Editing Tone Loc (section)

==Career==
=== 1989–1991: mainstream success ===
Tone Lōc's debut album, ''[[Lōc-ed After Dark]]'', was released in January 1989. The video for the first single, "[[Wild Thing (Tone Lōc song)|Wild Thing]]," became a staple on [[MTV]] in the US. The song rose to No. 2 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''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">{{cite book| first= David| last= Roberts| year= 2006| title= British Hit Singles & Albums| edition= 19th| publisher= Guinness World Records Limited| location= London| isbn= 1-904994-10-5| page= 561}}</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 (Tone Lōc song)|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 Studios|20th Century Fox]]'s ''[[FernGully: The Last Rainforest|FernGully]]''.

=== 1994–2004: ''Ace Ventura: Pet Detective'' franchise, and other endeavors ===
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 [[Fefe Dobson (album)|self-titled debut album]].

Tone Lōc also voiced Fūd Wrapper, the host of the [[Animatronics|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 acting ===
Tone Lōc has performed in several feature films, including ''[[Poetic Justice (film)|Poetic Justice]]'', ''[[Blank Check (film)|Blank Check]]'',  ''[[Heat (1995 film)|Heat]]'' and ''[[Posse (1993 film)|Posse]]''.<ref name="GKaufman-not-guilty" /> As a [[voice acting|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">{{IMDb name|id=0005159|name=Tone Loc}}</ref> He voiced the character Lou the Goanna in the 1992 film ''[[FernGully: The Last Rainforest]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Update: Ferngully: the Last Rainforest (1992) Acting Credits|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/17073/Ferngully-the-Last-Rainforest/cast |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403223715/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/17073/Ferngully-the-Last-Rainforest/cast |url-status=dead |department=Movies & TV Dept.|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=2015|archive-date=April 3, 2015 }}</ref> He has also provided his signature voice for episodes of ''[[Chowder (TV series)|''Chowder'']]'' and ''[[Uncle Grandpa]]'', both airing on [[Cartoon Network]]. In 2022, Tone Lōc was featured as the singing voice of Penny Proud in ''[[The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder]]'' on [[Disney+]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Jones|first=Monique|url=https://www.shadowandact.com/the-proud-family-louder-and-prouder-exclusive-look-at-lizzo-and-tone-locs-episode-this-week|title='The Proud Family: Louder And Prouder' Exclusive Look At Lizzo And Tone Loc's Episode This Week|website=Shadow & Act|date=March 17, 2022|access-date=March 18, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220316210418/https://www.shadowandact.com/the-proud-family-louder-and-prouder-exclusive-look-at-lizzo-and-tone-locs-episode-this-week|archive-date=March 16, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== 2016–present: I Love the 90s Tour ===
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">{{cite magazine| title= Salt-N-Pepa, Vanilla Ice to Headline 'I Love the '90s' Tour| url= https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/salt-n-pepa-vanilla-ice-to-headline-i-love-the-90s-tour-20160329| first= Brittany| last= Spanos |date= March 29, 2016| magazine= [[Rolling Stone]]| access-date= January 24, 2017}}</ref> as well as having featured appearances on the [[I Love the 90s: The Party Continues Tour]] from July to September 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ilovethe90stour.com/|title=I Love The 90s|website=ilovethe90stour.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-08-15}}</ref>