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Joseph Motiki
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Born
Joseph Frederick Motiki

(1972-07-31) July 31, 1972 (age 53)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Other names Joe Motiki
Education Ryerson University
Occupation
  • Television host
  • actor
  • performer
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.

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

Movies
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
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
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