Scott's Credits

Selected Theatre

ProductionRoleVenue/Director
That's LifeRevueWell Seasoned Productions
DancerE.P. TaylorWorkshop/Morris Panych
Blood TiesConradSummerworks in Concert
As You Like ItDukes Senior & FrederickBlue Bridge/Jeannette Lamermont-Morey
Anything That MovesArthurBelfry/Michael Shamata
UrinetownCaldwell B. CladwellBelfry/Roy Surette
On Albert StreetAlessandroTheatre Aquarius/Anne Wootten
Anything GoesSir Evelyn OakleighReprise Concerts/Anne Wootten
CompanyHarryReprise Concerts/Anne Wootten
PassionLieut. BarriCanStage/Jordan Merkur
Love LettersAndyGryphon Theatre/Adam Furfaro
Fabulous PartyElliot RooseveltLivent/Graciele Daniele
Closer Than EverRevueWLF Productions/Laurence Follows
Man of La ManchaGovernor/InnkeeperTheatre Aquarius/Peter Mandia
The Music ManHarold HillHuron Country Playhouse/Alan Lund
Guys & DollsSky MastersonRainbow Stage/Walter Burgess
Colette - the Colours of LoveWilly/Bragg/Henri/Michel/MauricePhoenix & Belfry/Chris Covert
The King & IThe KingKW Productions/Alan Lund
The Legend of the DumbellsBill RedpathCharlottetown Festival/Alan Lund
Of Mice & MenSlimMTC/Len Cariou

Selected Film & TV

TitleRoleProduction Company/Director
Dark Waters of Crime IIIActorRed Letter Films/Greg Nosaty
Freshman FatherProfessor Vale [Principal]Hallmark/Michael Scott
Dark Waters of Crime IIActor [2 episodes]Red Letter Films/Jonathan Benny
The Thin Blue LieActorGS Films/Roger Young
Fast TrackActorAlliance/Stacey Curtis
TradersActorAlliance/Stacey Curtis
The RefPrincipalTouchstone/Jonathan Demme
Forever KnightPrincipal [recurring]Nick Knight Productions/M. Levine

Radio

StationShow/RoleLocationYear[s]
Cashbox RadioMusical Milestones - Saturdays & Sundays 3pm Eastern [2000 UTC]www.cashboxradio.caPresent
Classical 96.3 FMMorning News AnchorToronto2012-2015
AM 740Afternoon News AnchorToronto2010-2012
CFAX 1070Eye on the Arts - Creator/Producer/Writer/Researcher/HostVictoria2009-2010
CBC RadioNational News Anchor/Regional HostToronto/Victoria1992-2009
CJCL AM 1430Afternoon Drive Host/Music DirectorToronto1984-1991
CJOBSwing AnnouncerWinnipeg1976
CKRCMid-day HostWinnipeg1973-1976

Miscellaneous

TitleRoleVenue/Director
The Canadian Artists Network [formerly CSARN]Executive Director2015-Current
What Exactly IS the Great American Songbook?Writer/Arranger/PerformerJazz Bistro, Toronto/Anne Wootten
Royal Tea SeriesHostVictoria Symphony
150 Years in Golden MountainCo-Producer/Co-Writer/Music CoordinatorRoyal Theatre, Victoria BC
Colette - the Colours of LoveWilly/Bragg/Henri/Michel/MauriceCBC Radio/Anne Wootten
Reprise ConcertsCo-ProducerSt. Lawrence Centre, Toronto
I Concentrate on YouBill GaxtonCBC Radio/Richard Ouzounian

Scott's Bio

Scott Walker was born in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, into a family with a diverse musical and entertainment background, tracing back to his great-grandfather Harry Walker, who played with John Philip Sousa, and was the first Bandmaster of the North West Mounted Police.  His maternal grandparents were both musicians. His mother, Marilyn Whittet Walker, was a dancer. And his father, Bill Walker, was a pioneer of television in Canada.

Scott’s involvement with the entertainment industry began at the age of seven, when he appeared with his father in a series of live commercials for Ford of Canada on the The Ed Sullivan Show. His career was interrupted by his parents’ desire that he enjoy a normal childhood. It resumed upon his graduation from the University of Toronto in 1971 (where he majored in Economics), and has involved him in many areas of the entertainment world.

His career really began in radio. He served his apprenticeship at a small station in Ontario. He then worked at CKRC, a Top-Forty station in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Later, he became Music Director and Afternoon Drive host at Toronto Classic Pop station CJCL. During that time, he twice sang the national anthems at Toronto Blue Jays games. Then he became a familiar voice on CBC radio where he hosted The Radio One Business Network, and anchored the National Radio News. For twelve years, he shared his interest in the history of popular music with his Musical Almanac. In addition, he adapted and starred in the musical Colette – the Colours of Love  for CBC’s Music Around us, and was featured in I Concentrate on You, a CBC Radio special commemorating the 100th anniversary of the birth of Cole Porter. Later, he created, produced, wrote, and hosted Eye on the Arts, a weekly show on CFAX 1070 Victoria where Scott interviewed local and international stars, including Nikki Yanovsky, Paul Gross, and Tom Cochrane. He made national headlines after an interview with BC’s Minister of Culture, during which the minister said that BC artists weren’t concerned that the government was cutting arts funding by more than 90%. He now hosts a weekly show on Cashbox Radio.

Scott was a co-founder of Reprise Concerts, a Toronto company that introduced the concept of great musicals in a concert setting to Canada. He appeared in two Reprise productions: Company and Anything Goes.  He has also per­formed across Canada in produc­tions such as Urinetown, Anything That Moves, The Music Man, Guys & Dolls, Of Mice & Men, and As You Like It. He has appeared in televi­sion and film, as reporter Steve Tate in the series Forever Knight, the Disney/Touchstone film The Ref, and the Hallmark TV movie, Freshman Father.   

In partnership with his wife, Anne Wootten, Scott produced and wrote [and Anne directed] 150 Years in Golden Mountain, a multi-media pageant celebrating the history of the Chinese in Canada.  It was presented at in Victoria in August of 2008.

Scott’s self-titled CD features a forty-piece orchestra – including a Who’s Who of Canadian jazz – accompanying Scott in a selection of standards from the Great American Songbook. He has also created two solo stage shows: What Exactly IS The Great American Songbook? and Too Marvelous for Words: the Johnny Mercer Story.

Scott is the narrator of Spiders on Drugs, a two-minute parody of the Canadian Hinterland Who’s Who series that has become one of the biggest hits on YouTube. An expanded version — Down to the Sea on Drugs – premiered at the Victoria International Film Festival in February 2011.

Scott is also an accomplished dancer.  Well, not really.  But once – just once – he did dance with Karen Kain.

Scott is married to Anne Wootten, a Director, Choreographer, and International Protocol and Etiquette consultant. They live in Toronto. Scott’s latest recording, Someone I Don’t Even Know, is a song Scott wrote after meeting Anne.

In 2015, Scott became the first full-time Executive Director of The Canadian Artists Network [formerly CSARN] – the voice of Canada’s experience d professional artists. 

Critical Praise

Of his CD

There is an easy confidence that allows him to literally wrap himself around a collection of great material – Walt Grealis, RPM Magazine

A full, rich voice – ShowMusic Magazine

The tradition of classic Big Band crooners is alive and well – mainlybigbands.com

Good singer. Good album – Glen Woodcock, Jazz FM

Of his portrayal of Arthur in the Belfry production of Anything That Moves

…simply delightful… – John Threlfall, Monday Magazine

Of his production of 150 Years in Golden Mountain:

..a theatrical goldmine – Steve Carey, The Victoria Times Colonist

Of his portrayal of Lord Evelyn Oakleigh in the Reprise Concerts production of Anything Goes [which he also co-produced]:

By miles, the best performance comes from Scott Walker as a silly-ass Englishman; the role is a brazen caricature but he finds its centre and that allows him to be as funny and tuneful and even touching as he likes – Robert Cushman, The National Post

Of his portrayal of Sky Masterson in the Rainbow Stage production of Guys & Dolls:

Scott Walker…takes charge of the show effortlessly – Coral McKendrick, Winnipeg Free Press

The cast is buttressed by a strong Scott Walker…He displays a beautiful baritone, an assurance and commanding graceful presence. In a play packed with caricatures, his performance is the only one that strikes a note of authenticity – Garth Cramer, Winnipeg Tribune

Of his Freddy Eynsford-Hill in the Rainbow Stage production of My Fair Lady:

Scott Walker proved to the first-night audience once more (does it really need proving again) that he has a first-rate singing voice and can act, too … His On the Street Where You Live was a definite highlight of the first act…Oh, what a voice! – Peter Crossley, Winnipeg Free Press

Of his Charlie Dalrymple in the Rainbow Stage production of Brigadoon:

Scott Walker’s performance was like a breath of fresh air. Here was someone with a terrific voice who also had great stage presence. One of the finest moments of the evening was when he sang the haunting Come to Me, Bend to Me – Norma Vale Christie, Winnipeg Free Press

Of his portrayal of Beauregard in the Limelight production of Mame:

Scott Walker plays Beauregard with grace and style – Anne Moon, Toronto Star

Scott Walker as Beauregard is welcome; he does a wonderful rendition of the title song. What an ingrate script to bump him off so quickly – Ray Conlogue, The Globe and Mail