Craig Anton

**Craig Ward Anton** (born August 28, 1962 in Omaha, Nebraska) is an American actor and comedian. Anton is most notable for being the cast of comedians on the show _MADtv_ and for his role as _Lloyd Diffy_ in the Disney Channel Original Series _Phil of the Future_.

## Biography

Craig was born and raised in Omaha, Nebraska. He is the oldest son of Arthur and Antoinette Anton and of four children. Craig has two younger sisters, Toni (born 1964) and Megan (born 1977), and one younger brother, Brian (1970). Craig's parents are divorced and his father remarried. He is now married to Eileen McBay and they now live in Houston, Texas, while his mother lives in Las Vegas, Nevada.

### Early life and career

Craig attended R.M. Marrs junior high school. He graduated from Burke High School in 1980 and attended University of Nebraska at Kearney. Craig begin his career as a college circuit comedian in the 1980s. In 1984, he traveled the Mediterranean and Middle East as part of the USO comedy tour, where he spent two months in Turkey, Greece, Italy, Israel, Bahrain, and Spain entertaining our troops and in 1985, he was named Showtime's Funniest Person in Nebraska. Craig was nominated from the NACA Campus Entertainer of the Year award three times.

## _MADtv_

During his three-year tenure, Anton received limited screentime on the show. He primarily did a stand-up segment during some episodes. Aside from his stand-up routine, Anton was often cast as an extra or supporting character. Anton's 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 was loosely based on Q from the _Star Trek_ series. Anton left _MADtv_ in 1998, at the end of the season.

## Other television projects

Since leaving _MADtv_, Anton developed an extensive resume on television. He co-starred in several television series, including shows like _The Army Show_, _Random Play_, and _Primetime Glick_. In the late 1990s, Anton guest starred on television series credits included _Mr. Show with Bob and David_, and _Coach_. During the 2000s, Anton appeared in shows like _Curb Your Enthusiasm_, _The King of Queens_, _Ally McBeal_, _Lizzie McGuire_, _Everybody Loves Raymond_, and _Weekends at the D.L._ Anton has also appeared on shows like _Premium Blend_ and _Late Friday_ where he performed his stand-up routine.

## Television

- _Tom Goes to the Mayor_ (2004) - City council member
- _Phil of the Future_ (2004-2006) - Lloyd Diffy
- _The Army Show_ (1998) - Lt. Branford Handy
- _MADtv_ (1995-1998) - Various characters

### Guest appearances

- _Entourage_ (2006) - MC
- _Boston Legal_ (2006) - Ray Richardson
- _The Office_   (2006) - Craig
- _Weekends at the D.L._ (2005) - Winston Sicklebee
- _Lucky_ (2003) - Unknown
- _Everybody Loves Raymond_ (2002) - Neil
- _The King of Queens_ (2001-2005) - Mitch/Neal Berger
- _Lizzie McGuire_ (2001) - Mr. Pettus
- _Ally McBeal_ (2001) - Roger Clayton
- _Primetime Glick_ (2001) - Various characters
- _Late Friday_ (2001) - Himself
- _Curb Your Enthusiasm_ (2000) - Craig
- _Premium Blend_ (1997) - Himself
- _Coach_ (1996) - Brian
- _Mr. Show with Bob and David_ (1995) - Expert truck driver

## Filmography

- _Careless_ (2007) - Officer Bill
- _D-WAR_ (2005) - Dr. Austin
- _The Goldfish_ (2003) - Duncan Poole
- _Deliver Us From Eva_ (2003) - Theo Wilson
- _Live from Baghdad_ (2002) - American hostage #2
- _Run Ronnie Run_ (2002) - Agent
- _Driven to Drink_ (1998) - Bartender
- _Mail Bonding_ (1995) - Poet

## Personal life

In 2006, Craig was living in Los Angeles, California with his wife, Lesley Barr, and their two daughters, Ruby and Delphine. They had an Australian shepherd named Wayne and a cat named Snow White. Craig was doing _The Tomorrow Show_.

## Infobox (actor)

- **name**: Craig Anton
- **birthname**: Craig Ward Anton
- **birth place**: Omaha, Nebraska, United States
- **yearsactive**: 1984–present
- **spouse**: Lesley Barr (1994-present) 2 children
- **occupation**: Actor, Comedian
- **known for**: Playing "Lloyd Diffy" on _Phil of the Future_