Norman Mikeal Berketa / Biography

Norm Berketa was born in Toronto, Canada in August of 1963. He moved to Ottawa 1969 and continues to live there with his two children. Norm had always been interested in the entertainment industry and started-out playing drums and guitar in the bands Al's Garage and Silent Q respectively. After a successful summer with Silent Q, the band re-structured and became The Initiatives. After a short while, Norm began his solo music endeavor by purchasing some analog recording equipment and building an analog studio. To date, he has over 300 original songs to his credit, and he has fully converted his studio to digital. Norm left eight years of retail management in 1996 and began doing dinner theatre and radio in Ottawa. In August of 1998, Norm secured his first TV role and has been acting ever since.