Dane Cook Bio | Wiki
Dane Cook is a popular American stand-up comedian and film actor who has released six comedy albums: Harmful If Swallowed; Retaliation; Vicious Circle; Rough Around the Edges: Live from Madison Square Garden; and Isolated Incident. In 2006, Retaliation was the highest-charting comedy album in 28 years and went platinum.
Dane performed an HBO special in late 2006, Vicious Circle, a straight-to-DVD special titled Rough Around The Edges (which is included in the album of the same name), as well as a Comedy Central special in 2009 titled Isolated Incident. Dane is noted for his use of observational, often vulgar, and sometimes dark comedy. He became one of the first comedians to use a personal webpage and MySpace to build a large fan base, and in 2006 became described as “alarmingly popular”.
As an actor, Dane has appeared in films since 1997, such as Mystery Men, Waiting…, Employee of the Month, Good Luck Chuck, Dan in Real Life, Mr. Brooks, as well as My Best Friend’s Girl. Dane also provided the lead voice role in the 2013 computer-animated sports film Planes, and its 2014 sequel Planes: Fire & Rescue as Dusty Crophopper. He became the second comedian (after Andrew Dice Clay) to sell out Madison Square Garden’s large arena space.
Dane Cook Age
Dane was born on March 18, 1972, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in the United States. He is 51 years old. Dane celebrates his birthday on March 18, every year.
Dane Cook Height
He is a man of above-average stature. Dane stands at a height of 5 ft 11 in (Approx 1.78 m).
Dane Cook Family
He was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the second son of Donna Jean (née Ford; died 2006) and George F. Cook (died 2007). Dane has an older half-brother, Darryl, and five sisters. He was raised in Arlington, Massachusetts, in a Catholic family of Irish descent.
Dane Cook Brother
He has a half-brother named Darryl McCauley who worked as his business manager until 2008 when Dane discovered that Darryl and his wife Erika had embezzled at least $12 million from him. Both his brother Darryl and Erika McCauley were charged with embezzlement and larceny in 2010 and pleaded guilty. Darryl became sentenced to six years in prison and 16 years of probation, and Erika became sentenced to three years in prison and 13 years of probation. The two were ordered to pay restitution to Dane.
Dane Cook Girlfriend | Engaged
Dane is engaged to his girlfriend Kelsi Taylor, who is 26 years his junior. The two started dating in 2017 and became engaged in August 2022.
Dane Cook Education
He went to Arlington High School. Following graduating from high school, Dane studied graphic design in college as a backup plan, in case he did not achieve success in comedy.
Dane Cook Movies
– Maybe This Time (1995-1996) as Kyle
– Flypaper (1997) as Tim
– Buddy (1997) as Fair Cop
– Simon Sez (1999) as Nick Miranda
– Comedy Central Presents (2000) as himself
– The Late Show (1999-2001) as himself
– Windy City Heat (2003) as Roman Polanski
– Employee of the Month (2006) as Zack Bradley
– Guns, Girls and Gambling (2012) as Sheriff Hutchins
– Planes: Fire & Rescue (2014) as Dusty Crophopper
– American Gods (2017) as Robbie
– The American Meme (2018) as himself
– American Exit (2019) as Charlie
Dane Cook Kelsi Taylor
Dane is engaged to his girlfriend Kelsi Taylor, who is 26 years his junior. The two started dating in 2017 and became engaged in August 2022.
Dane Cook Vicious Circle
On April 15, 2005, Dane performed his first HBO Special entitled Vicious Circle. Vicious Circle became filmed “in the round” at the TD Garden. The same year, Dane shot two pilot episodes for his own sitcom, Cooked. The sitcom became not picked up and the two pilot episodes were afterward released on DVD as the Lost Pilot. That same year, Dane embarked on a 30-day, 20-show college tour called Tourgasm with his longtime friends Robert Kelly, Gary Gulman, and Jay Davis. The tour became filmed and was afterward made into a 9-episode documentary on HBO.
Dane Cook Comedy | Comedian | Stand Up
In 1994, Dane moved to New York City and started performing. Two years later, Dane moved to Los Angeles, where he still lives today. Dane’s big break came in 1998 when he appeared on Comedy Central’s Premium Blend. In 2000, Dane did a half-hour special on Comedy Central Presents.
Since then Dane’s special has won the Comedy Central Stand-up showdown twice in a row. In September 2016 Dane headlined with Sebastian Maniscalco at the Oddball Comedy Festival in Dallas, Texas, and the Oddball Comedy & Curiosity Festival in Irvine, California. Additionally, Dane also toured Canada in November at the annual “Just For Laughs” comedy festival.
Dane Cook Waiting
He played the role of Floyd in the film Waiting…a 2005 independent comedy film written and directed by Rob McKittrick (in his directorial debut) and starring Ryan Reynolds, Anna Faris, and Justin Long. McKittrick wrote the screenplay while working as a waiter. Waiting made over US$6 million, more than twice the budget of the film, in its opening weekend.
Dane Cook On Tour
Dane embarked on a 30-day, 20-show college tour called Tourgasm with his longtime friends Robert Kelly, Gary Gulman, and Jay Davis. The tour became filmed and was later made into a 9-episode documentary on HBO.
At the end of 2018, Dane announced the “Tell It Like It is” Tour, his first full-scale stand-up tour since “Under Oath” in 2013. The tour started in February 2019 in Huntington, New York, and concluded in November in Los Angeles, California.
Dane Cook Rough Around The Edges
On November 13, 2007, Dane released his third CD/DVD called Rough Around The Edges, which became filmed live at Madison Square Garden in New York City. At that time, Dane embarked on his first arena tour.
Dane Cook Troublemaker
Showtime aired Dane’s Troublemaker special in 2014.
Dane Cook Tv Shows
– Tourgasm (2006)
– American Gods (2017-2021)
– Louie (2010-2015)
– Next Caller (2012)
– Jimmy Kimmel Live! (since 2003)
– Maybe This Time (1995-1996)
Dane Cook Above It All
His Above It All’ On Moment, A Pay-Per-View Special Filmed From His Front Porch. Above It All began on Oct. 5, 2022, with tickets costing $15 ($19 and change, with fees) to watch it, with replays available for two weeks after its debut.
Dane Cook Net Worth
Dane gets his wealth from his work as a stand-up comedian and film actor who has released six comedy albums: Harmful If Swallowed; Retaliation; Vicious Circle; Rough Around the Edges: Live from Madison Square Garden; and Isolated Incident. Therefore, Dane has accumulated a decent fortune over the years. Dane’s estimated net worth is $986,869.
How Tall Is Dane Cook
Dane is a man of above-average stature who stands at a height of 5 ft 11 in (Approx 1.78 m).
How Old Is Dane Cook
Dane is a 51-year-old who was born on March 18, 1972, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in the United States.
Who Is Dane Cook
Dane is a stand-up comedian and film actor who has released six comedy albums: Harmful If Swallowed; Retaliation; Vicious Circle; Rough Around the Edges: Live from Madison Square Garden; and Isolated Incident. In 2006, Retaliation was the highest-charting comedy album in 28 years and went platinum.
Dane Cook Social Media Handles
Twitter – @DaneCook
Instagram – danecook