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Profile of Dane Cook
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Dane Cook |
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18th March 1972 |
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Boston, Massachusetts, USA |
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From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia
Dane Jeffrey Cook (born March 18, 1972 in Arlington, Massachusetts), is an American observational stand-up comedian, inventor of the Super Finger (or Su-Fi), and screen actor. His stand-up comedy material spans such diverse topics as car accident mayhem, Cook's time spent working at Burger King, and assorted geek humor.
Among Cook's numerous television credits are performances on Comedy Central Presents and Comedy Central Bar Mitzvah Bash, as well as multiple appearances on late-night talk shows.
On October 4, 2005, Dane Cook literally kissed Charlize Theron's butt after she allowed him to do so on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.
Pop Culture References
One of Cook's hallmarks is using various pop-culture references in his stand-up routines. (Recorded routines designated with HIS for Harmful if Swallowed and R for Retaliation.)
- The film/television series Highlander (HIS)
- Fast food chain Burger King (HIS)
- Popular outdoor toy Slip 'n' Slide (HIS)
- Popular learning toy Speak 'n' Spell (HIS)
- Interactive game Operation (HIS)
- Board game Monopoly (HIS)
- Nestle's Quik Chocolate Drink (HIS)
- Fruit Punch Mix Kool-Aid (HIS)
- American drug store chain Walgreen's (R)
- Toy Transformers (R)
- He-Man Character Skeletor (R)
- Video game Tekken (R)
- Popular science fiction movie Star Wars (R)
Discography / Videography
- Harmful If Swallowed. DVD and CD. Comedy Central, 2003.
- Retaliation. DVD and two CDs. Comedy Central, 2005.
The Harmful If Swallowed DVD contains some of Dane's appearances on Comedy Central. Retaliation debuted at #4 on Billboard magazine's Top Albums chart, the most successful comedy album debut since Steve Martin's A Wild and Crazy Guy in 1979.
Dane Cook went on a nationwide tour in 2005. "Tourgasm" stretched all across the country, and was a huge hit prior to his release of Retaliation.
Filmography
- Flypaper (1997)
- Buddy (1997)
- Spiral (1999)
- Simon Sez (1999)
- Mystery Men (1999)
- LAX (2002)
- The Touch (2002)
- Stuck on You (2003)
- Mr. 3000 (2004)
- Torque (2004)
- Waiting... (2005)
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