Dan Cortese was born on September 14, 1967 in Sewickley, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He is an American actor.

Cortese first came to prominence as host of MTV Sports from 1992 to 1993. He has had starring roles in the 1993 remake of Route 66, Traps, Melrose Place, The Single Guy, Veronica's Closet, Rock Me Baby, and Ball & Chain.

He also appeared in the NBC television series Seinfeld, in the WB television series What I Like About You and in several episodes of 8 Simple Rules.

Filmography

• Everybody Wants to Be Italian (2007)
• "What I Like About You" (20 episodes, 2003-2006)
• Locusts: The 8th Plague (2005)
• "Joey" (1 episode, 2005)
• Grown Men (2005)
• "CSI: Miami" (1 episode, 2004)
• "8 Simple Rules... for Dating My Teenage Daughter" (2 episodes, 2004)
• "Rock Me, Baby" (22 episodes, 2003-2004)
• "Andy Richter Controls the Universe" (1 episode, 2002)
• House Blend (2002)
• "Inside Schwartz" (1 episode, 2001)
• The Triangle (2001)
• Ball & Chain (2001)
• "Veronica's Closet" (63 episodes, 1997-2000)
• "That's Life" (2 episodes, 2000)
• After Sex (2000)
• "Baby Blues" (1 episode, 2000)
• "The Single Guy" (7 episodes, 1997)
• Volcano: Fire on the Mountain (1997)
• Public Enemies (1996)
• The Lottery (1996)
• A Weekend in the Country (1996)
• "Caroline in the City" (1 episode, 1996)
• "Melrose Place" (8 episodes, 1995)
• Two Guys Talkin' About Girls (1995)
• "Traps" (1994)
• "Seinfeld" (1 episode, 1994)
• Demolition Man (1993)
• "Route 66" (1993)
• "MTV Sports" (1992)