Bill Carr

Bill Carr is known as an actor, humorist writer and motivational speaker. For over twenty years Bill has been making people laugh at what’s trivial while helping them think about what counts. Bill’s unique blend of humour and insight inspires laughter and consideration; offering his audience a fresh perspective on what they face everyday. He studies his audience and takes on the themes of their event, to help everyone focus on those things that matter to them. His humour is always directed straight to the point of the event in order to help achieve the outcomes which the organizers are working so hard to achieve.

His thirty-year career has seen him perform on stages across the country most notably here in Nova Scotia at Neptune Theatre, Mermaid Theatre and the Atlantic Theatre Festival.

He has written and performed in numerous radio dramas for CBC and has made appearances on countless television programs, several movies and more advertisements than he’d care to think about. Bill studied philosophy, English and theatre at Acadia University, followed by three years of theology working on his Masters at Christian Theological Seminary in Indianapolis, Indiana, and the Atlantic School of Theology in Halifax.

Bill serves on the Board of The Alz. Society of Nova Scotia, The Community Justice Society of Nova Scotia, Actra, The Atlantic Comedy Festival Society and Wyndholme Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). Bill’s volunteerism in his community is extensive. He is the honorary spokesperson for the Alzheimer’s Society and an honorary Trustee of the IWK Hospital for Children. He contributes his talents as a fundraiser for these causes appearing yearly on the IWK telethon as well as Master of Ceremonies for annual events in support of the IWK and Unicef as well as events in support of Neptune Theatre, Mermaid Theatre, the Atlantic Theatre Festival, Symphony Nova Scotia, the Canadian Breast Cancer Society, the Abilities Foundation, Reaching out for Adolescent Mental Health and Phoenix House and the CNIB, and currently is Honorary Chair of a mail campaign for Bonnie Lea Farms and a Stocking Stuffer for the Salvation Army.