleyball in Holland
1994 - 1998 Scaring kangaroos in Australia and doing adagio dancing - perhaps a future role on 'Dancing With the Stars' ....
The Acting Bug Attacks
1998 - 2000 Practicing a posh accent in London while making student movies
2000 - back in Vancouver, Canada
2001 - first TV guest role as Osiris, the Egyptian god of life, death, and fertility
2002 - First Muppet Appearance. Skated in polar bear costume.
2002 August - first speaking role on Stargate SG-1
2003 September - Fooled by dogseller - thought he was buying sled dogs,
got pugs instead. Too softhearted to exchange them for real sled dogs and is now
looking for miniature sled instead.
2004 - read Paul Coelho's The Alchemist
2005 - Read it again. Practices serenity while driving
2006 - Had statue envy in Mexico, started thinking about a calendar ...
2006 - Read Eckhart Stolle's 'The Power of Now'
FACTS
This is all true.
Height: 6'4 or 1,93 meters
Hair: Brown
Beard: Pitiful ... hair looks better on the head anyway
Eyes: Hazel
Stitches: At least 72
High School Type: The rare combination of Class Clown and Jock Nerd!
Married: Yes
Cats or dogs: Dogs - very, VERY small sled dogs ....
Favorite Sports Team: The Vancouver Canucks
Favorite Book: The Alchemist by Paul Coelho
Favorite TV Shows: My Name's Earl
Lived In: Victoria, Vancouver, Winnipeg, Grande Cache, Hinton, London, Melbourne, Sydney,
Airlie Beach, Canonvale, Most of the populated Whitsunday Islands, Vlaardingen, Capella, Calgary and more ...
Countries Lived In: Canada, Holland, Australia, England
Played For: University of Calgary Dinosaurs
Nickname: Mayday
Previous Jobs: Pro Volleyball Player, Pub Assistant Manager, Photographer and more
Literature: Featured in medical textbook
Camera: Between purchases, but currently using a Nikon F60 35mm SLR
Languages: English and French ... the Canadian kind ...
Pro Sports: Volleyball for Team Capella, Holland
SemiPro Sports: Rugby in Proserpine and a Sydney semi-pro team, both AUstralia
Sports, Team: Basketball, Baseball, Football, Hockey, Soccer, Track & Field,
Sports One on One: Boxing, Kenpo Karate
Sports, Solo: Swimming, Horseback Riding, Motorcycle, Skiiing, Snowboarding
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Last Update:
09 December 2006
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