Dane Cook
Dane Jeffrey Cook (born March 18, 1972) is an American stand-up comedian and film actor. He has released five comedy albums: Harmful If Swallowed; Retaliation; Vicious Circle; Rough Around The Edges: Live From Madison Square Garden; and Isolated Incident. Retaliation became the highest charting comedy album in 28 years[when?] and went platinum.[1] Cook performed an HBO special in the Fall of 2006, Vicious Circle, a straight-to-DVD special entitled Rough Around The Edges (which is included in the album of the same name), and a Comedy Central special in 2009 entitled Isolated Incident.
He is credited as one of the first comedians to use the web and MySpace to build a large fan base[2] and by 2006 had become “alarmingly popular”.[3]
As an actor, Cook has appeared in films since 1997, including Mystery Men, Waiting…, Employee of the Month, Good Luck Chuck, Dan in Real Life, Mr. Brooks (in a non-comedic role), and My Best Friend’s Girl.
Trivia:
Attended Arlington High School in Arlington, Massachusetts.
Worked at Video Horizons in Arlington, Massachusetts
Has a brother and five sisters
Is of Irish heritage.
Worked at a Burger King where his brother was the manager.
Is a Boston Red Sox fan.
He once worked with Scott Rockett at the Laugh Factory in Hollywood, along with Aisha Tyler and his Employee of the Month (2006) co-star, Harland Williams.
In 2007, Forbes Magazine estimated his earnings for the year at $9 million.