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Dane Jeffrey Cook (born March 18, 1972), is an American stand-up comedian and screen actor. Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Cook grew up in Arlington, Massachusetts and attended Arlington High School.

Cook's stand-up comedy material is mostly observational humor. His recent routines include such diverse topics as car accident mayhem, Cook's time spent working at Burger King and assorted geek humor. Cook often refers to specific places or things using his own slang terms. For instance: Burger King is the "BK Lounge", Walgreens is "The Wall", and a sandwich is a "sangwich". He also coined the word bamf, short for Bad Ass Mother Fucker. Among Cook's numerous television credits are performances on Comedy Central Presents and Comedy Central Bar Mitzvah Bash.

Career

When he was a teenager, Cook discovered his comedic talent when his father, former radio personality George Cook, gave him a tape recorder and microphone. He was inspired by watching and listening to a variety of comedians, including Bill Cosby, Johnny Carson, George Carlin and even Red Skelton.

In seventh grade he watched Saturday Night Live
one night and saw Martin Short performing his character Ed Grimley. He suddenly realized a goal in life: To be on the show.

He started performing stand-up comedy in 1990. By 1995, Cook was performing stand-up comedy every night, usually in Boston and, when he made it to Los Angeles, at The Laugh Factory. He stated in a 2005 interview with Entertainment Weekly that he "never walked toward a stage and felt heavy. Ever. Even in bad places, I always learned something." Also in 1995, Cook made his television debut as Kyle in five episodes of the short-lived ABC series Maybe This Time, starring Marie Osmond and Betty White.

In 1999, he made his first (albeit brief) appearance in a major motion picture as "The Waffler" (a superhero who uses waffles to fight crime) in Mystery Men
. A year earlier, he was featured on Comedy Central's stand-up comedy showcase Premium Blend and, the following year, Comics Come Home. It would begin a partnership with the cable channel that would help launch Cook's career to new heights. He made his own half-hour feature segment on Comedy Central Presents in 2000.

Two years later, Cook pooled $25,000 of his own money from savings and retirement accounts and launched , his own interactive website to help further his career and help stay personally connected to his fans. Although other comics mocked him, his website, along with his MySpace account, turned out to be a success. He is often referred to as 'the most popular guy on MySpace' (next to Tom Anderson, the creator of the service.)

In 2003, Cook released his first comedy album, Harmful If Swallowed, which also included a DVD of his appearances on Comedy Central.

2005 to present

In 2005, Cook launched a nationwide tour dubbed "Tourgasm" and followed it up with his second album Retaliation, which 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.

The album's success launched a slew of public appearances and magazine articles that fall, including a three-minute routine on the MTV Video Music Awards on August 28. He also performed three sold-out shows in two nights at Madison Square Garden's Nokia Theater in mid-September without any press but his own website.

He also appeared on Dave Attell's Insomniac Tour.

Cook starred as Floyd in Waiting...
, and he finished his own television pilot called Cooked, which he is writing and starring in, soon afterwards.

On December 3, Cook finally realized his dream of hosting Saturday Night Live
. His appearance was unique because he was one of the few stand-up comedians (as opposed to actors) to appear as guest host for the show. He performed the longest monologue in the show's history and it was the highest-rated SNL of the season. He portrayed fictional versions of himself in some sketches.

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Actors - Dane Cook

Career

2005 to present

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