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Craig Ward Anton (born August 28, 1962 in Omaha, Nebraska) is an American actor and comedian. Anton is most notable for being one of the original cast of comedians on sketch comedy series MADtv and for his role as Lloyd Diffy in the Disney Channel series Phil of the Future.

Biography

Anton was born and raised in Omaha, Nebraska. He is the eldest son of A.W. & Eileen McBay Anton and father of three children. Anton only has one younger brother name Brian (born 1970) and one younger sister name Megan (born 1977). Anton attended R.M. Marrs junior high school. He later graduated from Burke High School in 1980. Anton began his career as a comedian on the college circuit. In 1984 he traveled the Mediterranean and Middle East as part of an all-comedy USO tour. He spent two months in Turkey, Greece, Bahrain, Italy, Israel and Spain entertaining our troops. In 1985 he was named Showtime's Funniest Person in Nebraska.

As of March 2006, Anton currently lives in Los Angeles, California with his wife, two children, their Australian shepherd, Wayne and cat, Snow White.

Career

Madtv

Anton was supposed to appear in the first season of Madtv, but was replaced at the last minute by Bryan Callen. He still stayed on the show as a featured cast member until he was let go at the end of season three. Anton was the eighth cast member of Madtv.

Phil of the Future

In Phil of the Future Anton plays Lloyd Diffy, a father and a paranoid engineer trying to fix a broken time machine. Lloyd's main goal is to find a way so that he and his family can return to their home in the year 2121 from the year 2004, in which they find themselves stranded. In addition, Lloyd is a lover of older music and he works at a hardware store. He is also very paranoid about the government figuring out he and his family are from the future.

Other television projects

Anton co-starred in several television series. Among them are:

First Time Out (1995) — Nathan.
Madtv (1995) — Various Roles (1995-98).
The Army Show (1998) — Lt. Brandford Handy.
Random Play (1999) — Various Roles.
Primetime Glick (2001) — Various Roles (Season 1).
Tom Goes to the Mayor (animated series) (2004) — voice of city council member.
Phil of the Future (2004) — Lloyd Diffy.

Anton's credits include three television series such as:

Madtv (1995) — stand-up material (1995-98).
Random Play (1999) — Writer.
Express Yourself (2001) — Himself (2004-present).

Anton performed TV commercials for Mazda 626 automobiles. He had also appeared on the Disney Channel's Express Yourself commercials alongside other members of the Phil of the Future cast.

Anton guest starred in several television series such as:

Mr. Show with Bob and David (1995) — Expert Truck Singer.
Coach (1996) — Brian.
Premium Blend (1997) — Himself.
Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000) — Craig.
The King of Queens (2001) — Mitch.
Ally McBeal (2001) — Roger Clayton.
Lizzie McGuire (2001) — Mr. Pettus.
Late Friday (2001) — Himself.
Everybody Loves Raymond (2002) — Neil.
The King of Queens (2005) — Neal Berger.
Weekends at the D.L. (2005) — Winston Sicklebee.
Lucky (2003) — Unknown.

Film projects

He is currently working in the film D-WAR, which is in post-production.

Trivia

His last name is pronounced AN-TAWN.
He's married to Lesly Barr and has two daughters.
He plays the bass guitar.
He stands 6 feet 5 inches (1.96m) tall.
Had a recurring role as Mr. Pettus on the Disney Channel series Lizzie McGuire.

Helped his Phil of the Future'' co-star Ricky Ullman
moved to his own house.
His wife, Lesly Barr, is from Houston, Texas and graduated from Memorial High School.
His younger brother, Brian, is a film editor for the MGM Studios.
Their cat, Snow White, was named after a Walt Disney
character.
Not related to the actress Susan Anton
.
Shares the same birthday with singer LeAnn Rimes.

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