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Rob Sheffield also criticized Dane Cook's material in a Rolling Stone article from October 2006, claiming a joke he performed was originally done by Emo Philips.

Controversy

On July 24, 2006, Cook asked for a guest spot at the Yuk-Yuks comedy club in Vancouver. Initially he was set to go up at the end of the night, but upon arriving at the club he requested to go up before the headliner, Peter Kelamis. Cook went over his allotted time, and after several minutes of the "wrap it up" light flashing, the club cut his microphone and attempted to "play him off" with music. Cook acted as though it was a mistake and continued his set for another five minutes until the process was repeated. Cook then dropped the mic and walked off-stage, furious. Kelamis then refused to take the stage, and later referred to Cook's actions as "the most arrogant thing that I've ever seen in my life". Mark Breslin, the founder of the comedy club chain, quickly apologized and blamed the club's manager. Breslin stated in support of Cook, "I'm on Dane's side totally, 100 percent." Breslin added that Kelamis was the last show that evening and there was no reason he could not have gone on late, stating "the tradition is that stardom trumps everything".

When asked by People magazine "What's something you did recently you wish you could take back?" Cook responded, "I went onstage and was the rudest, most obnoxious version of myself. Women came up to me after and said, 'Don't ever say those things again. That was horrible!'".

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

Other releases

• 2006: Dane Cook's Tourgasm (3DVD)
• 2007: The Lost Pilots (DVD) Sony Pictures Television.

Singles

Cook co-wrote and performed the song "Ruthie Pigface Draper" for the Dan In Real Life movie with Norbert Leo Butz.

Filmography

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References

1. "Pop Life: The Joke's on Us: How can any comedian get as famous as Dane Cook has with no jokes?" by Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, October 19, 2006.
2. ^ Guy Macpherson, "Dane Cook Gets the Hook at Yuk Yuk's". The Province, July 25, 2006.
3. People magazine, November 17, 2008, page 142
4. IMDb
5. Mr. Brooks gross earnings
6. My Best Friend's Girl Fandango rating
7. Dan in Real Life (2007) - Soundtracks

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External links

• Dane Cook at IMDb
• Official website

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.

• 1972 births
• Actors from Massachusetts
• American comedians
• American film actors
• American stand-up comedians
• Living people
• People from Middlesex County, Massachusetts