Les Lye (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Leslie Earnest "Les" Lye (November 18, 1924 - July 21, 2009) was a Canadian actor. Best known for his numerous roles as one of the two adults on the children's program, You Can't Do That On Television (the other being Abby Hagyard), he enjoyed a television and radio career spanning nearly half a century. Following a stint in the armed forces after high school, Lye attended the University of Toronto, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree, and then enrolled in Lorne Greene's Academy of Radio Arts. In 1948, he moved to Ottawa to join Frank Ryan's CFRA team. As a radio announcer, Lye worked with the station's popular groups and was also in demand as an emcee at their many live appearances. After heading back to Toronto to work for a short time at CKEY, he returned to Ottawa and CFRA with his alter ego, Abercrombie. Lye became one of radio's top personalities before turning to the new medium of television in 1958. His first job, as a co-host on the talk show Contact, lasted three years.