
Billy Merasty
Billy Merasty is an actor, playwright, Cree translator, and language keeper. He was born to Viola and Pierre Merasty in 1960 in Brochet, Manitoba. His grandfather was Joe Highway, a famous caribou hunter and champion dogsled racer. He moved to Toronto at age eighteen in search for his uncle René Highway, who was at the time working for the Toronto Dance Theatre. At age twenty-three Billy launched his acting career after graduating from the Native Theatre School for aspiring Indigenous artists. He then went on to work for the renowned Indigenous performing arts company Native Earth Performing Arts. Billy has worked as a film, television, and stage actor for decades and notably played the first Indigenous gay character on television on the CBC series, Liberty Street, in the role of Nathan. Billy received the Order of Manitoba (Order of the Buffalo Hunt) in recognition for his many years as an Indigenous role model in 2010.
比利·梅拉斯蒂 (Billy Merasty) 是一名演员、剧作家、克里语翻译和语言保持者。他于 1960 年出生于曼尼托巴省布罗谢的 Viola 和 Pierre Merasty。他的祖父是著名的驯鹿猎人和冠军狗拉雪橇赛车手乔·海威。十八岁时,他搬到多伦多寻找他的叔叔René Highway,当时他在多伦多舞蹈剧院工作。二十三岁时,比利从有抱负的土著艺术家的土著戏剧学校毕业后开始了他的演艺生涯。然后,他继续为著名的土著表演艺术公司 Native Earth Performing Arts 工作。 比利几十年来一直担任电影、电视和舞台演员,尤其是在 CBC 系列剧《自由街》中扮演第一个在电视上扮演内森的土著同性恋角色。比利在2010年获得了曼尼托巴勋章(水牛狩猎勋章),以表彰他多年来作为原住民的榜样。
比利·梅拉斯蒂 (Billy Merasty) 是一名演員、劇作家、克裏語翻譯和語言保持者。他於 1960 年出生於曼尼託巴省布羅謝的 Viola 和 Pierre Merasty。他的祖父是著名的馴鹿獵人和冠軍狗拉雪橇賽車手喬·海威。十八歲時,他搬到多倫多尋找他的叔叔 René Highway,當時他在多倫多舞蹈劇院工作。二十三歲時,比利從有抱負的土著藝術家的土著戲劇學校畢業後開始了他的演藝生涯。然後,他繼續為著名的土著表演藝術公司 Native Earth Performing Arts 工作。 比利幾十年來一直擔任電影、電視和舞台演員,尤其是在 CBC 系列劇《自由街》中扮演第一個在電視上扮演內森的土著同性戀角色。比利在 2010 年獲得了曼尼託巴勳章(水牛狩獵勳章),以表彰他多年來作為原住民的榜樣。
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