Tyler Labine
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- Actor
- comedian
Tyler Labine | |
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 Labine at the 2012 Genie Awards | |
| Born | April 29, 1978 |
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| Years active | 1991–present |
| Spouse |
Carrie Ruscheinsky (m. 2007) |
Tyler Labine (born April 29, 1978[1]) is a Canadian actor. He is best known for starring in the film Tucker & Dale vs. Evil, the television series Breaker High, Invasion, Reaper, Deadbeat and as Dr. Iggy Frome, head of psychiatry, in the NBC medical drama New Amsterdam.
Labine grew up in Maple Ridge, British Columbia. He is the brother of actors Kyle Labine and Cameron Labine. He played the role of Dave Groves in Invasion,[2] and Bert "Sock" Wysocki in Reaper,[3] and Dale in the comedy-horror film Tucker & Dale vs. Evil.[4][5] He played the lead character in the 2010 Fox comedy series Sons of Tucson, but the show was cancelled after four episodes (the remaining nine episodes that were shot aired that summer).
He also played Jimmy Mortimor Farrell on YTV's Breaker High from 1997 to 1998. In 2011, he co-starred in the CBS comedy Mad Love as Larry Munsch. He starred in the NBC comedy series Animal Practice alongside Justin Kirk and Bobby Lee, which premiered in September 2012. He also starred in the Hulu show Deadbeat. In 2017, he played Sherlock Hobbs in the second season of Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency.
From 2018 to 2023, he was part of the main cast of New Amsterdam where he played Head of Psychiatry, Dr. Iggy Frome.
Personal life
Labine married Carrie Ruscheinsky on June 2, 2007.[6][better source needed] In 2022, Labine stated during an Instagram Live that he identifies as heteroflexible.[7] He was hospitalized in July 2023 for a potentially fatal blood clot in his stomach.[8]
