Scott Yaphe

{{short description|Canadian actor and comedian (born 1970)}} {{Infobox person |image =  | |imagesize = |name= Scott Yaphe |birth_date= {{Birth date and age|1970|2|16}} |birth_place= Montreal, Quebec, Canada |occupation= Actor, comedian |spouse= {{marriage|Jessica Holmes|2002}} |years_active = 1990–present |children= 2 }} '''Scott Yaphe''' (born February 16, 1970) is a Canadian actor and comedian best known as a cast member of the YTV variety show ''It's Alive!'' and the host of the game show ''Uh Oh!''.<ref name="gameshow">{{cite web |title=Scott Yaphe |url=https://www.canadasgameshows.com/hosts/scott-yaphe-wink-yahoo-uh-oh |website=Canada's Game Shows |date=December 2019 |publisher=GameTV}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Rahmati |first1=Rita |title=London Comic Con to feature actors from '6Teen', 'Total Drama' and 'Uh Oh' |url=https://westerngazette.ca/culture/london-comic-con-to-feature-actors-from-6teen-total-drama-and-uh-oh/article_e764d2a8-98ac-11e7-bed6-a7e18908350e.html |work=Western University Gazette |date=September 13, 2017}}</ref>

==Early life== Yaphe was born in Montreal, Quebec to Phyllis (née Stern) and Allan Yaphe.<ref name="allan-yaphe-obituary">{{cite web | url=https://montrealgazette.remembering.ca/obituary/allan-yaphe-1066569267 | title=Allan Yaphe Obituary | website=The Gazette | publisher=Paperman & Sons | access-date=May 8, 2025}}</ref>

==Career== In 1994, Yaphe became a cast member in ''It's Alive!''. After ''It's Alive'' was cancelled in 1997, Yaphe and a few other ''It's Alive!'' regulars, moved over to the game show ''Uh Oh!'', where he became the host by his fictional name, "Wink Yahoo". Wink Yahoo was known for his flashy suite jackets and hairstyle while the show became popular for the way it dropped slime on its young contestants by a masked man called "The Punisher".<ref name="gameshow" />

After ''Uh Oh!'' ended, Yaphe has gone on to voice many radio and television commercials, including the ''Whiskas Temptations'' cat treats spot.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Donato |first1=Al |title=YTV Hosts And Stars: Where Are They Now? |url=https://www.huffpost.com/archive/ca/entry/ytv-hosts-and-stars-where-are-they-now_n_10973122/amp |work=Huffington Post |date=July 21, 2016}}</ref> He was also the promo voice for ''Rogers Sportsnet'', ''Sun News Network'' and the fast-talking voice in ''expedia.ca'' ads.<ref name="bio">{{cite web |title=Scott Yaphe |url=https://scottyaphe.com/bio/ |website=scottyaphe.com}}</ref>

Yaphe starred in the films ''The Tuxedo'', ''Amelia'', ''The Nut Job''. He had the recurring roles of Sliver in the second season of Disney XD's ''Aaron Stone'', and as Zafer Griffin in the Cartoon Network live-action series, ''Unnatural History''. He also appeared in Global's police drama ''Rookie Blue'' and the FX series ''The Strain''.<ref name="bio" />

==Personal life== Yaphe is married to comedian and actress Jessica Holmes and has two children, Alexa and Jordan.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Alamenciak |first1=Tim |title=Jessica Homes balances motherhood, work and health: How she does it |url=https://www.thestar.com/life/jessica-homes-balances-motherhood-work-and-health-how-she-does-it/article_e01878dc-756c-5974-83fc-c0e7f9e9da03.html |work=Toronto Star |date=February 11, 2013}}</ref>

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==External links== *{{IMDb name|1064104}} *[http://theactor.net Official web site]

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