Ron Pardo
Ron Pardo (born May 15, 1967) is a Canadian actor, voice artist and impressionist, known for playing a wide variety of characters on the television show History Bites.
Life and career
He was raised in Pardoville, Ontario (named for his ancestors), a small farming hamlet near Chatham and went to school in nearby Blenheim. He later studied radio and television at Ryerson University in Toronto, followed by working on-air and as a copywriter at CFCO Radio in Chatham. Pardo later attended the University of Western Ontario in London to study education, and worked as a teacher for a few years in Cambridge, Ontario.
He realized early on that he had a talent for mimicry, first of cartoon characters and later of celebrities. In 1993 he decided to see if he could make a career of 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 former Frantic Rick Green, who hired Ron to perform his 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, 2005, and 2008.
Pardo, Ron Filmography
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2013, role: actor , character name: The Announcer
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2013, role: actor , character name: Dick Van Dyke
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2013, role: actor , character name: Unknown
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2007, role: actor , character name: Good Morning Baltimore Host
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2006, role: actor , character name: God
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2006, role: actor , character name: The Snake
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2005, role: actor
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2005, role: actor , character name: Narrator
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2003, role: actor , character name: News Anchor #1
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2002, role: actor , character name: Additional voices
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2002, role: actor , character name: Zookeeper Zack, Recycler Rick, Baker Bob
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2002, role: actor , character name: Chuck
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1999, role: actor , character name: Dr. Eugene Aki
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1997, role: actor , character name: Newton
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1985, role: actor , character name: Various Roles
Rain Bird
Rain bird dives throught the hole
In a broken guitar
Rain bird sings a song so sad in blue
Like a stranded insect
Stuck in a bowl of glue
He tries to fly
But he will die
If he ever leaves the zoo
Rain Bird / Rain Bird
Rain bird swoops through the
Chimney pots and rain
Rain bird flies to the edge of a gilded cage
Hiding in the spotlights
Of a famous stage
He tries to become invisible
Whilst stealing the front page
Rain Bird / Rain Bird / Rain Bird / Rain Bird
When you were a boy
You used to wish for this
But like the cat who turns his nose
Up at the dish
Now that you have it
You want to give it away
When you had to work so hard
Slogging for a pittance
In a boot and shoe yard
That's when you wanted
What you now give away
Rain Bird
You're all the rage, bird
Rain Bird
You're all the rage, bird