Dane Cook

Dane Cook is an American stand-up comedian.

Cook began performing stand-up comedy in 1990. By 1995, he was performing stand-up comedy, usually in Boston and later at The Laugh Factory in Los Angeles. He stated in a 2005 interview with Entertainment Weekly. 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 1998, 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. A half-hour feature segment on Comedy Central Presents followed in 2000. He made his first appearance in "The Waffler", in Mystery Men (1999).

In 2002 and 2003, Dane was featured as the voice of 3 puppets on the Comedy Central show Crank Yankers, which featured real prank phone calls being recorded in a studio and then re-enacted by puppets. In 2003, Cook released his first comedy album, Harmful If Swallowed. Also that year, Cook released the film 8 Guys, which he wrote, directed, and starred in.

His first lead role in a movie is in Employee of the Month (in theatres October 6).