Lee William Tockar (born February 11, 1969) is a Canadian

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and visual artist who works for several studios in

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, Canada. He is also a writer of children's literature, a musician, sculptor, illustrator and collected painter. Tockar is best known for his work on '' My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic'' (as Snips and at least 8 other roles), Ripster in '' Street Sharks'', Bibble in Barbie: Fairytopia, Eugene "Bling Bling Boy" Hamilton in ''

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'', George in ''

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'', Doktor Frogg in '' League of Super Evil'', the titular character of '' Yakkity Yak'', Fidgel from '' 3-2-1 Penguins!'', and the evil Makuta Teridax in the

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films. He also founded FanBuilt.com.

Early life

At the age of five, Tockar told his mother that he wanted to "grow up to be a cartoon". Tockar did not initially understand the concept of a cartoon when he made the statement. At the age of ten, Tockar won first place in a talent show for his vocal impersonations of

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and

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. At the age of 12, Tockar won his first public speaking award for reading a two-thousand word essay on horror films. During his teenage years, before graduating from Kelowna Secondary School, Lee opened a graphic arts business which enabled him to travel around British Columbia and paint wall murals for restaurants. In 1988, he won the British Columbia Playwright competition for his original work, "Confessions", which was performed at the Waterfront Theatre on

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in Vancouver, British Columbia. A year later in 1989, he was runner-up for his second play, "You Obviously Weren't Listening". In 2008, Tockar was presented with the 2008 Electronic Animation Award for "Best Male Voice-over Artist of the Year" for his portrayal of George in ''

''; the award was handed to him by ''

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'' creator and actor

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Career

Tockar is signed under the Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists and the Union of British Columbia Performers. Tockar was nominated for the 2012 UBCP/ACTRA Best Voice award. He is the president of Multi Mania Entertainment Incorporated and a co-artistic producer, writer and creator for Holy Molee Entertainment Incorporated. He is also the founding creator and CEO of Fanbuilt Productions. Tockar currently resides in Vancouver, British Columbia. In 2012, Tockar announced a new project, called FanBuilt, where animators and producers can collaborate on major projects and compete for prizes.

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