Some of the many faces of Les Lye who worked for 10 seasons on "You Can't Do That On Television." It was not just the comedy writing but he actors who were in the cast of regulars on the show. One of ...

Actor Les (Leslie) Earnest Lye, best known for the 1979 hit children's program You Can't Do That on Television, died Tuesday in Ottawa. He was 84. Lye's career as an actor and broadcaster on ...

Naming one of the two theatres at Ben Franklin Place in Centrepointe after Les Lye would be seen by many as a fitting tribute to the late Ottawa broadcaster, actor, comedian and longtime volunteer who ...

A theatre in Centrepointe was renamed on Friday to commemorate a late Ottawa entertainer. Les Lye, who died in 2009, had a long career in entertainment with some of his most popular work including You ...

You might not recognize Les Lye’s name, but you definitely recognize his face. Best known for playing virtually every adult character on the eighties Canadian cult television classic You Can’t Do That ...

OTTAWA - Ottawa actor and broadcaster Les Lye has died at age 84. Originally from Toronto, Lye began his career at radio station CFRA, where he worked with Rich Little.

Ottawa actor and broadcaster Les Lye has died at age 84. Originally from Toronto, Lye began his career at radio station CFRA, where he worked with Rich Little. In 1961, he joined CJOH television. He ...

If you grew up in the 1980s and had cable (or a friend with cable), then there's a good chance that you spent your afternoons with a Canadian actor whose name you almost certainly didn't know. But you ...