Dane Cook
Biography
Dane Cook is an American comedian and film actor whose stand-up blends long-form storytelling with observational and sometimes vulgar humor. Born in Boston in 1972, he started performing in comedy clubs in 1990 and moved to New York four years later, landing his break with an appearance on Comedy Central's Premium Blend in 1998. His albums include Harmful If Swallowed (2003) and Retaliation (2005), which reached the top five on the Billboard charts, the first comedy record to do so in 27 years, and went double platinum. He drew a large following through his own website and Myspace. On screen he took leading roles in Employee of the Month (2006), Good Luck Chuck (2007) and My Best Friend's Girl (2008), played a dramatic part in Mr. Brooks (2007), and voiced Dusty Crophopper in Planes (2013) and Planes: Fire & Rescue (2014). He was the second comic to sell out the large arena at Madison Square Garden.
54years old
Turns 55 on March 18in 151 days
- Born Boston
- Star sign: PiscesThe sign runs February 19 to March 20
- Dane Jeffrey Cook (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 19
- Career span
- 22 years1997 to 2019
Genres
First and latest
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A first
On April 10, 2007, Dane Cook set a new Laugh Factory endurance record. His stage performance lasted three hours and 50 minutes, surpassing the mark Richard Pryor had previously held.
A first
Cook put out his second CD/DVD, Retaliation, in 2005. It went double platinum and made him the first comic in 27 years with a top 5 Billboard album, after Steve Martin's A Wild and Crazy Guy.
First role
Cook's first television part came in 1995, when he played Kyle, a quarterback, on the ABC comedy Maybe This Time. Marie Osmond, Betty White and Ashley Johnson also appeared in the show.
A role that slipped away
In 2010, Cook said he tried out for Captain America in Captain America: The First Avenger. Director Joe Johnston did not include him among the candidates for that role.
A change of course
Cook studied graphic design in college as a backup plan in case comedy did not work out, and he later designed his own merchandise, including the cover of Harmful If Swallowed.
Dane Cook movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Joseph Kahn directed two of these films. Seven actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Stacy Keach's page
Cedric the Entertainer's page
Brad Garrett's page
Danny Mann's page
Teri Hatcher's page
Matt Schulze's page
Also two films together1 more actor
- Sally Pressman400 Days (2015) and My Best Friend's Girl (2008)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Dane Cook's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$703 million
11 of the 19 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 19 films: 11 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 3 never in cinemas; 4 figure not found.
- 11Worldwide figure
- 1US gross only
- 3Never in cinemas
- 4Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 96% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$220M31.2% of the total
- 2$151M21.5% of the total
- 3$68M9.7% of the total
- 4$60M8.5% of the total
- 5$48M6.9% of the total
- 6$47M6.6% of the total
- 7$42M5.9% of the total
- 8$39M5.5% of the total
$29.0 millionfrom the other 3 films with a worldwide figure, 4% of the total
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.