Mark Thomas Little (born October 21, 1982) is a Canadian actor, comedian, writer, and producer. He is best known for his appearances on the

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'' Mr. D'', playing Simon Hunt, the Xavier Academy science teacher, and his work with Picnicface.

Personal

Little grew up in

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, and lived in

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and

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, before moving to

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. He currently resides in New York City.

Career

Comedy

Little is the former Humour Editor of Simon Fraser University's

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. He has performed at

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, the

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, and

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's "So You Think You're Funny" series. He is a member of the Halifax-based sketch comedy group Picnicface. The troupe has produced several successful viral videos, is featured on

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, and stars in the films '' Roller Town'' and '' Room for Rent''. Little is also the co-star of CTV's '' Space Riders: Division Earth'', a Power Rangers-themed web series that released its first season in 2014. The show won the 2015 Canadian Canadian Screen Award for best original webseries, and released a second season in 2017.

Television

Little portrayed Xavier Academy Science teacher Simon Hunt on the

sitcom '' Mr. D'' from 2012 until the show’s end in 2018, appearing in all 8 seasons.

Voice acting

Little's voice is featured in the

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video for an energy beverage called "Powerthirst" which holds over 32 million views. Little was subsequently hired to voice a drink ad inspired by the film ''

Idiocracy ''Idiocracy'' is a 2006 American science fiction comedy film co-produced and directed by Mike Judge from a screenplay written by Judge and Etan Cohen based on a story written by Judge. The plot follows United States Army librarian Joe Bauers ...

'' called "Brawndo: The Thirst Mutilator". Little created, writes and voices the title role in the VRV animated series '' Gary and His Demons''. He is the voice of Dino in the

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series Cupcake & Dino: General Services and voiced Dave the mall guard in Transformers: BotBots (TV series).

Podcast

Starting in March 2023, Little launched a podcast titled “How Can We Help?” with fellow comedian Jackie Pirico. Occasionally joined by guest hosts, Little and Pirico respond with advice to listeners’ letters. Each episode ends with a celebrity advice segment, in which the hosts respond to “letters” from famous figures stuck in conundrums, such as a letter from a man named Jafar who aspired to become a sultan.

Honours and awards

In 2019, Little won the

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for Best Performance in a Feature Film for Room for Rent. In 2008, Little was named Best Comedian by the readers of Halifax's The Coast, and appeared on the cover of the November 6, 2008, edition. Little also beat out 63 comics to win first place and $25,000 in Yuk Yuk's 2009 Great Canadian Laugh Off, a nationwide comedy competition.

Praise

Mark Little has been called a "budding Canadian treasure" by Funny Business and described as "one of the best comic storytellers around" by NOW Magazine Toronto.

References

External links

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