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Revision as of 22:29, 20 July 2014
Christian Potenza | |
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![]() Potenza in 2014 | |
Born | |
Nationality | Canadian |
Occupation(s) | Actor, voice actor |
Years active | 1997-present |
Notable credits | 6teen as Jude Lizowski Total Drama as Chris McLean |
Website | http://www.youtube.com/thechristianpotenza |
Christian Potenza (born December 23, 1972) is a Canadian actor and voice artist born in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.[1]
Career
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 dog in the Fido commercials "The Office" and "The Promotion", as well as a sunflower in Canadian Kia ads. He performed the voice for Jude Lizowski on 6Teen other notable cartoon characters include Trevor Troublemeyer on the show Sidekick, he also guest starred in the show Grojband as Party Danimal, and performed 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]
Potenza also portrays Ryan Archer in the web series But I'm Chris Jericho.
Personal life
He was born in Ottawa, Canada on December 23, 1972. He married Edie Inksetter in 1997. They divorced in 2000.
His YouTube channel, TheChristianPotenza, largely features videos of his experiences as a voice actor for Teletoon, and has gathered a respectable fan following. He has also guest-starred on other YouTube series, such as "Tomy Thomas and Friends."
Filmography
Feature films
Year | Title | Role |
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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 | |
2013 | Bunks | Crawl |
Television
Year | Title | Episode | Role |
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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 Lizowski (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?", appeared briefly in a flashback) | Chris McLean (host) (voice) |
2008-2009 | Total Drama Action | All | Chris McLean (host) (voice) |
2008-2010 | Stoked | "Take Your Kook to Work Day",
"Grand Theft Whale Bus". |
Shep (voice)
Announcer guy (voice) |
2010 | Total Drama World Tour | All | Chris McLean (host) Jerd McLean (Chris`s cousin) (voice) |
2010-2011 | Jimmy Two-Shoes | Everyone Can Whistle Heloise's Secret Admirer |
Peep (voice) |
2010–2013 | Sidekick | All | Trevor Troublemeyer (voice) |
2011 | Detentionaire | All | Zed (voice) The Skaters (voice) |
2012 | Total Drama: Revenge of the Island | All | Chris McLean (host) (voice) |
2011-2012 | Scaredy Squirrel | Life Slaver | Viking (voice) |
2012 | Murdoch Mysteries | Back and to the Left | Jack "Shoeless Jack" Leary |
2013 | Skatoony | Pop Video | Chris McLean (host) (voice) |
2013 | Total Drama: All-Stars | All | Chris McLean (host) (voice) |
2013 | Last Car Standing | All | Himself (host) |
2013 | Grojband | Pox N' Roll | Party Danimal (voice) |
2014 | Total Drama: Pahkitew Island | All | Chris McLean (host) (voice) |
Internet Series
Year | Title | Episode | Role |
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2011 | Tomy Thomas and Friends | Gameshow Carnival 2: Rooftop Stranded (special) | Chris McTrain (host) (voice)[4] |
2011-2012 | Inanimate Insanity | The Crappy Cliff
Journey Through Memory Lane (Part 2) |
MePhone4 (host) (voice) |
References
- ^ "Christian Potenza Biography". Star TV. Retrieved 2006-10-25.
- ^ Helwig, David. "A Saultite take on the Evil Gingivitis". SooToday. Retrieved 2006-10-25.
- ^ "’50s swamp actor’s home". Metro Ottawa, November 4, 2007.
- ^ "Tomy Thomas and Friends: Gameshow Carnival 2: Rooftop Stranded Guest Starring Christian Potenza!!!!". YouTube. Retrieved 2011-06-19.