- Born
- Birth nameAnthony Terrell Smith
- Height5′ 11″ (1.80 m)
- Tone Loc was born on March 3, 1966 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is an actor and composer, known for Heat (1995), Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994) and Titan A.E. (2000).
- ChildrenBijan Smith
- ParentsJames SmithMargaret Smith
- RelativesJohnny Gadberry(Sibling)
- Distinctively deep gravelly voice
- The video for the song that launched him into super-stardom in the late 80s, Wild Thang, reportedly only cost $340 to make.
- Ex member of the Crip's gang.
- The name "Tone Loc" originated when his peers once called him "Antonio Loco" (Spanish for "crazy Anthony").
- His 1989 debut album "Loc-ed After Dark" was the second rap album to reach #1 on the Billboard 200 after the Beastie Boys' debut album "Licensed to Ill", which was released three years earlier.
- Has not released an album since 1991's "Cool Hand Loc".
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