death_date death_place birth_place imagesize birth_date spouse yearsactive birthname article_title name occupation
21 july 2009 ottawa , ontario , canada toronto , ontario , canada 150px 18 november 1924 jonni lye 1949-2009 -lrb- his death -rrb- 1948 -- 1990 leslie earnest lye les lye
 les lye actor , radio personality
les lye

leslie earnest `` les '' lye -lrb- november 18 , 1924 -- july 21 , 2009 -rrb- was a canadian actor , veteran comedian , writer and voice artist .
best known for his numerous various character roles as one of the two adults on the children 's program , `` you ca n't do that on television '' -lrb- the other being abby hagyard -rrb- , he enjoyed a television and radio career spanning nearly half a century .
