Alexander Kier Gigeroff, known professionally as Lex Gigeroff (June 29, 1962 – December 25, 2011), was a Canadian television writer and actor best remembered as a co-creator of the science fiction series Lexx. He also appeared in the comedy series Liocracy and the short film Treevenge. Gigeroff was born in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Gigeroff grew up in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. When he was 10 he wrote a play for Cub Scouts which was picked up as a project for a youth group in Toronto and eventually staged. In 1985 he graduated from Dalhousie University with a major in English; during the last year he served as the president of the Dalhousie Student Union.
n 1993 he wrote and starred in a one-man stage show, and after Paul Donovan saw it he shared his idea of a science fiction TV show with Gigeroff and Jeffrey Hirschfield which would eventually develop into the Lexx series. Filming began in the fall of 1995 and the series was released by the Showcase channel in 1997; with strong ratings it lasted for four seasons and sold to over 100 countries around the world. Apart from writing, Gigeroff also starred in various roles while his name became an inspiration for the show's title.[
Gigeroff died at his home in Fredericton, New Brunswick on December 25, 2011, from a heart attack.
