Ron Pardo
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| Ron Pardo | |
|---|---|
| Born | Chatham, Ontario |
| Occupation | Voice Actor, Actor, Comic-Impressionist, Comedy Writer |
| Agent | Arcieri and Associates |
Ron Pardo is a Canadian actor, voice artist and impressionist, known for playing a wide variety of characters on the television show History Bites.
[edit] Life and Career
He was raised in Pardoville, Ontario (named for his ancestors), a small farming hamlet near Chatham and went to school in nearby Blenheim. He later studied radio and television at Ryerson University in Toronto, followed by working on-air and as a copywriter at CFCO Radio in Chatham. Pardo later attended the University of Western Ontario in London to study education, and worked as a teacher for a few years in Cambridge, Ontario.
He realized early on that he had a talent for mimicry, first of cartoon characters and later of celebrities. In 1993 he decided to see if he could make a career of comedy and in 1995 he resigned his teaching position, having won Yuk Yuk's Search for Canada's Funniest New Comic Award.
In 1997 Pardo came to the attention of former Frantic Rick Green, who hired Ron to perform his characters for the pilot of Rick's new show History Bites. Pardo starred on the show for five seasons, receiving a Gemini Award nomination in 2000.
In March 2008, the animated TV series World of Quest began airing on the Kids WB on The CW Television network in the U.S. Pardo provides the voice of the title character Quest, as well as numerous supporting characters in the show. He also provides the voice for Michael Gehabich, Hal-G and Kato in the animated TV series Bakugan Battle Brawlers.[1]
His other voice roles included Sons of Butcher, Bob and Margaret, Turbo Dogs, What It's Like Being Alone, Busytown Mysteries, Medabots, The Dumb Bunnies, Quads!, Pelswick, The Ripping Friends, Atomic Betty, Moville Mysteries, Beyblade, The Berenstain Bears, Bob & Doug, Odd Job Jack, Cyberchase, Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, Rescue Heroes, Redwall, Time Warp Trio, George Shrinks, Angela Anaconda, Blazing Dragons, Little Bear, Flying Rhino Junior High, The Adventures of Sam and Max: Freelance Police, Bedtime Primetime Classics, Miss BG, Wayside, Jane and the Dragon, Avengers: United They Stand, Stickin' Around, Chilly Beach, Delilah and Julius, Gerald McBoing Boing, Knights of Zodiac, Jacob Two-Two, Anatole, Donkey Kong Country, Birdz, Di-Gata Defenders, Silver Surfer, Mythic Warriors: Guardians of the Legend, Mini-Man, Roboroach, Freaky Stories, Pippi Longstocking, Blaster's Universe, Timothy Goes to School, Franklin, Sailor Moon, Pecola, Bad Dog, Ultraforce, Flash Gordon, King, Freaky Stories, Funpak, Delta State, Power Stone, Peep and the Big Wide World, Totally Spies!, Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends, Undergrads, Blazing Dragons, Tales from the Cryptkeeper, Grossology, X-Men, The Wumblers, My Dad the Rock Star, Ruby Gloom, Captain Flamingo, Committed, Mr. Men and Little Miss, 6teen, Flying Rhino Junior High, Coolman, Carl Squared, Mischief City, Kassai and Leuk, Willa's Wild Life, Martin Mystery, Diabolik, Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, For Better or For Worse, Children of Chelm, Braceface, Uncle Joe's Playhouse, Bigfoot Presents: Meteor and the Mighty Monster Trucks, Traffix, Henry's World, Anne of Green Gables: The Animated Series and Spliced!.
He was also the voice of Marvin the Tap-Dancing Horse and the later voice of Newton in Ned's Newt, as well as the Narrator in the English version of Spider Riders.
