Dane Cook
ALL ABOUT DANE COOK
Full Name: Dane Jeffrey Cook
Date of Birth: 18 March 1972
Place of Birth: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Education: Arlington High School in Arlington, Massachusetts
Profession: Actor, Director, Writer, Producer, Comedian
Father: George Cook (former radio personality)
Bio:
A stand-up comic whose rock & roll sensibility and unwavering loyalty to his fan base have propelled him to become one of the most popular comedians of his generation, Dane Cook hit it big on the comedy circuit before breaking into feature films with bit parts in such movies as Buddy and Mystery Men in the late ’90s. Born in Cambridge, MA, and raised in Arlington, Cook was an introverted child whose shy exterior betrayed a hyperactive and intensely creative imagination. By the time Cook was able to find his voice as a comic he was also able to recognize that his unique approach was an ideal blend of his mother’s manic energy and his father’s sarcastic swagger, and in 1990 it was time to take the stage for his debut stand-up performance. Having found enough success on stage to say goodbye to his day job just three short years later, Cook was finally prepared to make his bid for the big time. If his early screen roles weren’t necessarily substantial enough to gain him notice on the big screen, it was his early short film Spiral that showed the promise needed for his career in front of the camera to continue gaining momentum. Back in the realm of stand-up comedy, Cook’s debut release Harmful if Swallowed went certified gold after selling more than 450,000 copies in less than two years.
It was around this time that the rising star first realized the career-boosting potential of the Internet, an epiphany that soon resulted in the creation of his popular personal website, danecook.com. Though the site did indeed provide the comic with a notable means to staying in touch with his rapidly growing fan base, it was Cook’s subsequent MySpace page that would truly serve to show the humble comic’s progressive mind for innovation. Appearances on such popular television comedy programs as The Man Show, Crank Yankers, and Jimmy Kimmel Live found success coming at a clip, and soon after supporting roles in such features as Torque and Waiting made Cook a familiar face to moviegoers, the versatile funnyman realized his life-long dream of hosting Saturday Night Live in December of 2005. That same year, Cook’s sophomore stand-up album Retaliation, debuted at number four on the Billboard 200 and soon went certified platinum. Back on the small screen, Cook made an impression when he hit the road with three other comics on the Comedy Central show Tourgasm, and in 2006 it was finally time to test his luck as a feature lead alongside Jessica Simpson and Dax Shepard in the wholesale workplace comedy Employee of the Month.
Trivia:
Was named in Time magazine’s list of the 100 most influential people of 2006.
During a Octorber 2005 appearance on The Tonight Show, he kissed Charlize Theron’s butt after she allowed him to do so. Dane was re-enacting a previous joke/act in which Charlize kissed Shirley MacLaine’s butt at a Premiere magazine tribute to women in Hollywood.
Nickname: The Enunciator
Trade mark: Observational comedy mixed with dark humor and comedic violence; Excitable, high-energy stage presence.
Worked at Video Horizons in Arlington, Massachusetts.
Shares his birthday with singer Adam Levine of Maroon 5 and hip-hop MC-turned-actress Queen Latifah.
Is of Irish and Italian heritage.
Worked at a Burger King where his brother was the manager.
Submitted a movie idea to Disney and also to Weinstein Company.
Has a website that gets over 250,000 hits a month.
Likes photography.
Has a dog named Beast. His favorite food is a Side of french fries and a Pepsi. His actual favorite TV show is All in the Family.
Writes all of his own material.
Quotes:
“You know you’re drunk when you think that the cab fare is the time.”
“… when you see somebody walking down the street wearing a Superman t-shirt, you just want to shoot them in the chest … when they start to bleed go, “I guess not” …
“… now I love this question, I love this question, the guy’s going to look at you, he’s gonna go, “umm, do you need a box?” … ahh, no, I would like to make 9 trips, like I’m a chu chu train …”
“… I love the movies, I don’t even call them the movies, I call them cinematic adventures …”
“… oh its a blasty blast, you gotta try it …”
“… I say God bless you, I don’t say bless you … I am not the Lord, I can’t do that …”
“let’s do this … I’m a cashew …”
“… If somebody calls and messes with you on the phone like that you don’t become terrified, you mess back … If somebody calls and was like “have you checked the children?” I’d be like “I killed them!”
“… it is the button on the top right where it has always been … since the beginning of photography …”
“I don’t know if I could kill someone with a frozen turkey because that is a lot of evidence to eat …. unless I found a whole room of people who also wanted that person dead ..”
“I have a new saying, what I see in vegas, I am telling everybody .”
“if a chaloopa is attacking you, ahhhh … just open your mouth, and just let it ”
Filmography:
Dane Cook Filmography as an Actor:
2008 My Best Friend’s Girl
2008 Horton Hears A Who
2007 Farce of the Penguins
2007 Dan In Real Life
2007 Mr. Brooks
2007 Good Luck Chuck
2006 Employee of the Month
2006 Dane Cook: Vicious Circle
2006 Dane Cook’s Tourgasm [TV Series]
2005 Dave Attell’s Insomniac Tour Uncensored!
2005 Waiting…
2005 London
2004 Torque
2003 Stuck on You
2003 Windy City Heat
2002 Tian Mai Chuanqi
1999 Simon Sez
Dane Cook Filmography as a Director:
2006 Dane Cook’s Tourgasm [TV Series]
Dane Cook Filmography as an Executive Producer:
2006 Dane Cook’s Tourgasm [TV Series]
Dane Cook Filmography as a Producer:
2008 My Best Friend’s Girl
Dane Cook went from stand up comedian to starring in a ton of major movies… pretty impressive.