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Gerry Dee was born in Scarborough and grew up in Toronto. He spent 10 years as a high school phys-ed teacher before making the switch to full time comedy in 2003. In 1999, he won Toronto's Funniest New Comic competition. He would later tape his own half-hour Comedy Now Special on CTV and The Comedy Network in 2001. In 2002, he was the first Canadian in 27 years to win the prestigious San Francisco International Comedy Competition. Former comics who got their start in this competition include Robin Williams, Dana Carvey and Ellen Degeneres.