Christian Potenza
| Christian Potenza | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 23, 1972 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1997-present |
Christian Potenza (born December 23, 1972) is a Canadian actor born in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.[1]
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[edit] Biography
He has been in television since 1997, when he first appeared in the television series Riverdale as the character Jimmy.
His performances include appearing as Doug in the CBC Television hockey comedy series The Tournament, as well as CSA Agent Joel in the 2002 Jackie Chan movie The Tuxedo.[2] Most of Potenza's best-known roles are in television commercials, including a giant yellow toothbrush in the "evil gingivitis" commercials for Listerine, a sunflower in Canadian Kia ads, as well as the "Let's get naked!" man on the subway in a Tostitos advertisement.[2] He performed the voice for Jude Lisowski on 6Teen, and he currently performs the voice for Chris McLean in the Total Drama series.
He also appeared in an episode of Colin and Justin's Home Heist in 2007, in which the suburban Oakville home he shares with his daughter Teagan was remodelled.[3]
His YouTube channel, TheChristianPotenza, largely features videos of his experiences as a voice actor for Teletoon, and has gathered a respectable fan following.
[edit] Filmography
[edit] Feature films
| Year | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Forever Mine | Corrections Officer |
| 2002 | The Tuxedo | CSA Agent Joel |
| 2003 | The Arbuckle Academy | Bobby |
| 2004 | Ham & Cheese yum yum | Patt Watts |
| My Brother's Keeper aka Le Sang du frère (Canada: French title) | Dave | |
| 2005 | King's Ransom | Officer Holland |
| A Wing and a Prayer | Barry | |
| The White Dog Sacrifice | Rob | |
| Neil | Homeless Man | |
| 2006 | Run Robot Run! | Garth |
| Population 436 | Frank Ramsey | |
| 2011 | Moon Point | Rick |
| Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure | Mic Tech Guy |
[edit] Television
| Year | Program | Episode | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Riverdale | Jimmy | |
| 1998 | Naked City: Justice with a Bullet | Rudy | |
| 1999 | La Femme Nikita aka Nikita (Canada: English title) | Any Means Necessary | Reuben |
| 2000 | The Famous Jett Jackson | Beauregard's Beach Bash | Deputy Spencer |
| Hendrix | Chas Chandler | ||
| One Kill | Parker | ||
| The Thin Blue Lie | Danny O'Brien | ||
| Twice in a Lifetime | Birds of Paradise | Young Barry Kirkbride | |
| 2001 | Degrassi: The Next Generation | The Mating Game | Cashier |
| The Famous Jett Jackson | Battle of Wilsted | Deputy Spencer | |
| Leap Years | 5 episodes | Lighting Guy | |
| 2002 | Escape from the Newsroom | Chris | |
| Patti | |||
| 2003 | The One | Bill | |
| 2004–2008 | 6teen | All | Jude Lisowski (voice) |
| 2005 | The Tournament | Doug | |
| The Shakespeare Comedy Show | Episode #1.2 | ||
| 2007 | Ten Seconds | Friend | |
| 2007-2008 | Total Drama Island | All (except Are We There, Yeti) | Chris McLean (host) (voice) |
| 2008-2009 | Total Drama Action | All | Chris McLean (host) (voice) |
| 2008-2010 | Stoked | Take Your Kook to Work Day | Shep (voice) |
| 2009 | Total Drama World Tour | All | Chris McLean (host) (voice) |
| 2010-2011 | Jimmy Two-Shoes | Everyone Can Whistle Heloise's Secret Admirer |
Peep (voice) |
| 2010-present | Sidekick | All | Trevor (voice) |
| 2010 | Total Drama Revenge of the Island | All | Chris McLean (host) (voice) |
[edit] References
- ^ "Christian Potenza Biography". Star TV. http://www.star-tv.com/vault/bio.asp?artist=591. Retrieved 2006-10-25.
- ^ a b Helwig, David. "A Saultite take on the Evil Gingivitis". SooToday. http://www.sootoday.com/content/news/full_story.asp?StoryNumber=9898. Retrieved 2006-10-25.
- ^ "’50s swamp actor’s home". Metro Ottawa, November 4, 2007.
