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The Herlihy Boy...
Career

When he was a teenager, Dane discovered his comedic talent when his
father, former radio personality George Cook, gave him a tape recorder
and microphone. He was inspired by watching and listening to a variety
of comedians, including Bill Cosby, Johnny Carson, George Carlin and
even Red Skelton.

In seventh grade he watched Saturday Night Live one night and saw
Martin Short performing his character Ed Grimley. He suddenly realized
a goal in life: To be on the show.

He started performing stand-up comedy in 1990. By 1995, Cook was
performing stand-up comedy every night, usually in Boston and, when he
made it to Los Angeles, at The Laugh Factory. He stated in a 2005
interview with Entertainment Weekly that he "never walked toward a
stage and felt heavy. Ever. Even in bad places, I always learned
something." Also in 1995, Cook made his television debut as Kyle in
five episodes of the short-lived ABC series Maybe This Time, starring
Marie Osmond and Betty White.

In 1999, he made his first (albeit brief) appearance in a major motion
picture as "The Waffler" (a superhero who uses a waffle iron and "truth
syrup" to fight crime) in Mystery Men. A year earlier, he was featured
on Comedy Central's stand-up comedy showcase Premium Blend and, the
following year, Comics Come Home. It would begin a partnership with the
cable channel that would help launch Cook's career to new heights. He
made his own half-hour feature segment on Comedy Central Presents in
2000.

1999 also saw Cook starring in the straight-to-video Dennis Rodman
vehicle, Simon Sez. Often thought to be a sequel to the mildly
successful Jean Claude Van Damme film, Simon Sez actually has nothing
to do with Double Team. In the film Cook plays Rodman's partner, Nick
Miranda. The film was directed by Kevin Elders, previously known as the
screenwriter for Aces: Iron Eagle III.

Two years later, Cook pooled $25,000 of his own money from savings and
retirement accounts and launched DaneCook.com, his own interactive
website to help further his career and help stay personally connected
to his fans. Although other comics mocked him, his website, along with
his MySpace account, turned out to be a success. He is often referred
to as 'the most popular guy on MySpace' (next to Tom Anderson, the
creator of the service), because at one time he approved every friend
request he received -- recently hitting one million friends. [1]

In 2003, Cook released his first comedy album, Harmful If Swallowed,
which also included a DVD of his appearances on Comedy Central.
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