Jamie Alcroft (born January 18, 1949) is an American

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and

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known for his voice-over work in movies, TV shows and video games and was half of the

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Mack & Jamie.

Biography

Early life and education

Alcroft is of English, Welsh, Irish and German ancestry. He earned a

Bachelor of Science A Bachelor of Science (BS, BSc, B.S., B.Sc., SB, or ScB; from the Latin ') is a bachelor's degree that is awarded for programs that generally last three to five years. The first university to admit a student to the degree of Bachelor of Scienc ...

in Communication from

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in 1971.

Career

Alcroft was working as a

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at a

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radio station in 1979 when cartoonist

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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

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act in Key West. They had been working together for less than two years when they were invited to appear on ''

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''. That and other TV appearances led to their own syndicated show in 1985, called ''Comedy Break''. They taped 125 half-hour shows in less than a year. 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 ''

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'', '' Gears of War I'', '' II'', '' III'' and '' IV'' and '' Call of Duty: United Offensive'' as Lieutenant Lehmkuhl and Sgt. Ramirez. He voiced Wheeljack in the video game adaptation of ''Transformers: Dark Of The Moon'' and

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's ''

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''. He also played the voice as the interviewer from the intro and epilogue of ''

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'' 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

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. 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. The couple have three children: Alysse, Hayley and Thatcher.

Personal life

In 2017, Alcroft had a

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Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

References

External links

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Mack & Jamie
{{DEFAULTSORT:Alcroft, Jamie 1949 births Living people 21st-century American businesspeople American people of English descent American people of German descent American people of Welsh descent American male comedians American male video game actors American male voice actors American people of Irish descent American radio DJs American stand-up comedians Place of birth missing (living people) Ohio University alumni