Calvin Sutherland

Calvin Sutherland was an actor who played multiple supporting roles on BadBoy's Choice, most notably CoolJesus on The Y2K CountDown Extravaganza.

Career in Acting and BadBoy's Choice
Calvin James Sutherland was born June 1, 1969 in Kitchener, Ontario, and worked throughout the '90s as a bit-part actor for a variety of CHUM Limited TV productions, including a number of promos and commercials on MuchMusic. He was a regular backup dancer on BadBoy's Choice before being tapped to play the character of CoolJesus. CoolJesus was supposed to be a recurring character but after the outcry from religious groups the character was cancelled. Sutherland was given the character of FreshMic instead, who debuted in January 2000 and appeared for the rest of the show. The FreshMic character allowed him to show off his considerable skills as an MC. He would also make appearances as one-off bit characters such as SurfClam Tony and PartyDude (ChillDude's occasionally-seen twin brother.)

Sutherland and Daniel Shiggs (who portrayed ChillDude) were close friends and were often seen hanging out at BadBoy's ChillLounge.

Post BadBoy Career
He continued to play multiple small roles on television after BadBoy's Choice ended, including a high school teacher on Degrassi: The Next Generation from 2011-2014. In March of 2020 Sutherland was briefly in the news after the Toronto Sun reported he had been hospitalized with COVID-19. His condition was described as "serious," but after three weeks in the hospital it had improved and he was expected to make a full recovery.