Anthony Joseph Alcantar (born in 1959 or 1960) is an American actor. He has done

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work with the Windy City Women Improv Troupe, acted in TV shows and films, provided

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for TV animation and video games, and worked as a

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Early life

Alcantar was born and raised in

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. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in theater and MFA in acting from the Theatre Conservatory at Roosevelt University.

Career

Alcantar toured and performed with

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in both

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and

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. From 1989 to 1998, Alcantar taught at the Players Workshop of the Second City, directing 16 shows there. After relocating to

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, in 1999, Alcantar landed guest star or recurring roles on numerous shows, including ''

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'', '' Dead Like Me'', '' Da Vinci's Inquest'', '' The Dead Zone'', '' The Collector'', '' Andromeda'', '' Dark Angel'', ''

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'', '' Strange World'', '' Honey I Shrunk the Kids'', '' Just Deal'', '' Cold Squad'', '' Los Luchadores'', '' The Outer Limits'', and ''

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''. He had a recurring role on NBC's series ''

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''. Alcantar performed in the mockumentary '' Best in Show'', the all-improvised film directed by

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. He also appeared in ''MVPII'', ''The Rhino Brothers'', '' Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever'', ''The Charlie's Angels Story'', ''Chestnut: Hero of Central Park'', '' Hope Springs'', ''

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'', '' His and Her Christmas'' and '' In the Land of Women''. Alcantar has had lead and principal roles in the animated shows ''Slammin' Sammy'', '' Being Ian'', '' Alienators: Evolution Continues'', '' Inspector Gadget and the Gadgetinis'', '' Kong: The Animated Series'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. He has provided both voice and body to the upcoming

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' video game '' The Godfather: The Game'' and did multiple voices for '' SSX On Tour''. Alcantar has also been the dialect coach on the features '' Slither'', '' Whisper'', and '' The Wicker Man''. He has worked as a dialect coach on the TV shows '' Fargo'' and ''

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''. In 2017, he played a minor role as the Mayor of Fillydelphia in the '' My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic'' season seven episode "A Royal Problem".

Notable students

* Sean Hayes, Emmy winner, and star of ''

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'' studied under Tony at the Players Workshop of The Second City. * Stephnie Weir, star of ''

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'', studied under Tony at the Players Workshop of The Second City in the 1990s. * Grace Park, who plays Boomer in ''

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'' studied with Tony at Improv Chicago in Vancouver.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

References

External links

Windy City Women
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Alcantar, Tony Male actors from Chicago American male comedians American impressionists (entertainers) American male television actors Living people Roosevelt University alumni Roosevelt University faculty Comedians from Chicago Year of birth missing (living people)