age ▁film ▁My ▁Body guard ▁( 1 9 8 0 ) ▁and ▁comedy ▁horror ▁V amp ▁( 1 9 8 6 ), ▁and ▁supporting ▁roles ▁in ▁the ▁sc rew ball ▁comedy ▁Me at ball s ▁( 1 9 7 9 ) ▁and ▁the ▁d yst op ian ▁sci - fi ▁film ▁The ▁Last ▁Ch ase ▁( 1 9 8 1 ), ▁during ▁his ▁te en ▁and ▁young ▁adult ▁years . ▁ ▁Life ▁and ▁career ▁ ▁Make pe ace ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Montreal , ▁Quebec , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁D ore en ▁and ▁Harry ▁Make pe ace . ▁He ▁began ▁his ▁acting ▁career ▁in ▁a ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁Canadian ▁television ▁special , ▁The ▁Ott awa ▁Valley . ▁His ▁next ▁role ▁was ▁in ▁a ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁Canadian ▁comedy , ▁Me at ball s , ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁star red ▁opposite ▁Bill ▁Murray , ▁port ray ing ▁ ▁a ▁sh y , ▁lon er ▁te en ▁at ten de e ▁of ▁a ▁summer ▁camp , ▁who ▁has ▁trouble ▁fitting ▁in . ▁The ▁movie ▁was ▁a ▁hit , ▁gross ing ▁more ▁than ▁$ 4 3 ▁million ▁at ▁the ▁box ▁office , ▁and ▁Make pe ace ▁received ▁good ▁not ices ▁for ▁his ▁work ▁in ▁the ▁film . ▁He ▁was ▁then ▁cast ▁in ▁the ▁lead ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁Fox ▁film , ▁My ▁Body guard , ▁released ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁to ▁positive ▁reviews , ▁ear ning ▁$ 2 2 . 5 ▁million ▁dom est ically . ▁In ▁his ▁review ▁of ▁the