Joseph Motiki facts for kids
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Joseph Motiki
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Joseph Frederick Motiki
July 31, 1972 |
Other names | Joe Motiki |
Education | Ryerson University |
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Years active | 1994–present |
Joseph Frederick Motiki (born July 31, 1972) is a Canadian actor and TV host. He is well-known for hosting the children's show The TVOKids Crawlspace. He also hosted the game show Ice Cold Cash on the Food Network.
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Early Life and Education
Joseph Motiki was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. His parents moved to Canada from South Africa. He grew up in East York and went to East York Collegiate Institute for high school. Joseph was a great student and loved sports. He was even the president of his student government! After high school, he studied Radio and Television Arts at Ryerson University.
Career Highlights
Starting in Television
While still in school, Joseph Motiki got his first big TV job. He was chosen from 350 people to host What. This was a late-night call-in show for young people on TVOntario. The show talked about current events and popular culture. It was even nominated for a Gemini Award in 1995 for Best Youth Program.
Hosting TVOKids Crawlspace
In 1995, Joseph became a co-host of The TVOKids Crawlspace. This was TVOntario's popular after-school block of children's programs. He worked alongside Patty Sullivan. Joseph and Patty would appear live between shows like Art Attack and The Magic School Bus. They would read letters from viewers and create fun characters. Joseph spent four years on TVOKids. He helped the show become very popular. He left The Crawlspace in 1999.
Voice Acting Adventures
After TVOKids, Joseph started doing voice acting for animated TV shows. He voiced Professor Rocket in Crashbox on HBO. He also became the voice of Rocky Canyon for the TV series Rescue Heroes. He even voiced Rocky Canyon for the action figures and the 2003 movie Rescue Heroes: The Movie. Another famous voice role was Metabee in the TV series Medabots.
Joseph has continued to voice many characters in cartoons. He was the voice of The Whoosh in PAW Patrol: Ready Race Rescue (2019). He also voiced Dad in PAW Patrol: Jet to the Rescue (2020). In 2022, he was Adult Bird in Blue's Big City Adventure. He also voiced Spud Muffin in Transformers: BotBots (2022). More recently, he has voiced characters in Rosie's Rules (2022-2023) and Work It Out Wombats! (2023).
Sports and Game Shows
In 2002, Joseph hosted the quiz show Reach for the Top. This show was a high school competition. That same year, he hosted POV Sports on CBC. This show featured athletes and different sports. Joseph traveled across North America for POV Sports. He covered events like the Gravity Games and the X Games. He even interviewed the famous runner Usain Bolt!
Joseph also hosted Game Gurus on YTV from 2007 to 2008. In 2012, he hosted Ice Cold Cash on the Food Network. On this show, he pretended to be an ice cream seller. He would surprise customers with food questions and give them cash prizes for correct answers.
Other Appearances
Joseph Motiki has appeared in many other TV shows and films. He played Trevor Jones in the comedy series She's the Mayor. He also had roles in shows like Degrassi: The Next Generation and Wingin' It. He was in movies such as Blindness.
In 2015, Joseph was the in-stadium host for the 2015 Pan American Games and 2015 Parapan American Games. These big sports events were held in Toronto. In 2016, he hosted CSP Live. This was a live show on Facebook where viewers could play challenges based on different types of intelligence.
Filmography
Movies
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Year | Title | Role | Notes |
2003 | Rescue Heroes: The Movie | Rocky Canyon | Voice |
2006 | Lie | Detective McCoy | Short film |
2008 | Blindness | Guard | |
Phantom Punch | Announcer Trent Mays | ||
2015 | Hellions | N/A | Sound Department - loop group |
2019 | PAW Patrol: Ready Race Rescue | The Whoosh | Voice |
2020 | PAW Patrol: Jet to the Rescue | Dad | Voice |
2022 | Blue's Big City Adventure | Adult Bird | Voice |
Television Shows
Television Shows | |||
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Year | Title | Role | Notes |
1994-1995 | What | Host | Nominated for a Gemini Award |
1995-1999 | The TVOKids Crawlspace | Host | |
1999 | Crashbox | Professor Rocket | |
1999-2000 | Medabots | Metabee | Voice (English version) |
1999-2002 | Rescue Heroes | Rocky Canyon | Voice (40 episodes) |
2000 | The 7th Portal | Ozubo Mondumo/Conjure Man | Voice |
Quints | Cameraman | TV movie | |
The Other Me | VJ | TV movie | |
2001 | Blue Murder | Delroy Livingston | |
2002 | The Scream Team | Customs Ghost | TV movie |
90th Grey Cup Pre-Game Show | Reporter | ||
2002-2003 | POV Sports | Host | |
Reach for the Top | Host | ||
2003 | World Youth Championships in Athletics | Host | |
2004 | Degrassi: The Next Generation | Himself | |
Wild Card | Max | ||
Totally Spies! | Boogie Gus | Voice | |
2004-2006 | The Spelling Bee | Host | |
2005 | Spider Riders | Shadow | Voice (English version) |
Get Outta Town | Host | Travel show | |
2006 | Instant Star | Courier | |
6teen | Tad | Voice | |
2007 | Magi-Nation | Ugger | |
Fire Serpent | Lieutenant | TV movie | |
Urban Vermin | Madman | ||
2008 | Gotta Catch Santa Claus | Twins | TV movie |
2008-2009 | Life's a Zoo | Dr. D | |
2009 | The Amazing Spiez! | Boogie Gus | |
2009-2012 | Bakugan Battle Brawlers | Ingram/Akwimos/Druman/Announcer | Voice (61 episodes) |
2010 | Pirates: Adventures in Art | Leo | |
2010-2011 | Turbo Dogs | Five | |
Beyblade: Metal Fusion | Dan Sado and Egyptian DJ | ||
2011 | She's the Mayor | Trevor Jones | 13 episodes |
Wingin' It | Angel Tech Officer | ||
The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! | Benny/Big Bruce/King Cecil/Quimby/Melvin/Tommy Toad | Voice (4 episodes) | |
The Casting Room | Himself | Web series | |
2012 | Ice Cold Cash | Host | |
Super Why! | Additional voice | ||
2014 | Lucky Duck | Male dolphins | TV movie |
2014 | Marcus Level | Gorbar | Voice (52 episodes) |
2015 | Total Drama Presents: The Ridonculous Race | Ryan | Voice (23 episodes) |
2016 | American Gothic | I.T. expert Marc Stone | |
Murdoch Mysteries | Colin Dunn | ||
Atomic Puppet | Chief Kevlar | Voice | |
CSP Live | Host | Live streamed on Facebook | |
2016-2019 | Odd Squad | Mr. Lightning | 5 episodes |
2017 | People of Earth | Radiometer Operator | |
2017-2019 | Hotel Transylvania: The Series | Pedro / Additional voices | Voice |
2017–2019 | Top Wing | Oscar | Voice |
2018 | Miss Persona | Mayor Joe | |
2019 | Charlie's Colorforms City | A Clumsy Silly Face/An Athletic Silly Face/Octo-Bocto | Voice (12 episodes) |
2020 | Coroner | Medic | |
Ollie's Pack | Voice (2 episodes) | ||
Corn & Peg | Handyhoof Hal | Voice (6 episodes) | |
2020-2021 | Hero Elementary | Mr. Scoop | Voice (2 episodes) |
Clifford the Big Red Dog | Mr. Morgan | Voice (6 episodes) | |
2021 | Odd Squad | Mr. Lightning | |
PAW Patrol | Otis Goodway | Voice | |
2022 | Transformers: BotBots | Spud Muffin | Voice |
2022-2023 | Rosie's Rules | Calvin, Dennis, Trixie | Voice (5 episodes) |
2023 | Work It Out Wombats! | Mr. E | Voice (13 episodes) |
2024 | Lyla in the Loop | Louis | Voice |