Craig Anton

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Craig Ward Anton (born August 1962[citation needed]) is an American actor and comedian. Anton is most notable for being one of the original cast of comedians on sketch comedy series MADtv and for his role as Lloyd Diffy in the Disney Channel Original Series Phil of the Future. Anton, son of Antoinette and Arthur Anton, was born and raised in Omaha, Nebraska. He has one younger brother, Brian (born 1970) and two sisters, Toni (1964) and Megan (1977).

Craig Anton

Born August 1962
Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Occupation Actor, Comedian and Voice Actor

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Early life and career

Anton attended R.M. Marrs junior high school, graduated from Omaha Burke High School and attended University of Nebraska at Kearney. He 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 where he spent 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. He now lives in Los Angeles, California with his wife Lesley Barr their two daughters. Anton's mother lives in Las Vegas, Nevada and his father lives in Houston, Texas with his new wife, Eileen McBay Anton.

Personal life

As of March 2006, Anton is currently living in Los Angeles, California with his wife, two children, their Australian shepherd, Wayne and cat, Snow White. He guest starred on ABC's drama series Boston Legal as Ray Richardson in the episode "Word Salad Days" on March 28, 2006. Anton made a guest appearance in HBO's comedy series Entourage on July 23, 2006 in the episode "Strange Days". As of July 2006, Anton is currently shooting the movie Careless which opens in theaters 2007.

MADtv

During his three year tenure, Anton received limited screen time on the show. He primarily did a stand-up segment during some episodes. Aside from his stand-up routine, Anton was often cast as an extra or supporting character. Anton's 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 the Star Trek series. Anton also impersonated Dennis Miller and Nate Richert. Anton left MADtv in 1998, at the end of the third season.

Other television projects

Since leaving MADtv, Anton developed an extensive resume on television. He co-starred in several television series, including shows like The Army Show (1998), Random Play (1999) and Primetime Glick (2001). In the late 1990s, Anton guest star television series credits included Mr. Show with Bob and David (1995); Expert Truck Singer and Coach (1996). During the 2000s, Anton appeared in shows like Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000); The King of Queens (2001, 2005); Ally McBeal (2001); Lizzie McGuire (2001); Everybody Loves Raymond (2002) and Weekends at the D.L. (2005). Anton has also appeared on shows like Premium Blend (1997) and Late Friday (2001) where he performed his stand-up routine.

Phil of the Future

In Phil of the Future Anton plays Lloyd Diffy, a father and a paranoid engineer trying to fix a broken time machine. Lloyd's main goal is to find a way so that he and his family can return to their home in the year 2121 from the year 2004, in which they find themselves stranded. In addition, Lloyd is a lover of older music and he works at a hardware store. He is also very paranoid about the government figuring out he and his family are from the future.

Television segments

Anton has also promoted the show in other mediums. He had also appeared on the Disney Channel's Express Yourself segments alongside other members of the Phil of the Future cast.

Film projects

Anton has appeared in many films. His film credits include Mail Bonding (1995), Deliver Us From Eva (2003), The Goldfish (2003) and Run Ronnie Run (2002). His most recent film was the 2005, D-WAR, in which he played an American hostage. His upcoming movie Careless opens in 2007.

Voice acting projects

In 2004, Anton currently stars in the animated series Tom Goes to the Mayor. He provides the voice (and body) of one of the three city council member.

Tomorrow Show

Along with comedians Ron Lynch and Brendon Small, Craig hosts the Tomorrow Show, a weekly live comedy show at the Steve Allen Theatre in Los Angeles, California.

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Films

Year Title Role Notes
2007 Careless Officer Bill
2005 D-WAR Dr. Austin
2003 Deliver Us From Eva Theo Wilson
The Goldfish Duncan Poole
2002 Run Ronnie Run Hollywood Agent
1995 Mail Bonding Poet

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2004 - 2006 Phil of the Future Lloyd Diffy
2006 The Office Craig Regional Manager, Dunder-Mifflin Albany
2005 Weekends at the DL Winston Sicklebee
2003 Lucky Unknown
2002 Live From Baghdad American Hostage #2
2002 Everybody Loves Raymond Neil
2001-2005 The King of Queens Neal Berger/Mitch
2001 Primetime Glick Various Characters
Ally McBeal Roger Clayton
Late Friday Himself
Lizzie McGuire Mr. Pettus
2000 Curb Your Enthusiasm Craig
1999 Random Play Various Roles
1998 The Army Show Lt. Branford Handy
Driven to Drink The Bartender
1996 Coach Brian
1995 - 1998 MADtv Various Characters Sketch Comedy
First Time Out Nathan

Voice acting and video game appearances

Year Title Role Notes
2004 Tom Goes to the Mayor City Council Member/Various TV Series
1995 Mr. Show with Bob and David Expert Truck TV Series

Awards and nominations

Anton was nominated for the National Association for Campus Activities Campus Entertainer of the Year award three times.

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