BC Entertainment Hall of Fame

05/05/2026

Congratulations to Paul Dean & Mike Reno of Loverboy on their induction into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame.

Loverboy recieved a star on the BC Entertainment Hall of Fame StarWalk in 2023 🌟

With anthems like “Working for the Weekend” and “Turn Me Loose,” written by Paul Dean and Mike Reno, Loverboy brought Canadian rock to the global stage. Their remarkable catalogue has established them as one of Canada’s most successful rock songwriting partnerships.

Be a part of Canada’s biggest celebration of songwriting at the 2026 Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony presented by Amazon Music at Massey Hall on Saturday, September 26, 2026.

🎟️ Tickets go on sale Wednesday, April 29 at 10:00 a.m. ET

Visit cshf.ca for full details!

05/03/2026

Our BCEHOF Spotlight this month is on Bruno Gerussi. 💫

Gerussi (7 May 1928 – 21 November 1995) began acting in high school in New Westminster, and he won a scholarship to the Banff School of Fine Arts. After graduating, joined the Seattle Repertory Theatre. In 1949, he returned to Vancouver.

He got his professional start in Stratford, Ontario at its annual Shakespeare festival in 1954. Appearing in many television dramas in the early years of CBC-TV and by 1962, Gerussi was a leading player at Stratford.

He is best-known for his role as Nick Adonidas on the Beachcombers television series which premiered on the CBC in 1972.

Gerussi was awarded the Gemini Earle Grey Award posthumously for lifetime achievement in 1996.

From the CBC:
It was the first television show that many would say put British Columbia — and British Columbian talent — in the spotlight.

The Beachcombers was greenlit in the early 1970s by CBC and ran for almost 20 years. Set in Gibsons, B.C., it followed log salvager Nick Adonidas (Bruno Gerussi) and his crew aboard the Persephone as they tracked down logs that had broken free from log booms.

With over 350 episodes, it is one of the longest running dramatic English-language television shows ever produced for Canadian television and July 30 marked the 30th anniversary of the shooting of the final episode.

04/14/2026

Get your tickets for our next available Orpheum Tour with Vancouver Civic Theatres on June 6th. These spots fill up FAST so plan ahead.

Immerse yourself in a piece of Vancouver’s history! The Orpheum's soaring lines, gold leaf, magnificent chandeliers, and grandeur take you back to a bygone era. On select Saturdays in 2026. At the Orpheum in Vancouver.

04/02/2026

Each month we’re featuring one of our honoured StarWalk members to shine a spotlight on their achievements, impact, and legacy. For April (and his birthday today) we're featuring Jazzy B.

Jaswinder Singh Bains, Jazzy B, was the first person of South Asian descent to be inducted into the BC Entertainment Hall of Fame when a star honouring the “Crown Prince of Bhangra” was installed in 2016.

Born in Durgapur, Nawanshahr Punjab, India he moved to Surrey, BC with his family in his youth and began to mix hip hop culture with bhangra music, creating a unique style that became a global sensation.

The superstar has earned millions of fans worldwide since launching his debut album titled "Ghugian Da Jorra" in 1993. He has since released 17 studio albums in total, multiple EP’s & singles and has won countless international awards, including multiple PTC Punjabi Music Awards, Brit Asia TV Music Awards.

Find more of our over 300 Stars on our website: https://bcentertainmenthalloffame.com/

03/02/2026

Each month we’re featuring one of our honoured StarWalk members to shine a spotlight on their achievements, impact, and legacy.

“Canada’s First Lady of Jazz” Eleanor Collins was a groundbreaking figure in Canadian entertainment history, and had a longtime association working with Vancouver’s leading musicians on CBC radio and television.

In 1945, Collins found work in music at CBC Radio with a few different groups, and was invited to join leading CBC Radio studio musician, Ray Norris in the formation of a quintet where she was the featured vocalist. Serenade in Rhythm was a long-running program that was shortwave to the Canadian Troops in Europe on CBC Radio International Service.

In 1954, the CBC gave Collins her own musical variety series; “The Eleanor Show” which ran as a summer series in 1954 and was later reprised as “Eleanor” in 1964.

Collins became the first Canadian music performer to have a show named for her and the first music artist of colour in North America to host her own national television series. Her Show pre-dated the 1956 Nat King Cole Show in the United States.

Among her many awards and honours, Collins was inducted into the BC Entertainment Hall of Fame StarWalk in 1992, received the ACTRA Sam Payne Award for Lifetime Achievement in 2006, invested into the Order of Canada for being “a civic leader and pioneer in the development of British Columbia’s music industry” in 2014, and featured on a Canada Post postage stamp in 2022.

Eleanor Collins
November 21, 1919 – March 3, 2024

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02/01/2026

From January to December, we’re featuring our honoured StarWalk members who had or have birthdays within that month. For February, our honouree is Leon Bibb.
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Leon Bibb was born on February 7, 1922, in Louisville, Kentucky. He was a Tony Award–nominated actor, popular folk singer, and trailblazing civil rights activist who grew up during segregation. He left Kentucky at age 19 to live and work in New York.

As a singer and actor, he appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show no less than 10 times and performed on Broadway in the original production of Annie Get Your Gun, alongside Ethel Merman.

Bibb moved to Vancouver in 1969 after performing at the PNE, and immediately fell in love with the city.

While in Vancouver Bibb produced and performed in a number of stage and television shows including One More Stop on the Freedom Train, which was about the underground railroad journey of enslaved people to Canada. It was originally presented at Expo 86.

Bibb is well-known for helping establish the success of Vancouver's Arts Club Theatre Company. He co-produced and performed in the Arts Club Theatre's seven-month-long run of Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris. He also created A Step Ahead, the anti-racism school program that has been presented in both elementary and secondary schools throughout B.C. and Canada for more than 20 years.

He received the Order of British Columbia in 2009.

Visit our website to view all of our StarWalk and StandingOvations honourees throughout the years: bcentertainmenthalloffame.com

Photos:
Leon Bibb (third from right) performs along with other singers and civil rights activists, including Harry Belafonte, in Montgomery, Alabama at the end of the Selma to Montgomery March in 1965. (Getty Images)
Bill Millerd, Janet Wright and Leon Bibb at an Arts Club event, by John Bollwitt

01/22/2026

We're gearing up for another season of our popular Orpheum Tours with Vancouver Civic Theatres! Register online in advance.
Jan 31, Sat 11:00am and Sat 1:00pm
Feb 14, Sat 11:00am and 1:00pm
Mar 7, Sat 11:00am and 1:00pm
Mar 28, Sat 11:00am and 1:00pm

Immerse yourself in a piece of Vancouver’s history! The Orpheum's soaring lines, gold leaf, magnificent chandeliers, and grandeur take you back to a bygone era. On select Saturdays in 2026. At the Orpheum in Vancouver.

01/01/2026

We’re starting off 2026 in style by launching a new inductee profile series. From January to December, we’ll feature our honoured StarWalk members who had or have birthdays within that month.

We found it fitting to lead off with Vancouver’s Big Band legend Dal Richards who played 79 consecutive New Year's Eve concerts.

Richards formed a band in Vancouver in 1930 and was leading Vancouver’s most popular dance venue, the Panorama Roof at the Hotel Vancouver, in 1941. The Roof and the band became the centre of Vancouver’s social scene for more than 25 years and brought a taste of Vancouver night life to Canadians across the country on live CBC broadcasts on Saturday nights.
His 14-piece big band was also featured daily at the PNE for years.

His biography, “Big Band Boom” won a silver medal for documentaries at the 1990 U.S. International Film and Video Festival in Chicago; while a musical special featuring the Dal Richards Orchestra, “What Legends Are Made Of” has been broadcast nationally several times on CTV and Bravo.
The great sound of the Big Band era In Western Canada is synonymous with one man Vancouver legend Dal Richards. Dal Richards’ Orchestra delighted Canadians with memorable dance music for over seven decades!

Dal Richards
5 January 1918 – 31 December 2015

12/31/2025

🌟🌟 Happy New Year, BC Entertainment Hall of Fame Family! 🌟

As we say goodbye to 2025 and welcome the magic of 2026, we want to send our warmest wishes to every one of you—our followers, supporters, and lovers of BC’s rich entertainment history.

Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your continued passion, enthusiasm, and support throughout the year. You make everything we do possible!

A huge congratulations once again to our outstanding 2025 Inductees—your talent, legacy, and contributions continue to inspire us all. We’re so proud to celebrate you! ✨

Here’s to a bright, creative, and star-filled 2026 filled with joy, music, laughter, and unforgettable moments.
Cheers to you all! 🥂🎉

12/31/2025

Huge congratulations to the one and only Nardwuar the Human Serviette on being appointed a Member of the Order of Canada! 🇨🇦
From digging up obscure facts that leave legends like Pharrell, Lil Wayne, and even Nirvana speechless, to always ending with that iconic “Doot doola doot doo… doot doo!” – you’ve redefined music journalism and brought endless joy to fans worldwide.
This honour is so well-deserved for your decades of passionate, quirky, and deeply researched interviews. And dedicating it to your late mom? Pure class.

Keep on rockin’ in the free world, Nardwuar! We’re all screaming with joy for you! 🎤🧢