Dan Bakkedahl
Biography
Dan Bakkedahl is an American actor and improvisational comedian who grew up in Stuart, Florida and studied theater at Florida State University. He toured with the Repertory Theater of America, then built a following in Chicago at the Improv Olympic and Second City, where he wrote the revue Doors Open on the Right. His first major television work came as a correspondent on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart from 2005 to 2007. He went on to supporting film roles in Observe and Report (2009), The Heat (2013) and This Is 40, and became known for television parts including Murray the A/C repairman on Community and Congressman Roger Furlong on Veep, plus a starring role in the FX comedy Legit. He starred in the CBS sitcom Life in Pieces as Tim Hughes from 2015 to 2019 and later appeared in the HBO Max comedy Made for Love.
56years old
Turns 57 on November 18in 8 days
- Born Rochester
- Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
Movie Career
- Films
- 14
- Career span
- 14 years2009 to 2023
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Early training
After college, Bakkedahl spent a year touring with the Repertory Theater of America. He then moved to Chicago, where he performed at the Improv Olympic in the two-man improv show ZUMPF.
Behind the camera
Bakkedahl performed at the Second City mainstage, and he eventually wrote Doors Open on the Right, which was Second City's 90th revue.
First role
Bakkedahl's first major television work was as a correspondent on Comedy Central's The Daily Show, a role he held from 2005 to 2007.
Getting ready for a role
Bakkedahl appeared in a series of T-Mobile cellular phone commercials from 2010 through 2011. In them, he plays a human version of AT&T's 3G network.
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