Dane Jeffrey Cook (born March 18, 1972) is an American stand-up comedian and film actor. He is known for his use of observational, often vulgar, and sometimes dark comedy. He released six comedy albums: Harmful If Swallowed (2003), Retaliation (2005), Vicious Circle (2006), Rough Around the Edges: Live from Madison Square Garden (2007), and Isolated Incident (2009). He is 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". Cook starred in numerous films such as
Employee of the Month (2006),
Good Luck Chuck (2007), and
My Best Friend's Girl (2008). He also acted in
Mystery Men (1999),
Waiting... (2005),
Dan in Real Life (2007),
Mr. Brooks ()