Early life

Anton was born and raised in Omaha, Nebraska, the eldest son of Antoinette (Akromis) and Arthur Ward Anton. He has a younger brother, Brian, and two sisters, Toni and Megan. Anton graduated from Omaha Burke High School in 1979.

Career

Anton started acting as a kid in Omaha, Nebraska and made his career as a stand-up comedian at age 17, performing in comedy clubs in 1978 while in high school. He attended the University of Nebraska at Lincoln and graduated in 1983 with a B.A. in Theater and English. Anton began his career as a college circuit comedian in the 1980s. In 1984, he traveled the Mediterranean and Middle East as part of an all-comedy USO tour, spending two months in Turkey, Greece, Bahrain, Italy, Israel and Spain entertaining troops. In 1985, he was named Showtime's Funniest Person in Nebraska. In the late 1980s, Anton moved to New York City and pursued some acting opportunities, then moved to Los Angeles. He currently teaches at AMDA in Hollywood, California and at California State University, Long Beach in Long Beach, California.

Awards and nominations

Anton was nominated for the National Association for Campus Activities Campus Entertainer of the Year award three times.

2 Headed Dog

He is a member of comedy group 2 Headed Dog with comedians Jim Turner, Mark Fite, and Dave (Gruber) Allen.

First Time Out and MADtv

In the fall of 1995, Anton booked two TV pilots in Los Angeles. He was cast as Nathan in The WB sitcom First Time Out which premiered in September and was later cast on the FOX sketch comedy series MADtv in October. Anton's other show First Time Out was quickly cancelled two months after the premiere of MADtv. His most enduring character was Clorox from the "Star Trek: Deep Stain Nine" sketches. Clorox was supposed to be the main nemesis of the sketch and he was loosely based on Q from Star Trek. He impersonated Dennis Miller and Nate Richert before leaving the show in 1998 at the end of the third season.

Other television projects

Since leaving MADtv, Anton developed an extensive resume on television. He has made guest appearances on such television series as Mr. Show with Bob and David, Coach, Boston Legal, Entourage, Curb Your Enthusiasm, The King of Queens, Ally McBeal, Lizzie McGuire, Everybody Loves Raymond, Weekends at the D.L., Two Broke Girls, and Mad Men.

Phil of the Future

In Phil of the Future, Anton plays Lloyd Diffy, a father and a paranoid engineer trying to fix a broken time machine. Lloyd's main goal is to find a way so that he and his family can return to their home in the year 2121 from the year 2004, in which they find themselves stranded.

Film projects

Anton has appeared in such films as Mail Bonding (1995), Deliver Us From Eva (2003), The Goldfish (2003), Run Ronnie Run (2002), D-WAR (2005), and Careless (2007). His most recent feature film is The Mother of Invention (2010).

Voice acting projects

In 2004, Anton starred in the animated series Tom Goes to the Mayor. He provided the voice (and body) of one of the three city council members.

Tomorrow Show

Along with comedians Ron Lynch and Brendon Small, Craig hosted the Tomorrow Show, a weekly live comedy show at the Steve Allen Theater in Los Angeles, California. Though Anton and Small are no longer actively involved with the show the two occasionally make surprise appearances including a yearly anniversary performance.

Personal life

Anton married Lesley Barr in September 1994. They have twin daughters. They currently live in Los Angeles, California.

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2016	Saw 8	Bad Dad
2010	The Mother of Invention	James Gilmore
2007	Careless	Officer Bill
2005	D-WAR	Dr. Austin
2003	Deliver Us From Eva	Theo Wilson
	The Goldfish	Duncan Poole
2002	Run Ronnie Run	Hollywood Agent
1995	Mail Bonding	Poet

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2014-2015	Comedy Bang! Bang!	Roger Tamblin and Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Mooselager	2 episodes
2013	Mad Men	Frank Gleason
2010	Workaholics	Bart
2010	True Jackson VP	Snackleberry Junction Chef
2004-2006	Phil of the Future	Lloyd Diffy
2006	The Office	Craig	Regional Manager, Dunder-Mifflin Albany
2006	Boston Legal	Ray Richardson
2005	Weekends at the DL	Winston Sicklebee
2003	Lucky	Unknown
2002	Live From Baghdad	American Hostage #2
2002	Everybody Loves Raymond	Neil
2001-2005	The King of Queens	Neal Berger / Mitch
2001	Primetime Glick	Various Characters
	Ally McBeal	Roger Clayton
	Late Friday	Himself
	Lizzie McGuire	Mr. Pettus
2000	Curb Your Enthusiasm	Craig
1999	Random Play	Various Roles
1998	The Army Show	Lt. Branford Handy
	Driven to Drink	The Bartender
1996	Coach	Brian
1995-1998	MADtv	Various Characters	Sketch Comedy
	First Time Out	Nathan

Voice acting and video game appearances

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2004	Tom Goes to the Mayor	City Council Member/Various	TV Series
1995	Mr. Show with Bob and David	Expert Truck	TV Series

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