Dwayne Hill (born June 5, 1966) is a Canadian actor. In 2009, he was nominated for two
Gemini awards
The Gemini Awards were awards given by the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television between 1986–2011 to recognize the achievements of Canada's English-language television industry. The Gemini Awards are analogous to the Emmy Awards given in th ...
, one in the solo category for ''
Grossology'', the other, which he won, was for best ensemble in ''
Atomic Betty''. Overall, he has voiced over 20 animated series, playing hundreds of voices as well as voicing over 100 commercials each year. He voiced Cat in the PBS animated series ''
Peg + Cat
PEG or peg may refer to:
Devices
* Clothes peg, a fastener used to hang up clothes for drying
* Tent peg, a spike driven into the ground for holding a tent to the ground
* Tuning peg, used to hold a string in the pegbox of a stringed instrumen ...
'' which was nominated for an
Emmy Award
The Emmy Awards, or Emmys, are an extensive range of awards for artistic and technical merit for the television industry. A number of annual Emmy Award ceremonies are held throughout the year, each with their own set of rules and award categor ...
among the best performances in animated series.
Career
His biggest on-camera roles include playing Coach Carr in ''
Mean Girls
''Mean Girls'' is a 2004 American teen comedy film directed by Mark Waters and written by Tina Fey. It stars Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams, Tim Meadows, Ana Gasteyer, Amy Poehler, and Fey. The film follows Cady Heron (Lohan), a naïve t ...
'', ''The Safety of Objects'' which premiered at the 2001
Toronto International Film Festival
The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF, often stylized as tiff) is one of the most prestigious and largest publicly attended film festivals in the world. Founded in 1976, the festival takes place every year in early September. The organi ...
, and ''The Truth About the Head'', which won 3 awards at the 2003
Cannes film festival
The Cannes Film Festival (; ), until 2003 called the International Film Festival ('), is the most prestigious film festival in the world.
Held in Cannes, France, it previews new films of all genres, including documentaries, from all around ...
including the Kodak short film award. Hill has appeared in over 100 commercials, including the Bud Light spot "Mr. Silent Killer Gas Passer" for the ''
Real Men of Genius'' campaign, which won a
Gold Clio in Cannes. From 1997-2003, Hill played "Mr. Voiceman", the off-camera announcer on the
YTV game show ''
Uh Oh!''
Roles
*''
Daniel Spellbound'' - Tyson
*''
Peg + Cat
PEG or peg may refer to:
Devices
* Clothes peg, a fastener used to hang up clothes for drying
* Tent peg, a spike driven into the ground for holding a tent to the ground
* Tuning peg, used to hold a string in the pegbox of a stringed instrumen ...
'' - Cat
*''
Grojband
''Grojband'' (Blend word, portmanteau for "garage" and "band") is a Canadian animated television series created by Todd Kauffman and Mark Thornton for Teletoon in Canada and Cartoon Network in the United States. Produced by Fresh TV and Neptoon S ...
'' - Buzz Newsworthy/Metrognome/Torbo/Gary
*''
Babar and the Adventures of Badou
''Babar and the Adventures of Badou'' is an animated children's television series that premiered in 2010 based on Babar the Elephant, a character created by Jean and Laurent de Brunhoff. The series takes place several years after the original ...
'' - Heropotamus
*''
Scaredy Squirrel'' - Hatton
*''
Jimmy Two-Shoes
''Jimmy Two-Shoes'' (also known as ''JTS''; or as ''Jimmy Cool'' in most parts of Europe, Asia, and Israel) is a Canadian animated children's television series created by Edward Kay and Sean Scott. It was produced by Breakthrough Entertainment ...
'' - Samy
*''
Yin Yang Yo!
''Yin Yang Yo!'' is an animated television series created by Bob Boyle for Jetix. Produced by Walt Disney Television Animation as the third Jetix original series, it first aired on August 26, 2006, as a sneak peek and premiered on September 4, ...
'' - Dave
*''
Pandalian'' - Abby and Gold
*''
Dex Hamilton: Alien Entomologist'' - Dex Hamilton
*''
Skatoony'' - Hoo the Gorillia/Colonel Zeppo
*''
Atomic Betty'' - Minimus P.U./B-1/Spindly Tam Kanushu/Roger/Dodger
*''
Jacob Two-Two
''Jacob Two-Two'' is a series of children's books written by Canadian author Mordecai Richler: ''Jacob Two-Two Meets the Hooded Fang'' (1975), ''Jacob Two-Two and the Dinosaur'' (1987) and ''Jacob Two-Two's First Spy Case'' (1995) written by Mor ...
'' - Principal I.M. Greedyguts
*''
Seven Little Monsters'' - Three
*''
Marvin the Tap-Dancing Horse'' - Fast-Talking Jack
*''
Maggie and the Ferocious Beast'' - Nedley
*''
The Dumb Bunnies'' - Bill Uppity
*''
Braceface'' - Dr. Hertz
*''
Total Drama Action''/''
Total DramaRama
''Total DramaRama'' (originally titled ''Total Drama Daycare'') is an animated comedy children's television series created by Tom McGillis and Jennifer Pertsch that premiered on Cartoon Network in the United States on September 1, 2018, and o ...
'' - Josh
*''
Stoked'' - Buster
*''
Moville Mysteries'' - Coach Coach Konkout
*''
Willa's Wild Life
''Willa's Wild Life'' is an animated television series based on Dan Yaccarino's book '' An Octopus Followed Me Home.'' The series originally aired on Qubo in the United States (and has been put back on Qubo's schedule from 2019 to 2020), YTV in ...
'' - Inky the Penguin/Burt the Bear/Wallace the Walrus/Lou the Elephant/Dr. Fector/Mr. Tremble
*''
The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature'' - Police Officer/Additional Voices
*''
Norman Picklestripes'' - Norm
*''
Mean Girls
''Mean Girls'' is a 2004 American teen comedy film directed by Mark Waters and written by Tina Fey. It stars Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams, Tim Meadows, Ana Gasteyer, Amy Poehler, and Fey. The film follows Cady Heron (Lohan), a naïve t ...
'' - Coach Carr
References
External links
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* http://www.metacafe.com/watch/746658/mr_silent_killer_gas_passer
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1966 births
Living people
Canadian male video game actors
Canadian male voice actors
Game show announcers
Male actors from Mississauga
21st-century Canadian male actors
20th-century Canadian male actors
Canadian male television actors
Canadian male film actors