Tobias Huss (born December 9, 1966) is an American actor, known for portraying Artie in the

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series '' The Adventures of Pete & Pete'' (1993–1996). He is also known for his voice-over work on the long-running animated series ''

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'' (1997–2010) as

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and Cotton Hill, and his role as Felix "Stumpy" Dreifuss on HBO's '' Carnivàle'' (2003–2005). He played John Bosworth on the AMC original period drama '' Halt and Catch Fire''.

Early life

Huss was born in Marshalltown, Iowa, to Gerald and Elma Huss. His father was a high school chemistry teacher, and his mother was a cosmetics sales representative. He attended the

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, where he participated in

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before moving to

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to pursue an acting career.

Career

Toby Huss at SF Sketchfest 2016 (cropped)

In the early 1990s, Huss appeared in network promos for MTV, playing odd characters, including a crooner known at the time as Ol' Two Eyes, who sang lounge-singer versions of Dr. Dre's " Dre Day",

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", and

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's hit "Slam"; a James Bond-like spy named Cobalt; a leather fetishist with an abnormal affection for goats; a flannel-wearing doofus; and an angry

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named Reverend Tex Stoveheadbottom, who delivered fast-talking and descriptively detailed non sequitur tirades that usually included the phrase, "Go to Hell!" Other roles include the voices of Cotton Hill and

on ''

'' and "the Wiz", a boyfriend of

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in the episode " The Junk Mail" of ''

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''. From his parodies of Frank Sinatra, which were featured in the films ''

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'' and '' Down Periscope'', Huss has created a Sinatra-inspired character named Rudy Casoni.

Personal life

Huss is a single father and has one daughter, named Charlotte. In July 2014, Huss sold his home in Highland Park for $850,000.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

Web

Discography

*''S'no Balls'' (2004)

References

External links

*
Cinemad Podcast #16: Toby Huss
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