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Ron Pardo | |
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| Agent | The Characters Talent Agency |
Ron Pardo is a Canadian actor and comedian. He has performed roles in over 90 animated series. On PAW Patrol , Pardo has voiced Cap'n Turbot since the first episode, and later voiced the breakout villain Mayor Humdinger as well as various other characters. Pardo is also known for playing a wide variety of celebrities on the sketch comedy series History Bites . [1]
Pardo was raised in Pardoville (named after his ancestors), a small farming hamlet near Chatham. He went to school in nearby Blenheim, [2] and later studied radio and television at Ryerson University in Toronto, followed by working on-air and as a copywriter at CFCO Radio. Pardo later attended the University of Western Ontario in London to study education and worked as a teacher for 12 years in Cambridge, Ontario. [3]
Ron Pardo realized early on that he had a talent for mimicry, first of cartoon characters and later of celebrities. In 1994, he started performing stand-up comedy, and in 1995, he resigned his teaching position, having won Yuk Yuk's Search for Canada's Funniest New Comic Award. He headlined at comedy clubs and corporate events for several years.
In 1997, Pardo came to the attention of Rick Green, former member of The Frantics. Green hired Pardo to perform several characters for the pilot of Rick's new show History Bites. Pardo starred on the show for five seasons, plus several specials, receiving ensemble cast Gemini Award nominations in 2000, [4] 2005, [5] and 2008. [6]
Pardo provides the voices of Cap'n Turbot and Mayor Humdinger in PAW Patrol and reprised both roles in PAW Patrol: The Movie , [7] [8] Maxum Man in Sidekick , Newton in later episodes of Ned's Newt , and Rupert McKenzie in Bob & Doug , for which he received a 2010 ACTRA outstanding voice performance nomination. [9]
He also voices the title character "Quest" in the Teletoon animated TV series World of Quest , along with the voice of his sidekick, Graer. [10] Pardo plays many characters, such as Hal-G, in the Spin Master animated series Bakugan Battle Brawlers .
His other animated voice work includes roles in Almost Naked Animals , Wishfart , Totally Spies , Carl² , Braceface , and Ace Ventura: Pet Detective . In 2023, Pardo took over the voice role of Digit LeBoid in PBS Kids' Cyberchase after Gilbert Gottfried's death.
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| Year | Award | Category | Film/TV Show | Result |
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| 2000 | 15th Gemini Awards [4] | Best Performance or Host in a Variety Program or Series | History Bites | Nominated |
| 2005 | 20th Gemini Awards [5] | Best Ensemble Performance in a Comedy Program or Series | History Bites | Nominated |
| 2008 | 23rd Gemini Awards [6] | Best Performance or Host in a Variety Program or Series | History Bites | Nominated |
| 2010 | ACTRA Award [11] | Outstanding Performance – Voice | Bob & Doug | Nominated |
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PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie is a 2023 Canadian animated superhero comedy film based on the television series PAW Patrol created by Keith Chapman. The sequel to PAW Patrol: The Movie (2021), it was directed by Cal Brunker, who co-wrote the screenplay with Bob Barlen from a story by Brunker, Barlen, and Shane Morris. Several cast members from the TV series lent their voices to the film, including Christian Corrao, Luxton Handspiker, Callum Shoniker, and Ron Pardo. They are joined by an ensemble voice cast including Mckenna Grace, Taraji P. Henson, Marsai Martin, Christian Convery, Kim Kardashian, Chris Rock, Lil Rel Howery, Serena Williams, North West, Saint West, James Marsden, Kristen Bell, and introducing Finn Lee-Epp in his film debut as Ryder. In the film, the PAW Patrol pups gain superpowers from the pups' crystals and must stop Mayor Humdinger and his new accomplice Victoria Vance from wreaking havoc in Adventure City.
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