Fred Keating (actor)

Keating became one of the founding actors in Catalyst Theatre, an organization producing shows (televised and in schools/conferences) dealing with social issues.

[4][5] From 1978-1984, Keating worked as Senior Consultant for Performing Arts Education for several Alberta Ministers of Culture expanding and transforming the provincial government’s residential summer drama school into the ARTSTREK program with several feeder programs in different regions of the province.

[6][7] Keating co-produced and co-hosted 125 episodes of the audio podcast “Monetizing Your Creativity” with Marvin Polis, and hosted a weekly province-wide radio show called “Centre Stage” interviewing local and international artists passing through Western Canada.

Keating has also made short appearances in films such as The Core, Disney's Santa Clause 2, Walking Tall, and Miracle.

[16] In 2019, Keating was the first recipient of the hononorary AMPIA (Alberta Motion Picture Industries Association) Ambassador Award.