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Ottawa’s Geoffrey “The Giant” Stone says he walks, talks and even stumbles like Toronto Mayor Rob Ford.
Stone has studied Ford’s appearance, mannerisms and speech to create a character he thinks would be perfect for the titular role in Rob Ford the Musical: The Birth of a Ford Nation.
With a freshly shaved head, dyed hair just above his ears, a dark suit and red tie to replicate Ford, Stone strutted his stuff during an audition in Toronto Monday to land the part of that city’s mayor.
The Ottawa musician was armed with a cheeky monologue that poked fun at Ford’s refusal to fly the rainbow flag at Toronto City Hall during the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics.
“Well let me just make it clear here and now: I don’t have anything against gay people. I love gay people,” Stone said in his Ford character. “It doesn’t matter if you’re gay or lesbian, bisexual, transgendered, whatever. I will say I am a faithful Christian and God hates flags. I don’t make up the rules here.”
To showcase his singing ability, which he thinks is better than the other Ford impersonators who auditioned, Stone sang a song called Drunken Stupor, an homage to the famous Ford excuse for his crack cocaine use.
The Citizen caught up with Stone on Tuesday before he returned to Ottawa. Here’s what he had to say:
Q: Have you ever been mistaken for Rob Ford?
A: No. No, definitely not. Usually I don’t wear my hair like this.
Q: What did you do to make yourself look like Rob Ford for the audition?
A: I’ve been putting on weight in general, not for the role, so that helps, for sure, in a silver lining sort of way.
(Stone said he went to a hair salon in Ottawa before the audition and asked them to make him look like Rob Ford.)
My hair is dyed to a bleach-blond, strawberry-blond colour. We left the sides semi long, or at least with some length. We shaved the centre of my head to look like I was balding.
Q: Do you think you have a shot at landing the role of Rob Ford in the musical?
A: Absolutely. I think I have a very strong shot. I think what they are asking for is someone who can dance, someone who can sing, someone who can act and someone who is funny. Across the board, I can do all of those things, obviously some better than others. I think just about any big man that they try to get is not going to be the best of dancers.
Q: What makes you a convincing Rob Ford?
A: Aside from being a big man like Ford and having a somewhat similar complexion, I definitely am a competent actor and I’ve been trying to create a hybrid character based on what I’ve seen of Ford’s mannerisms. As well, splicing that kind of character with that of Chris Farley, who was probably the best actor who could have played him, as well as a John Candy. But unfortunately neither of those actors are alive today. Creating a character rather than doing an impression of Rob Ford.
Q: Why did you write a song called Drunken Stupor to sing at your audition?
A: It just kind of dawned on me that this is a really good subject to tap into. As an independent song writer and artist, I’m always looking for subject matter that’s already got a very large market in place for it. I’m trying to tap into a popular subject so I that I can kind of piggy back on their popularity so that when people are searching about that subject matter they will stumble onto me. It took me all of a few hours to write the song. It kind of dawned on me one evening and it just flowed out of me. It practically wrote itself.
Q: Where did you get the nickname The Giant?
A: It’s kind of a long story, but to put it in a nutshell, my brother actually came up with the name when I was turning 14. He gave me a gift certificate to a little book store in my hometown of Belleville where we grew up. We were both into medieval stuff and we had a lot of the same interests. As a little joke, he put “To to Geoffrey the Giant from Lord Michael” in the card.
Q: Do you think Rob Ford is a giant in terms of his media coverage?
A: The guy has done something that most politicians haven’t and that is to admit to smoking crack while on the job and get away with it — at least so far. To have the kind of publicity that he has, it’s, I think, unprecedented. It’s certainly unique or rare. He’s just had so many gaffes and blunders in his behaviour and how he’s talked to people or to the press. He’s a character. He’s almost like a real-life cartoon character. He’s a giant in the media right now.
Q: Do you smoke crack cocaine?
A: (After letting out howling laughter) No. I can say quite proudly and unequivocally, no I do not smoke crack cocaine. Never have. Never will. I don’t think I’ll pick it up to try to get the role.
Q: Rob Ford has said he has enough to eat at home. What’s your favourite food?
A: I love food. Food is delicious. I will eat anything, just about, if it’s not seafood. I love all foods in abundance except for seafood.
Q: What do you think about the Rob Ford gravy train?
A: I love gravy. Gravy is delicious.
Q: If you get the part, do you hope to build your own Geoffrey Stone nation?
A: A Geoffrey The Giant nation. That’s my stage name.
Q: What is your favourite thing about Rob Ford?
A: You’ve got to admire the man’s persistence. You really have to. With all of the pressures and stresses in the media at city hall and the public who are not in favour of him and his politics, for him to continue to pursue Toronto politics and not give up his campaign for re-election and to ardently persist trying to run the city even with power stripped away from him, you really have to admire his persistence.
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Stone has studied Ford’s appearance, mannerisms and speech to create a character he thinks would be perfect for the titular role in Rob Ford the Musical: The Birth of a Ford Nation.
With a freshly shaved head, dyed hair just above his ears, a dark suit and red tie to replicate Ford, Stone strutted his stuff during an audition in Toronto Monday to land the part of that city’s mayor.
The Ottawa musician was armed with a cheeky monologue that poked fun at Ford’s refusal to fly the rainbow flag at Toronto City Hall during the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics.
“Well let me just make it clear here and now: I don’t have anything against gay people. I love gay people,” Stone said in his Ford character. “It doesn’t matter if you’re gay or lesbian, bisexual, transgendered, whatever. I will say I am a faithful Christian and God hates flags. I don’t make up the rules here.”
To showcase his singing ability, which he thinks is better than the other Ford impersonators who auditioned, Stone sang a song called Drunken Stupor, an homage to the famous Ford excuse for his crack cocaine use.
The Citizen caught up with Stone on Tuesday before he returned to Ottawa. Here’s what he had to say:
Q: Have you ever been mistaken for Rob Ford?
A: No. No, definitely not. Usually I don’t wear my hair like this.
Q: What did you do to make yourself look like Rob Ford for the audition?
A: I’ve been putting on weight in general, not for the role, so that helps, for sure, in a silver lining sort of way.
(Stone said he went to a hair salon in Ottawa before the audition and asked them to make him look like Rob Ford.)
My hair is dyed to a bleach-blond, strawberry-blond colour. We left the sides semi long, or at least with some length. We shaved the centre of my head to look like I was balding.
Q: Do you think you have a shot at landing the role of Rob Ford in the musical?
A: Absolutely. I think I have a very strong shot. I think what they are asking for is someone who can dance, someone who can sing, someone who can act and someone who is funny. Across the board, I can do all of those things, obviously some better than others. I think just about any big man that they try to get is not going to be the best of dancers.
Q: What makes you a convincing Rob Ford?
A: Aside from being a big man like Ford and having a somewhat similar complexion, I definitely am a competent actor and I’ve been trying to create a hybrid character based on what I’ve seen of Ford’s mannerisms. As well, splicing that kind of character with that of Chris Farley, who was probably the best actor who could have played him, as well as a John Candy. But unfortunately neither of those actors are alive today. Creating a character rather than doing an impression of Rob Ford.
Q: Why did you write a song called Drunken Stupor to sing at your audition?
A: It just kind of dawned on me that this is a really good subject to tap into. As an independent song writer and artist, I’m always looking for subject matter that’s already got a very large market in place for it. I’m trying to tap into a popular subject so I that I can kind of piggy back on their popularity so that when people are searching about that subject matter they will stumble onto me. It took me all of a few hours to write the song. It kind of dawned on me one evening and it just flowed out of me. It practically wrote itself.
Q: Where did you get the nickname The Giant?
A: It’s kind of a long story, but to put it in a nutshell, my brother actually came up with the name when I was turning 14. He gave me a gift certificate to a little book store in my hometown of Belleville where we grew up. We were both into medieval stuff and we had a lot of the same interests. As a little joke, he put “To to Geoffrey the Giant from Lord Michael” in the card.
Q: Do you think Rob Ford is a giant in terms of his media coverage?
A: The guy has done something that most politicians haven’t and that is to admit to smoking crack while on the job and get away with it — at least so far. To have the kind of publicity that he has, it’s, I think, unprecedented. It’s certainly unique or rare. He’s just had so many gaffes and blunders in his behaviour and how he’s talked to people or to the press. He’s a character. He’s almost like a real-life cartoon character. He’s a giant in the media right now.
Q: Do you smoke crack cocaine?
A: (After letting out howling laughter) No. I can say quite proudly and unequivocally, no I do not smoke crack cocaine. Never have. Never will. I don’t think I’ll pick it up to try to get the role.
Q: Rob Ford has said he has enough to eat at home. What’s your favourite food?
A: I love food. Food is delicious. I will eat anything, just about, if it’s not seafood. I love all foods in abundance except for seafood.
Q: What do you think about the Rob Ford gravy train?
A: I love gravy. Gravy is delicious.
Q: If you get the part, do you hope to build your own Geoffrey Stone nation?
A: A Geoffrey The Giant nation. That’s my stage name.
Q: What is your favourite thing about Rob Ford?
A: You’ve got to admire the man’s persistence. You really have to. With all of the pressures and stresses in the media at city hall and the public who are not in favour of him and his politics, for him to continue to pursue Toronto politics and not give up his campaign for re-election and to ardently persist trying to run the city even with power stripped away from him, you really have to admire his persistence.
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mhurley@ottawacitizen.com
Twitter.com/meghan_hurley
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