Tony Hale

Tony Hale
Hale in 2024
Born
Anthony Russell Hale

(1970-09-30) September 30, 1970 (age 54)
Education
Occupations
  • Actor
  • comedian
Years active1997–present
Spouse
Martel Thompson
(m. 2003)
Children1
AwardsPrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series (2013, 2015)

Anthony Russell Hale (born September 30, 1970)[1] is an American actor and comedian. He is most known for his comedic leading roles in the Fox series Arrested Development as Buster Bluth, and as Gary Walsh on the HBO series Veep. For the latter, Hale 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) as Fear, replacing Bill Hader from the first film. 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 Nicholas Benedict and L.D. Curtain in the Disney+ original The Mysterious Benedict Society (2021).

  1. ^ "Celebrity Birthdays for the week of September 24-30". The Associated Press. September 18, 2023. Archived from the original on September 27, 2023. Retrieved September 19, 2023. Actor Tony Hale is 43