Greg Malone is a comedian and actor. He began acting when he was a child. Greg went to school at Gonzaga High School in St. John's. "Since I was a kid I was dressing up and making up scenes, and getting people to do little plays with me," he says. Greg graduated from Memorial University in 1966. That year he decided to become a professional comedian. He moved to Toronto in 1973 and started an acting company with Andy Jones, Tommy Sexton, Cathy Jones and other Newfoundland actors. They did a play called "Cod on a Stick." It became very popular with Newfoundlanders living in Toronto. Greg and the other actors returned to Newfoundland with their play. It became a success and the name of the acting company known as Codco was heard in every home. Greg Malone and Tommy Sexton Greg says, "I generally put my life on stage. Whatever happens to me is what I write about. I do many things about religion, politics and other social issues." Many people may remember Greg as the sharp old Mr. Budgell, or as former President Ronald Reagan. Greg says he has the same sense of humour at home and on stage. "I'm the same guy," he laughs. "I find that life is very funny and people are very funny." One of his favourite roles was impersonating Barbara Frum. Ms. Frum was the host of The National News Hour on CBC television. She passed away in 1993. "Barbara sort of popped out of me," he says. "She was one of the easiest characters I ever did. I watch a lot of news shows so I was very familiar with her." Greg says Ms. Frum was upset with him when he first began spoofing her. She later grew to enjoy the act. "We became really good friends," he says. "She would call me and tell me what she thought of the show."

Greg fondly recalls the night he appeared on an awards program with Ms. Frum. Greg was "the Phoney Frum." He and the real Ms. Frum wore the same style of dress and had the same style of hair. The Phoney Frum "That was a great moment," says Greg. "We really had a lot of fun with that. She came into my dressing room to make sure I got the hair right." Greg can also be very serious. He has spoken out against building a smelter on the Avalon Peninsula. He has also spoken out on AIDS since the death of his longtime friend Tommy Sexton. New Show Greg has written a new one-man show. He recently performed the show at the LSPU Hall in St. John's. It was the first time he had been alone on stage in 10 years. "It was hard getting back on stage alone," he says. "I was looking forward to it because I missed performing live on stage. I missed the relationship with the audience." Greg has acted in front of thousands of people, but he still gets nervous. "I always get nervous," he laughs. "I always go through a very nervous period before I go on. It usually settles after about six or seven minutes into the act." People can expect to see some funny new characters in his new act. "Some people have found it shocking, but most people have found it funny, he says. "I try to be shocking. I figure that's my job." Greg is working on other projects and may soon perform his new act around the country.