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{{short description|American actor, comedian, and travel}}
'''Mark DeCarlo''' (born [[June 23]], [[1962]] in [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]]) is an American actor and talk show host. DeCarlo first got on television on the American version of the [[game show]] ''[[Sale of the Century]]'' in 1985 while a student at [[University of California, Los Angeles|UCLA]], where he won $115,257 in cash and prizes.
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| name = Mark DeCarlo
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'''Mark DeCarlo''' is an American actor, [[television host]], [[comedian]], [[travel]], [[internet personality]], and [[Foodie|foodie expert]]. He is currently known for being a contributor to [[WLS-TV]] morning show ''Windy City Live'',<ref name=wcl>{{cite web|title=Contributor Mark DeCarlo|url=http://windycitylive.com/about/Contributor-Mark-DeCarlo/8149996|publisher=Windy City Live|access-date=April 11, 2013}}</ref> a locally produced Chicago program that replaced ''[[The Oprah Winfrey Show]]'' following its 2011 ending. DeCarlo has been awarded three local [[Emmy Award]]s for his work on ''Windy City Live''.


DeCarlo's first major exposure came in 1991 when he became host of the dating game show ''[[Studs (game show)|Studs]]''. He is also known for providing the voice of [[Hugh Neutron]], the [[Jimmy Neutron (character)|title character]]'s father in ''[[The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius]]'' for [[Nickelodeon]] and for portraying Alec Berg in the ''[[Seinfeld (TV series)|Seinfeld]]'' episode, “[[The Face Painter]]”. DeCarlo authored ''“A Fork on the Road: 400 Cities, 1 Stomach”'' which is a comedic [[travel documentary|travelogue]] & [[cook book]] published by [[Lyons Press]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Mark DeCarlo|url=https://www.amazon.com/Mark-DeCarlo/e/B003PSTRVW|publisher=[[Amazon Books]]|access-date=April 11, 2013}}</ref>
DeCarlo's most notable role was the host of the early 1990s dating show ''[[Studs (game show)|Studs]]'', known for its raunchy content.


DeCarlo rose to influencer-style fame on the internet in July 2021 when [[Hugh Neutron]] gained a meme-centric cult following, in an attempt to get the Jimmy Neutron character into the ''[[Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl]]'' video game.
Mark was one of the hosts of [[The X Show]], also hosting "Big Deal", loosely-based on ''[[Let's Make A Deal]]'' as well as the [[Candid Camera]]-styled "Totally Hidden Video". He currently provides the voice of [[Jimmy Neutron]]'s befuddled father [[Hugh Neutron|Hugh]] on the [[Nickelodeon (TV channel)|Nickelodeon]] animated series ''[[The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius]]'' as well as host of the [[Travel Channel]]'s [[eponym]]ously titled ''[[Taste of America]]'' show.


==Career==
He appeared in the 1995 [[Seinfeld]] episode "The face painter" as a lawyer by the name of Alec Burg, who gives Jerry tickets to a [[New York Rangers]] playoff game.
===Acting===
Prior to ''Studs'', DeCarlo was a host on the cable network MovieTime before it became ''[[E! Entertainment Television]]''. Early in his career, DeCarlo was a contestant on ''[[Sale of the Century]]'', winning $115,257 in cash and prizes in 1985, and ''[[Tic Tac Dough]]'' in 1990. He also guest-starred as himself in an episode of ''[[Jonas (TV series)|Jonas]]'' and is now a regular on ''Windy City Live'', a local morning show in the [[Chicago]] market.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mark DeCarlo|url=https://www.huffpost.com/author/markdecarlo-588|work=HuffPost|access-date=May 31, 2022}}</ref>

DeCarlo hosted two more TV shows, [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]'s extreme game show, ''[[Big Deal (game show)|Big Deal]]'', and [[FX (TV channel)|FX]]'s late night talk show ''[[The X Show]]''. He appeared on the game show ''[[Street Smarts]]'' in 2002, playing against [[Mark L. Walberg]] as part of a "Game Show Showdown", and lost the game with $1 to Walberg's $2. Since it was a charity episode, he still earned $500 for the M.S. Society of America. In 2005, DeCarlo starred in ''[[Sex Sells: The Making of Touché]]''.{{citation needed|date=March 2017}}

DeCarlo appeared on an episode of the show ''[[Interior Therapy with Jeff Lewis]]'' on [[Bravo (U.S. TV channel)|Bravo]] that aired May 16, 2012. He co-hosted the TV series ''THIS vs THAT'' that premiered internationally in November 2012. He also had a small role on HBO's ''[[Curb Your Enthusiasm]]''.
In 2013, he hosted ''EconomicalECO'', a [[How To (disambiguation)|how-to]] series that popularized ways to radically reduce the cost of living by choosing economical American products.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mark DeCarlo |url=https://phideltatheta.org/famous-phis/mark-decarlo/ |website=Phi Delta Theta Fraternity}}</ref>

On a 1992 episode of ''Studs'', DeCarlo hosted [[Ronald Goldman]], at the time an aspiring actor who become well known two years later after being murdered along with [[Nicole Brown Simpson]] in Los Angeles on June 12, 1994, which led to the arrest and [[Trial of O.J. Simpson]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Studs starring Ronald Goldman|website = [[YouTube]]|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6riN8FQHwyI&t=208s |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/6riN8FQHwyI |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

===Voice-over acting===
DeCarlo was the voice of [[Hugh Neutron]] on the Nickelodeon animated series ''[[The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius]]''. His voice over career includes roles in ''[[Back at the Barnyard]]'', ''[[Planet Sheen]]'', ''[[Johnny Bravo]]'', ''[[Handy Manny]]'' and the ''Thumb'' series of comedies: ''[[Thumb Wars]]'', ''BaTThumb'' and ''Thumbtanic''.<ref>{{cite web|title=MARK DECARLO|url=http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Mark-DeCarlo/|publisher=Behind the Voice Actors|access-date=April 11, 2013}}</ref>

===Travel & foodie expert===
DeCarlo hosted the [[Travel Channel]]'s ''Taste of America with Mark DeCarlo'' for two seasons in 2004 and 2005, and is also known as the host of the early 1990s dating [[game show]], ''[[Studs (game show)|Studs]]'' and the short-lived 1996 game show ''[[Big Deal (game show)|Big Deal]]''.

In September 2022, DeCarlo and his wife, [[Yeni Álvarez]], resumed travel for their podcast, ''A Fork on the Road,'' which they began in 2017 but set aside due to the [[Covid-19|Covid-19 Pandemic]].

===Internet icon===
DeCarlo hosts an internet sitcom called The ''Boffo the Bear Show'', via Facebook Live and YouTube.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/c/BoffoTheBear/featured|title = Boffo the Bear - YouTube|website = [[YouTube]]}}</ref> Mark portrays a pompous blue bear in Hollywood who runs his own interview talk show and game show. The realtime-CGI technology created for Boffo was programmed by Julian Sarmiento, Global Director of Virtual Production and Real-Time at [[FuseFX]]. Mark has held several interview panels with his Boffo character using this technology at comic-con conventions.

On July 13, 2021, GameMill Entertainment announced ''[[Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl]]'', a [[Platform fighter|platform-fighter]] video game for Fall 2021.<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211206/ESR3cvErqCg Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20210713152612/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESR3cvErqCg Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESR3cvErqCg| title = Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl - Official Announcement Trailer | website=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The same day as the announcement trailer, the hashtag "#HughNation" and Hugh Neutron began to trend on Twitter, as memes of Mark's character becoming a playable fighter in the video game circulated.<ref>{{cite tweet |author=Un Cleal |user=TheUncleAlShow |number=1415091441341247491 |date=July 13, 2021 |title=Let's go Hugh Nation, make your voices heard https://t.co/BaQr1WPUGT |language=en |access-date=August 2, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210713233112/https://twitter.com/TheUncleAlShow/status/1415091441341247491 |archive-date=July 13, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref> What started as a joke began to build a serious cult following for DeCarlo's character to be included. As a result, a [[Discord (software)|Discord]] server for DeCarlo's fanbase got DeCarlo himself involved, in which he fueled the community's desire for the character to be added.<ref>{{cite tweet |last=DeCarlo |first=Mark |author-link=Mark DeCarlo |user=markdecarlo |number=1416090381805002752 |date=July 16, 2021 |title=@SuperverseYT Big Thanks TO ALL for the big push for Hugh to be a @NickAnimation All-Star. Now, let's rock YouTube! Subscribe to my New LIVE cartoon channel: Boffo the Bear to meet your favorite cartoon actors. Let's see if we can add 10k subs today!!! https://t.co/40oWI7dh0l |language=en |access-date=August 2, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210716174046/https://twitter.com/markdecarlo/status/1416090381805002752 |archive-date=July 16, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet |author=Dognote |user=Alex42004888 |number=1415465349588209666 |date=July 14, 2021 |title=This has to be one of the greatest moments to happen on my twitter account @markdecarlo thank you for following me back https://t.co/qaiBti8VEy |language=en |access-date=August 2, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210715001706/https://twitter.com/Alex42004888/status/1415465349588209666 |archive-date=July 15, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref> DeCarlo further interacted with his fans by reading submitted memes via Twitter, and later through his [[Cameo (website)|Cameo]] page.<ref name="tweet1">{{cite tweet |last=DeCarlo |first=Mark |author-link=Mark DeCarlo |user=markdecarlo |number=1418263096053751809 |date=July 22, 2021 |title=#hughnation THANKS 4 all Hugh-Tastic messages & DM's. I'll eventually do them, but I can't add more. BUT... if you really, really want something recorded, I'll schedule a FBLIVE so you can call in and try and convince me to read YOUR idea LIVE on the air. Stay tuned for date/time |language=en |access-date=August 2, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210722173412/https://twitter.com/markdecarlo/status/1418263096053751809 |archive-date=July 22, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet |last=DeCarlo |first=Mark |author-link=Mark DeCarlo |user=markdecarlo |number=1415465066237857794 |date=July 14, 2021 |title=Look at me!!! Im bending Jimmy like Beckham! https://t.co/CTzzmbKYpF |language=en |access-date=August 2, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210715001908/https://twitter.com/markdecarlo/status/1415465066237857794 |archive-date=July 15, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet |author=Lise 🏳️⚧️ |user=csd_gay |number=1416869414859902992 |date=July 18, 2021 |title=OK SO I DMED @markdecarlo ABOUT VOICING THIS AND HE DIDNT EVEN ASK FOR ME TO DO ANYTHING????? someone better at video editing than me please make this better, raw mp3 below https://t.co/nwTvp71cZq |language=en |access-date=August 2, 2021}}</ref>

On May 13, 2022, GameMill Entertainment released a reveal trailer for ''Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl'''s newest DLC fighters, including Hugh Neutron, which DeCarlo and his fanbase had been rallying for since the game's reveal.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.ign.com/videos/nickelodeon-all-star-brawl-jenny-revealed-plus-hugh-neutron-rocko | title=Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl: Jenny Revealed (Plus Hugh Neutron & Rocko) - IGN | date=13 May 2022 }}</ref> On August 5th, 2022, Hugh Neutron released as a paid downloadable fighter for the game. On the DLC's release day, DeCarlo and [[Debi Derryberry]] commentated a ''Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl'' tournament, consisting of twelve online content creators.

==Personal life==
DeCarlo graduated from [[Benet Academy]] high school in 1980. He later graduated from [[University of California, Los Angeles|UCLA]].<ref name=wcl/> He married voice actress [[Yeni Álvarez]] on November 24, 2012. Being a Chicago native, he is also an avid [[Chicago Cubs]] fan as well and is often seen wearing various Cubs merch.{{citation needed|date=March 2017}}

== Filmography ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Films of Mark DeCarlo
|-
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
|-
| 1988 || ''Frankenstein General Hospital'' || Dr. Skip ||
|-
| 1992 || ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer (film)|Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'' || Coach ||
|-
| 1994 || ''Angel 4: Undercover'' || Joel Hemmert ||
|-
| 1994 || ''[[Saved by the Bell: Wedding in Las Vegas]]''
|| Freddie Silver ||
|-
| 1997 || ''Three Days'' || [[God]] ||
|-
| 1997 || ''[[Santa vs. the Snowman 3D|Santa vs. the Snowman]]'' || Security Elf (voice) ||
|-
| 1999 || ''A Fare to Remember'' || Jack ||
|-
| 1999 || ''[[Thumb Wars|Thumb Wars: The Phantom Cuticle]]'' || Black Helmet Man (voice) ||
|-
| 1999 || ''[[A Wake in Providence (film)|A Wake in Providence]]'' || Vinnie ||
|-
| 2000 || ''[[Thumbs!|Thumbtanic]]'' || The Interviewer, TV Anchor, [[Elvis Presley|Elvis]], Lookout #2, Rich Man at Dinner, 'Shuffle Board Finals?' (voice) ||
|-
| 2001 || ''[[Thumbs!|Bat Thumb]]'' || [[Alfred Pennyworth|Fred]], Narrator, Bank Depositor, Millionaire (voice) ||
|-
| 2001 || ''[[Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius]]'' || [[List of Jimmy Neutron characters|Hugh Neutron]], Arena Guard, Pilot (voice) ||
|-
| 2002 || ''Reality School'' || Lazlo "Ted" Wozzeck ||
|-
| 2002 || ''[[Santa vs. the Snowman 3D]]'' || Security Elf 1#, Flippy (voice) ||
|-
| 2002 || ''[[Thumbs!|The Godthumb]]'' || [[Sonny Corleone|Thummy]], [[Emilio Barzini|Don Bazzarzini]], Wartz (voice) ||
|-
| 2002 || ''Black Hole'' || Malone ||
|-
| 2004 || ''[[Raising Genius]]'' || Officer Hunter ||
|-
| 2004 || ''Reality School'' || Style Coach ||
|-
| 2004 || ''[[Raising Helen]]'' || Hockey Rabbi ||
|-
| 2004 || ''[[The Jimmy Timmy Power Hour]]'' || [[List of Jimmy Neutron characters|Hugh Neutron]] (voice) ||
|-
| 2005 || ''[[Sex Sells: The Making of Touché|Sex Sells: The Making of 'Touché']]'' || Chuck Steak ||
|-
| 2005 || ''[[Mobsters and Mormons]]'' || Carmine "The Beans" Pasquale / George Cheeseman ||
|-
| 2006 || ''[[The Ant Bully (film)|The Ant Bully]]'' || Fly who has Wings (Voice) ||
|-
| 2008 || ''[[Immigrants (2008 film)|Immigrants (L.A. Dolce Vita)]]'' || Additional voices || English version only
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Johnny Bravo Goes to Bollywood]]'' || Additional voices ||
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Summoned (film)|Summoned]]'' || Richardson ||
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Finders Keepers (2014 film)|Finders Keepers]]'' || Ken Stevens ||
|-
| 2014 || ''A Christmas Mystery'' || Harvey ||
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Quackerz]]'' || Dancer ||
|-
| 2017 || ''[[Fifty Shades Darker (film)|Fifty Shades Darker]]'' || News Anchor ||
|-
| 2017 || ''The Babymoon'' || Fabrice ||
|-
| 2019 || ''[[4L (film)|4L]]'' || Alain (voice) || English version
|-
| 2020 || ''Ballbuster'' || Earl ||
|-
| 2021 || ''[[616 Wilford Lane]]'' || Micheal || Also executive producer
|-
| 2021 || ''Aliens on Halloween'' || Commander Jerek ||
|-
| 2022 || ''A Cloud So High'' || Detetice Albert Trishelle ||
|-
| 2023 || ''[[Amy's F**k It List]]'' || Mr. Dalmer ||
|-
| 2024 || ''Pinocchio'' || Coot, Carlo (Voice) || Also co-writer and producer
|-
| 2024 || ''Shrek 2 Retold'' || Hugh Neutron (Voice) ||
|}
Scource [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0213648/?ref%20=tt%20cl%20t%2010 iMDb]

{| class="wikitable sortable"

|+ Television roles of Mark DeCarlo
|-
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
|-
| 1987 || ''[[The New Leave It to Beaver]]'' || Banjo Player || Episode: "A Slice of Life"
|-
| 1990 || ''[[Babes (TV series)|Babes]]'' || Tony || Episode: "Everything but Love"
|-
| 1991 || ''[[Parker Lewis Can't Lose]]'' || Himself || Episode: "Aging Gracefully" (Uncredited)
|-
| 1992 || ''[[Harry and the Hendersons (TV series)|Harry and the Hendersons]]'' || Tony Lane || Episode: "The Outing"
|-
| 1992-1993 || ''[[Studs (game show)|Studs]]'' || Himself || Host
|-
| 1992 || ''[[The Ben Stiller Show]]'' || Himself || Episode: "With Flea"
|-
| 1993 || ''[[Matlock (1986 TV series)|Matlock]]'' || Billy Joe Walker || Episode: [[Matlock (season 8)|"The Last Laugh"]]
|-
| 1994 || ''[[Burke's Law (1994 TV series)|Burke's Law]]'' || Tom Keats || Episode: "Who Killed Skippy's Master"
|-
| 1994 || ''Goodnight America'' || --- || executive producer
|-
| 1995 || ''[[Seinfeld]]'' || Alec Berg || Episode: "[[The Face Painter]]"
|-
| 1995 || ''[[High Tide (TV series)|High Tide]]'' || Larry Brisken || Episode: "Bikini Patrol"
|-
| 1995-1996 || ''[[Duckman]]'' || Unknown (Voice) || Episodes: "Papa Oom M.O.W. M.O.W." "Exile in Guyville"
|-
| 1997 || ''[[Boy Meets World]]'' || Brett McInerny || Episode: "Quiz Show"
|-
| 1997 || ''[[Rugrats]]'' || Rob Hackett (Voice) || Episode: "America's Wackiest Home Movies/The 'Lympics"
|-
| 1997 || ''[[Aaahh!!! Real Monsters]]'' || Pitch Monster (Voice) || Episode: "Side by Side/Hooked on Phobics"
|-
| 1997 || ''[[You Wish (TV series)|You Wish]]'' || Cable Repairman || Episode: "Holloween"
|-
| 1997-1999 || ''[[Tracey Takes On...|Tracey Takes On]]'' || Guy Lamel || Episodes: "Vegas," "Dating"
|-
| 2001 || ''[[Curb Your Enthusiasm]]'' || Albert Mayo || Episode: "Shaq"
|-
| 2002-2006 || ''[[The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius]]'' || [[List of Jimmy Neutron characters|Hugh Neutron]], [[The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius|General Ernest Abercrombie]], [[The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius|Mayor Quador]], [[The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius|Baby Eddie Neutron]], Additional Voices (Voice) || Main Role, Also performed songs, "Basking the Warmth," and "Pule Song" in "Holly Jolly Jimmy"
|-
| 2004 || ''[[Oliver Beene]]'' || Buddy Fotaine || Episode: "Idol Chatter"
|-
| 2005- || ''[[Taste of America]]'' || --- || Host
|-
| 2006 || ''[[Las Vegas (TV series)|Las Vegas]]'' || Storm Reno || Episode: "And Here's Mike with the Weather"
|-
| 2006 || ''[[The Ant Bully (film)|The Ant Bully (TV Shorts)]]'' || Ant #1, Fly who has Wings (Voice) || Episode: "Hot Enough for You?" "World Wide Web"
|-
| 2006 || ''[[Malcolm in the Middle|Malcom in the Middle]]'' || Announcer || Episode: "Bomb Shelter"
|-
| 2007-2008 || ''[[Back at the Barnyard]]'' || Bingo the Chimpanzee, Bee #1, Chubs, Mr. Junks, Mayor Termite (Voice) || 4 Episodes
|-
| 2007-2009 || ''[[Family Guy]]'' || [[Lennie Briscoe]], [[Dirty Dancing (franchise)|Dr. Jake Houseman]] (Voice) || Episodes: "Padre de Familia," "FOX-y Lady"
|-
| 2008 || ''[[Wizards of Waverly Place]]'' || [[Cupid]] (voice) || Episode: "Baby Cupid"
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Planet Sheen]]'' || Brain Flower (Voice) || Episode: "Washing My Sheen/Stuck in the Riddle with You"
|-
| 2011-2012 || ''[[Handy Manny]]'' || Lefty (Voice) || Episode: "The Tools New Team," "Hank's Birthday"
|-
| 2012 || ''[[The Middle (TV series)|The Middle]]'' || Mr. Morrison || Episode: "The Second Act"
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Baby Daddy]]'' || Frankie DeLuca || Episode: "Send in the Clowns"
|-
| 2015 || ''[[The Thundermans]]'' || Chili D. Williams || Episode: [[List of The Thundermans episodes|"Give Me a Break Up"]]
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Hidden America with Jonah Ray]]'' || Harold Perez || Episode: "Los Angeles: All That Glitters Is Not Gold"
|-
| 2018 || ''[[Lucifer (TV series)|Lucifer]]'' || Chance || Episode: "The Last Heartbreak"
|-
| 2018 || ''[[For the People (2018 TV series)|For The People]]'' || Anchor || Episode: "Everybody's a Superhero"
|-
| 2018 || ''[[Mexiguin]]'' || Warden Payne (Voice) || Episode: "Prison Penguins"
|-
| 2020 || ''[[The Rookie (TV series)|The Rookie]]'' || Teddy's Father || Episode: "Casualties"
|-
| 2020-2021 || ''Boffo the Bear Show'' || Boffo, Hugh Neutron (Voice) || Main Role, also Writer, and Director
|-
| 2021- || ''[[Rhett & Link|Ronstadt]]'' || T.O.O.L || 6 Episodes, Podcast
|-
| 2023 || ''[[The Loud House]]'' || Bosley (Voice) || Episode: "Road Trip: Bringing Down the House/Road Trip: Mountain Hard Pass"
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.markdecarlo.com Official website]
*[http://www.markdecarlo.com/ Mark DeCarlo Official Website]
*[http://manschoolshow.com/blog/2013/11/27/class-39-goodbye-fat-hello-ladies-with-mark-decarlo Mark DeCarlo tells his story of losing seventy pounds]
*{{imdb name|id=0213648|name=Mark DeCarlo}}
*[https://www.avotalent.com/commercial-male Mark DeCarlo at AVOTalent.com]

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Latest revision as of 07:49, 23 December 2024

Mark DeCarlo
DeCarlo in 2010
Born
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of California
Occupations
  • Actor
  • comedian
  • television presenter
  • internet personality
  • foodie expert
Years active1988–present
Spouse
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(m. 2012)​
Websitemarkdecarlo.com

Mark DeCarlo is an American actor, television host, comedian, travel, internet personality, and foodie expert. He is currently known for being a contributor to WLS-TV morning show Windy City Live,[1] a locally produced Chicago program that replaced The Oprah Winfrey Show following its 2011 ending. DeCarlo has been awarded three local Emmy Awards for his work on Windy City Live.

DeCarlo's first major exposure came in 1991 when he became host of the dating game show Studs. He is also known for providing the voice of Hugh Neutron, the title character's father in The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius for Nickelodeon and for portraying Alec Berg in the Seinfeld episode, “The Face Painter”. DeCarlo authored “A Fork on the Road: 400 Cities, 1 Stomach” which is a comedic travelogue & cook book published by Lyons Press.[2]

DeCarlo rose to influencer-style fame on the internet in July 2021 when Hugh Neutron gained a meme-centric cult following, in an attempt to get the Jimmy Neutron character into the Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl video game.

Career

[edit]

Acting

[edit]

Prior to Studs, DeCarlo was a host on the cable network MovieTime before it became E! Entertainment Television. Early in his career, DeCarlo was a contestant on Sale of the Century, winning $115,257 in cash and prizes in 1985, and Tic Tac Dough in 1990. He also guest-starred as himself in an episode of Jonas and is now a regular on Windy City Live, a local morning show in the Chicago market.[3]

DeCarlo hosted two more TV shows, Fox's extreme game show, Big Deal, and FX's late night talk show The X Show. He appeared on the game show Street Smarts in 2002, playing against Mark L. Walberg as part of a "Game Show Showdown", and lost the game with $1 to Walberg's $2. Since it was a charity episode, he still earned $500 for the M.S. Society of America. In 2005, DeCarlo starred in Sex Sells: The Making of Touché.[citation needed]

DeCarlo appeared on an episode of the show Interior Therapy with Jeff Lewis on Bravo that aired May 16, 2012. He co-hosted the TV series THIS vs THAT that premiered internationally in November 2012. He also had a small role on HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm. In 2013, he hosted EconomicalECO, a how-to series that popularized ways to radically reduce the cost of living by choosing economical American products.[4]

On a 1992 episode of Studs, DeCarlo hosted Ronald Goldman, at the time an aspiring actor who become well known two years later after being murdered along with Nicole Brown Simpson in Los Angeles on June 12, 1994, which led to the arrest and Trial of O.J. Simpson.[5]

Voice-over acting

[edit]

DeCarlo was the voice of Hugh Neutron on the Nickelodeon animated series The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius. His voice over career includes roles in Back at the Barnyard, Planet Sheen, Johnny Bravo, Handy Manny and the Thumb series of comedies: Thumb Wars, BaTThumb and Thumbtanic.[6]

Travel & foodie expert

[edit]

DeCarlo hosted the Travel Channel's Taste of America with Mark DeCarlo for two seasons in 2004 and 2005, and is also known as the host of the early 1990s dating game show, Studs and the short-lived 1996 game show Big Deal.

In September 2022, DeCarlo and his wife, Yeni Álvarez, resumed travel for their podcast, A Fork on the Road, which they began in 2017 but set aside due to the Covid-19 Pandemic.

Internet icon

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DeCarlo hosts an internet sitcom called The Boffo the Bear Show, via Facebook Live and YouTube.[7] Mark portrays a pompous blue bear in Hollywood who runs his own interview talk show and game show. The realtime-CGI technology created for Boffo was programmed by Julian Sarmiento, Global Director of Virtual Production and Real-Time at FuseFX. Mark has held several interview panels with his Boffo character using this technology at comic-con conventions.

On July 13, 2021, GameMill Entertainment announced Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl, a platform-fighter video game for Fall 2021.[8] The same day as the announcement trailer, the hashtag "#HughNation" and Hugh Neutron began to trend on Twitter, as memes of Mark's character becoming a playable fighter in the video game circulated.[9] What started as a joke began to build a serious cult following for DeCarlo's character to be included. As a result, a Discord server for DeCarlo's fanbase got DeCarlo himself involved, in which he fueled the community's desire for the character to be added.[10][11] DeCarlo further interacted with his fans by reading submitted memes via Twitter, and later through his Cameo page.[12][13][14]

On May 13, 2022, GameMill Entertainment released a reveal trailer for Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl's newest DLC fighters, including Hugh Neutron, which DeCarlo and his fanbase had been rallying for since the game's reveal.[15] On August 5th, 2022, Hugh Neutron released as a paid downloadable fighter for the game. On the DLC's release day, DeCarlo and Debi Derryberry commentated a Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl tournament, consisting of twelve online content creators.

Personal life

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DeCarlo graduated from Benet Academy high school in 1980. He later graduated from UCLA.[1] He married voice actress Yeni Álvarez on November 24, 2012. Being a Chicago native, he is also an avid Chicago Cubs fan as well and is often seen wearing various Cubs merch.[citation needed]

Filmography

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Films of Mark DeCarlo
Year Title Role Notes
1988 Frankenstein General Hospital Dr. Skip
1992 Buffy the Vampire Slayer Coach
1994 Angel 4: Undercover Joel Hemmert
1994 Saved by the Bell: Wedding in Las Vegas Freddie Silver
1997 Three Days God
1997 Santa vs. the Snowman Security Elf (voice)
1999 A Fare to Remember Jack
1999 Thumb Wars: The Phantom Cuticle Black Helmet Man (voice)
1999 A Wake in Providence Vinnie
2000 Thumbtanic The Interviewer, TV Anchor, Elvis, Lookout #2, Rich Man at Dinner, 'Shuffle Board Finals?' (voice)
2001 Bat Thumb Fred, Narrator, Bank Depositor, Millionaire (voice)
2001 Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius Hugh Neutron, Arena Guard, Pilot (voice)
2002 Reality School Lazlo "Ted" Wozzeck
2002 Santa vs. the Snowman 3D Security Elf 1#, Flippy (voice)
2002 The Godthumb Thummy, Don Bazzarzini, Wartz (voice)
2002 Black Hole Malone
2004 Raising Genius Officer Hunter
2004 Reality School Style Coach
2004 Raising Helen Hockey Rabbi
2004 The Jimmy Timmy Power Hour Hugh Neutron (voice)
2005 Sex Sells: The Making of 'Touché' Chuck Steak
2005 Mobsters and Mormons Carmine "The Beans" Pasquale / George Cheeseman
2006 The Ant Bully Fly who has Wings (Voice)
2008 Immigrants (L.A. Dolce Vita) Additional voices English version only
2011 Johnny Bravo Goes to Bollywood Additional voices
2013 Summoned Richardson
2014 Finders Keepers Ken Stevens
2014 A Christmas Mystery Harvey
2016 Quackerz Dancer
2017 Fifty Shades Darker News Anchor
2017 The Babymoon Fabrice
2019 4L Alain (voice) English version
2020 Ballbuster Earl
2021 616 Wilford Lane Micheal Also executive producer
2021 Aliens on Halloween Commander Jerek
2022 A Cloud So High Detetice Albert Trishelle
2023 Amy's F**k It List Mr. Dalmer
2024 Pinocchio Coot, Carlo (Voice) Also co-writer and producer
2024 Shrek 2 Retold Hugh Neutron (Voice)

Scource iMDb

Television roles of Mark DeCarlo
Year Title Role Notes
1987 The New Leave It to Beaver Banjo Player Episode: "A Slice of Life"
1990 Babes Tony Episode: "Everything but Love"
1991 Parker Lewis Can't Lose Himself Episode: "Aging Gracefully" (Uncredited)
1992 Harry and the Hendersons Tony Lane Episode: "The Outing"
1992-1993 Studs Himself Host
1992 The Ben Stiller Show Himself Episode: "With Flea"
1993 Matlock Billy Joe Walker Episode: "The Last Laugh"
1994 Burke's Law Tom Keats Episode: "Who Killed Skippy's Master"
1994 Goodnight America --- executive producer
1995 Seinfeld Alec Berg Episode: "The Face Painter"
1995 High Tide Larry Brisken Episode: "Bikini Patrol"
1995-1996 Duckman Unknown (Voice) Episodes: "Papa Oom M.O.W. M.O.W." "Exile in Guyville"
1997 Boy Meets World Brett McInerny Episode: "Quiz Show"
1997 Rugrats Rob Hackett (Voice) Episode: "America's Wackiest Home Movies/The 'Lympics"
1997 Aaahh!!! Real Monsters Pitch Monster (Voice) Episode: "Side by Side/Hooked on Phobics"
1997 You Wish Cable Repairman Episode: "Holloween"
1997-1999 Tracey Takes On Guy Lamel Episodes: "Vegas," "Dating"
2001 Curb Your Enthusiasm Albert Mayo Episode: "Shaq"
2002-2006 The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius Hugh Neutron, General Ernest Abercrombie, Mayor Quador, Baby Eddie Neutron, Additional Voices (Voice) Main Role, Also performed songs, "Basking the Warmth," and "Pule Song" in "Holly Jolly Jimmy"
2004 Oliver Beene Buddy Fotaine Episode: "Idol Chatter"
2005- Taste of America --- Host
2006 Las Vegas Storm Reno Episode: "And Here's Mike with the Weather"
2006 The Ant Bully (TV Shorts) Ant #1, Fly who has Wings (Voice) Episode: "Hot Enough for You?" "World Wide Web"
2006 Malcom in the Middle Announcer Episode: "Bomb Shelter"
2007-2008 Back at the Barnyard Bingo the Chimpanzee, Bee #1, Chubs, Mr. Junks, Mayor Termite (Voice) 4 Episodes
2007-2009 Family Guy Lennie Briscoe, Dr. Jake Houseman (Voice) Episodes: "Padre de Familia," "FOX-y Lady"
2008 Wizards of Waverly Place Cupid (voice) Episode: "Baby Cupid"
2011 Planet Sheen Brain Flower (Voice) Episode: "Washing My Sheen/Stuck in the Riddle with You"
2011-2012 Handy Manny Lefty (Voice) Episode: "The Tools New Team," "Hank's Birthday"
2012 The Middle Mr. Morrison Episode: "The Second Act"
2014 Baby Daddy Frankie DeLuca Episode: "Send in the Clowns"
2015 The Thundermans Chili D. Williams Episode: "Give Me a Break Up"
2016 Hidden America with Jonah Ray Harold Perez Episode: "Los Angeles: All That Glitters Is Not Gold"
2018 Lucifer Chance Episode: "The Last Heartbreak"
2018 For The People Anchor Episode: "Everybody's a Superhero"
2018 Mexiguin Warden Payne (Voice) Episode: "Prison Penguins"
2020 The Rookie Teddy's Father Episode: "Casualties"
2020-2021 Boffo the Bear Show Boffo, Hugh Neutron (Voice) Main Role, also Writer, and Director
2021- Ronstadt T.O.O.L 6 Episodes, Podcast
2023 The Loud House Bosley (Voice) Episode: "Road Trip: Bringing Down the House/Road Trip: Mountain Hard Pass"

References

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  1. ^ a b "Contributor Mark DeCarlo". Windy City Live. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
  2. ^ "Mark DeCarlo". Amazon Books. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
  3. ^ "Mark DeCarlo". HuffPost. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
  4. ^ "Mark DeCarlo". Phi Delta Theta Fraternity.
  5. ^ "Studs starring Ronald Goldman". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21.
  6. ^ "MARK DECARLO". Behind the Voice Actors. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
  7. ^ "Boffo the Bear - YouTube". YouTube.
  8. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl - Official Announcement Trailer". YouTube.
  9. ^ Un Cleal [@TheUncleAlShow] (July 13, 2021). "Let's go Hugh Nation, make your voices heard https://t.co/BaQr1WPUGT" (Tweet). Archived from the original on July 13, 2021. Retrieved August 2, 2021 – via Twitter.
  10. ^ DeCarlo, Mark [@markdecarlo] (July 16, 2021). "@SuperverseYT Big Thanks TO ALL for the big push for Hugh to be a @NickAnimation All-Star. Now, let's rock YouTube! Subscribe to my New LIVE cartoon channel: Boffo the Bear to meet your favorite cartoon actors. Let's see if we can add 10k subs today!!! https://t.co/40oWI7dh0l" (Tweet). Archived from the original on July 16, 2021. Retrieved August 2, 2021 – via Twitter.
  11. ^ Dognote [@Alex42004888] (July 14, 2021). "This has to be one of the greatest moments to happen on my twitter account @markdecarlo thank you for following me back https://t.co/qaiBti8VEy" (Tweet). Archived from the original on July 15, 2021. Retrieved August 2, 2021 – via Twitter.
  12. ^ DeCarlo, Mark [@markdecarlo] (July 22, 2021). "#hughnation THANKS 4 all Hugh-Tastic messages & DM's. I'll eventually do them, but I can't add more. BUT... if you really, really want something recorded, I'll schedule a FBLIVE so you can call in and try and convince me to read YOUR idea LIVE on the air. Stay tuned for date/time" (Tweet). Archived from the original on July 22, 2021. Retrieved August 2, 2021 – via Twitter.
  13. ^ DeCarlo, Mark [@markdecarlo] (July 14, 2021). "Look at me!!! Im bending Jimmy like Beckham! https://t.co/CTzzmbKYpF" (Tweet). Archived from the original on July 15, 2021. Retrieved August 2, 2021 – via Twitter.
  14. ^ Lise 🏳️⚧️ [@csd_gay] (July 18, 2021). "OK SO I DMED @markdecarlo ABOUT VOICING THIS AND HE DIDNT EVEN ASK FOR ME TO DO ANYTHING????? someone better at video editing than me please make this better, raw mp3 below https://t.co/nwTvp71cZq" (Tweet). Retrieved August 2, 2021 – via Twitter.
  15. ^ "Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl: Jenny Revealed (Plus Hugh Neutron & Rocko) - IGN". 13 May 2022.
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