Greg Lee (born March 3, 1962) is an American actor, voice actor, and comedian.
Biography
Lee was born in
Hebron, Nebraska. He attended
York College in
York, Nebraska, and
Oklahoma Christian University in
Oklahoma City
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in the early 1980s. Lee co-hosted (with
Molly Scott) Nickelodeon's variety show ''Total Panic'' from 1989 to 1990. From 1990 to 1991, he stayed on Nickelodeon to be an announcer for another show, ''Outta Here!'' He is best known for his roles as ACME's Special (later Senior) Agent in Charge of Training New Recruits on ''
Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?''
and as the voice of Mayor/Principal White on ''
Doug''. Lee got his start acting in television commercials and bit parts in different films and TV shows. He worked as a contestant coordinator on ''
Double Dare''. Lee currently is a player with Tokens, a variety show from Nashville, Tennessee, that performs at the
Ryman Auditorium
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. His character is Brother Preacher.
He was also hired for the pilot episode of the show ''
NewsRadio
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''.
Ray Romano was originally hired for the part, but he was fired before filming began.
Joe Rogan
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was hired to replace Romano and went on to star after the pilot.
Filmography
Discography
* ''
Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?'' (1992)
* ''
Carmen Sandiego: Out of This World'' (1994)
External links
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References
1962 births
People from Hebron, Nebraska
Male actors from Nebraska
American game show hosts
Living people
American male voice actors
Comedians from Nebraska
American male comedians
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