Cook, Dane 1972–

PERSONAL

Full name, Dane Jeffrey Cook; born March 18, 1972, in Boston, MA; son of George (a radio personality) and Donna Cook.

Addresses: Agent—Creative Artists Agency, 2000 Avenue of the Stars, Los Angeles, CA 90067. Manager—New Wave Entertainment, 2660 West Olive Ave., Burbank, CA 914505.

Career: Actor and comedian. Superfinger Entertainment, principal, 2005—; Great Dane Productions, principal. Previously worked at Video Horizons, Arlington, MA, the Laugh Factory, Los Angeles, CA, and a Burger King restaurant.

Awards, Honors: Pixie Award, best actor in an i-feature film, 2000, for Spiral; Teen Choice Award nomination, choice comedian, 2006, 2008, Teen Choice Award, choice comedian, 2007; ShoWest Award, breakout performance of the year, ShoWest Convention, 2007.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Tim, Flypaper, Trimark Pictures, 1997.

Fair cop, Buddy, Columbia, 1997.

David, Spiral (short), 1999.

Waffler, Mystery Men, Universal, 1999.

Nick Miranda, Simon Sez, Independent Artists, 1999.

Terrell Chasman, L.A.X., 2002.

Bob, The Touch (also known as Tian mai chuan qi), Miramax, 2002.

Officer Fraioli, Stuck on You, Twentieth Century–Fox, 2003.

Tony, R3, Columbia, 2003.

Neil Luff, Torque, Warner Bros., 2004.

Voice of sausage mascot, Mr. 3000, Buena Vista, 2004.

Floyd, Waiting … (also known as Waiting), Lions Gate Films, 2005.

George, London, Samuel Goldwyn Films, 2005.

Zack, Employee of the Month, Lions Gate Films, 2006.

Voice of online penguin, Farce of the Penguins, Velocity Home Entertainment, 2006.

Mr. Smith, Mr. Brooks, Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer, 2007.

Charlie, Good Luck Chuck, Lionsgate, 2007.

Mitch Burns, Dan in Real Life, Walt Disney Motion Pictures, 2007.

Floyd, That Little Extra (documentary short), Lions Gate Films, 2007.

Himself, Rough Around the Edges: Live from Madison Square Garden (also known as Dane Cook: Rough Around the Edges: Live from Madison Square Garden), 2007.

Himself, Just Like Family: The Making of "Dan in Real Life" (short), Buena Vista Home Entertainment, 2008.

Himself, The Best of Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen, Entertainment Studios Home Entertainment, 2008.

Tank, My Best Friend's Girl, Lionsgate, 2008.

Film Work:

Producer, Spiral (short), 1999.

Director, 8 Guys (short), 2003.

Executive producer, Rough Around the Edges: Live from Madison Square Garden (also known as Dane Cook: Rough Around the Edges: Live from Madison Square Garden), 2007.

Producer, My Best Friend's Girl, Lionsgate, 2008.

Television Appearances; Series:

Kyle, Maybe This Time, ABC, 1995–96.

Various, Crank Yankers, MTV2 and Comedy Central, 2002–2003, 2007.

Shorties Watchin' Shorties, Comedy Central, 2004.

Himself, Tourgasm (also known as Dane Cook's "Tour-gasm"), HBO, 2006.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Roman Polanski, Windy City Heat, Comedy Central, 2003.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Comic Relief's American Comedy Festival, ABC, 1996.

Comics Come Home 5 (also known as Comedy Rx: Comics Come Home), Comedy Central, 1999.

Comedy Central Roast of Denis Leary, Comedy Central, 2003.

Dane, Humor Me, 2004.

Comedy Central's Bar Mitzvah Bash!, Comedy Central, 2004.

Video Game Awards 2005, Spike TV, 2005.

Dave Attell's Insomniac Tour Featuring Sean Rouse, Greg Giraldo, and Dane Cook, Comedy Central, 2005.

MTV Video Music Awards 2005, MTV, 2005.

The 2006 MTV Movie Awards, MTV, 2006.

Host, The Teen Choice Awards 2006, Fox, 2006.

Dane Cook: Vicious Circle, HBO, 2006.

Comic Relief 2006, HBO and TBS, 2006.

VH1 Big in '06 Awards, VH1, 2006.

Reel Comedy: "Employee of the Month," Comedy Central, 2006.

Presenter, The 64th Annual Golden Globe Awards, NBC, 2006.

Presenter, The 2007 ESPY Awards, ESPN, 2007.

Live from the Red Carpet: The 2007 Golden Globe Awards, E! Entertainment Television, 2007.

The Teen Choice Awards 2007, Fox, 2007.

Television Appearance; Episodic:

Late Show with David Letterman (also known as Letterman and The Late Show), CBS, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2006.

Elliott, "A Kiss Is Just Amiss," Suddenly Susan, NBC, 1998.

Premium Blend (also known as Comedy Central's "Premium Blend"), Comedy Central, 1998.

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn (also known as The Late Late Show), CBS, 1999, 2001.

"Dane Cook," Comedy Central Presents, Comedy Central, 2000.

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007.

Comic Remix, Comedy Central, 2002.

Blotto Pugilistum, "Juggy Car Wash," The Man Show, Comedy Central, 2002.

Jimmy Kimmel Live!, ABC, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007.

Last Call with Carson Daly, NBC, 2004, 2005.

Max, "Whatever Happened to Jane's Baby?," Good Girls Don't … (also known as My Roommate Is a Big Fat Slut), Oxygen, 2004.

Voice of Van Chancy, "The Kids Are Will Wrong/Win, Lose or Duck," Duck Dodgers (animated), 2005.

Too Late with Adam Carolla, Comedy Central, 2005.

Host, Saturday Night Live (also known as SNL), NBC, 2005, 2006.

Late Night with Conan O'Brien, NBC, 2005, 2006, 2007.

Extra (also known as Extra: The Entertainment Magazine), syndicated, 2006.

The Insider, syndicated, 2006.

Comics Unleashed, 2006.

The View, ABC, 2007.

Entertainment Tonight (also known as E.T.), syndicated, 2007, 2008.

"Idol Gives Back," American Idol: The Search for a Superstar (also known as American Idol), Fox, 2008.

Television Executive Producer; Series:

Tourgasm (also known as Dane Cook's "Tourgasm"), HBO, 2006.

Television Executive Producer; Specials:

Dane Cook: Vicious Circle, 2006.

Television Director; Episodic:

Tourgasm (also known as Dane Cook's "Tourgasm"), HBO, 2006.

RECORDINGS

Albums:

Harmful If Swallowed, Comedy Central Records, 2003.

Retaliation, Comedy Central Records, 2005.

Music Videos:

Appeared in Smash Mouth's "All Star."

WRITINGS

Screenplays:

Spiral(short), 1999.

8 Guys (short), 2003.

Rough Around the Edges: Live from Madison Square Garden (also known as Dane Cook: Rough Around the Edges: Live from Madison Square Garden), 2007.

Television Specials:

Dane Cook: Vicious Circle, 2006.

Television Episodes:

"Dane Cook," Comedy Central Presents, Comedy Central, 2001.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

Entertainment Weekly, October 7, 2005, p. 36.

Forbes, July 3, 2006.

Time, May 8, 2006, p. 169.

Electronic:

Dane Cook Website, http://www.danecook.com, October 11, 2008.