American actor, comedian and writer (born 1976)
Dan Fogler
Fogler in 2018
Born Daniel Kevin Fogler
(1976-10-20 ) October 20, 1976 (age 47) Education Boston University (BFA )Occupations Years active 1997–present Spouse
Children 2 Website dan-fogler .com
Daniel Kevin Fogler (born October 20, 1976)[1] is an American actor, comedian and writer. He has appeared in films including Balls of Fury , Good Luck Chuck , the Fantastic Beasts film series and has done voice acting for Kung Fu Panda , Horton Hears a Who! , and Mars Needs Moms . He also appeared on The Walking Dead as Luke and played Francis Ford Coppola in miniseries, The Offer .
In 2005, Fogler made his Broadway debut as William Barfée in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee , for which he won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical .
Early life and education
Fogler was the second child born to Shari and Richard Fogler, an English teacher and a surgeon, respectively, in Brooklyn, New York .[2] [3] Fogler is Jewish .[2] [4] [5] He attended elementary school at the Windmill Montessori School in Brooklyn, NY.[6] He graduated from Poly Prep Country Day School in 1994, before attending the School of Theatre at Boston University .[7]
Career
Fogler made his Broadway debut when he originated the role of William Barfée in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee , for which he won the Theatre World Award for the original off-Broadway production and the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical in 2005 for the original Broadway production.
Fogler's first television appearance was in 2002 on Fox 's 30 Seconds to Fame as a contestant impersonating Al Pacino . Other television credits include recurring roles on ABC 's The Goldbergs , NBC 's Hannibal , CBS 's The Good Wife and voice work for Fox's American Dad! . Fogler also has had starring roles in ABC's Man Up! [8] and Secrets & Lies , and appeared in a music video for Type O Negative 's song "I Don't Wanna Be Me ", in which he played a man recording himself on video cross-dressing as celebrities including Marilyn Monroe , Michael Jackson , Britney Spears and finally the band's singer Peter Steele .[9]
In film, Fogler starred in 2007's Balls of Fury as Randy Daytona for Focus Features and in Lionsgate 's Good Luck Chuck with a role opposite Dane Cook and Jessica Alba . Fogler also had roles in Fanboys , Take Me Home Tonight , Scenic Route , Europa Report and the J. K. Rowling adaptation Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them , which was released worldwide in November 2016.
Fogler has done a variety of voiceover acting in films such as Horton Hears A Who! with Steve Carell and Jim Carrey , Disney 's Mars Needs Moms , 2008's Kung Fu Panda with Jack Black and Jackie Chan , and the 2013 comedy Free Birds .
Fogler wrote and directed the play Elephant in the Room , inspired by Ionesco 's Rhinoceros , which was produced by the New York International Fringe Festival in 2007.[10] Fogler wrote and directed Hysterical Psycho (2009) which premiered at the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival ,[11] featuring actors from Stage 13, a film and theater production company of which Fogler is a founding member.[12] Fogler wrote, directed, and starred in Don Peyote (2014) with supporting performances from Josh Duhamel , Anne Hathaway , and Topher Grace .[13] In 2010, Archaia Entertainment published Fogler's first graphic novel, the horror anthology Moon Lake .[14] This collection of stories chronicles the past, present, and future of the most haunted town on Earth: Moon Lake.[citation needed ] Fogler's next graphic novel, Brooklyn Gladiator , was published in 2018 by Chapterhouse .[15] Heavy Metal published Fogler's graphic novel Fishkill in 2020.[16]
Personal life
In 2009, Fogler married Jodie Capes, co-founder of Capes Coaching, a career coaching company for actors and artists . They have two daughters, Edie and Franny.[17] Fogler has lost 100 pounds (45 kilograms) for the benefit of his family as he feared getting obesity -related diseases such as diabetes and high blood pressure .[18]
Filmography
Film
Television
Video games
Music videos
Streaming
Year
Title
Role
Channel
2020
ClickSport-1: Tournament of Grandiosity
Xoc Aventus
Crown Channel
2021
ClickSport-2: The Buffering
Xoc Aventus
Crown Channel
References
^ "Dan Fogler Biography" . Tribute . Retrieved April 17, 2015 .
^ a b Riley, Jenelle (September 14, 2007). "Busting Loose" . Back Stage. Archived from the original on October 12, 2007. Retrieved September 15, 2007 .
^ Green, Jesse (October 8, 2006). "The Character Actor Laughs Last" . The New York Times . Retrieved October 18, 2010 .
^ Schleier, Curt (December 2, 2005). "Sweet Spell Of Success" . The Jewish Week. Archived from the original on August 22, 2007. Retrieved September 22, 2007 .
^ "Channeling the spirit of Brooklyn and bootlegging into 'Beasts' — Jewish Journal" . The Jewish Journal . December 21, 2016.
^ Hernandez, Ernio. "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Registration Roster" . Playbill . Retrieved June 10, 2022 .
^ "Dan Fogler | Biography | Official Website of the Actor, Comedian, Singer" . danfogler.com . Retrieved November 7, 2019 .
^ Man Up! at IMDb
^ Sanders, Naomi (November 15, 2019). "How We Wrote I Don't Wanna Be Me, By Type O Negative's Kenny Hickey – Kerrang! " . Kerrang! .
^ BWW News Desk. "Fogler's 'Elephant in the Room' of FringeNYC Runs to 8/26" . BroadwayWorld.com . Retrieved June 24, 2020 .
^ Hysterical Psycho , retrieved June 24, 2020
^ "Stage 13 | Official Site | Ensemble" . stage-13.com . Retrieved June 24, 2020 .
^ Don Peyote , retrieved June 24, 2020
^ "Archaia and Dan Fogler horrify you with 'Moon Lake' " . comiclist.com . Retrieved June 24, 2020 .
^ "Brooklyn Gladiator" . Chapterhouse . Archived from the original on May 18, 2019. Retrieved June 24, 2020 .
^ Weiss, Josh (March 24, 2020). "First look: Dan Fogler to debut 3 genre-bending Heavy Metal comics this summer" . SYFY WIRE . Retrieved June 24, 2020 .
^ "Dan Fogler Biography Official Website of the Actor, Comedian, Singer" . danfogler.com . Retrieved November 28, 2019 .
^ "Complete Intel on Dan Fogler Weight Loss! | Star Studds" . March 31, 2020.
^ Otterson, Joe (February 3, 2023). "Benedict Cumberbatch-Led Netflix Limited Series 'Eric' Rounds Out Main Cast" . Variety . Retrieved April 3, 2023 .
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