Brent Butt’s biography, fact, career, awards, net worth & life story

  • Source of Wealth: acting
  • Age: 53
  • Birth Place: Tisdale, Saskatchewan,
  • Marital Status: Married
  • Full Name: Brent Butt
  • Nationality: Canadian
  • Date of Birth: August 3, 1966
  • Occupation: stand-up comedian, writer
  • Education: Sheridan College

Brent Butt is a Canadian stand-up comedian and writer who started his career at the Yuk Yuk’s comedy club chain in Western Canada in 1989.

He has done several stand-up performances for CTV, CBC, CBC radio’s Definitely Not the Opera, and Canada’s The Comedy Network.

From 2004-2009, Butt starred on the sitcom Corner Gas, which he also created. The show ran for six seasons, and has been aired in 28 countries.

In 2005, he hosted a Command Performance gala for British ruler Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip. It was held in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan to celebrate the Canadian province’s centennial. In 2008,  he was honored with the Comedy Network’s Sir Peter Ustinov Award.

Between 2010-2011, Butt wrote and produced a comedy series for CTV’s Hiccups. His one hour Comedy Special, The Brent Butt Comedy Special, was also released in 2010.

Brent Butt was born on August 3, 1966 in Tisdale, Saskatchewan, Canada.  He attended Ontario’s Sheridan College, and is married to his Corner Gas co-star Nancy Robertson.

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