Once upon a time...

On a summer day in 1946, a young gentleman impishly pulled one of the pigtails of a young lady at Winnipeg Beach. This gesture would end up for both in meeting the love of their life. He was born in Canada in 1926. She was born in Poland in 1928 and immigrated to Canada only 3 years later. They married on 2 January 1949.

Kerry Shale's parents,
married since 75+ years

Three children were born, two boys and a girl. One of those two boys, the older one, would become a famous actor and voice artist later: His name is Kerry Shale, he was born in 1952. He moved to Vancouver and studied acting there. He would work at Studio 58. In the year 1978, he got an job offer in London (UK) which he could not reject.

The very young Kerry Shale

Leaving his home, family, girlfriend and car behind, he moved to London then. Kerry Shale described his father as a jokster who made jokes at the expenses of others and who could laugh at his own jokes. Kerry Shale searched for distance to his father, and that move would help him to discover his true self. He lived in Hampstead in London.

The young Kerry Shale, ca. 1983

Kerry Shale then met the love of his life: Prof. Suzanne J. Gibson. It is not known when they had met the first time, they know each other since at least 1995. She is professor in ethics. They married in 1996 and moved from Hampstead to Islington in London in July 1996. They both own Russian Blue cats.

Kerry Shale and his wife Suzanne,
married since 25+ years

Kerry Shale has worked at The National Theatre, The Almeida, Hampstead, The Donmar Warehouse, Riverside Studios, The Gate and The Royal Court. He has done hundreds of radio plays for BBC. He has worked with Morgan Freeman, Adrien Brody, Barbra Streisand, Ralph Fiennes, Saul Rubinek, Michael J. Fox, Ray Liotta and many more.

The fully grown Kerry Shale

To be continued...
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