Dane Jeffrey Cook (born March 18, 1972) is an American stand-up comedian and film actor. He has released five comedy albums: Harmful If Swallowed; Retaliation; Vicious Circle; Rough Around The Edges: Live From Madison Square Garden; and Isolated Incident. In 2006, Retaliation became the highest charting comedy album in 28 years and went platinum. He performed an HBO special in the Fall of 2006, Vicious Circle, a straight-to-DVD special titled Rough Around The Edges (which is included in the album of the same name), and a Comedy Central special in 2009 titled Isolated Incident. He is credited as one of the first comedians to use a personal webpage and MySpace to build a large fan base and in 2006 was described as "alarmingly popular". As an actor, Cook has appeared in films since 1997, including Mystery Men, Waiting..., Employee of the Month, Good Luck Chuck, Dan in Real Life, Mr. Brooks (in a non-comedic role), and My Best Friend's Girl. Cook was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the second son of Donna Jean (née Ford) and George F. Cook. Cook has an older half-brother, Darryl, and five sisters. He was raised in a Roman Catholic family in Arlington, Massachusetts, where he attended
Dane Cook took to Twitter last night when his beloved dog Beast went missing -- and wouldn't you know it ... the pooch was found just two hours later. Score one for social media!Cook posted a pic… READ MORE >
Dane Cook and Jeffrey Ross were mobbed by chicks last night -- one of whom was TOPLESS -- all because they got on stage and sang a little Guns N' Roses ... and TMZ has the footage. Cook grabbed… READ MORE >
Dane Cook is taking on the State of California -- claiming the Tax Board made a mistake that could have cost him more than half a million bucks. The State of California has issued a tax lien… READ MORE >
Dane Cook didn't even need to be on stage to get heckled this weekend -- because one wacked out drunk dude outside Crown Bar was relentless in trying to get him to tell a "funny joke."As usual… READ MORE >
According to Dane Cook, he "don't drink, don't smoke" -- so what does he do?Well, yesterday leaving Crunch gym, he double-fisted protein shakes, introduced us to his "parents" and called his time… READ MORE >
Vanessa Hudgens shot Dane Cook the "Look of Death" at the Teen Choice Awards after he tried to crack a joke about her nude pix -- but unlike those photos, the viewers at home didn't get to see… READ MORE >
Dane Cook's half brother has been indicted in Massachusetts on 20 additional counts of larceny ... for allegedly stealing more than $11 million from Cook over a nearly five-year period.The new… READ MORE >
Stealing from Dane Cook allegedly runs in the family. With his brother Daryl McCauley already facing charges for allegedly embezzling millions from the "comedian," McCauley's wife Erika was… READ MORE >
Dane Cook's half brother has been indicted by a grand jury for allegedly stealing millions from the "comedian."Darryl McCauley was charged with eight counts of larceny over $250, forgery and… READ MORE >
There's one "Idol" contestant who's already been through Hollywood -- in fact she's already slept with a celebrity ... if you still consider Dane Cook a celebrity.Raquel Houghton, a 28-year-old… READ MORE >
