Lee Tockar

Lee William Tockar(born February 11, 1969) is a Canadianvoice actorand visual artist who works for several studios inVancouver, British Columbia,Canada. He is also a writer of children's literature, a musician, sculptor, illustrator and collected painter. Tockar is best known for his work onMy Little Pony: Friendship is Magic(as Snips and at least 8 other roles), Ripster inStreet Sharks,Bibble inBarbie: Fairytopia,Eugene "Bling Bling Boy" Hamilton inJohnny Test,George inGeorge of the Jungle,Doktor Frogg onLeague of Super Evil,the titular character ofYakkity Yak,Fidgel from3-2-1 Penguins!,and the evil Makuta Teridax in theBioniclefilms. He also founded FanBuilt.com.

Lee Tockar
Tockar at the 2012 SummerBronyCon
Born	Lee William Tockar (1969-02-11)February 11, 1969 Kelowna,British Columbia,Canada
Education	Kelowna Secondary School
Occupation(s)	Voice actor, visual artist
Years active	1989–present
Agent	Caroline Young

Early life

At the age of five, Tockar told his mother that he wanted to "grow up to be a cartoon". Tockar did not initially understand the concept of a cartoon when he made the statement. At the age of ten, Tockar won first place in a talent show for his vocal impersonations ofKermit the FrogandBugs Bunny.At the age of 12, Tockar won his first public speaking award for reading a two-thousand word essay on horror films. During his teenage years, before graduating fromKelowna Secondary School,Lee opened a graphic arts business which enabled him to travel around British Columbia and paint wall murals for restaurants. In 1988, he won the British Columbia Playwright competition for his original work, "Confessions", which was performed at the Waterfront Theatre onGranville Islandin Vancouver, British Columbia. A year later in 1989, he was runner-up for his second play, "You Obviously Weren't Listening". In 2008, Tockar was presented with the 2008 Electronic Animation Award for "Best Male Voice-over Artist of the Year" for his portrayal of George inGeorge of the Jungle;the award was handed to him byFamily Guycreator and actorSeth MacFarlane.

Career

Tockar is signed under theAlliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artistsand the Union of British Columbia Performers. Tockar was nominated for the 2012 UBCP/ACTRA Best Voice award.He is the president of Multi Mania Entertainment Incorporated and a co-artistic producer, writer and creator for Holy Molee Entertainment Incorporated. He is also the founding creator and CEO of Fanbuilt Productions. Tockar currently resides in Vancouver, British Columbia.

In 2012, Tockar announced a new project, called FanBuilt, where animators and producers can collaborate on major projects and compete for prizes.

External links

• Lee TockaratIMDb
• Lee TockaronTwitter
• Lee TockaratAnime News Network's encyclopedia