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Film
Cook has had small movie roles but his two most noticeable ones are Mystery Men as "The Waffler", and opposite Dennis Rodman in 1999's Simon Sez. Also In 2005 he appeared in the film Waiting... as the unhygenic chef Floyd.
In 2006 Cook starred in his first leading role as the slacker box boy Zack Bradley in Employee of the Month, which co-starred Jessica Simpson and Dax Shepard. The movie debuted at #4 just behind Open Season. The movie was made on a $12 million budget, and has earned a little over $28 million in the United States.
In June 2007 Cook co-starred in his first dramatic role as the devious photographer "Mr. Smith" in Mr. Brooks, which starred Kevin Costner. The film debuted at #4 at the box office, just behind Shrek The Third. The movie grossed $10,017,067 in the opening weekend.
In September 2007 Cook starred as Dentist Charlie Logan in Good Luck Chuck, which co-starred Jessica Alba and Dan Fogler. The film was the second-highest grossing film (#1 Comedy) at the U.S. box office in its opening weekend, grossing $13.6 million in 2,612 theaters. The film went on to have a total box office tally of approximately $35 million U.S. and $24 million foreign.
A month later, Cook co-starred as Mitch Burns in Dan In Real Life, which starred Steve Carell. The film grossed $11.8 million in 1,921 theaters its opening weekend, ranking #2 at the box office. As of July 6, 2008, it has grossed $62,745,217.
In 2008 Cook starred as air purifier call-center supervisor Tank Turner in My Best Friend's Girl with Kate Hudson, Jason Biggs, and Alec Baldwin. The film grossed $8.2 million and debuted at #3 at the box office, just behind Burn After Reading, and got a 50-50 rating on fandango.com.
Discography
Albums
| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billboard 200 | Heatseekers | Independent | Comedy | Canada | |||
| 2003 | Harmful If Swallowed
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67 | 19 | 25 | 2 | - |
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| 2005 | Retaliation
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4 | - | 1 | 1 | - |
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| 2007 | Rough Around the Edges: Live from Madison Square Garden
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11 | - | 3 | 1 | 20 |
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| 2009 | Isolated Incident
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4 | - | 22 | 2 | - |
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| "—" denotes the album didn't chart. | |||||||
Other releases
- 2006: Dane Cook's Tourgasm (3DVD)
- 2007: The Lost Pilots (DVD) Sony Pictures Television.
Singles
| Year | Title | Chart positions | Album | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Hot 100 | US Modern Rock | US Mainstream Rock | US Pop 100 | UK Singles Chart | Germany | |||
| 2006 | "I'll Never Be You" | - | - | - | 100 | - | 4 | - |
| 2007 | "Forward" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Cook co-wrote and performed the song "Ruthie Pigface Draper" for the Dan In Real Life movie with Norbert Leo Butz.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Flypaper | Tim | |
| Buddy | Fair Cop | ||
| 1999 | David | ||
| Simon Sez | Nick Miranda | ||
| Mystery Men | The Waffler | ||
| 2000 | Comedy Central Presents | Himself | Stand-up comedy series Episode: June 28, 2000 |
| 1999–2001 | The Late Show | Himself | Episode: April 12, 1999 Episode: March 14, 2001 |
| 2002 | L.A.X. | Terrell Chasman | |
| The Touch | Bob | ||
| 2003 | Stuck on You | Officer Fraioli | |
| 8 Guys | Dane | ||
| Windy City Heat | Roman Polanski | TV Movie | |
| 2004 | Mr. 3000 | Sausage Mascot | Voice |
| Torque | Neal Luff | ||
| 2005 | Waiting... | Floyd | |
| London | George | ||
| 2006 | Employee of the Month | Zack Bradley | |
| 2007 | Farce of the Penguins | Online Penguin | Voice |
| Mr. Brooks | Mr. Smith | ||
| Good Luck Chuck | Chuck/Charlie | ||
| Dan in Real Life | Mitch Burns | ||
| 2008 | My Best Friend's Girl | Tank Turner |
| Answers To Nothing || Ryan ||
References
- IMDb
- Mr. Brooks gross earnings
- My Best Friend's Girl Fandango rating
- Dan in Real Life (2007) - Soundtracks
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External links
- News articles and interviews
- Cook, Dane. "Dane Cook Does The Howard Stern Show", November 4, 2009
- Cook, Dane. "Dane Cook: Don't Do These 10 Things at a Concert!". SPIN.com, November 2009.
- Barone, James. "The Hits Just Keep on Coming: Dane Cook’s Art of Hustle". Submerge Magazine, October 2009.
- Kolakowski, Nick. "The Reason Your Daughter Just Stole this Magazine: Dane Cook". Private Air, August 2008.
- Bensinger, Graham. "One-on-One w/ Dane Cook". ESPN The Magazine, December 2007.
- Bolohan, Scott. "People Love to Hate Dane Cook". Real Detroit Weekly, November 21, 2007.
- Gonulsen, Jason. "There's Only One Dane Cook". Glide Magazine, November 12, 2007.
- Shmuel Reuven. A Dramatic Turn in Mr. Brooks. JewReview.net, May 28, 2007.
- Gladstone, Neil. "Sex, Jobs, and Rock 'n' Roll". AOL Comedy, November 2, 2006.
- Havrilesky, Heather. /"Overcooked". Salon, September 3, 2006.
- Zoglin, Richard. "Dane Cook: Standing Out in the Art of Stand-Up.". Time, May 8, 2006. From Time 100 issue.
- Kharakh, Ben. Interview with Dane Cook. One Trick Pony. January 2006.
- Casey, Susan. "Everybody Likes Dane". Entertainment Weekly, September 30, 2005.
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