Jamie Alcroft

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Jamie Alcroft
Born (1949-01-18) January 18, 1949 (age 75)
Youngstown, Ohio, United States
MediumStand-up, television
Alma mater Ohio University (B.S., Communication, 1971)
Years active1978–present
Spouse Sarah Kawahara
Children3, including Hayley
Website www.mackandjamie.com

Jamie Alcroft (born January 18, 1949) is an American comedian and voice actor known for his voice-over work in movies, TV shows and video games and was half of the comedy duo Mack & Jamie.

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Biography

Early life and education

Alcroft is of English, Welsh, Irish and German ancestry. [1] He earned a Bachelor of Science in Communication from Ohio University in 1971. [2]

Career

Alcroft was working as a disc jockey at a Key West radio station in 1979 when cartoonist Mack Dryden left a note for him at his studio. It read "You must be one of the funniest men in Key West; I'm the other one." The pair got to know one another and began performing as a stand-up act in Key West. [3]

They had been working together for less than two years when they were invited to appear on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson . That and other TV appearances led to their own syndicated show in 1985, called Comedy Break. [4] They taped 125 half-hour shows in less than a year. [5] Their appearance on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, prompted Leno to call them, "The funniest Duo working today." Mack and Jamie continue to perform at corporate events around the world and have earned the reputation as clean comedians.

As a voice actor, Alcroft has provided numerous voices for animated series, commercials and video games such as Return to Castle Wolfenstein , Gears of War I , II , III and IV and Call of Duty: United Offensive as Lieutenant Lehmkuhl and Sgt. Ramirez. He voiced Wheeljack in the video game adaptation of Transformers: Dark Of The Moon, several voices in Ninja Gaiden 2 and Adam Sandler's Eight Crazy Nights . He also played the voice as the interviewer from the intro and epilogue of Spyro the Dragon and other numerous dragons. Alcroft also voiced Dr. Dean in Scooby-Doo! and the Witch's Ghost .

He was named 2009 Westlake Village Citizen of the Year and has been voted one of the "25 Most Influential People" in Ventura County. [6] He has dedicated his life to raising funds for schools and charities, through local businesses partners.

He has teamed up with Phil Proctor of Firesign Theatre fame to write and perform "Boomers on a Bench" which can be seen on YouTube and Facebook weekly.

Marriage and children

Alcroft is married to two-time Emmy award-winning figure skating choreographer Sarah Kawahara. [7] The couple have three children: Alysse, Hayley and Thatcher.

Personal life

In 2017, Alcroft had a heart transplant. [8]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1982 All Night Radio JamieTelevision film
1987 Million Dollar Mystery Bob
1996Edith Ann's Christmas (Just Say Noël)LoutrekVoice, television film
1999 Scooby-Doo! and the Witch's Ghost Dr. DeanVoice, direct-to-video; uncredited
2002 Eight Crazy Nights Eli WolstanVoice
2003Shrink RapParty Guest
2007Corpus CallosumRandy
2009The Buffalo SamYusuf Islam

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1985Comedy BreakHimself
1990 Open House Robin LeachEpisode: "First Impressions"
1999 Arli$$ Episode: "The Changing of the Guard"
1999 Rocket Power RhinoVoice, episode: "Twister's Cuz / Big Thursday"
1999 Katie Joplin Mr. KosloffEpisode: "Parent Trap"
2002 Rugrats Toby Turtle / CustomerVoice, episode: "Cynthia Comes Alive / Trading Phil"
2003 Most Extreme Elimination Challenge Voice ActorVoice, episode: "Meat Handlers and Cartoon Voice Actors"
2003 Primetime Glick ReporterEpisode: "Chris Elliot"
2005 Justice League Unlimited Vance / Esposito / LarryVoice, 2 episodes
2005 Avatar: The Last Airbender Additional voicesEpisode: "The Blue Spirit"
2015Rogues of LAProf. GardnerEpisode: "She's a Witness in a Mafia Murder Trial"

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
1998 Spyro the Dragon Lateef, Interviewer, Tomas, Alvar, Cosmos
2000 Star Trek: Klingon Academy Civil War Weapons Officer / Freighter Captain 2 / Altair Star Captain / Soorex
2001 Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds AT-PT Driver / Javelin Submarine Captain / Sio Bibble
2001 Return to Castle Wolfenstein Jack Stone, Additional voices
2003 Quest for Saddam Saddam's Double / Tom Brokaw / Popeye / Shawn Connery
2003 Alter Echo Stome
2004 Call of Duty: United Offensive Lt. Lemhkul, Sgt. Ramirez, Additional voices [9]
2004 EverQuest II Frum Zoomly / Torlig the Alchemist / Sir Laughlin
2005 Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil Additional voices
2006 Gears of War Victor Hoffman [9]
2008 Gears of War 2 Victor Hoffman [9]
2011 Transformers: Dark of the Moon Wheeljack, additional voices [9]
2011 Gears of War 3 Victor Hoffman [9]
2011 Star Wars: The Old Republic Admiral Shai / Councillor Jalta / Gavon Kroan / General Durant / Master Cerik / Rinnas Edu / Warden Playt
2012 Ninja Gaiden 3 LOA Chairman [9]
2015 Minecraft: Story Mode Otto [9]
2016 Gears of War 4 Victor Hoffman [9]

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