Not to be confused with Don Pardo.
Ron Pardo
Birth placeChatham, Ontario, Canada
OccupationActor · comedian
Years active1985–present
AgentThe Characters Talent Agency

Ron Pardo is a Canadian actor and comedian. He has performed roles in over 90 animated series. On Paw Patrol, Pardo has voiced Cap'n Turbot since the first episode. He later voiced the show's breakout villain, Mayor Humdinger, as well as various other characters. Pardo is also known for playing a wide variety of celebrities on the sketch comedy series History Bites.[1]

Early life

Pardo was born in Chatham, Ontario to Anna Mae (née Antaya) and Douglas Pardo.[2] He was raised in Pardoville (named after his ancestors), a small farming hamlet near his birthplace. He went to school in nearby Blenheim,[3] and later studied radio and television at Ryerson University in Toronto, followed by working on-air and as a copywriter at CFCO Radio. Pardo later attended the University of Western Ontario in London to study education and worked as a teacher for 12 years in Cambridge, Ontario.[4]

Career

Ron Pardo realized early on that he had a talent for mimicry, first of cartoon characters and later of celebrities. In 1994, he started performing stand-up comedy, and in 1995, he resigned his teaching position, having won Yuk Yuk's Search for Canada's Funniest New Comic Award. He headlined at comedy clubs and corporate events for several years.

In 1997, Pardo came to the attention of Rick Green, former member of The Frantics. Green hired Pardo to perform several characters for the pilot of Rick's new show History Bites. Pardo starred on the show for five seasons, plus several specials, receiving ensemble cast Gemini Award nominations in 2000,[5] 2005,[6] and 2008.[7]

Pardo provides the voices of Cap'n Turbot and Mayor Humdinger in Paw Patrol,[8][9] and reprised both roles in Paw Patrol: The Movie, its 2023 sequel Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie, and its upcoming 2026 sequel Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie.[10] He has also voiced Maxum Man in Sidekick, Newton in the last four episodes of Ned's Newt, and Rupert McKenzie in Bob & Doug, for which he received a 2010 ACTRA outstanding voice performance nomination.[11]

He also voices the title character Quest in the Teletoon animated TV series World of Quest, along with the voice of his sidekick, Graer.[12] Pardo plays many characters, such as Hal-G, in the Spin Master animated series Bakugan Battle Brawlers.

His other animated voice work includes roles in Almost Naked Animals, Wishfart, Totally Spies!, Carl², Braceface, and Ace Ventura: Pet Detective. In 2023, Pardo took over the voice role of Digit LeBoid in PBS Kids' Cyberchase, following the death of the original voice actor, Gilbert Gottfried.

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryFilm/TV ShowResultRef.
200015th Gemini AwardsBest Performance or Host in a Variety Program or SeriesHistory Bites[5]
200520th Gemini AwardsBest Ensemble Performance in a Comedy Program or SeriesHistory Bites[6]
200823rd Gemini AwardsBest Performance or Host in a Variety Program or SeriesHistory Bites[7]
2010ACTRA AwardOutstanding Performance – VoiceBob & Doug[13]

References

  1. ^ "History Bites Cast - Ron Pardo". HistoryBites.com. Archived from the original on March 11, 2005. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
  2. ^ "Anna Mae Pardo Obituary". The Chatham Daily News. Blenheim Community Funeral Home. Retrieved May 8, 2025.
  3. ^ "Pardoville's Ron Pardo stars in new PAW Patrol film". BlackburnNews.com. August 25, 2021. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
  4. ^ "ACTRA Magazine Spring 2010". ACTRAToronto.com. p. 21. Archived April 13, 2016 at the Wayback Machine.
  5. ^ "Ron Pardo - Academy.ca". Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016.
  6. ^ "The 20th Annual Gemini Awards". GeminiAwards.ca. Archived from the original on October 23, 2005.
  7. ^ "Nominees in major categories for the 23rd Gemini Awards". The Toronto Star. 27 August 2008. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
  8. ^ "PAW Patrol Cast - Zap2it". Zap2it. Archived March 31, 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
  9. ^ "TV Guide: PAW Patrol Cast". TV Guide. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
  10. ^ "Chatham-Kent local who voices Paw Patrol among a dozen honoured in Heroes Wall of Fame | CBC News". Archived 2023-10-15 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2025-08-25.
  11. ^ "Actors up for ACTRA Awards - CBC News". CBC.ca. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
  12. ^ "Ron Pardo lends a thousand voices to World of Quest". Mania from Demand Media. Archived from the original on June 16, 2012.
  13. ^ "ACTRA Toronto Performers Conference". ACTRAToronto.com. Archived Oct 22, 2019 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved March 25, 2016.