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Anthony Terrell Smith (born March 3, 1966), best known by his stage name Tone Lōc (Template:IPAc-en), is an American rapper<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and actor. He is known for his raspy voice, his hit songs "Wild Thing" and "Funky Cold Medina", for which he was nominated for a Grammy Award, and for being featured in "We're All in the Same Gang", a collaborative single by the West Coast Rap All-Stars.

Early lifeEdit

Anthony Terrell Smith was born March 3, 1966, in Los Angeles, California, the son of Margaret, who managed a retirement home, and James Smith who died in 1972.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> As a result of his father's premature death, Tone Lōc and his three older brothers were raised by his mother.<ref name="CM"/> He was educated at the Hollywood Professional School.<ref name="CM">Template:Cite book</ref> As a teenager, he performed with the rap group Triple A.<ref name="CM"/>

CareerEdit

1989–1991: mainstream successEdit

Tone Lōc's debut album, Lōc-ed After Dark, was released in January 1989. The video for the first single, "Wild Thing," became a staple on MTV in the US. The song rose to No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100, and the top twenty in Australia. The second single, "Funky Cold Medina," also became a hit. It reached the top 5 in the US, peaking at No. 3; the top ten in Australia; and the top twenty in the UK.<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">Template:Cite book</ref>

Lōc-ed After Dark reached No. 1 in the US. Since its release, it has been certified 2× platinum there.

Tone Lōc's second album Cool Hand Lōc was released in November 1991. The album's first single was "All Through the Night", which found moderate success, reaching No. 80 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #16 on the Hot Rap Songs chart. It received frequent airplay on MTV and BET. He also contributed "If I'm Gonna Eat Somebody" for 20th Century Fox's FernGully.

1994–2004: Ace Ventura: Pet Detective franchise, and other endeavorsEdit

Tone Lōc played the part of police Sergeant Emilio in the film Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994). Tone Lōc's song "Ace Is in the House", which samples the Beastie Boys song "No Sleep till Brooklyn", is featured in the films Ace Ventura: Pet Detective and Ace Ventura Jr.: Pet Detective (2009).

He provided vocals for Fefe Dobson for the track "Rock It Till You Drop It" on her self-titled debut album.

Tone Lōc also voiced Fūd Wrapper, the host of the animatronic show Food Rocks. This was played at Epcot from 1994 to 2004. In this latter role, he sang the song "Always Read the Wrapper", a parody of his second hit single "Funky Cold Medina".

He appeared as Albert in episode 8 of season 2 of Touched by an Angel, which aired November 11, 1995.

1992–2016: television, film and voice actingEdit

Tone Lōc has performed in several feature films, including Poetic Justice, Blank Check, Heat and Posse.<ref name="GKaufman-not-guilty" /> As a voice actor, Tone Lōc has voiced characters in several animated television series such as King of the Hill and C Bear and Jamal,<ref name="GKaufman-not-guilty" /> and was featured in the animated film Bebe's Kids, playing the wise-cracking baby Pee Wee.<ref name="IMDb">[https://www.imdb.com/{{#if: 0005159 

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2016–present: I Love the 90s TourEdit

Tone Lōc was among the list of performers on the I Love the 90s Tour, which has performed worldwide since April 2016,<ref name="love">Template:Cite magazine</ref> as well as having featured appearances on the I Love the 90s: The Party Continues Tour from July to September 2017.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Personal lifeEdit

Legal issuesEdit

In December 2010, Tone Lōc was arrested for an alleged DUI. He was released on bail claiming a medical condition had caused a seizure.<ref name= GKaufman-not-guilty>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

On June 18, 2011, Tone Lōc was arrested for felony domestic violence and felony possession of a Colt AR-15 Sporter rifle,<ref name=no-contest-2011>Template:Cite news</ref> which is heavily restricted by California law.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The weapon was not involved in the domestic incident,<ref name= no-contest-2011 /> an altercation with the mother of one of his children.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Tone Lōc was released less than three hours later after posting $50,000 bail.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> On October 3, 2011, he entered a plea of no contest to both charges, and was sentenced to one day in county jail, three years of probation, 52 weeks of anger management counseling and 30 days of community service.<ref name= no-contest-2011 />

On March 23, 2019, Tone Loc was detained by the Midland Police Department in Texas.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> It was later revealed that the reason for the detention was a heated argument caused when Lōc confronted someone who was wearing a Confederate battle flag baseball cap. After the two arguing parties agreed to separate, Lōc was released and no charges were filed.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Health issuesEdit

Tone Lōc has collapsed onstage multiple times since 1995; some if not all of these collapses have been due to seizures, according to at least one report.<ref name= watch>Template:Cite news</ref> On May 29, 2009, he was rushed to a hospital<ref name= sohh /> after collapsing during a concert in Pensacola, Florida.<ref name= watch /> The rapper cut his elbow when he fell and was released the same day.<ref name=sohh>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

On October 15, 2011, Lōc was hospitalized for exhaustion after collapsing onstage during a concert in Atlanta, Georgia. He was taken to a local hospital and intravenously rehydrated.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Another similar incident occurred in 2012.<ref name="bridge" /> On March 16, 2013, he collapsed onstage at a performance at the Bridge Bash in Des Moines, Iowa,<ref name="bridge">Template:Cite news</ref> but refused hospital care.<ref name="watch" /> Lōc collapsed onstage on December 6, 2013, during a performance in San Francisco, California, and collapsed again on November 26, 2016, during a performance in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, but he later returned to the stage.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Lōc wears his signature sunglasses at every performance to help reduce the likelihood of a seizure.

DiscographyEdit

Studio albumsEdit

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
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US
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Lōc-ed After Dark 1 3 11 4 10 11 31 30 22
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Cool Hand Lōc
  • Release date: November 19, 1991
  • Label: Delicious Vinyl
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SinglesEdit

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales threshold) 		Album
US
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1987 — — — — — — — — — — Non-album singleTemplate:Efn
"Wild Thing" 1988 2 2 3 1 15 — 7 1 23 21
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Lōc-ed After Dark
"Funky Cold Medina" 1989 3 3 7 8 8 13 10 3 13 13
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  • ARIA: Gold<ref name=ryan />
"I Got It Goin' On" — 18 59 — 52 — 9 27 — 55
"All Through the Night"
(featuring El DeBarge) 		1991 80 — 16 — 106 — — — — — Cool Hand Lōc
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1992 — — — — — — — — — —
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1993 — — — — — — — — — — Posse soundtrack
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(featuring Jim Carrey)

1994 — — — — — — — — — — Ace Ventura soundtrack
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Featured singlesEdit

Title Year Artist Peak chart positions Album
US US R&B
"We're All in the Same Gang" 1990 West Coast Rap All-Stars 35 10 Non-album single

Awards and nominationsEdit

Year Association Category Nominated work Result
1989 MTV Video Music Awards Best Rap Video "Wild Thing" Template:Nom
1990 Grammy Awards Best New Artist Himself Template:Nom
Best Rap Solo Performance "Funky Cold Medina" Template:Nom
American Music Awards Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist Himself Template:Nom
Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album Lōc-ed After Dark Template:Nom
Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop New Artist Himself Template:Nom
Favorite Dance New Artist Template:Won
1991 Grammy Awards Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group "We're All in the Same Gang" Template:Nom

FilmographyEdit

FilmEdit

Year Title Role Notes
1990 The Adventures of Ford Fairlane Slam
The Return of Superfly Unknown Uncredited
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Voice
Bebe's Kids Pee-Wee<ref name="btva"/> Voice
1993 Posse Angel
Poetic Justice James Paul
Surf Ninjas Lieutenant Spence
A Cool Like That Christmas Marvin Television film
1994 Car 54, Where Are You? Handsome Cab Driver
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective Emilio
Blank Check Juice
1995 Heat Richard Torena
Crosstown Traffic Keiser Television film
1996 Spy Hard Gangster #1
1997 Fakin' da Funk "Frog"
1998 Freedom Strike Tyler Haynes
1999 Jack and the Beanstalk The Giant<ref name="btva" /> Voice
2000 Whispers: An Elephant's Tale Macho Bull<ref name="btva"/>
Titan A.E. Tek<ref name="btva"/> Voice
Space Cowboys The Photographer Uncredited
2001 Deadly Rhapsody Jelly's Cousin
They Crawl Clarence
2002 Storm Watch Ray
2006 Totally Awesome Himself Television film
Dreamweaver Sandman Television film
2011 White T Jerry Voice
2014 Not Cool Pedestrian #2 Uncredited

TelevisionEdit

Year Title Role Notes
1990 The Earth Day Special Himself
1992–1994 Roc Ronnie Paxton 7 episodes
1994 Aladdin Magma Voice, episode: "Smolder and Wiser"
1995 Touched by an Angel Albert Turner Episode: "Operation Smile"
NewsRadio Security Guard, Lorenzo 2 episodes
1996–1997 C Bear and Jamal C-Bear<ref name="btva"/> Lead role
1996 Living Single Lester Tate Episode: "School's Out Forever"
1997 Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child The Giant / Desmond Bear Voice, 2 episodes
Martin Himself Episode: "Ain't That About a Ditch"
Dangerous Minds Mr. Summers Episode: "To'e Me Up, To'e Me Down"
1999 Early Edition Derek "D.J." Johnson Episode: "Number One with a Bullet"
2000–2001 Rude Awakening Lenny 2 episodes
2001 Thieves Special Agent Al Trundall
2002 The District J.T. Betancourt Episode: "Twist of Hate"
Static Shock Hyde<ref name="btva"/> Voice, episode: "Static Shaq"
2004 Superstar USA Panelist
2005 King of the Hill Bouncer Voice, episode: "Smoking and the Bandit"
Yes, Dear Dave Episode: "Barbecue"
2008 Chowder Chestnut<ref name="btva"/> Voice, 3 episodes
2014 Uncle Grandpa Moon Man Voice, episode: "Bezt Frends"
2022 The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder Penny Proud (singing voice) Episode: "Snackland"

See alsoEdit

ReferencesEdit

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