A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Birthplace:
Edmonton - Alberta - Canada
Born:
September 26, 1974
Described as “a happy Hagrid” (for his more than passing resemblance to the Harry Potter chum) comedian Toby Hargrave shares the character’s imposing physical presence as well as his colossal warmth. Audiences are drawn in (if never completely put at ease) by Hargrave’s humble charm and unwaveringly honest comedy. A gifted storyteller with an absurd ability to pinpoint the unseen hilarity of life, Hargrave has captivated audiences for over 20 years. Credits include appearances at the Just for LaughsComedy Festival in Montreal, Atomic Comedy Festival in Washington State, Whistler & Edmonton Comedy Festivals, Vancouver International Comedy Festival, where he was award title of “Funniest Comedian in Vancouver”. Starting in his home town of Edmonton Alberta, Toby has performed at The Comedy Store, Improv, Laugh Shop, Yuk Yuks, Hermosa Comedy Magic Club, Jon Lovitz Comedy Club and continues to enthrall audiences across North American with his incredible ability to connect with diverse crowds and relate his unique comedic perspective.
Most data and links to images for the Movies section come from TheMovieDB (TMDB).
Additional data for Film Titles come from The Open Movie Database (OMDb).
At least one plug-in comes from IMDb.
Data are -- hey, it's a plural -- subject to the limitations of their sources. (For example, TMDB search results currently max out at 20.) I am limiting myself to free data sources for now. (No, a "free trial" is not free.)
While much of the above data are retrieved directly from outside APIs and other such sources, data from American Film Institute (AFI) and British Film Institute (BFI) were manually entered the old fashioned way into a MySQL database. Re BFI I took the following liberties:
Regarding profile removals and data corrections:
Filtering is applied here to film projects flagged as "adult" by TheMovieDB. Pending "popular demand" I am contemplating a login and profile system with preferences (such as whether to allow adult images to appear) and permissions (such as data entry).
Whereas the overall purpose of this website is to serve as a personal demo/portfolio/workshop of web and data skills, this Movies section is not meant to compete with or substitute for far more definitive movie websites.
Whether or not he still clings to an award which he won in 1986 as a film critic for his college's newspaper, Jeffrey Hartmann is not responsible for the texts of overviews and biographies supplied by external data sources.