Norm
Berketa was born in Toronto, Canada in August of 1963. He moved to
Ottawa 1969 and continues to live there with his two children.
Norm had always been interested in the entertainment industry and
started-out playing drums and guitar in the bands Al's
Garage
and Silent
Q
respectively. After a successful summer with Silent
Q,
the band re-structured and became The
Initiatives.
After a short while, Norm began his solo music endeavor by
purchasing some analog recording equipment and building an analog
studio. To date, he has over 300 original songs to his credit, and he
has fully converted his studio to digital. Norm left eight years of
retail management in 1996 and began doing dinner theatre and radio in
Ottawa. In August of 1998, Norm secured his first TV role and has
been acting ever since.
To
date, Norm has appeared in "The
Sum
Of All Fears"
with Ben Affleck
and Morgan Freeman,
"The
Score"
with Robert DeNiro,
Edward Norton
and Marlon Brando,
"Beyond
Borders"
with Angelina Jolie,
"Lost
Junction"
with Neve Campbell and
Billy Burke.
He has also appeared in dozens of other feature films and television shows.
Norm
is also the voice of Mayor McWodd and Bucky Dentyne on Teletoon's hit
animated series, "Zeroman"
starring Leslie Neilsen.
