Tone Loc
About
Biography
Biography
African American L.A. rapper whose deep gravelly voice and unusual aptitude for both whimsy and menace have translated well into a second career as a character player and cartoon voice actor. Tone Loc first rose to prominence with two top 40 singles--"Wild Thing" and "Funky Cold Medina"--both released in 1989. Their popularity worked as a springboard into feature and TV work. He made his feature debut rapping in the Andrew 'Dice' Clay vehicle, "The Adventures of Ford Fairlane" (1990). Tone Loc was used more extensively in the animated features "FernGully: The Last Rainforest," playing a menacing giant lizard and "Bebe's Kids" (both 1992), as Pee Wee, a sardonic child. That year he was also cast as Ronnie Paxton, the local vigilante on the Fox sitcom "Roc." Tone Loc has since become a regular face in diverse features including a black Western ("Posse"), a black romantic road movie ("Poetic Justice," both 1993), a zany spoof ("Ace Ventura: Pet Detective") and a Disney comedy ("Blank Check," both 1994).
Filmography
Cast (Feature Film)
Music (Feature Film)
Cast (Special)
Music (Special)
Cast (TV Mini-Series)
Producer (TV Mini-Series)
Life Events
1989
Released first solo rap album <i>Loc'ed After Dark</i>
1989
TV debut (song credit only), "21 Jump Street"
1990
Feature debut, "The Adventures of Ford Fairlane"
1990
TV acting debut (as himself), NBC's "Ferris Bueller"
1992
Cast as a recurring character on the Fox sitcom "Roc"
1992
Provided vocals for "FernGully: The Last Rainforest"
1992
Released second rap album <i>Cool Hand Loc</i>
1993
Feature acting debut, "Posse"
1994
Appeared in "Ace Ventura: Pet Detective"
1995
Landed minor role in "Heat"
1996
Acted in the genre spoof "Spy Hard," starring Leslie Nielsen
2000
Provided a character voice for "Titan A.E."
2001
Cast on ABC crime drama "Thieves"
2004
Appeared as a regular panelist on "The WB's Superstar USA," a reality series parody of "American Idol" (Fox)
2006
Made a cameo as himself in the MTV telefilm "Totally Awesome"
2007
Appeared on "Celebrity Rap Superstar" (MTV)
