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Tone Loc

Tone Loc
Tone-Loc
Born: Mar 03, 1966 in Los Angeles, California
Occupation: Actor,
Active: '90s-2000s
Major Genres: Children's/Family, Comedy
Career Highlights: They Crawl, Freedom Strike, Blank Check
First Major Screen Credit: The Adventures of Ford Fairlane (1990)
12 Videos for Tone Loc
They Crawl (2001) Heat (1995) Posse (1993)
Titan A.E. (2000) Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994) Surf Ninjas (1993)
Freedom Strike (1998) Car 54, Where are You? (1994) FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992)
C Bear and Jamal [Animated TV Series] (1996) Poetic Justice (1993) Talkin' Dirty After Dark (1991)
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Biography:

Ex-gang member Tone-Loc is probably best known for his hit 1989 rap songs Wild Thing and Funky Cold Medina than for his acting career. Nevertheless, Loc was not welcomed into the hip-hop community, despite his debut {^Loc-ed After Dark} being only the second rap album to top the {~Billboard} charts.

After the poor performance of his second album, 1991's {^Cool Hand Loc}, Loc turned his attentions to acting. He appeared several times in Charles S. Dutton's sitcom Roc, and also had supporting roles in Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, Heat, and Titan A.E., among others.

Born Anthony Smith on March 3, 1966, in Los Angeles, Loc still lives in the city of his birth. He spends his free time hanging out with his children and, as he told the {~Iowa State Daily} in 1999, finding ways to make money. He shouldn't have much trouble with the latter -- the rapper/actor put out a new album and tour in 2001, and took on a starring role in Thieves, a television series starring John Stamos.

~ Stephanie M. Kuenn, All Movie Guide.