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Jamie Alcroft
Birth Date:18 January 1949
Birth Place:Youngstown, Ohio, United States
Medium:Stand-up, television
Active:1978–present
Spouse:Sarah Kawahara
Children:3, including Hayley
Alma Mater:Ohio University (B.S., Communication, 1971)

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.

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

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1985Comedy BreakHimself
1990Open HouseRobin LeachEpisode: "First Impressions"
1999Arli$$Episode: "The Changing of the Guard"
1999Rocket PowerRhinoVoice, episode: "Twister's Cuz / Big Thursday"
1999Katie JoplinMr. KosloffEpisode: "Parent Trap"
2002RugratsToby Turtle / CustomerVoice, episode: "Cynthia Comes Alive / Trading Phil"
2003Most Extreme Elimination ChallengeVoice ActorVoice, episode: "Meat Handlers and Cartoon Voice Actors"
2003Primetime GlickReporterEpisode: "Chris Elliot"
2005Justice League UnlimitedVance / Esposito / LarryVoice, 2 episodes
2005Additional 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
2000Civil War Weapons Officer / Freighter Captain 2 / Altair Star Captain / Soorex
2001AT-PT Driver / Javelin Submarine Captain / Sio Bibble
2001 Return to Castle Wolfenstein Jack Stone, Additional voices
2003Quest for SaddamSaddam's Double / Tom Brokaw / Popeye / Shawn Connery
2003Alter EchoStome
2004 Lt. Lemhkul, Sgt. Ramirez, Additional voices[9]
2004EverQuest IIFrum Zoomly / Torlig the Alchemist / Sir Laughlin
2005 Additional voices
2006 Gears of War Victor Hoffman
2008 Gears of War 2 Victor Hoffman
2011 Transformers: Dark of the MoonWheeljack, additional voices
2011Gears of War 3 Victor Hoffman
2011Admiral Shai / Councillor Jalta / Gavon Kroan / General Durant / Master Cerik / Rinnas Edu / Warden Playt
2012 Ninja Gaiden 3 LOA Chairman
2015 Otto
2016 Gears of War 4 Victor Hoffman

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Disney Starlet Hayley Kiyoko on Keeping Grounded in Hollywood. Pacific Citizen. Nalea J. Ko. May 9, 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20111108210448/http://www.pacificcitizen.org/node/899. November 8, 2011. mdy-all.
  2. Web site: Fall 2001 Ohio Today Online - Bobcat Tracks . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060908195226/http://www.ohiou.edu/ohiotoday/fall01/tracks/70s.html . 2006-09-08 .
  3. News: Susan . Prazen . When Comedians Get Home the Adrenalin Starts Flowing . The Miami Herald . 1984-05-27 . 1B .
  4. News: Pair Rockets Into TV Comedy . Sacramento Bee . 1985-12-13 . S11 .
  5. News: Two Aren't Consistently Twice As Funny As One . Sacramento Bee . 1986-05-01 . S04 . Mack Dryden and Jamie Alcroft, whose syndicated 'Comedy Break' TV show started but failed to finish the season on Sacramento's KRBK... .
  6. Web site: Jamie Alcroft Honored as Westlake Village "Citizen of the Year". September 8, 2009.
  7. News: Laurie K. . Schenden . Family; Disney History, Packed on Ice; Skate show brings together characters from 75 years of entertainment . Los Angeles Times . 2000-12-21 . F45 . Married to Jamie Alcroft, half of the comedy team Mac and Jamie, Kawahara takes their three kids along during rehearsals in Florida ....
  8. Web site: Jamie Alcroft & Heart Transplants. 30 November 2017 .
  9. Web site: Behind The Voice Actors - Jamie Alcroft. Behind The Voice Actors. May 6, 2020.