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Dane Cook

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Recent Role:
Himself on Louie
Gender:
Male
Born:
3-18-1972
Birthplace:
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Birth Name:
Dane Jeffrey Cook
Dane Cook was born in 1972, in Boston Massachusetts. In the 7th grade, he watched an episode of Saturday Night Live and saw Martin Short performing Ed Grimley. That was when he realized his goal in life was to get on Saturday Night Live.

Most people don't know it, but Dane was really shy as a kid, but overcame his fears and now performs in front of thousands live.

In 1995 he began doing stand-up every night. He mainly performed at The Laugh Factory in Los Angeles, California. Also in 1995 he made his first TV appearance, he played Kyle in ABC's series "Maybe This



More Time"
In 1998 he made it on to Comedy Central's "Premium Blend" and a year later, "Comics Come Home" and in 2000 he made his own half-hour feature on Comedy Central Presents.

He made his Movie debut in 1999 as "The Waffler" in Mystery Men. His character was a hero who used waffles to fight justice.

He released his first comedy album in 2003 by the name of "Harmful if Swallowed" which included an audio CD of his live act, as well as a DVD of his appearances on TV.

In 2005 he began his national tour, "Tourgasm" which went around all of the United States. Shortly after the end of the tour he released his second album, "Retaliation", which was the most successful comedy album debut since Steve Martin's "A Wild and Crazy Guy" in 1979.

Also in 2005 he landed a roll in the film "Waiting". He acted beside Ryan Reynolds and Anna Faris. It opened October 7th.

On December 3rd of the same year, he finally fulfilled his dream of hosting Saturday Night Live.

He will now have a movie that he stars in called "Employee of the Month".

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    1 Abysmal
    Talentless Hack hide show

    Dane Cook is a talentless hack. No talent at all is there to found in this hack's unoriginal body. Jumping around the stage and saying "dude" every third word does not equal comedy. Comedy is usually jokes, sometimes it can be songs or physical comedy or a hundred other things but Dane Cook does none of those. Also, he seems like a huge jerk, everything I read about him is about how he lets his dog poo all over his apartment complex or says awful things about other comedians who don't have half his fame. I wish potheads and 12 year olds weren't allowed to buy CDs then this guy wouldn't be famous. Oh and let's not forget the millions of mentions of this guy stealing the only decent material he's ever done, hasn't it pretty much been proven that this guy isn't just a hack he's a joke thief? Anyway Dane Cook sucks and I hope he goes away soon.

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    4.5 Poor
    Um, not funny. hide show

    I don't get why people think Dane Cook is so hilarious. He seems like he is a decent person away from the stage, but I just don't get it. Everything he has been in seems just like his previous work. He either falls down, gets outsmarted, or does the same tired material as he has done in all of his stage work. I don't think people with agree with me, but the dude is not funny. I can think of a billion other people who are funnire and more entertaining than he is. Overall, I can't understand all the commotion. Thank you.

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    he is out there making people laugh and see the funny side of life. what are we doing?? were writing blogs that mean nothing, who are we to judge?

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    7 Good
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    Dane cook is one of the best comedians form the comedy central crowd. He is not the best everyone thinks he is so great. He is ok i dont why he is in so many movies. He is nowhere near where my favorite comedian George Carlins level. He isnt anywhere near my 2nd favorite richard pryor ethier. I think he is a comedian for young people (even though I am a young person). His jokes arent about politics or society but about dating and doing stupid things. He is worth watching hopefully he fades out in a couple of years i am done with him.

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    7.7 Good
    Dane Cook is the comedian for people who don't know good comedy. He's not bad, but he is lengths behind some of his contemporaries. hide show

    Dane Cook is not the greatest comedian ever, and he is not hilarious. Everybody calm down. I got really irritated while watching Vicious Circle. It wasn't a terrible special, and some of his jokes were funny. The crowd was the problem. Its like an arena full of drunken frat boys and middle school girls. Everybody went crazy for punchlines that weren't that good, and it was like a rock concert. Good for him that he can get people that into his act, but he doesn't deserve the attention he gets. Some of his fans are idiots, and wouldn't know a good comedian if he smacked them in the face. His fan base turns me off, and his material isn't great. (He does commit well though) I can recommend at least 20 better comedians if that's your looking for. He's not bad, but his stand up isn't amazing and he does get irritating.

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