Anton graduated from Omaha Burke High School in 1980, and the University of Nebraska at Lincoln in 1996.
[citation needed] Anton started acting as a kid in Omaha, Nebraska and made his career as a stand-up comedian at age 17, performing in comedy clubs in 1978 while in high school.
In 1984, he traveled the Mediterranean and Middle East as part of an all-comedy USO tour, spending two months in Turkey, Greece, Bahrain, Italy, Israel and Spain entertaining troops.
He is a member of comedy group 2 Headed Dog with comedians Jim Turner, Mark Fite, and Dave (Gruber) Allen.
[citation needed] In the fall of 1995, Anton booked two TV pilots in Los Angeles.
He has made appearances on such television series as Mr. Show with Bob and David, Coach, Boston Legal, Entourage, Curb Your Enthusiasm, The King of Queens, Ally McBeal, Lizzie McGuire, Phil of the Future, Everybody Loves Raymond, Weekends at the D.L., 2 Broke Girls, and Mad Men.
Though Anton and Small are no longer actively involved with the show the two occasionally make surprise appearances including a yearly anniversary performance.