Jon Mikl Thor better known as Thor, is a bodybuilding champion, actor, songwriter, screenwriter, historian, vocalist and musician
Date/Time: Nov 29 2018, 7:00 pm to 0:30 am
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As a bodybuilder, he was the first Canadian to win both the Mr. Canada and Mr. USA titles. During his bodybuilding career, he has achieved over 40 titles around the world. As a musician, he is the front man for the heavy metal band Thor, billing himself as "The Legendary Rock Warrior". He has also had a career in acting, appearing in such films as Recruits (1986), Zombie Nightmare (1987), Rock 'n' Roll Nightmare (1987) and FUBAR (2002), as well as an appearance on The Merv Griffin Show.
In February 1984 Thor performed at the Marquee in London, England, to great reaction from the audience which included Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin. The review in Kerrang magazine proclaimed "He Came, He Thor, He Conquered". The reception of that show launched Thor's career to a new level. He then licensed recordings to Albion Records. Albion released songs such as "Thunder On the Tundra" and "Let the Blood Run Red" which went to #1 on the UK Rock Charts.
A native of Vancouver, Jon Thor, an avid historian and sports enthusiast, resurrected the Vancouver Millionaires hockey team, Vancouver's only Stanley Cup champions who won the cup in 1915. He actively pursued a retail and internet merchandising program incorporating his trademarks of the Vancouver Millionaires name and 'V' logo which he owned since 1977. He created a marketing concept using concerts, music and sporting events which made the Vancouver Millionaires synonymous with his Thor image. After years of historical study and promotion, Thor turned ownership of the Vancouver Millionaires, their website and the 'Victory V' logo over to the Vancouver Canucks and the NHL.
Thor's music career coincided with his film career. In 2002, he wrote the title song for the movie FUBAR titled "FUBAR Is a Super Rocker". In 2005, he wrote "Glimmer" for the American made-for-TV murder mystery film Murder at the Presidio and appeared in it. In 2007, he starred in the Lifetime network TV film A Family Lost.
In 2011, Thor starred in the film Thor – The Rock Opera, which he co-produced with writer and director John Cody Fasano. The film premiered May 30, 2011, at the Shock Stock Film Festival in London, Ontario. Vulcan Sky Releasing released it on DVD on June 15, 2011.
Thor is featured in the documentary film titled I Am Thor.which premiered at the Slamdance Film Festival in January 2015 in Park City, Utah, where it received positive reviews.It went on the 2015 international festival circuit and won awards such as the Best Documentary Award at the Fantasia International Film Festival 2015 in Montreal, Quebec. MPI/Dark Sky Films acquired worldwide distribution rights to I Am Thor and screened in select theaters and VOD in November 2015.
His very first holiday album! “Christmas In Valhalla” comes with a killer cover illustration by Marvel UK comic illustrator, Simon Williams, any was co-written and co-produced with Kevin Stuart Swain. Their single " Gonna Have A Rockin Christmas" is climbing the charts and the video ( filmed at Donegals's Irish pub ) features the lovely Lisa Freakrock.
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