Garage Sale Mystery Analysis

Are you a fan of the Garage Sale Mystery film series on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries? I have been almost from the beginning, and of course, I'm that person who endeavors to make note of every character in the series, especially when they are a recurring character. And that is how I happened upon the actor Jay Brazeau. Little did I know that I had seen him in so many things that I have lost count (Cedar Cove, First Wave,etc.), but he is one character actor that has intrigued me in every role he's been given. In fact, I missed his character, Tramell (the coroner) in the most recent film of the series (Garage Sale Mystery: The Novel Murders), but you can see his role featured in most of the rest of this amazing series. Recently, I had the honor
He used to take me to films. I was always very interested in stuff like that, but because of the part of town I was from, a career in acting wasn't even an option. I remember talking to my mother one day and said, "I think I want to become an actor." And she said, "You can't become an actor. You don't look like Paul Newman." (laughs) I thank God every day that I don't look like Paul Newman. The good thing about being a character actor is that there's always some spectacled, balding guy somewhere needed for a show, and the characters are always interesting. And you don't have anybody going through your garbage at night. (laughs) I'm always meeting people who think they know me, right? "I know you from somewhere." And I start to say, "Well, I'm from this show--" And they say, "No, no, no, not that!" (laughs) It's funny and it's great when that happens. You know your work is getting out there to the people. So I just started doing it--I never really had any training or anything. Because I've always looked older, they could hire me and not have to hire the young guys and put shoe polish in their hair or anything. So I started with plays. And then the first film I did--I came to Vancouver--it was called Brotherly Love. I was playing a string of doctors, as I looked a doctor. Nothing but doctors. It was a lot easier back then because mostly the camera was on the other person and you were doing all the exposition. It's been a fun career so far. I'm
A lot of fun. It's good to keep working out on the stage. It keeps that mind working. It's good physicality. I just love being in musicals, too. I've always loved being in musicals. There's something about hearing the songs and having it strike such a chord. The Wizard of Oz is such a personal kind of thing for everybody. Just love the grandmums and grandpops coming with their nieces and nephews, and sometimes they would be there in tears. These little girls would be dressed up as Dorothy and they'd come. And I'd meet a few of them. In fact, I happened to run through the lobby, and one little girl was sitting there--she was so great--she said, "Hi, Mr. Wizard. I'm just going to sit here a minute, and I'll go back in a second." (laughs) I was always afraid of the flying