Toby Huss
{{short description|American actor (born 1966)}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Toby Huss
| alias = Rottilio Michieli, Rottilio Bettini
| image = Toby Huss @ Bowery Ballroom (February, 2012).jpg
| caption = Huss in 2012
| birth_name = Tobias Huss
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1966|12|9}}
| birth_place = Marshalltown, Iowa, U.S.
| alma_mater = University of Iowa
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 1984–present
| children = 1
| website =
}}
Tobias Huss (born December 9, 1966) is an American actor. He is known for portraying Artie in the Nickelodeon series The Adventures of Pete & Pete (1993–1996). He is also known for his voice-over work on the long-running animated series King of the Hill (1997–2010) as Kahn Souphanousinphone and Cotton Hill, and his role as Felix "Stumpy" Dreifuss on HBO's Carnivàle (2003–2005).{{cite web |url=http://www.undergroundfilmjournal.com/cinemad-podcast-toby-huss/ |title=Cinemad Podcast: Toby Huss |work=Underground Film Journal |date=April 18, 2013 |access-date=11 August 2019 |first=Mike |last=Everleth |archive-date=10 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191010062426/http://www.undergroundfilmjournal.com/cinemad-podcast-toby-huss/ |url-status=live }} He played John Bosworth on the AMC original period drama Halt and Catch Fire.{{cite web |url=http://blogs.amctv.com/halt-and-catch-fire/2014/06/halt-and-catch-fire-qa-toby-huss-john-bosworth/ |title=Halt and Catch Fire Q&A – Toby Huss (John Bosworth) |work=AMC Network Entertainment LLC. |date=June 2014 |access-date=11 August 2019 |first=Shavonne |last=Bell |archive-date=28 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150428140559/http://blogs.amctv.com/halt-and-catch-fire/2014/06/halt-and-catch-fire-qa-toby-huss-john-bosworth/ |url-status=live }}
Life and career
=Early life=
Huss was born on December 9, 1966, in Marshalltown, Iowa, to Gerald and Elma Huss. His father was a high school chemistry teacher, and his mother was a cosmetics sales representative.{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/196346/Toby-Huss/biography |title=Toby Huss - Biography |access-date=11 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140716171330/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/196346/Toby-Huss/biography |archive-date=16 July 2014 |department=Movies & TV Dept. |work=The New York Times |publisher=Baseline & All Movie Guide |author=Nathan Southern |date=2014 |url-status=dead }} He attended the University of Iowa, where he participated in No Shame Theatre before moving to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career.{{cite web |url=http://www.fandango.com/tobyhuss/biography/p196346 |title=Toby Huss Biography |work=Fandango |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715091650/http://www.fandango.com/tobyhuss/biography/p196346 |archive-date=15 July 2014 |author=Rovi |access-date=11 August 2019}}
=Acting career=
File:Toby Huss at SF Sketchfest 2016 (cropped).jpg in 2016]]
In the early 1990s, Huss appeared in network promos for MTV, playing characters such as Ol' Two Eyes, who sang lounge-singer versions of Dr. Dre's "Dre Day", Cypress Hill's "Insane in the Brain", Pearl Jam's "Jeremy", and Onyx's "Slam"; a James Bond-like spy named Cobalt; a leather fetishist with an abnormal affection for goats; a flannel-wearing doofus; and an angry redneck named Reverend Tex Stoveheadbottom, who delivered fast-talking and descriptively detailed non sequitur tirades that usually included the phrase, "Go to Hell!". From 1993-1996, he played Artie, the Strongest Man in the World on Nickelodeon's The Adventures of Pete & Pete. Other roles include the voices of Cotton Hill and Kahn Souphanousinphone on King of the Hill and "the Wiz", a boyfriend of Elaine Benes in the Seinfeld episode "The Junk Mail".
From his parodies of Frank Sinatra, which were featured in the films Vegas Vacation and Down Periscope, and the show Halt and Catch Fire, Huss has created a Sinatra-inspired character named Rudy Casoni.{{cite web|url=http://theoriginalvangoghsearanthology.com/2013/09/02/an-interview-with-toby-huss/|title=An interview with Toby Huss|publisher=The Original Van Gogh's Ear Anthology|date=September 3, 2013|access-date=July 14, 2014|archive-date=July 15, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715004752/http://theoriginalvangoghsearanthology.com/2013/09/02/an-interview-with-toby-huss/|url-status=live}} Huss released a 2003 album under Casoni's name called S'no Balls.{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/14700882-Rudy-Casoni-Sno-Balls|website=Discogs|title=Rudy Casoni – S'no Balls|accessdate=October 6, 2024}} As Huss put it in an interview with Paper, "You’d think he was a normal crooner, then he kind of gets dark."{{cite web|website=Paper|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/tv/halt-and-catch-fire/toby-huss-talks-halt-and-catch-fire-and-embracing|title=Toby Huss Talks Halt and Catch Fire, and Embracing the Darkness|first=Ross|last=Bonaime|date=May 21, 2015|accessdate=October 6, 2024}}
Personal life
Huss is a single father and has one daughter, named Charlotte.{{cite news|last=O'Neal|first=Sean|date=September 4, 2019|title=How Toby Huss Became Hollywood's Favorite Fake Texan|url=https://www.texasmonthly.com/arts-entertainment/toby-huss-cotton-hill-john-bosworth/|url-status=live|work=Texas Monthly|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230322175516/https://www.texasmonthly.com/arts-entertainment/toby-huss-cotton-hill-john-bosworth/|archive-date=March 22, 2023|access-date=December 13, 2023}} He is also a multidisciplinary artist, painter, and photographer.{{cite news|last=Roe|first=Mike|date=January 6, 2023|title=How TV Texan Toby Huss Turned Childhood Trauma Into Giant Paintings|url=https://laist.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/how-tv-texan-toby-huss-turned-childhood-trauma-into-giant-paintings|url-status=live|work=LAist|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230417205146/https://laist.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/how-tv-texan-toby-huss-turned-childhood-trauma-into-giant-paintings|archive-date=April 17, 2023|access-date=December 13, 2023}}
Filmography
| class="wikitable"
|+Key | style="background:#FFFFCC;"| {{dagger|alt=Not yet released}} |Denotes works that have not yet been released |
=Film=
| class = "wikitable sortable"
! Year ! Title ! Role ! class = "unsortable" | Notes |
| 1984
| The Adventures of Roo | Pat Schliesman | Short film |
| 1989
| Clerk | |
| 1994
| Hand Gun | Ted | |
| 1995
| Kenny | |
| rowspan="5"| 1996
| Dogs: The Rise and Fall of an All-Girl Bookie Joint | Sammy Cybernowski | |
| Down Periscope
| Nitro | |
| Beavis and Butt-Head Do America
| Concierge |
| Dear God
| Doubting Thomas Minister | |
| Jerry Maguire
| Steve Remo | |
| 1997
| Fake I.D. Salesman | Uncredited |
| rowspan="2"| 1998
| Cameron | |
| Shock Television
| Donut Shop Patron | |
| rowspan="3"| 1999
| The Wetonkawa Flash | Unknown | |
| The Mod Squad
| Red | |
| Clubland
| Rastus | |
| rowspan="2"| 2000
| Jerry, Alejandro, Beach Jock, Sportscaster, Lance | |
| A Good Baby
| AmeriShine |Voice |
| rowspan="2"| 2001
| Puff's Father | |
| Beyond the City Limits
| Dykes | |
| 2002
| Tennessee O'Neal |
| 2006
| Spook | |
| rowspan="3"| 2007
| Glen | |
| Balls of Fury
| Groundskeeper | |
| Have Dreams, Will Travel
| Deputy Raymond Ward | |
| rowspan="2"| 2009
| Bert Green | |
| Cryptic
| Lee | |
| rowspan="2"| 2010
| Wilson | |
| Alpha and Omega
| Truck Stop Employee |
| rowspan="2"| 2011
| Roy Murphy | |
| God Bless America
| Man With Cellphone | |
| rowspan="5"| 2013
| Dr. Yeager | |
| 42
| |
| Hair Brained
| Whittman Moderator | |
| R.I.P.D.
| Deado |
| Enough Said
| Peter | |
| 2014
| The Occupants | Father | |
| rowspan="4"| 2015
| Dr. Joseph | |
| Little Boy
| Colonel Bob | |
| Equals
| George | |
| Martyrs
| Fenton | |
| rowspan="5"| 2016
| Harris | |
| Havenhurst
| Wayne | |
| Ghostbusters
| Officer Stevenson | |
| Heaven's Floor
| Ed | |
| Buster's Mal Heart
| Deputy Winston | |
| rowspan="3"| 2017
| Betcher | |
| Take Me
| Officer Judkins | |
| Big Bear
|Cop | |
| rowspan="4"| 2018
| Billy Broadhurst | |
| Destroyer
| Gil Lawson | |
| Halloween
| Ray Nelson | |
| City of Lies
| Detective Fred Miller | |
| 2019
| Hog Jaws | |
| rowspan="2"| 2020
| Joe | |
| The Rental
| Taylor | |
| rowspan="2"| 2021
| Copshop | Anthony Lamb | |
| Birds of Paradise
| Scott Sanders |
| rowspan="3"|2022
| Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe | Todd Ianuzzi |
| Blonde
| Whitey | |
| Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
| Nick Yankovic | |
| rowspan="2"|2023
| Pendleton Duvall | |
| Fast Charlie
| Benny | |
| 2024
| MaXXXine | Coroner | |
| 2024
| Al Wilmington | |
| 2025
| Weapons | Captain Ed | Post-production |
=Television=
| class = "wikitable sortable"
! Year ! Title ! Role ! class = "unsortable" | Notes |
| 1993–1996
| The Adventures of Pete & Pete | Artie, the Strongest Man in the World | 11 episodes |
| 1994–1997, 2011, 2022–2023 | Todd Ianuzzi, Henry, various | Voice, 25 episodes (under the name of Rottilio Michieli from 1994 to 1997) |
| 1995–1999
| Jack Frost, Junior, Guard #2 | 3 episodes |
| 1997
| Seinfeld | Jack, The Wiz | Episode: "The Junk Mail" |
| 1997–2010
| Kahn Souphanousinphone, Sr., Cotton Hill, Additional voices | Voice, 150 episodes |
| 1998
| Cpl. Rusty Link | 13 episodes |
| 1999
| Hercules | Additional voices | Episode: "Hercules and the Aetolian Amphora" |
| 1999–2000
| Himself | Writer |
| 2000–2002
| Nikki | Jupiter | Series regular; 41 episodes |
| 2001
| Rikki / Pirate Rats |
| 2002
| Coach / FPC Floating Head | Voice, episode: "Shore Love" |
| 2002–2003
| Hank | 5 episodes |
| rowspan="2" | 2003
| Television film |
| The Making of King of the Hill
| Himself | Television documentary |
| 2003–2005
| Felix "Stumpy" Dreifuss | 24 episodes |
| 2003–2020
| Big Mike, General Lee | 19 episodes |
| 2004
| Stewart | Miniseries |
| 2004–2006
| Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law | Ernie Devlin, Shado the Brain Thief |
| 2005
| Todd Packer | Voice, episode: "Pilot" |
| 2006
| Lenny | 2 episodes |
| 2007
| Charlie | Episode: "The Freak Book" |
| rowspan="2"| 2008
| 30 Rock | Deutsche Stimme | Voice, episode: "Episode 210" |
| The Riches
| P.I. Chet Landry | 2 episodes |
| 2008–2018
| Scaramantula, General Treister, Copy-Cat |
| rowspan="4"| 2009
| Goose | Episode: "Bully" |
| Bollywood Hero
| Jeff Hacker | Episode #1.1 |
| The Goode Family
| Clyde | 2 episodes |
| Hung
| Cliff | Episode: "Thith Ith a Prothetic or You Cum Just Right" |
| 2010
| Frank Lynch | Episode: "Mosley Lane" |
| 2010, 2016
| Old Timey Psychiatrist / Rex Hilliard | 2 episodes |
| rowspan="6"| 2011
| Robber | Voice, episode: "Hamburger Dinner Theater" |
| The League
| Flanagan the Drug Dealer | Episode: "The Out of Towner" |
| Shameless
| Steve's Boss | Episode: "Father Frank, Full of Grace" |
| Mr. Sunshine
| Travis | Episode: "Ben and Vivian" |
| Adventure Time
| Booboo, Commander in Movie |
| Rip City
| Ronnie | Television film |
| 2011–2013
| Tutor, Dodgers Coach | Voice, 2 episodes |
| 2011–2012
| Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness | Mr. Yeung, Snow Leopard |
| rowspan="2| 2012
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Jeff Levitt, Frank Sinatra | Episode: "It Was a Very Good Year" |
| The New Normal
| Farmer Mark | Episode: "Pardon Me" |
| rowspan="6"| 2013
| Tom | Episode: "Charlie and the Ex-Patient" |
| Newsreaders
| Peter Ruby | Episode: "Fit Town, Fat Town" |
| NTSF:SD:SUV
| E-Cigarette Smoking Man | Episode: "Extra Terrorist-rial" |
| Brickleberry
| Aubrey |
| Key & Peele
| Shoeshine Customer | Episode #3.13 |
| The Arrangement
| Dizzy Pagliouci | Television film |
| 2013–2015
| Farmer Larry, Announcer, Steve the Pizza Mascot, Cop, Shopper, Additional voices |
| rowspan="3"| 2014
| Seymore Lunts | 2 episodes |
| Garfunkel & Oates
| Tom | Episode: "Road Warriors" |
| A to Z
|Uncle Dave |Episode: "D Is for Debbie" |
| 2014–2017
| John Bosworth | 38 episodes |
| rowspan="3"| 2015
| Mom | Bill | Episode: "Cheeseburger Salad and Jazz" |
| Sin City Saints
| Coach Doug | 8 episodes |
| Dr. Ken
|Captain Spooky |Episode: "Halloween-Aversary" |
| rowspan="2"| 2016
|Nelson |Episode: "Sink or Swim" |
| All the Way
| Governor Paul B. Johnson Jr. | Television film |
| 2016–2017
| Outcast |Mayor |7 episodes |
| rowspan="6"| 2017
| Colony | Bob Burke | Recurring role |
| Feud: Bette and Joan
| 2 episodes |
| Brockmire
| Johnny the Hat | 5 episodes |
| Veep
| Quartie Sturges | 2 episodes |
| Brooklyn Nine-Nine
| Warden Granville | 2 episodes |
| Tarantula
| |Voice, 4 episodes |
| rowspan="3"| 2018
| Bobcat Goldthwait's Misfits & Monsters |Sgt. McCreedy |Episode: "Sgt. McCreedy" |
| Sacred Lies
| Kevin Groth (aka "The Prophet") | Series regular |
| Harvey Birdman: Attorney General
| Ernie Devlin | Voice, television film |
| rowspan="3"| 2019
| The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants | Caesar, Cruelius Sneezer | Voice, episode: "Captain Underpants and the Crazy Caustic Spray of the Contagious Cruelius Sneezer" |
| GLOW
| J. J. "Tex" McCready | 4 episodes |
| The Righteous Gemstones
| Dale Nancy | 3 episodes |
| 2019–2021
| Main role |
| 2020
| Homeless Man | 3 episodes |
| 2022
| Angelyne | Episode: "Glow in the Dark Queen of the Universe" |
| rowspan="3" | 2023
| 5 episodes |
| Fatal Attraction
| Mike Gerard | 8 episodes |
| Bookie
| Carl | 4 episodes |
| 2024
| Admiral Milius | Voice, episode: "The Best Exotic Nanite Hotel" |
=Video games=
| class = "wikitable sortable"
! Year ! Title ! Role ! class = "unsortable" | Notes |
| 1995
| Beavis and Butt-Head in Virtual Stupidity | Additional voices | |
| 2000
| King of the Hill | Kahn Souphanousinphone, Cotton Hill | |
=Web=
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"|Notes |
| 2014
| Himself/Guest | Episode: "277" |
=Audio=
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes ! Ref(s) |
|---|
| 2023
|White House Plumbers Podcast |Himself |Episode 3 | |
Discography
- S'no Balls (2004)
References
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External links
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- {{IMDb name|0403947}}
- [http://www.cinemad.iblamesociety.com/2013/03/podcast-16-toby-huss.html Cinemad Podcast #16: Toby Huss]
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