Tony Hale

Anthony Russell Hale (born September 30, 1970)[1] is an American actor and comedian. He is known for his role in the Fox comedy series Arrested Development as Buster Bluth. Hale played Gary Walsh on the HBO comedy Veep from 2012 until its conclusion in 2019, for which he won the 2013 and 2015 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series.
Hale has appeared in feature films including The Informant! (2009), In My Sleep (2010), The Heat (2013), Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip (2015), Clifford the Big Red Dog (2021), Hocus Pocus 2 (2022), and Quiz Lady (2023). He has provided voice-work for The Tale of Despereaux (2008), The Angry Birds Movie (2016), The Angry Birds Movie 2 (2019), Toy Story 4 (2019) as Forky, a role he reprised in Forky Asks a Question, and Inside Out 2 (2024). Hale also created the Netflix and Peacock original series Archibald's Next Big Thing, and voiced the titular character. Hale also voiced Vaneé from Lego Star Wars: Terrifying Tales (2021). He plays twin brothers in the Disney+ original The Mysterious Benedict Society (2021).
== Early life and education[edit] ==
Hale was born on September 30, 1970 in West Point, New York. His mother, Rita (née Garnett), worked as a staff assistant to State Representative Kathy Ashe, and his father, Mike Hale, taught nuclear and atomic physics and served in the military.[2] Hale grew up in Tallahassee, Florida where he attended the Young Actors Theatre and participated in numerous theatrical and musical productions.[3] He graduated from Leon High School in 1988.[4] He graduated from Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama with a journalism degree in 1992. He became a member of Sigma Chi while at the university.[5][6] He completed graduate studies in 1995 from the School of Communication and the Arts of Regent University in Virginia.[6][7] After graduating, he lived in New York City for eight years.[6] While in New York, Hale helped found The Haven, an artistically minded community of Christians that meets weekly.[8] He also studied acting at The Barrow Group,[9] as well as at the William Esper Studio[10] in the Professional Actor Training Program.
== Career[edit] ==
=== 1997–2002: Early roles[edit] ===
link=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Streamy_Awards_Photo_1339_(4513939952)_(cropped).jpg|left|thumb|Hale at the 2nd Streamy Awards in 2010
Hale first obtained his Screen Actors Guild card when he appeared in a commercial for MCI Inc., though it never aired.[11] He made minor guest appearances in TV shows such as Dawson's Creek, The Sopranos, and Sex and the City.
=== 2003–2013: Arrested Development[edit] ===
From 2003 to 2006, and also in 2013, 2018, and 2019, Hale found success in television cast as Buster Bluth, the hapless, neurotic son with "mother issues" on Arrested Development. Hale also appeared in a season ten episode of MADtv in a parody of COPS, where two British robbers try to stop a domestic dispute among the royal family. In March 2006, Hale was cast in a co-starring role as the video store owner Simon in the NBC sitcom Andy Barker, P.I., starring Andy Richter and co-created by Conan O'Brien.[12] He appeared in minor roles in Stranger Than Fiction and Because I Said So. He was the voice of Furlough in The Tale of Despereaux, an animated children's film released in 2008.[13] Hale had a recurring role as Emmett on Chuck, beginning in October 2008 and ending in January 2010. His departure made room for his starring role on the NBC web series Ctrl, which premiered on July 13, 2009. He appeared in a cameo in the second episode of the first season of Showtime's dramedy United States of Tara, as English teacher Oral Gershenoff. He joined the cast of Numbers in 2009, in the recurring role of Professor Russell Lazlo.
=== 2012–2019: Veep and acclaim[edit] ===
link=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Master_Class_with_Tony_Hale_(48950200273)_(cropped).jpg|thumb|Hale speaking at Pepperdine University in 2019
In 2012, Hale starred in the drama comedy Not That Funny. He also guest-starred on NBC's long-running show Law & Order: SVU as Rick Simms, a teacher who is fired from his job after being accused of inappropriate behavior with a student.[14] In 2012, Hale was cast in the HBO comedy Veep as Gary Walsh, the personal assistant to Vice President-turned-President Selina Meyer (portrayed by Julia Louis-Dreyfus).[15] On September 22, 2013, Hale won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for his work in the show's second season. This was his first major award.[16] He earned his second nomination in 2014, but lost the award to Ty Burrell. However Hale won his second Primetime Emmy Award with his third nomination in 2015, in the same ceremony where Veep won its first Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series.
In 2017, Hale hosted the 9th Annual Shorty Awards at the PlayStation Theater in New York City. In 2018, Hale played the role of Jerome Squalor on the second season of the Netflix comedy drama series A Series of Unfortunate Events, appearing in episodes adapting The Ersatz Elevator and The Penultimate Peril. He appeared in two more episodes of the series.[17]
=== 2020–present[edit] ===
In 2024, Hale voiced Fear in Pixar's Inside Out 2, replacing Bill Hader who voiced the character in the first film.[18]
== Personal life[edit] ==
Hale married Emmy Award-winning makeup artist Martel Thompson on May 24, 2003.[19] They have a daughter.[20][21] Hale and his wife are practicing Christians.[22]
== Filmography[edit] ==
=== Film[edit] ===
Year	Title 	Role 	Notes
1999	Raging Hormones 	Wiseguy Driver 	
2003	My Blind Brother 	Bill 	
2004	Stateside 	Donny 	
2005	Fortunes 	Phil Yount 	
2006	Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector 	Jack Dabbs 	
2006	RV 	Frank 	
2006	Stranger Than Fiction 	Dave 	
2006	The Beach Party at the Threshold of Hell 	Remington Biographer 	
2006	Unaccompanied Minors 	Alan Davies 	
2006	The Proper Care & Feeding of an American Messiah	Homeowner with demons 	
2007	Because I Said So 	Stuart 	
2007	Dante's Inferno 	Pope Nicholas III 	Voice
2007	Flatland: The Movie 	King of Pointland 	Voice
2007	Cruel Logic 	Dr. Pomerenke 	
2008	My Suicide 	Social worker 	
2008	The Tale of Despereaux 	Furlough 	Voice[23]
2008	The Year of Getting to Know Us 	Nickie 	
2009	The Answer Man 	Mailman 	
2009	The Informant! 	James Epstein 	
2009	The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard 	Wade 	
2009	The Ballad of G.I. Joe 	Dr. Mindbender 	Short film
2009	Weathered 	Stanway Steini 	Short film
2010	Happythankyoumoreplease 	Sam #2 	
2010	In My Sleep 	Ben 	
2011	Sironia 	Chad 	
2011	Wuss 	Mr. Crowder 	
2011	Perfect 	Gene 	Short film
2012	First in Flight 	Wilbur Wright 	Short film
2012	Not That Funny 	Stefan Lane 	
2013	The Heat 	The John 	
2013	The Kings of Summer 	Bus Passenger 	
2013	The Nobodies 	Postal Boss 	Short film
2015	Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip 	Air Marshal James Suggs 	
2015	American Ultra 	Agent Petey Douglas 	
2015	April and the Extraordinary World 	Darwin 	Voice[23]
2016	Brave New Jersey 	Clark Hill 	
2016	Dominion 	Brinnan 	
2016	Yoga Hosers 	Bob Collette 	
2016	The Angry Birds Movie 	Ross, Mime, Cyrus 	Voice[23]
2017	And Then I Go 	Mr. Mosley 	
2017	Transformers: The Last Knight 	Arrogant JPL Engineer 	
2018	The 15:17 to Paris 	Coach Murray 	
2018	Love, Simon 	Vice Principal Worth 	
2018	Sadie 	Bradley 	
2018	Batman Ninja 	The Joker 	Voice; English dub[23]
2019	To the Stars 	Gerald Richmond 	
2019	Toy Story 4 	Forky 	Voice
2019	The Angry Birds Movie 2 	Mime 	Voice[23]
2020	Eat Wheaties! 	Sid Straw 	
2020	Poupelle of Chimney Town 	Poupelle 	Voice, English dub
2020	Nine Days 	Alexander 	
2021	Arlo the Alligator Boy 	Teeny Tiny Tony 	Voice[23]
2021	Clifford the Big Red Dog 	Zac Tieran 	
2021	Being the Ricardos 	Jess Oppenheimer 	
2022	Hocus Pocus 2 	Jefry Traske / Reverend Traske	[24]
2023	Woman of the Hour 	 	[25]
2023	Quiz Lady 	Ben Franklin 	
2024	Megamind vs. the Doom Syndicate 	Mel/Mr. Donut[26] 	Voice
2024	Unfrosted 	Eddie Mink 	
2024	Inside Out 2 	Fear 	Voice; [18]
=== Television[edit] ===
Year 	Title 	Role 	Notes
1997 	Ghost Stories 	Billy Thorpe 	Episode: "Personal Demons"
1998 	Legacy 	Hyram 	Episode: "The Gift"
2000 	The $treet 	Trainee 	Episode: "Closet Cases"
2001 	Sex and the City 	Tiger 	Episode: "The Real Me"
2001 	The Sopranos 	RN / OCN Collins 	Episode: "Second Opinion"
2001 	Dawson's Creek 	Doctor Bronin 	Episode: "A Winter's Tale"
2003–2006,
2013, 2018–2019	Arrested Development 	Byron "Buster" Bluth 	Main role, 74 episodes
2005 	Stacked 	Brent Lamble 	Episode: "Beat the Candidate"
2007 	Big Day 	David 	Episode: "Last Chance to Marry Jane"
2007 	Andy Barker, P.I. 	Simon 	6 episodes
2008–2010 	Chuck 	Emmett Milbarge 	14 episodes
2008–2009 	ER 	Norman 	2 episodes
2008 	Samantha Who? 	Dr. Andy Adams 	Episode: "The Pill"
2008 	United States of Tara 	Oral Gershenoff 	Episode: "Aftermath"
2008 	Rules of Engagement 	Steve 	Episode: "May Divorce Be With You"
2008 	Ctrl 	Stuart 	Web series
2009–2010 	Numbers 	Russell Lazlo 	2 episodes
2010 	The Life & Times of Tim 	Vince 	Voice, episode: "Tim's Beard"
2010 	Community 	Professor Marion Holly 	Episode: "Beginner Pottery"
2010 	Law & Order 	Phillip Shoemaker 	Episode: "Brazil"
2010 	Justified 	David Mortimer 	Episode: "The Collection"
2010 	Medium 	Gil Bureli 	Episode: "The Match Game"
2011 	Human Target 	Harry 	2 episodes
2011 	Royal Pains 	Andy 	Episode: "Ta Da For"
2011 	NTSF:SD:SUV:: 	Dr. Karl 	Episode: "Dolphinnegan's Wake"
2011 	Good Vibes 	Wadska 	Voice, 12 episodes
2011 	Psych 	Jerry Kincaid 	Episode: "Neil Simon's Lover's Retreat"
2012 	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 	Rick Simms[14] 	Episode: "Learning Curve"
2012 	Up All Night 	Dr. Welborn 	Episode: "Ma'am'd"
2012–2019 	Veep 	Gary Walsh 	Main role
2013 	The High Fructose Adventures of Annoying Orange	Rutabaga / Caesar 	Voice, 2 episodes
2013 	Doc McStuffins 	Tobias The Elf 	Voice, episode: "A Very McStuffins Christmas"[23]
2013–2016 	Comedy Bang! Bang! 	Himself / King of Cards 	2 episodes
2013–2016 	Sanjay and Craig 	Mr. Noodman, various voices 	Voice[23]
2013–2018 	Drunk History 	Various 	6 episodes
2014 	About a Boy 	Hugh Womple 	Episode: "About a Boy's Dad"
2014 	The Birthday Boys 	Reginaldo Alphonsy 	Episode: "Cerf's Folly"
2015 	Jake and the Never Land Pirates 	Doctor Undergear 	Voice, 4 episodes
2015 	Childrens Hospital 	Brad Lendricks 	Episode: "Me, Owen"
2016 	VeggieTales in the House 	Yambot 	Voice, episode: "Yambot"[23]
2017 	Animals. 	Matthew 	Voice, episode: "Worms Birds Possums"[23]
2017 	Rick and Morty 	Death Stalker Eli 	Voice, episode: "Rickmancing the Stone"
2017 	Difficult People 	Himself 	Episode: "The Silkwood"
2017 	Pickle and Peanut 	Funwagon 	Episode: "Funwagon"
2018–2019 	A Series of Unfortunate Events 	Jerome Squalor 	4 episodes
2018 	Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 	Dr. Alex Noe 	Voice, episode: "Todd Scouts"
2018 	Mickey and the Roadster Racers 	Dr. Victor Von Goose 	Voice, episode: "Super-Charged"
2019 	Star vs. the Forces of Evil 	The Pie King 	Voice, episode: "Escape from the Pie Folk"
2019 	Spirit Riding Free 	Bellhop, Waiter 	Voice, episode: "Lucky and the New Frontier"[23]
2019 	Ask the StoryBots 	The Recycling Plant Owner 	Episode: "Why Do We Have To Recycle?"
2019 	RuPaul's Drag Race 	Himself (Snatch Game contestant, guest judge)	Episode: "Snatch Game at Sea"
2019–2021 	Archibald's Next Big Thing 	Archibald 	Voice; also creator and executive producer
2019–present	Harley Quinn 	Doctor Psycho, Felix Faust, various voices 	Voice, main role[27][23]
2019–2020 	Forky Asks a Question 	Forky 	Voice, main role[23]
2019–2022 	Amphibia 	Apothecary Gary 	Voice, 3 episodes[23]
2020 	When the Streetlights Go On 	Mr. Boque 	4 episodes
2020–2021 	Crossing Swords 	Blarney 	Voice, 17 episodes
2020 	The Twilight Zone 	Tom 	Episode: "Downtime"
2020 	Game On! 	Himself (contestant) 	Episode: "Celebrity Guests: Tony Hale and Bobby Moynihan"
2020 	Woke 	Butter 	Voice, 3 episodes
2020 	The George Lucas Talk Show 	Himself 	Episode: "Streamers of the Lost Art (of Conversation)"
2021–present	Rugrats 	Chas Finster 	Voice, main role[28][23]
2021–2022 	Birdgirl 	Paul "The Feels" 	Voice, main role
2021–2022 	The Mysterious Benedict Society 	Nicholas Benedict / L.D. Curtain 	Main role
2021–2023 	HouseBroken 	Diablo / Max 	Voice, main role
2021 	I Heart Arlo 	Teeny Tiny Tony 	Voice, main role
2021 	LEGO Star Wars Terrifying Tales 	Vaneé 	Voice, television film[23]
2021 	Centaurworld 	Durpletoot, Tony Durpleton 	4 episodes
2021–2022 	The Chicken Squad 	Frazz / Bob 	Voice, 10 episodes
2022 	The Legend of Vox Machina 	Sir Fince 	Voice, 2 episodes[29][23]
2022 	Solar Opposites 	Little Buddy 	Voice, episode: "The Fog of Pupa"
2022 	Password 	Himself 	Episode: "Tony Hale & Jimmy Fallon"
2022 	Wolfboy and the Everything Factory 	Water Ancient 	Voice, episode: "We Search for Balance"
2023 	Family Guy 	Allen 	Voice, episode: "Old West"
2023 	The Ghost and Molly McGee 	Calvin Redtop 	Voice, episode: "Kenny's Falling Star"
2024 	The Decameron 	Sirisco 	
2024-present	Megamind Rules! 	Mel/Mr. Donut[26] 	Voice
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