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

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

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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 ''Dead Like Me'' is an American comedy-drama television series starring Ellen Muth and Mandy Patinkin as grim reapers who reside and work in Seattle, Washington. Filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia, the show was created by Bryan Fuller for ...

'', ''

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'', '' The Dead Zone'', ''

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'', '' Andromeda'', '' Dark Angel'', ''

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'', '' Strange World'', '' Honey I Shrunk the Kids'', ''

Just Deal ''Just Deal'' is a comedy-drama series that aired Saturday mornings on NBC as a part of the network's TNBC lineup. The series premiered on September 23, 2000 and ended on September 7, 2002. Premise The show revolves around Dylan Roberts, an ordi ...

'', ''

Cold Squad ''Cold Squad'' is a Canadian police procedural television series that premiered on CTV on January 23, 1998, at 10 p.m., and ran for seven seasons. Led by Sergeant Ali McCormick ( Julie Stewart), a team of homicide detectives from the Vancouver Pol ...

'', ''

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'', '' The Outer Limits'', and ''

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''. He had a recurring role on

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'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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'', ''

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'' 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 spinoff incarnations#Gadget and the Gadgetinis, Inspector Gadget and the Gadgetinis'', ''Kong: The Animated Series'', ''Gundam Wing'', ''

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'', and '' MegaMan NT Warrior''. 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 ''

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''. Alcantar has also been the dialect coach on the features '' Slither'', ''

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'', and ''

The Wicker Man ''The Wicker Man'' is a 1973 British folk horror film directed by Robin Hardy and starring Edward Woodward, Britt Ekland, Diane Cilento, Ingrid Pitt, and Christopher Lee. The screenplay by Anthony Shaffer, inspired by David Pinner's 1967 ...

''. He has worked as a dialect coach on the TV shows '' Fargo'' and '' Fear the Walking Dead''. 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

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, Emmy winner, and star of ''

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'' studied under Tony at the Players Workshop of The Second City. *

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, 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
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