Ewen Gilmour

David Ewen Gilmour[1] (22 January 1963 – 3 October 2014), commonly known as Ewen Gilmour, was a New Zealand comedian and television presenter. Usually sporting long brown hair with a goatee and wearing a jacket and jeans, he was a self-described Westie.

Comedy and television career

Gilmour began his comedy career in 1995,[2] and shared the first Billy T Award with Cal Wilson in 1997.[3] He won the Decade Award – Best Male Comedian – 2000 to 2010 at the 2010 NZ Comedy Guild Awards.[3] In 2012, he returned to the New Zealand International Comedy Festival "for the first time in a couple of years" with a one-hour show called "S'Truth".[4]

He made numerous appearances on New Zealand television, including Pulp Comedy (1995), Intrepid Journeys – Peru (2003), Celebrity Treasure Island (2003), Dancing with the Stars series one (2005), and Comedy Christmas Cracker (2010).[2] He was the host of the TV3 show "Road Madness", mainly about dangerous driving on New Zealand roads, which first aired in 2012.[5]

Personal life

His wife Catherine Gilmour died on 19 February 2011 at age 36 after a long battle with cancer.[6] Ewen Gilmour resigned from his position at Waitakere City Council in August 2007, after his wife's brain tumor was removed in 2006, so he could care for her.[7]

He was also a marriage and civil union celebrant.[8]

Gilmour died in his sleep at Port Waikato on 3 October 2014, aged 51.[9][10]

See also

References
  1. "Super City candidates Q&A: Ewen Gilmour". Retrieved 28 June 2012.
  2. "ewengilmour.com/biography". Archived from the original on 5 October 2014. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
  3. "The Classic comedy network: Ewen GILMOUR profile". Archived from the original on 24 June 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
  4. "ewengilmour.com/news/". Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 28 June 2012. In each story there is an element of truth. Warning: This show contains content of a purely bullshit nature.
  5. "Road Madness - TV3 page". Retrieved 28 June 2012.
  6. Neeraj Shahane (22 February 2011). "Wife of Ewen Gilmour Died Of Cancer". Retrieved 28 June 2012.
  7. "Wife of comedian Ewen Gilmour loses cancer battle". The New Zealand Herald. 21 February 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
  8. "ewengilmour.com/weddings/". Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
  9. "Kiwi comedian Ewen Gilmour dies unexpectedly". TVNZ. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
  10. "David Ewen Gilmour obituary". New Zealand Herald. 6 October 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
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