Biography
At 18, Ed Robertson (born Lloyd Edward Elwyn Robertson, but not to be confused with THAT Lloyd Robertson) co-founded the Canadian pop-rock band Barenaked Ladies with fellow Scarborough-native Steven Page. The two continue to share the spotlight as the band's co-songwriters and co-lead singers. Ed has sung lead on some of the band's biggest hits, including "One Week", "Pinch Me", and "If I Had $1,000,000", as well as the band's most recent single, "Easy", off of their 8th studio record, 'Barenaked Ladies Are Me'.
When not with Barenaked Ladies, Ed remains active in music. He has produced for the Canadian band The Waltons, as well as the solo-project of The Waltons' lead singer, Jason Plumb. Ed also co-wrote the song "Satellite", which appeared on Jason's record. Ed has also written songs with country singer John Berry ("He Makes Me Want Her Again"), Andy Kim, and the band Hanson. He has also lent his vocal skills to duets with fellow Canadian artists Holly Cole, Melanie Doane, and Yap, as well as the side-projects of fellow band members Tyler Stewart (Don't Talk Dance) and Jim Creeggan (The Brothers Creeggan). More recently, Ed also wrote and sang the "Wiggle Song" that can currently be heard on the international television ad campaign for Jell-O products. On rare occasions, he does solo shows himself, where he will feature some of the music he's written with artists outside of BNL, as well as some of BNL's best-known songs. However, Ed insists that, unlike his other 4 band members, he has no intention of starting a side project or solo album of his own.
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Ed has also ventured outside of the world of music, modeling for designer Harry Rosen, and acting in two feature films, Charlie's Angels 2: Full Throttle and the award-winning indie film, Love, Sex, and Eating the Bones, where he had a prominent supporting role.
In the fall of 2006, Canada's Outdoor Life Network will begin showing Ed's Up, a reality show featuring Ed, a licensed pilot, flying his Cessna all over Canada, performing everyday, "blue-collar" jobs. The show was filmed in the summer of 2006, and while filming, Ed performed a number of small, impromptu solo concerts, including one in a small town in Newfoundland which helped raise money for some recently orphaned children, whom Ed is also helping by backing the establishment of a trust fund.
Ed lives in the suburbs of Toronto with his wife, 3 children, and a couple of pets.
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Biography text from Last.fm, available under CC BY-SA.