Tone L?c Biography

Anthony Terrell Smith (born March 3, 1966), better known by his stage name Tone L?c or Tone-L?c (), is an American rapper and actor.

Early life and career

Smith was born in Los Angeles, California, and is best known for his deep, gravelly voice and his million-selling hit singles, "Wild Thing" and "Funky Cold Medina". Tone L?c is also a voice actor, having voiced characters in several cartoon series. He also voiced Fud Wrapper, the host of the animatronic show Food Rocks, which played at Epcot from 1994 to 2004. In this latter role, he sang the song "Always Read the Wrapper", a parody of his own song "Funky Cold Medina". His song "Ace Is In The House" features in the films Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994) and Ace Ventura Jr: Pet Detective (2009).

He provided vocals for FeFe Dobson for a track called "Rock It 'Til You Drop It" on her first album, 2003's Fefe Dobson.

Personal life

Tone L?c was once a member of the street gang the Crips. He turned his life around when he decided to focus his energy on spitting rhymes. Tone L?c has two sons, Bijan Smith and Anthony James Smith. Anthony was named for his father, and his middle name comes from his grandfather James Smith.

Legal issues

In December 2010, L?c was arrested for DUI. He was released on bail claiming a medical condition caused a seizure.

On June 18, 2011, Tone L?c was arrested for felony domestic violence and possession of a Colt AR-15 Sporter rifle (restricted by California law) after an altercation with the mother of his child. He was released less than three hours later after posting $50,000 bail. On October 3, 2011, he entered a plea of no contest to both charges, and was sentenced to one day in county jail, three years of probation, 52 weeks of anger management counseling and 30 days of community service.

Health problems

On May 29, 2009, L?c was rushed to a Florida hospital after collapsing during a concert. The rapper had ripped open his elbow when hitting the ground but was released the same day.

On October 15, 2011, L?c was hospitalized for exhaustion after collapsing on stage during a concert in Atlanta. He was taken to a local hospital where he was given an IV and rehydrated.

On March 16, 2013, L?c collapsed on stage at a performance at the Bridge Bash in Des Moines, Iowa.

Discography

Studio albums

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions								Certifications (sales threshold)
		US	US R&B	AUS	AUT	NZ	SWE	SWI	UK
1989	L?c-ed After Dark Release date: January 23, 1989 Label: Delicious Vinyl	1	3	11	10	11	31	30	22	US: 2"? Platinum
1991	Cool Hand L?c Release date: November 19, 1991 Label: Delicious Vinyl	"?	46	"?	39	"?	"?	"?	"?
""?" denotes releases that did not chart

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions									Certifications (sales threshold)	Album
		US	US Rap	US R&B	US Dan	AUS	AUT	NZ	SWI	UK
1988	"Wild Thing"	2	2	1	1	15	"?	1	23	21	US: 2"? Platinum	L?c-ed After Dark
1989	"Funky Cold Medina"	3	3	7	8	8	13	3	13	13	US: Platinum
1990	"I Got It Goin' On"	"?	18	59	"?	"?	"?	27	"?	55
1991	"All Through the Night" (featuring El DeBarge)	80	"?	16	"?	"?	"?	"?	"?	"?		Cool Hand L?c
""?" denotes releases that did not chart

Featured singles

Year	Single	Artist	Peak chart positions		Album
			US	US R&B
1990	"We're All in the Same Gang"	West Coast Rap All-Stars	35	10	Non-album song

Awards and Nominations

Year	Association	Category	Nominated work	Result
1989	MTV Video Music Awards	Best Rap Video	"Wild Thing"
1990	Grammy Awards	Best New Artist	Himself
		Best Rap Solo Performance	"Funky Cold Medina"
	American Music Awards	Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist	Himself
		Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album	L?c-ed After Dark
		Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop New Artist	Himself
		Favorite Dance New Artist
1991	Grammy Awards	Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group	"We're All in the Same Gang"

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1990	The Adventures of Ford Fairlane	Slam the Rapper
	The Return of Superfly		uncredited
1992	FernGully: The Last Rainforest	Goanna	voice
	Bébé's Kids	Pee-Wee	voice
1993	Posse	Angel
	Poetic Justice	J Bone
	Surf Ninjas	Lieutenant Spence
	A Cool Like That Christmas	Marvin	TV movie
1994	Car 54, Where Are You?	Hackman
	Ace Ventura: Pet Detective	Emilio
	Blank Check	Juice
1995	Crosstown Traffic	Keiser	TV movie
	Heat	Richard Torena
1996	Spy Hard	Gangster #1
1997	Fakin' Da Funk	Frog
1998	Freedom Strike	Tyler Haynes
2000	Whispers: An Elephant's Tale	Macho Bull
	Titan A.E.	Tek
2001	Deadly Rhapsody	Jelly's Cousin
	They Crawl	Clarence
2002	Storm Watch	Ray
2006	Totally Awesome	Himself	TV movie
2011	White T produced & written by Blake Phillips	Jerry

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1992-1994	Roc	Ronnie Paxton	7 episodes
1994	Aladdin	Magma	Episode: "Smolder and Wiser"
1995	Touched by an Angel	Albert Turner	Episode: "Operation Smile"
	NewsRadio	Security Guard Lorenzo	Episode: "Friends" Episode: "Xmas Story"
1996-1997	C-Bear and Jamal	C-Bear	Lead role
1996	Living Single	Lester Tate	Episode: "School's Out Forever"
1997	Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child	Desmond Bear	Episode: "Goldilocks and the Three Birds"
	Dangerous Minds	Mr. Summers	Episode: "To'e Me Up, To'e Me Down"
1999	Early Edition	Derek 'D.J.' Johnson	Episode: "Number One with a Bullet"
2000-2001	Rude Awakening	Lenny	2 episodes
2001	Thieves	Special Agent Al Trundall
2002	The District	JT Betancourt	Episode: "Twist of Hate"
	Static Shock	Hyde	Episode: "Static Shag"
2004	The WB's Superstar USA	Panelist
2005	King of the Hill	Bouncer	Episode: "Smoking and the Bandit"
	Yes, Dear	Dave	Episode: "Barbecue"
2008	Chowder	Chestnut	3 episodes

See also

• List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart
• List of number-one dance hits (United States)