Neil Crone (born May 29, 1960) is a Canadian actor, comedian, writer and motivational speaker. He is known for portraying Fred Tupper in Little Mosque on the Prairie, Jerry Whitehall in Cube 2: Hypercube and the voice of Diesel 10 in Thomas & the Magic Railroad.
Early Life
Crone was born in Toronto, Ontario on May 29, 1960. He attended Sir John A. MacDonald Collegiate Institute and then studied radio and television arts at Ryerson Polytechnical Institute before earning a degree in education from the University of Toronto. He taught English and drama for three years at King City Secondary School before launching his acting career. He would land a role at Toronto’s The Second City Touring Company before moving onto its main stage.
Career
Crone did the voices of Gordon the Big Engine, Diesel 10 and Splatter from the film Thomas & the Magic Railroad. He provided the voice of Phillip the Concierge in the My Secret Identity episode "Sour Grapes". He has also starred in I Love Mummy, The Red Green Show, the CTV series Power Play and American Psycho 2: All American Girl. He is also known for being a panelist on the Vancouver-based game show The Next Line and was the host of a children's game show called Wild Guess.
Crone portrayed radio host Fred Tupper on the CBC Television situation comedy series Little Mosque on the Prairie. He also voiced Robert on the animated series Iggy Arbuckle, Reverend McRee in Bob and Doug and Dwayne in Total Drama Presents: The Ridonculous Race. Crone has appeared on international and syndicated shows such as Get Focused Radio with Kate Hennessy.
He also writes regular articles for the Durham Region's This Week newspaper Neil lives with his partner Kathryn Kelly in Port Perry.
Filmography
Live-Action Dubbing
Films
- Thomas & the Magic Railroad (2000) - Diesel 10, Splatter
Animation Dubbing
Animated Series
- The Mr. Men Show (1997-1999) - Mr. Nosey, Mr. Bump, Mr. Messy, Mr. Silly, Mr. Jelly, Mr. Lazy, Mr. Bounce, Mr. Impossible, Mr. Rush, Mr. Tall, Mr. Wrong, Mr. Mischief, Mr. Busy, Mr. Grumble, Additional Voices
- Miss BG (2005-2008) - Dad
- My Big Big Friend (2010-2014) - Yuri's Dad
Anime Dubbing
Anime
- Knights of the Zodiac (1986-1989) - Mitsumasa Kido, Additional Voices
- Slam Dunk (1993-1996) - Dr. T, Additional Voices
- Pecola (2001-2002) - Dr. Chu
External Links
- Neil Crone at the Internet Movie Database
- Neil Crone at Anime News Network's encyclopedia