#CHRIS YOUNG ACTOR 2015 MOVIE#

He was a hero to people once before, and Fonyo says he'd like to be a hero again. I wasn't really doing anything for myself either,' he says. I think they should have been more supportive, but it's a two-way street. 'I don't think they should have taken away my Order of Canada. He says he is drug-free and 'a little bit more relaxed, more laid back.'Īnd despite all the hardships, he says he still has the same resilient spirit that allowed him to complete his gruelling cross-Canada run. His speech slurred and his gait even more laboured, Fonyo says he's working on getting healthier and stronger. On the final day of shooting in February, Fonyo was beaten and stabbed in a devastating home invasion that landed him in hospital for several months. Zweig found him living in squalor, doing drugs and stealing car parts to make ends meet. 'I was watching the film and you can't not notice there's things to work on, right? (So) I am.'įor the documentary, the Toronto-based Zweig visited Fonyo at his home in Surrey, B.C., four times over the course of a year. And I'm doing that,' Fonyo said Tuesday, the day after the film debuted in front of festival audiences. The winner will be announced on Sunday, the festival's final day. The documentary is in the running for an inaugural prize for artistically ambitious work. 'Hurt' recounts the remarkable cross-Canada run he completed at age 19 in 1985, when the one-legged cancer survivor took up a mission first attempted by the more famous Terry Fox.įonyo says he's still angry his Order of Canada was revoked in the years that followed, when a descent into addiction and financial ruin eradicated the public goodwill he'd earned as a teenage icon.īut he says revealing his woes to director Alan Zweig has helped him see things he needs to work on and that his life is much more stable today. The once-celebrated runner is back in the spotlight with a documentary about his troubled life at the Toronto International Film Festival.

Young has also been affiliated with the music industry, having produced twelve music videos for American Idol winner Kelly Clarkson's 2006 tour, producing and directing thirteen music videos for American girl group Slumber Party Girls and directing the music video 'Struggle' for indie pop band Ringside.TORONTO - Fallen hero Steve Fonyo says he's putting his life back together after decades of drug abuse, crime and near homelessness culminated in a vicious beating earlier this year.

#CHRIS YOUNG ACTOR 2015 MOVIE#

Griffin in 1997, produced The Proud Family Movie in 2005 for the Disney Channel and supervised post-production for the romantic comedy Marigold. He starred in many other television shows and several feature-length films thereafter including PCU, Book of Love and The Great Outdoors.įurther to his acting, Young co-produced and starred in the NBC movie Killing Mr. Young's show business career started at the age of 15 when he played Bryce Lynch, a child computer hacker prodigy, in the Max Headroom science fiction television series. Young was born in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, the son of Judy (née Kreutz), a teacher and librarian, and Dick Young, a businessman. He produced twelve music videos for American Idol winner Kelly Clarkson in 2006.

Chris young actor 2015