Actor/Improviser/Writer/All-Round Good Guy
Neil Crone has performed in dozens of television and radio commercials, TV shows, and cartoons. He regularly voices characters in Big Blue, Corn & Peg, the Paw Patrol Movie and ‘Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends’. His most current television and feature film credits include, ‘Getaway’ with Jason Biggs and Hallmark’s ‘All Over Christmas’, plus guest-starring appearances in ‘Ghosts’ and ‘Murdoch Mysteries’. As well, Neil was a regular in CBC’s ‘Endlings’ for which he received an Emmy Nomination. He is currently filming season two of GAC’s hit series ‘When Hope Calls’. Neil also enjoyed six wonderful seasons playing the role of Radio Redneck Fred Tupper in CBC’s hit sitcom ‘Little Mosque on the Prairie’.
A Second City Mainstage alumnus, Neil has been performing improvised and sketch comedy for over twenty years. He is the recipient of a Canadian Comedy Award for Best Radio Comedy for his work as ‘Bad Santa’ on Q107’s Derringer in the Morning. When not on the stage, in front of a camera or behind a microphone, Neil is busy writing. He has worked as an award-winning weekly humour columnist for Metroland papers, monthly columnist for Loupe Magazine, and a contributor to numerous publications including Zoomer Magazine, Ontario Out of Doors, Dogs in Canada and ACTRA Magazine. His books “Who Farted?’ – Stories in verse for big & little kids” and “The Farmers’ Secret Midnight Dance” and his first collection of syndicated columns “Enter Laughing – The Early Years” are currently available at major bookstores.
Neil is a cancer survivor and is a National Spokesperson for Colorectal Cancer Canada. He is available as a motivational speaker focusing on the power of laughter in healing. When Neil grows up he wants to be an Astronaut.
