Carla Collins
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| Born |
Carla Collins April 30, 1965 Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada |
| Education | University of Western Ontario |
| Occupation | Comedian, actress, television host and writer |
| Years active | 1990-present |
| Spouse(s) |
Tyrone Power, Jr. (2007–present) |
| Relatives |
Romina Power (sister in law) Taryn Power (sister in law) |
| Website | http://www.carlacollins.com/ |
Carla Collins (born April 30, 1965) is a Canadian comedian, actress, television host and writer. A stand-up, she has been hailed by the press as Canada's “Queen of Comedy”.
Carla performs across North America. She is a regular at the Laugh Factory in Los Angeles and on tour with the renowned “Hot Tamales”. In January 2015, Collins was awarded with Comedian Of The Year by the Southern California Motion Picture Council, an inaugural honour created to recognize Collins' talent
Collins was born and raised in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, until moving to Guelph, Ontario and attending Guelph Collegiate Vocational Institute where she was Prom Queen and Valedictorian, Collins pursued her education at the Université de Franche-Comté in France and the University of Western Ontario.
She joined The Weather Network in 1990 as an on-air host, and subsequently moved to CFTO to host Eye on Toronto. In 1995, she began hosting Baton Broadcastings's Entertainment Now, which she cohosted with Dan Duran. She also hosted the Canadian variety series Sonic Temple and the sketch comedy series Chez Carla. In 1998, Collins played an anchorwoman in Universal Soldier II: Brothers in Arms and Donna Jean in When Husbands Cheat.
Earlier in her career, she was a morning radio personality on Toronto's Mix 99.9 from 1992 to 1994, co-hosting with Tom Rivers along with Larry Fedoruk. Rivers left in 1993 and Fedoruk and Collins continued as a duo. She returned from 2001 to 2003. For the latter stint, following a short period co-hosting with Steve Anthony who then moved to afternoon drive time, Collins became the first woman in Canada to be billed as the sole regular host of a morning radio show on a commercial station in a major media market, as opposed to co-hosting with one or more men.
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