
Don Lake
Department: Acting
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

Grudge Match
2013

The Pink Chiquitas
1987

Hot Shots!
1991

The Best of SCTV
1988

Rugrats: Tales from the Crib: Three Jacks & A Beanstalk
2006

Larry David: Curb Your Enthusiasm
1999

Short Circuit 2
1988

Lookin' to Get Out
1982

Dumb and Dumber To
2014

Hostage for a Day
1994

Mascots
2016

Really Weird Tales
1986

For Your Consideration
2006

Terminator 2: Judgment Day
1991

Zootopia
2016

RocketMan
1997

Sodbusters
1994

Almost Heroes
1998

A Mighty Wind
2003

Waiting for Guffman
1997

Downsizing
2017

Blue Monkey
1987

Wagons East!
1994

Speed Zone
1989

The Extreme Adventures of Super Dave
2000

Best in Show
2000

Police Academy
1984

Avalon High
2011

Beethoven's 2nd
1993

Super Mario Bros.
1993

Murder Sees the Light
1986

The Big Town
1987

Smother
2008

Corner Gas: The Movie
2014

Return to Me
2000

110 Lombard
1988

The Rocket Boy
1989

Zootopia 2
2025

Spinal Tap II: The End Continues
2025

John Candy: I Like Me
2025

Hands of a Stranger
1987

Mr. Belvedere
1985

Watching Ellie
2002

Ellen
1994

American Dragon: Jake Long
2005

American Dad!
2005

L.A. Law
1986

The Golden Girls
1985

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990

Life with Bonnie
2002

Committed
2005

How I Met Your Mother
2005

Teacher's Pet
2000

Murphy Brown
1988

Murder One
1995

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1985

Empty Nest
1988

Parker Lewis Can't Lose
1990

Modern Family
2009

Blossom
1990

The New Adventures of Old Christine
2006

Camp Wilder
1992

Love & War
1992

Goode Behavior
1996

Philly
2001

The Dave Thomas Comedy Show
1990

Double Rush
1995

Men Behaving Badly
1996

The Building
1993

Bonnie
1995

Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures
1992

The Wild Thornberrys
1998

Last Man Standing
2011

Psych
2006

The Odd Couple
2015

Pepper Ann
1997

Pepper Ann
1997

Frasier
2023

The Littlest Hobo
1979

$#*! My Dad Says
2010

NCIS
2003

ted
2024

Summer Camp Island
2018

Summer Camp Island
2018

Life with Bonnie
2002

Life with Bonnie
2002

Ghosts
2021

The Resident
2018

Zootopia+
2022

Not Dead Yet
2023

Space Force
2020

Anger Management
2012

Marlon
2017

Super Dave: Daredevil for Hire
1992

Super Dave
1987

Family Tree
2013

The Soul Man
2012

Teachers
2016

Pup Academy
2019