Anthony Christian Potenza is a Canadian actor, comedian and teacher. He has voiced Jude Lizowski on 6teen as well as Brando Beaver and both of the Bison Brothers in Pikwik Pack. From 2007 to 2022, Potenza was the voice actor for Chris McLean in Total Drama.

Early life Potenza was born in Ottawa, Ontario to Anne (née Clement) and Joseph Potenza.

Career Potenza has been on television since 1997, when he first appeared in the television series Riverdale as the character Jimmy.

His performances include appearing as Doug in the CBC Television hockey comedy series The Tournament, as well as CSA Agent Joel in the 2002 Jackie Chan movie The Tuxedo. Most of Potenza's roles are in television commercials, including a giant yellow toothbrush in the "evil gingivitis" commercials for Listerine, a dog in the Fido commercials "The Office" and "The Promotion", as well as a sunflower in Canadian Kia ads. He performed the voice for Jude Lizowski on 6teen; another cartoon character is Trevor Troublemeyer on the show Sidekick. He also guest starred in the show Grojband as Party Danimal and performed the voice for Chris McLean in the Total Drama series.

He also appeared in an episode of Colin and Justin's Home Heist in 2007, in which the suburban Oakville home he shares with his daughter Teagan was remodelled."'50s swamp actor's home" . Metro Ottawa, November 4, 2007.

Potenza also portrays Ryan Archer in the web series But I'm Chris Jericho!. He is the voice of Brando Beaver and both of the Bison Brothers in Pikwik Pack.

His YouTube channel, The Infinity Forge (originally called "SwitchBoardNetwork"), largely features videos of his experiences as a voice actor for Teletoon, and has gathered a respectable fan following. He has also guest-starred on various independent animated series on YouTube.

In 2024, Potenza hosted a bi-weekly segment on The Corcoran Entertainment Show, where he and his co-host Franky Corcoran pitched content ideas from a series of guests.

Personal life Allegations In February 2022, Potenza was accused of drugging and sexually assaulting his acting students in a Facebook post by actress Sonya Côté. These allegations gained publicity in March 2023 when it was announced that Potenza would not be returning as the voice of Chris McLean in the Total Drama revival, having been replaced by Terry McGurrin.

In January 2024, Potenza addressed the allegations on The Corcoran Entertainment Show, naming Sonya Côté directly and denying all accusations, claiming she had orchestrated a calculated smear campaign to damage his reputation and take over his studio, after he had refused to let her draw pornography in his classroom. Côté has not publicly responded in detail to Potenza's statements, and the allegations have not resulted in confirmed legal proceedings as of 2026, as none of Potenza's students have ever come forward to corroborate Côté's claims. Potenza has since returned to both teaching and acting, while Côté has, seemingly, closed most of her social media accounts.

Filmography

Film YearTitleRole1999Forever MineCorrections Officer2002 The TuxedoCSA Agent Joel2003 The Arbuckle AcademyBobby2004Ham & Cheese yum yumPatt WattsMy Brother's Keeper aka Le Sang du frère (Canada: French title)Dave2005King's RansomOfficer Holland A Wing and a PrayerBarry The White Dog SacrificeRobNeilHomeless Man2006Run Robot Run!GarthPopulation 436Frank Ramsey2011Moon PointRickSharpay's Fabulous AdventureMic Tech Guy2013BunksCrawl2014Daisy, A Hen into the WildMayor/Mr. OtterShelbyUncle Stephen2021 V/H/S/94 (Segment Storm Drain)Cameraman Jeff

Television YearTitleEpisodeRole1997RiverdaleJimmy1998Naked City: Justice with a BulletRudy1999La Femme Nikita aka Nikita (Canada: English title)"Any Means Necessary"Reuben2000 The Famous Jett Jackson"Beauregard's Beach Bash"Deputy SpencerHendrixChas ChandlerOne KillParker The Thin Blue LieDanny O'BrienTwice in a Lifetime"Birds of Paradise"Young Barry Kirkbride2001Degrassi: The Next Generation"The Mating Game"Cashier The Famous Jett Jackson"Battle of Wilsted"Deputy SpencerLeap Years5 episodesLighting Guy2002Escape from the NewsroomChrisPatti2002–2003Moville MysteriesGizzard Gizersky (voice)2003 The OneBill2003–2004Foolish Girl Punk Rock Boyfriend (voice)2004 The Eggs 2 episodes The Monos2004–20106teenAll Jude Lizowski (voice)2005FunpakNot-So-Superheroic Adventures of Sidekick shorts onlyTrevor Troublemeyer The TournamentDoug The Shakespeare Comedy ShowEpisode #1.22007Ten SecondsFriend2007–2014Total Drama All (except "Are We There Yeti?", TDA Aftermaths II & III, and TDWT Aftermaths)Chris McLean, Jerd McLean (voices)2008–2010Stoked"Take Your Kook to Work Day""Grand Theft Whale Bus"Shep, Announcer guy (voices)2010–2011Jimmy Two-Shoes "Everyone Can Whistle", "Heloise's Secret Admirer" Peep (voice)2010–2013SidekickAllTrevor Troublemeyer (voice)2011–2013Almost Naked AnimalsDirk Danger (voice)2011Detentionaire Zed, The Skaters (voices)2011, 2013Scaredy Squirrel "Life Slaver", "Stack to School" Viking, Bobby Lovelife (voice)2012Murdoch Mysteries "Back and to the Left" Jack "Shoeless Jack" Leary2013Skatoony"Pop Video"Chris McLean, Doug (voices)2013Last Car StandingAllHimself (host)2013–2014Grojband"Pox N' Roll", "Grin Reaper"Party Danimal (voice)2017–2018WishfartAllNeptune (voice)2018Carter"Voiceover"Clifford2018–2022Total DramaRama Main Role/Episodes: "Broken Back Kotter", "A Hole Lot of Trouble" Jude Lizowski, Chris McLean (voices)2019–2021Norman Picklestripes Additional voices2020–2021Pikwik Pack Bison Bros (voice)2022Transformers: BotBots Clogstopper (voice)

Awards and nominations +YearAwardCategoryWorkResult2005Gemini AwardsBest Ensemble Performance in a Comedy Program or SeriesThe Tournament ("The Warrior Women")2006Best Ensemble Performance in a Comedy Program or SeriesThe Tournament ("Saturday at the Tournament")2008Best Individual or Ensemble Performance in an Animated Program or Series6Teen ("Silent Butt Deadly")2015Canadian Screen AwardsBest Performance in a Children's or Youth Program or SeriesTotal Drama All Stars ("Hero vs Villains")

References

External links

Potenza's YouTube channel