Greg Lee (actor)
{{short description|American actor}}
{{BLP sources|date=April 2020}}
{{Infobox person
|name=Greg Lee
|birth_date={{birth date and age|1962|3|3}}
|birth_place=Hebron, Nebraska, U.S.
|occupation=Actor, voice actor, comedian
|years_active=1989–present
}}
Greg Lee (born March 3, 1962) is an American actor, voice actor, and comedian.
Biography
Lee was born in Hebron, Nebraska. He attended York College in York, Nebraska, and Oklahoma Christian University in Oklahoma City in the early 1980s. Lee co-hosted (with Molly Scott) Nickelodeon's variety show Total Panic from 1989 to 1990. From 1990 to 1991, he stayed on Nickelodeon to be an announcer for another show, Outta Here! He is best known for his roles as ACME's Special (later Senior) Agent in Charge of Training New Recruits on Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-02-21-tv-956-story.html|title=Focus : Who in the World Is Greg Lee?|date=1993-02-21|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-04}}{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/12/carmen-sandiego-january-premiere-date-netflix-gina-rodriguez-finn-wolfhard-1202517531/|title='Carmen Sandiego' Gets January Premiere Date On Netflix|last=Petski|first=Denise|date=2018-12-10|website=Deadline|language=en|access-date=2020-04-04}} and as the voice of Mayor/Principal White on Doug. Lee got his start acting in television commercials and bit parts in different films and TV shows. He worked as a contestant coordinator on Double Dare. Lee currently is a player with Tokens, a variety show from Nashville, Tennessee, that performs at the Ryman Auditorium. His character is Brother Preacher.
He was also hired for the pilot episode of the show NewsRadio. Ray Romano was originally hired for the part, but he was fired before filming began. Joe Rogan was hired to replace Romano and went on to star after the pilot.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cracked.com/article_35658_joe-rogan-replaced-me-on-newsradio.html|title=Joe Rogan Replaced Me on 'Newsradio'|date=2022-10-17|website=Cracked|language=en|access-date=2023-02-19}}
Filmography
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! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |
1989
| Himself (host) | Game show |
1990
| Sesame Street Visits The Firehouse | Firefighter | Made a cameo appearance as a firefighter. Did not speak, but sang a part of a song in the video. |
1990–1991
| Outta Here! | Himself (announcer) | Game show |
1991–1995
| Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? | Himself (host) & Other Various Informants | Game show |
1991–1999
| Doug | style=white-space:nowrap;"|Mayor/Principal White | Voice role |
1993
| School Teacher | 3 episodes, "Who is Max Mouse?" arc |
1995
| Rick | Pilot episode |
1995–1996
| Nitro! | Himself (host) | Game show |
1999
| Mayor/Principal White | Voice role, film |
2000
| Crazy Al | 1 episode, "Kate Works for Drew" |
2000
| The Giving Tree | Man in Bed | Film |
2001
| Father | 1 episode, "Melt Down" |
2004
| Chaos Theory | Motel Man | Short film |
2005
| Rob | 1 episode, "George's Extreme Makeover: Holmes Edition" |
2006
| Principal McGowan | Drama film |
2010
|WLF Leader |Sequel to Eye of the Dolphin |
2011
| Killer |Shades |Short film |
2013
| The Between |Jay |Film based on the novel of the same name |
Discography
External links
- {{IMDb name|0497339|Greg Lee}}
References
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Category:People from Hebron, Nebraska
Category:Male actors from Nebraska
Category:American game show hosts
Category:American male voice actors
Category:Comedians from Nebraska
Category:American male comedians
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