Frederick Ralph Cornelius Penner, CM OM is a Canadian children's music performer who gives appearances throughout North America. His television show, Fred Penner's Place, aired for 30 Minutes on CBC in Canada from 1985 to 1997. It was co-produced by Nickelodeon in 1989 and 1990. Penner was born on November 6, 1946 to Lydia Agathe Penner and Edward W. Penner. Penner had four siblings: one older sister Carol, one older brother Wesley, one younger brother Terry, and one younger sister Susan. Penner was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba. At the early age of four, Penner began making up songs while travelling on the bus with his mother. He taught himself how to play the guitar when he was in grade school, and performed in school choirs and pageants. Through his experience with his sister Susan's Down Syndrome, he recognized the therapeutic value of music. Penner received his high school diploma at Kelvin High School, where he took lead roles in the Gilbert and Sullivan operettas. 

November 6th, 1946 in Winnipeg (Age 78)