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Dan Fogler 
Fogler at the Big Apple Convention in Manhattan, October 2, 2010.Born Daniel Kevin Fogler
October 20, 1976
Brooklyn, New York, United StatesOccupation Actor, musician Years active 1999–present Daniel Kevin "Dan" Fogler (born October 20, 1976) is an American actor, playwright, and filmmaker.
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Personal life
Fogler was born in Brooklyn, New York, the second child of Shari, an English teacher, and Richard Fogler, a surgeon.[1][2] Fogler is Jewish.[1][3] He attended the School of Theatre at Boston University.
Career
Dan Fogler became well-known mostly after his Tony Award winning performance as William Barfée in the Broadway show The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. His first TV appearance was in 2002 on FOX's 30 Seconds to Fame as a contestant impersonating Al Pacino. Fogler's film credits include Balls of Fury, Good Luck Chuck, Fanboys, and Take Me Home Tonight. He is a voice actor in the 2008 animated films Horton Hears a Who! and Kung Fu Panda. He was featured in the music video "I Don't Wanna Be Me" by the band Type O Negative, playing a man recording himself on video as he cross-dresses and puts on celebrity costumes.
His play Elephant in The Room, inspired by Eugene Ionesco's Rhinoceros was accepted into The NY International Fringe Festival 2007. Fogler is editing his own film, Hysterical Psycho, which he also directed.
Fogler is due to play the titular role of Sam Kinison in HBO Film's biopic Brother Sam.[4]
Filmography
Year Title Role Notes 1999 Brooklyn Thrill Killers Melvin Mittman 2000 Home Field Advantage Charlie Bust a Move Charlie 2002 Hyper Lenny 2002 30 Seconds to Fame Himself TV game show/Contestant 2006 Slippery Slope Crafty School for Scoundrels Zack 2007 Good Luck Chuck Stu Balls of Fury Randy Daytona 2008 The Marconi Bros. (video title: Wedding Bros.) Carmine Marconi Horton Hears a Who! Councilman / Yummo Wickersham Voice only Kung Fu Panda Zeng Voice only 2009 Fanboys Hutch Love Happens Lane Taking Woodstock Devon 2011 Take Me Home Tonight Barry Nathan Mars Needs Moms Gribble Voice/Likeness References
- ^ a b Riley, Jenelle (2007-09-14). "Busting Loose". Back Stage. Archived from the original on 2007-10-12. http://web.archive.org/web/20071012211858/http://backstage.com/bso/news_reviews/features/feature_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003640856. Retrieved 2007-09-15.
- ^ Green, Jesse (2006-10-08). "The Character Actor Laughs Last". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/08/theater/08gree.html?pagewanted=all. Retrieved 2010-10-18.
- ^ Schleier, Curt (2005-12-02). "Sweet Spell Of Success". The Jewish Week. http://www.thejewishweek.com/news/newscontent.php3?artid=11725. Retrieved 2007-09-22.
- ^ Fleming, Michael (2008-11-17). "'Brother Sam' set for HBO". Variety. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117996022.html?categoryid=1237&cs=1.
External links
- Dan Fogler at the Internet Broadway Database
- Dan Fogler at the Internet Movie Database
- TonyAwards.com Interview with Dan Fogler
- Dan Fogler on Balls of Fury, Horton Hears a Who! and Kung Fu Panda - JewReview.net
Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical (2001–2025) Gary Beach (2001) · Shuler Hensley (2002) · Dick Latessa (2003) · Michael Cerveris (2004) · Dan Fogler (2005) · Christian Hoff (2006) · John Gallagher, Jr. (2007) · Boyd Gaines (2008) · Gregory Jbara (2009) · Levi Kreis (2010) · John Larroquette (2011)
Complete list · (1947–1975) · (1976–2000) · (2001–2025) Categories:- 1976 births
- Actors from New York
- American film actors
- American musical theatre actors
- American voice actors
- Drama Desk Award winners
- Jewish actors
- Living people
- People from Brooklyn
- Theatre World Award winners
- Tony Award winners
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