Jamie Alcroft (born January 18, 1949) is an American
comedian
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and
voice actor known for his voice-over work in movies, TV shows and video games and was half of the
comedy duo Mack & Jamie.
Biography
Early life and education
Alcroft is of English, Welsh, Irish and German ancestry. He earned a
Bachelor of Science in Communication from
Ohio University in 1971.
Career
Alcroft was working as a
disc jockey at a
Key West
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radio station in 1979 when cartoonist
Mack Dryden left a note for him at his studio. It read "You must be one of the funniest men in Key West; I'm the other one." The pair got to know one another and began performing as a
stand-up act in Key West.
They had been working together for less than two years when they were invited to appear on ''
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson''. That and other TV appearances led to their own
syndicated show in 1985, called ''Comedy Break''. They taped 125 half-hour shows in less than a year.
Their appearance on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, prompted Leno to call them,"The funniest Duo working today." Mack and Jamie continue to perform at Corporate Events around the world and have earned the reputation as Clean Comedians.
As a voice actor, Alcroft has provided numerous voices for animated series, commercials and video games such as ''Return to Castle Wolfenstein'', ''
Gears of War I'', ''
II'', ''
III
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Companies
* Information International, Inc., a computer technology company
* Innovative Interfaces, Inc., a library-software company
* 3i, formerly Investors in Industry, a British investment company
Other uses
* Ins ...
'' and ''
IV'' and ''
Call of Duty: United Offensive'' as Lieutenant Lehmkuhl and Sgt. Ramirez. He voiced Wheeljack in the
video game adaptation of ''Transformers: Dark Of The Moon'', several voices in ''
Ninja Gaiden 2
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'' and
Adam Sandler
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's ''
Eight Crazy Nights''. He also played the voice as the interviewer from the intro and epilogue of ''
Spyro the Dragon'' and other numerous dragons. Alcroft also voiced Dr. Dean in ''
Scooby-Doo! and the Witch's Ghost''.
He was named 2009 Westlake Village Citizen of the Year and has been voted one of the "25 Most Influential People" in
Ventura County. He has dedicated his life to raising funds for schools and charities, through local businesses partners.
He has teamed up with Phil Proctor of Firesign Theatre fame to write and perform "Boomers on a Bench" which can be seen on YouTube and Facebook weekly.
Marriage and children
Alcroft is married to two-time Emmy award winning figure skating choreographer
Sarah Kawahara. The couple have three children: Alysse,
Hayley and Thatcher.
Personal life
In 2017, Alcroft had a
heart transplant.
Filmography
Film
Television
Video games
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References
External links
*
Mack & Jamie
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1949 births
Living people
American businesspeople
American male video game actors
American male voice actors
American people of English descent
American people of German descent
American people of Irish descent
American people of Welsh descent
American radio DJs
American stand-up comedians
Place of birth missing (living people)
Ohio University alumni