Craig Anton | |
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Born | Craig Ward Anton August 28, 1962 Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. |
Occupation(s) | Actor, comedian |
Years active | 1989–present |
Spouse | Lesley Gray (m. 1994) |
Children | 2 |
Craig Ward Anton (born August 28, 1962) is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his roles as Mr. Pettus in Lizzie McGuire and Lloyd Diffy in Phil of the Future .
Anton was born and raised in Omaha, Nebraska, the eldest son of Antoinette (Akromis) and Arthur Ward Anton. [1] He has a younger brother, Brian, and two sisters, Toni and Megan. Anton graduated from Omaha Burke High School in 1980, and the University of Nebraska at Lincoln in 1996.[ citation needed ]
Anton started acting as a kid in Omaha, Nebraska and made his career as a stand-up comedian at age 17, performing in comedy clubs in 1978 while in high school. He attended the University of Nebraska and graduated in 1983 with a B.A. in Theater and English. Anton began his career as a college circuit comedian in the 1980s. In 1984, he traveled the Mediterranean and Middle East as part of an all-comedy USO tour, spending two months in Turkey, Greece, Bahrain, Italy, Israel and Spain entertaining troops. In 1985, he was named Showtime's Funniest Person in Nebraska. In the late 1980s, Anton moved to New York City and pursued some acting opportunities, then moved to Los Angeles. He currently teaches at SCAD in Savannah, Georgia.
He is a member of comedy group 2 Headed Dog with comedians Jim Turner, Mark Fite, and Dave (Gruber) Allen.[ citation needed ]
In the fall of 1995, Anton booked two TV pilots in Los Angeles. He was cast as Nathan in The WB sitcom First Time Out which premiered in September and was later cast on the FOX sketch comedy series MADtv in October. Anton's other show First Time Out was quickly cancelled two months after the premiere of MADtv . His most enduring character was Clorox from the "Star Trek: Deep Stain Nine" sketches. Clorox was supposed to be the main nemesis of the sketch and he was loosely based on Q from Star Trek . He impersonated Dennis Miller and Nate Richert before leaving the show in 1998 at the end of the third season.[ citation needed ]
Since leaving MADtv , Anton developed an extensive resume on television. He has made appearances on such television series as Mr. Show with Bob and David , Coach , Boston Legal , Entourage , Curb Your Enthusiasm , The King of Queens , Ally McBeal , Lizzie McGuire , Phil of the Future , Everybody Loves Raymond , Weekends at the D.L. , 2 Broke Girls , and Mad Men .[ citation needed ] After leaving MADtv Craig was cast as Mr. Pettus in Lizzie McGuire. After Season 1 ended Craig Anton left the show. He was eventually cast as Lloyd Diffy in Phil of the Future.
Anton has appeared in such films as Mail Bonding (1995), Deliver Us From Eva (2003), The Goldfish (2003), Run Ronnie Run (2002), D-WAR (2005), and Careless (2007). He also took part in the feature film is The Mother of Invention (2010).[ citation needed ]
In 2004, Anton starred in the animated series Tom Goes to the Mayor . He provided the voice (and body) of one of the three city council members.[ citation needed ]
Along with comedians Ron Lynch and Brendon Small, Craig hosted the Tomorrow Show, a weekly live comedy show at the Steve Allen Theater in Los Angeles, California. Though Anton and Small are no longer actively involved with the show the two occasionally make surprise appearances including a yearly anniversary performance.[ citation needed ]
Anton married Lesley Gray in September 1994. They have twin daughters, Delphine and Ruby. They currently live in Savannah, Georgia.[ citation needed ]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1993 | Ice Cream | Man | Short film |
1995 | Mail Bonding | Poet | |
2002 | Run Ronnie Run | Hollywood Agent | |
2003 | Deliver Us From Eva | Theo Wilson | |
The Goldfish | Duncan Poole | ||
2005 | D-WAR | Dr. Austin | |
2007 | Careless | Officer Bill | |
2010 | The Mother of Invention | James Gilmore | |
2016 | Saw 8 | Bad Dad | |
2022 | The Bob's Burgers Movie | Mr. Dowling | Voice role |
TBA | Bride Hard | Post-production |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1995–1998 | First Time Out | Nathan | |
MADtv | Various Characters | Sketch Comedy | |
1995 | Mr. Show with Bob and David | Expert Truck (voice) | |
1996 | Coach | Brian | |
1998 | Driven to Drink | The Bartender | |
The Army Show | Lt. Branford Handy | ||
1999 | Random Play | Various Roles | |
2000 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Craig | |
2001 | Lizzie McGuire | Mr. Pettus | |
Late Friday | Himself | ||
Ally McBeal | Roger Clayton | ||
Primetime Glick | Various Characters | ||
2001–2005 | The King of Queens | As Mitch in "Package Deal" (Season 3), and Neal Berger in "Awed Couple" (Season 7) | |
2002 | Everybody Loves Raymond | Neil | |
2002 | Live From Baghdad | American Hostage #2 | |
2003 | Lucky | Unknown | |
2004 | Tom Goes to the Mayor | City Council Member/Various (voices) | |
2005 | Weekends at the DL | Winston Sicklebee | |
2006 | Boston Legal | Ray Richardson | |
2006 | The Office | Craig | Episode: "Valentine's Day" |
2004–2006 | Phil of the Future | Lloyd Diffy | |
2010 | True Jackson VP | Snackleberry Junction Chef | |
2010 | Workaholics | Bart | |
2012–2023 | Bob's Burgers | Mr. Dowling (voice) | 4 episodes |
2013 | Mad Men | Frank Gleason | |
2014 | The Middle | Bob Branderson | |
2014-2015 | Comedy Bang! Bang! | Roger Tamblin and Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Mooselager | 2 episodes |
2016 | Walk the Prank | Doug | 1 episode |
2022 | The Girl from Plainville | Samuel Sutter | 2 episodes |
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