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Neil Hope is a Actor Canadien born on 24 september 1972 at Toronto (Canada)
Philip Neil Hope (September 24, 1972 – November 25, 2007), known as Neil Hope, was a Canadian actor best known for playing Derek "Wheels" Wheeler on Degrassi Junior High and Degrassi High in the 1980s and early 1990s. He had earlier played "Griff" in Kids of Degrassi Street.
Hope's last television appearance was in a 2003 Degrassi: The Next Generation episode in which he reunited and reconciled with fellow members of the fictional band, "Zit Remedy". Hope moved around Ontario, living in Windsor and then in Hamilton. Though he died in 2007 in a Hamilton rooming house, his family did not learn of his death until 2012. Hope suffered from type 1 diabetes, the effects of which were aggravated by alcoholism and his failure to keep up with insulin injections to manage the disease. He died of a heart attack.
Hope was the child of alcoholics and struggled with the problem himself. He discussed his parents’ alcoholism in a series called Degrassi Talks, in 1992, and also made a documentary about children of alcoholic parents, called The Darker Side.
Neil Hope débute dans la série télévisée The Kids of Degrassi Street en jouant « Griff », puis participe à la série dérivée Les Années collège (Degrassi High) dans le rôle de Wheels jusqu’au début des années 1990. Il refait une apparition, en 2003, dans Degrassi : La Nouvelle Génération (Degrassi: The Next Generation), l'épisode fait se réunir la bande d'amis des « Zit Remedy », formé avec Archie « Snake » Simpson et Joey Jeremiah.
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Le 25 novembre 2007, à son domicile à Hamilton en Ontario, Neil Hope meurt d'un diabète de type 1, dont les effets se sont aggravés par l'alcoolisme et son incapacité à suivre les injections d'insuline pour équilibrer sa maladie ; ce qui lui a provoqué une crise cardiaque. Sa mort est seulement ébruitée en 2012, par respect pour la vie privée de la famille Hope.
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Birth name Philip Neil Hope
Nationality Canada
Birth 24 september 1972 at Toronto (Canada)
Death 25 november 2007 (at 35 years) at Hamilton (Canada)
Nationality Canada
Birth 24 september 1972 at Toronto (Canada)
Death 25 november 2007 (at 35 years) at Hamilton (Canada)
Hope's last television appearance was in a 2003 Degrassi: The Next Generation episode in which he reunited and reconciled with fellow members of the fictional band, "Zit Remedy". Hope moved around Ontario, living in Windsor and then in Hamilton. Though he died in 2007 in a Hamilton rooming house, his family did not learn of his death until 2012. Hope suffered from type 1 diabetes, the effects of which were aggravated by alcoholism and his failure to keep up with insulin injections to manage the disease. He died of a heart attack.
Hope was the child of alcoholics and struggled with the problem himself. He discussed his parents’ alcoholism in a series called Degrassi Talks, in 1992, and also made a documentary about children of alcoholic parents, called The Darker Side.
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CarrièreNeil Hope débute dans la série télévisée The Kids of Degrassi Street en jouant « Griff », puis participe à la série dérivée Les Années collège (Degrassi High) dans le rôle de Wheels jusqu’au début des années 1990. Il refait une apparition, en 2003, dans Degrassi : La Nouvelle Génération (Degrassi: The Next Generation), l'épisode fait se réunir la bande d'amis des « Zit Remedy », formé avec Archie « Snake » Simpson et Joey Jeremiah.
Mort
Le 25 novembre 2007, à son domicile à Hamilton en Ontario, Neil Hope meurt d'un diabète de type 1, dont les effets se sont aggravés par l'alcoolisme et son incapacité à suivre les injections d'insuline pour équilibrer sa maladie ; ce qui lui a provoqué une crise cardiaque. Sa mort est seulement ébruitée en 2012, par respect pour la vie privée de la famille Hope.
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School's Out (1992)
, 1h30Origin Canada
Genres Drama
Actors Pat Mastroianni, Stacie Mistysyn, Neil Hope, Stefan Brogren, Anais Granofsky, Amanda Stepto
Roles Derek « Wheels » Wheeler
Rating81%
It is graduation time for the gang at Degrassi High, and everyone is making plans for the summer and their future. Most are preparing for university or far-off travel except for Joey Jeremiah (Pat Mastroianni) who is preparing for another year in high school. His longtime girlfriend Caitlin Ryan (Stacie Mistysyn) has taken a number of extra classes and completed high school in three years and has graduated with Joey's former peers.