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Roman was born and raised in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. At his birth his mother screamed "Yeeha!" Which was particularly strange because she was a Ukrainian German immigrant with a thick old country accent. In School, Roman was excellent at Math but really crappy at English. According to his guidance counselor Roman should not be an actor but should consider a job in electronics. He is the youngest of four and his older brother use to pound the crap out of him for no reason damn it! When Roman was very young he was heard to say, "When I grow up I want to be a giant and step on people!" In his teen years he played a lot of sports and worked out that aggression. In his later days of high school Roman was found to be very good at drama because he could easily be loud and annoying. The rise of The Roman Empire began in Calgary back in the late 1980's where Roman worked for several local comedy clubs, The Loose Moose Theater, Theater Calgary and various CBC Radio Dramas. With a youthful optimism and naiveté The Roman Empire invaded Vancouver in 1992 and was soon destroyed by a band of warrior Mongols. After rebuilding it's army The Empire was victorious in the following battles... Roman is one of only a handful of comedians to have performed in the prestigious HBO Comedy Festival in Aspen and Montreal’s Just for Laughs Festival in the same year. In Hollywood he starred in the UPN Series “Off Limits”, and has been featured on NBC’s “Late Friday”. He has appeared in the Feature Films, “Duets” with Gwenyth Paltrow, and “Happy Birthday” with John Goodmanm. Roman was the host of a talk show pilot produced by fellow Canadian David Steinberg, and has acted in a stage sketch review show with Martin Short. Roman has appeared as a dramatic actor in television shows like “Jeremiah”, “Outer limits” and “Sliders” Back home Roman has appeared or starred in several Canadian Series. Including CBC’s “Comics”, “These Arms of Mine”, and “Made in Canada”, CTV’s “Comedy Now”, “The Holmes Show” and The Comedy Network's “Slightly Bent”, “Just For Laughs Improv Championships” and many more. Currently Roman stars in his own sketch comedy series on CTV and Spike TV called “Comedy Inc.” In 2004 Roman won a Leo Awards for his performance in CBC’s “Western Alienation Comedy Hour” and was nominated for a Gemini for his performance in “Comedy Inc.” Roman enjoys, water sports, raisins and some humans. Roman is a headlining stand-up comedian, a top Canadian improviser, a TV and film actor, and a traditional theater actor trained at a university and everything. Roman lives in Vancouver and commutes to LA and Toronto for work. Roman is part of an extensive carpool program. |
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Since 1999, Dirty Laundry has kept Calgary audiences in stitches with its brand of improvised comedy and weekly cliffhangers. Each episode keeps the audience coming back to find out what happens next on their 'soap'. And at Dirty Laundry, the characters find out at the same time as the audience, because it's completely improvised. |
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The Curiously Canadian Improv Guild was formed by 4 actors in the fall of 2004. Rick Hilton, Dave Duncan, Ken Gardener and Rob Mitchelson. They are a non profit theatre society operating as an actor's co-op. Their goal is simple: present improvisational theatre and provide a social outlet for the members to have fun and share views on improv. They started at the SAIT Orpheus theatre and then moved to play one winter season at the Uptown. From there it was 2 1/2 years of late night comedy on the Plaza stage in Kensington. During this time the Guild also presented hundreds of workshops, many corporate functions and festivals and grew the co-op to its current size of 12 full members and many many associates and guests. Currently The Improv Guild are the hosts of the Calgary Improv Festival and present improv demonstrations every Friday night in their studio, 2504 Macleod Trail South at 8 pm. Workshops are run every Monday at 7 pm in the studio. |
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The Loose Moose Theatre Company, which was formed in 1977, has an international reputation for innovation and excellence in improvisational theatre. Techniques for training and presenting improvisation which have been created by co-founder and former Artistic Director Keith Johnstone, and developed at Loose Moose are currently used worldwide. The Loose Moose also acts as a training centre for individuals interested in improvisational theatre, and we are very proud of our many alumni that are now working in the areas of film, television, and stage. |
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Rapid Fire Theatre is an Edmonton based improv company with tendrils reaching around the globe. They regularly travel to improv festivals including Vienna, Berlin, Seattle and even Calgary! Rapid Fire is a world champion through tournaments like the Dad’s Garage event in Atlanta, and the Vancouver St. Valentine’s Day Massacre. Rapid Fire Theatre performs every Friday and Saturday night at 11 at the new Varscona Theatre, in two different improv forms - Theatresports and Chimprov. |
