Spencer Rice

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Spencer Rice
Toronto, Ontario
, Canada
Other namesSpenny
Occupation(s)Filmmaker, screenwriter, television personality, actor
Years active1993–present

Spencer Nolan "Spenny" Rice (born March 29, 1963) is a Canadian screenwriter, filmmaker and television personality. He was the co-star of the reality comedy series Kenny vs. Spenny along with Kenny Hotz.

Personal life

Rice was born on March 29, 1963, to a secular Jewish family, the only son of Vincent Wayne Rice and Corrine Rice (née Gross).[2][3][4]

Rice attended Crescent School, a Toronto boys' independent school, for elementary school and then went to high school at Forest Hill Collegiate Institute. Rice studied film studies at Glendon College, York University in Toronto. Growing up Rice played hockey for his high school.[5]

Career

Rice (left) with Kenny Hotz, Trey Parker and Matt Stone, executive producers of Kenny vs. Spenny

After graduating from university, Rice worked as a production coordinator and independent filmmaker.

In 1993, Rice directed a short film entitled Telewhore, a documentary about a phone sex girl. It was exhibited at The Toronto International Film Festival and was well-received by critics. In 1994, Rice and Kenny Hotz, who had been friends since childhood, collaborated on the short film It Don't Cost Nothin' to Say Good Morning. Their first feature-length film was Pitch in 1997, which won Best Film Award from the Toronto Independent Arts Festival. In 2000, Rice directed, produced and wrote a short film for TV entitled Something Anything which won a Telefest Independent Television Festival award for best comedy. There was interest from the television station that had broadcast the short film and turn it into a TV series, but the idea was later scrapped.

In 2003, Rice and Hotz created the show

Gemini Awards in 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2008, it even caught the attention of South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone
who became executive producers of the show during season 4.

In 2008, Spencer Rice wrote and starred in the

Confessions of a Porn Addict
 in which he played the character Mark Tobias.

Rice's next project was called Single White Spenny. He played himself; it was cancelled after one season due to low ratings.

In November 2020, along with Kenny Hotz, Rice wrote and produced

CBC Gem
special that focused on the pair's friendship and careers since Kenny vs. Spenny ended in 2010.

Filmography

Year Production Role Other notes
1992[6] Something Anything Writer, director, producer Short film
1993 Telewhore Director Short film
1994 It Don't Cost Nothin' to Say Good Morning Director Short film[7]
1997 Pitch Writer, director As himself[8]
1997 Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation Writer[9]
2002 Kenny vs. Spenny pilot Writer, actor, director, executive producer As himself
2003–2010 Kenny vs. Spenny Writer, actor, director, executive producer As himself[10]
2005
Lingo
 Actor One episode
2007 Stump Executive producer N/A
2008 Testees Actor Testee Applicant
2008
Confessions of a Porn Addict
 Concept, story, actor, executive producer As Mark Tobias[11]
2010
Kenny vs. Spenny Christmas Special
 Writer, actor, director, executive producer As himself
2011 Single White Spenny Concept, actor, executive producer As himself
2012 X Rayted Concept, director, writer As himself
2020 Kenny & Spenny: Paldemic Writer, executive producer, actor, composer As himself

Soundtrack

Year Film Production
1997 Pitch Writer, performer[10]

Awards and nominations

Year Project Award Awarding Body Result
2004 Kenny vs. Spenny Best Reality Program or Series Gemini Awards Nominated[12]
2006 Kenny vs. Spenny Best Comedy Program or Series Gemini Awards Nominated[12]
2008 Kenny vs. Spenny Best Comedy Program or Series Gemini Awards Nominated[12]

References

  1. ISBN 978-1-4568-2164-7
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  2. ^ "Vincent Wayne Rice Obituary". The Globe and Mail. August 4, 2003. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  3. ^ "Corrine Rice". Peaceful Transitions. March 8, 2021. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  4. ^ My Jewish Learning: "Kenny vs Spenny: Who is the Better Jew?" by Jeremy Moses December 10, 2008
  5. ^ "Homepage – Comedy Central Press". Comedy Central Press.
  6. ^ spiralmonkey2001 (October 14, 2010). "Something, Anything!". Archived from the original on December 21, 2021 – via YouTube.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ It Don't Cost Nothin' to Say Good Morning (1994). IMDb.com
  8. ^ Pitch (1997). IMDb.com
  9. ^ "YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved January 5, 2018.[dead YouTube link]
  10. ^ a b Spencer Rice. IMDb.com
  11. ^ Confessions of a Porn Addict (2008). IMDb.com
  12. ^ a b c "Spencer Rice awards". IMDb. Retrieved January 16, 2013.

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