Jamie Alcroft
| Jamie Alcroft | |
|---|---|
| Born |
January 18, 1949 United States |
| Medium | Stand-up, television |
| Alma mater | Ohio University (B.S., Communication, 1971) |
| Years active | c. 1978-present |
| Spouse | Sarah Kawahara |
| Children | 3 including Hayley Kiyoko Alcroft |
| Website | http://www.mackandjamie.com/ |
Jamie Alcroft (born January 18, 1949) is an American comedian and voice actor. He is known for his voice over work in video games, movies and TV shows and was half of the comedy duo Mack & Jamie.
Alcroft earned a Bachelor of Science in Communication from Ohio University in 1971.
Alcroft was working as a disc jockey at a Key West 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 commercials, animated series, and video games such as Return to Castle Wolfenstein Gears of War I, II and III and Gears of War 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 and Adam Sandler'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.
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