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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

104

Gender

Male

Birthday

1956-11-26 (70 years old)

Place of Birth

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Also Known As

Donald Lake

Don Lake

Biography

Donald Lake (born November 26, 1956) is a Canadian actor, writer, and television producer. He is frequently cast by director Christopher Guest, and is also a close friend and frequent collaborator of Bonnie Hunt. He had a role in The Bonnie Hunt Show, for which he received comedic praise. He also had roles in the comedy films Police Academy, Hot Shots!, Dumb & Dumber To, and Corner Gas: The Movie. He played more serious roles in Terminator 2: Judgment Day and Super Mario Bros., along with a voice role as Stu Hopps in Zootopia. He is also known as Dr. Carl Whitehorn on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. After graduating from the California Institute of the Arts, he returned to Toronto to join the Second City Touring Company, and later was promoted to The Second City. He also appeared in the Netflix comedy series Space Force.

Known For

Acting

Grudge Match

2013

Grudge Match

as

Video Game Producer

The Pink Chiquitas

1987

The Pink Chiquitas

as

Deputy Barney Drum

Hot Shots!

1991

Hot Shots!

as

Doctor

Rugrats: Tales from the Crib: Three Jacks & A Beanstalk

2006

Rugrats: Tales from the Crib: Three Jacks & A Beanstalk

as

Tom Thumb / Gingerbread Man (voice)

Short Circuit 2

1988

Short Circuit 2

as

Manic Mike

Lookin' to Get Out

1982

Lookin' to Get Out

as

Alfred Jordon - Registration Desk

Dumb and Dumber To

2014

Dumb and Dumber To

as

Dr. Meldman

Hostage for a Day

1994

Hostage for a Day

as

Lieutenant Sneed

Mascots

2016

Mascots

as

Buddy Campbell

Really Weird Tales

1986

Really Weird Tales

as

Hugh Mullins (segment "Cursed With Charisma")

For Your Consideration

2006

For Your Consideration

as

Love It Film Critic

Zootopia

2016

Zootopia

as

Stu Hopps (voice)

RocketMan

1997

RocketMan

as

Le Chirurgien du Vol

Sodbusters

1994

Sodbusters

as

Roy Poulet

Almost Heroes

1998

Almost Heroes

as

Elias

A Mighty Wind

2003

A Mighty Wind

as

Elliott Steinbloom

Waiting for Guffman

1996

Waiting for Guffman

as

Phil Burgess - Blaine Historian

Downsizing

2017

Downsizing

as

Leisureland Guide Matt

Blue Monkey

1987

Blue Monkey

as

Elliot Jacobs

Wagons East!

1994

Wagons East!

as

Lt. Bailey

Speed Zone

1989

Speed Zone

as

Whitman

Best in Show

2000

Best in Show

as

Graham Chissolm

Police Academy

1984

Police Academy

as

Mr. Wig

Avalon High

2011

Avalon High

as

Allie's Father

Beethoven's 2nd

1993

Beethoven's 2nd

as

Window Display Manager

Super Mario Bros.

1993

Super Mario Bros.

as

Sgt. Simon

Murder Sees the Light

1986

Murder Sees the Light

as

Thornton

The Big Town

1987

The Big Town

as

Patsy Fuqua

Smother

2008

Smother

as

Minister

Return to Me

2000

Return to Me

as

Transplant Man

110 Lombard

1988

110 Lombard

as

Frankie

The Rocket Boy

1989

The Rocket Boy

as

Store Customer

Zootopia 2

2025

Zootopia 2

as

Stu Hopps (voice)

John Candy: I Like Me

2025

John Candy: I Like Me

as

Self - Actor, Wagons East

Watching Ellie

Watching Ellie

as

Dr. Don Zimmerman

Ellen

Ellen

as

Bob

American Dragon: Jake Long

American Dragon: Jake Long

as

Stan the Sewer Troll (voice)

American Dad!

American Dad!

as

Bad Larry / Spy (voice)

L.A. Law

L.A. Law

as

Bob Steinlage

The Golden Girls

The Golden Girls

as

Mr. Porter

Life with Bonnie

Life with Bonnie

as

Dr. Bill McClaw

Committed

Committed

as

Richard

How I Met Your Mother

How I Met Your Mother

as

Albert Donovan

Murphy Brown

Murphy Brown

as

Stage Manager

Murder One

Murder One

as

Joel Mytelka

Modern Family

Modern Family

as

Dr. Sendroff

Bonnie

Bonnie

as

Keith Jedzik

The Wild Thornberrys

The Wild Thornberrys

as

Harold Fervel (voice)

Psych

Psych

as

C. Lee Banting

Pepper Ann

Pepper Ann

as

Mr. Sherman Finky (voice)

Pepper Ann

Pepper Ann

as

Mr. Sherman Finky / Butler (voice)

Frasier

Frasier

as

Dean Melvin

The Littlest Hobo

The Littlest Hobo

as

Mr. Wilkinson

NCIS

NCIS

as

Phillip Brooks

ted

ted

as

Bert

Summer Camp Island

Summer Camp Island

as

Doc Hogsbottom (voice)

Summer Camp Island

Summer Camp Island

as

Additional Voices (voice)

Life with Bonnie

Life with Bonnie

as

Micky Travisi

Ghosts

Ghosts

as

Tom

The Resident

The Resident

as

Jerry Tolman

Zootopia+

Zootopia+

as

Stu Hopps (voice)

Space Force

Space Force

as

Brig. Gen. Brad Gregory

Marlon

Marlon

as

Hank Hoffstetter

Super Dave

Super Dave

as

Donald Glanz

Family Tree

Family Tree

as

Harvey Krupp

The Soul Man

The Soul Man

as

Dr. Zagelman

Pup Academy

Pup Academy

as

Charlie

Production

Crew

Directing