★ HOW OLD IS DENIS MCGRATH?
Denis McGrath is 53 years old, born September 21, 1972 in CA · Virgo.
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About
Denis McGrath was a Canadian screenwriter and producer who shaped early digital-culture television. Born in New York City, he moved to Toronto and built a career documenting the first wave of internet entrepreneurship at Citytv's MediaTelevision (1993–1997), interviewing figures like John Perry Barlow and Bruce Sterling. He later pioneered programming at Space: The Imagination Station, created the late-night show Spacebar, and taught writing at Ryerson Polytechnic University. A Virgo [birth], McGrath received the Margaret Collier Award for lifetime achievement posthumously in 2017.
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Biography
Denis McGrath was a Canadian screenwriter and producer born in New York City. He moved to Toronto, where he started as a TV producer at TVOntario before joining Moses Znaimer's Citytv in 1993. At MediaTelevision, a Gemini Award-winning program, McGrath documented the intersection of digital culture and marketing, conducting over five hundred stories between 1993 and 1997 on early dot-com entrepreneurs. He interviewed figures including John Perry Barlow, Bruce Sterling, Peter Gabriel, and Nicholas Negroponte, alongside media figures like P. J. O'Rourke and Chris Carter. In 1997, McGrath became the first producer for Space: The Imagination Station, Canada's sci-fi channel, where he pioneered early program segments, including a comedy sketch called "Conspiracy Guy," and created and hosted the late-night movie show Spacebar. A Ryerson Polytechnic University graduate, he taught writing part-time at his alma mater from 1994 to 2006. McGrath was a regular contributor to CBC Radio's program Q and served on the Writers Guild of Canada Governing Council starting in April 2008. As a Virgo born September 21, his life-path number is 4 [birth], a numerological association with discipline and structure—traits evident in his systematic documentation of media history. Screenwriters develop scripts and narratives for television, film, and digital media. In October 2017, after his death on March 23, 2017, the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television announced he would receive the Margaret Collier Award for distinguished lifetime achievement in television writing at the 6th Canadian Screen Awards.
★ ORIGIN
Before Fame
Denis McGrath began his career as a TV producer at TVOntario, the educational network. In 1993, Moses Znaimer hired him to work at Citytv, Toronto's groundbreaking station. He was a Ryerson Polytechnic University graduate who later returned to teach writing part-time at his alma mater.
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Trivia
- At MediaTelevision, McGrath documented over five hundred stories on dot-com entrepreneurs and interviewed figures like John Perry Barlow, Bruce Sterling, Peter Gabriel, and Nicholas Negroponte.
- He pioneered programming at Space: The Imagination Station, including a recurring comedy segment called "Conspiracy Guy" and created the late-night movie show Spacebar.
- McGrath was elected to the Writers Guild of Canada Governing Council in April 2008 and was a regular contributor to CBC Radio's program Q.
- He received the Margaret Collier Award for distinguished lifetime achievement in television writing posthumously at the 6th Canadian Screen Awards in October 2017.
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Numerology
LIFE-PATH NUMBER
The Builder
Disciplined and structured. Denis McGrath succeed where consistency beats charisma — long catalogs, repeatable craft, slow-grow audiences.
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Birthday compatibility
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Frequently asked
- How old is Denis McGrath?
- Denis McGrath is 53 years old (born September 21, 1972).
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- Denis McGrath was born on September 21, 1972.
- What is Denis McGrath's zodiac sign?
- Denis McGrath is a Virgo, born September 21, 1972.
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- Denis McGrath was born in 1972, the year of the Water Rat.
- Where is Denis McGrath from?
- Denis McGrath is from CA.
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- Denis McGrath is a writer.
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