Ron Pardo is a Canadian actor and comedian. He has performed roles in over 90 animated series. On ''

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'', Pardo has voiced Cap'n Turbot since the first episode, and later voiced the breakout villain Mayor Humdinger as well as various other characters. Pardo is also known for playing a wide variety of celebrities on the

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series '' History Bites''.

Early life

Pardo was born in Chatham,

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to Anna Mae (née Antaya) and Douglas Pardo. He was raised in Pardoville (named after his ancestors), a small farming hamlet near his birthplace. He went to school in nearby Blenheim, and later studied radio and television at

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in Toronto, followed by working on-air and as a copywriter at CFCO Radio. Pardo later attended the

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to study education and worked as a teacher for 12 years in Cambridge, Ontario.

Career

Ron Pardo realized early on that he had a talent for mimicry, first of cartoon characters and later of celebrities. In 1994, he started performing stand-up comedy, and in 1995, he resigned his teaching position, having won ''

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Search for Canada's Funniest New Comic Award''. He headlined at comedy clubs and corporate events for several years. In 1997, Pardo came to the attention of Rick Green, former member of The Frantics. Green hired Pardo to perform several characters for the pilot of Rick's new show ''History Bites''. Pardo starred on the show for five seasons, plus several specials, receiving ensemble cast

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nominations in 2000, 2005, and 2008. Pardo provides the voices of Cap'n Turbot and Mayor Humdinger in ''

'' and reprised both roles in '' Paw Patrol: The Movie'', and its 2023 sequel. Maxum Man in ''

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'', Newton in later episodes of ''

Ned's Newt ''Ned's Newt'' is an animated television series created by Andy Knight and Mike Burgess and co-produced by Nelvana and German company TV-Loonland AG, TMO Film GmbH (later renamed as "TMO-Loonland Film GmbH" in seasons 2–3) in conjunction with ...

'', and Rupert McKenzie in '' Bob & Doug'', for which he received a 2010 ACTRA outstanding voice performance nomination. He also voices the title character "Quest" in the

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animated TV series '' World of Quest'', along with the voice of his sidekick, Graer. Pardo plays many characters, such as Hal-G, in the Spin Master animated series ''

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''. His other animated voice work includes roles in ''

Almost Naked Animals ''Almost Naked Animals'' is a Canadian animated television series co-produced by 9 Story Media Group for YTV. The series was created by Noah Z. Jones, and is based upon an art website that he created in 2005. The series premiered on January 7, ...

'', ''

Wishfart ''Wishfart'' is a Canadian urban fantasy comedy animated television series created by John Hazlett, Lienne Sawatsky and Daniel Williams. The series was produced by Wishfart Productions Inc. in association with Nelvana and Corus Entertainment, wit ...

'', '' Totally Spies'', ''

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'', ''

Braceface ''Braceface'' is a coming-of-age teen drama animated television series co-produced by Nelvana Limited and Jade Animation (Shenzhen) Company that aired on Teletoon (now known as "Cartoon Network" in Canada). The show features U.S. actress Alicia ...

'', and '' Ace Ventura: Pet Detective''. In 2023, Pardo took over the voice role of Digit LeBoid in

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' ''

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'', following the death of the original voice actor,

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