Dan Fogler

Dan Fogler Biography

Daniel Kevin "Dan" Fogler (born October 20, 1976) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, musician, playwright, filmmaker, and voice artist. He won the 2005 Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical for The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. He was the voice of Zeng in Kung Fu Panda and Kung Fu Panda Holiday.

Personal life

Fogler was born Daniel Kevin Fogler in Brooklyn, New York, the second child of Shari, an English teacher, and Richard Fogler, a surgeon. Fogler is Jewish. He attended the School of Theatre at Boston University. He has been married to Jodie Capes Fogler since 2009.

Career

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. His film credits are Balls of Fury, Good Luck Chuck, Fanboys, and Take Me Home Tonight. His voicework is heard in two animated movies Horton Hears a Who! and Kung Fu Panda and 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 Eugène Ionesco's Rhinoceros) was accepted into The NY International Fringe Festival 2007. Fogler is editing his own movie Hysterical Psycho, which he also directed. Fogler starred as Kenny Hayden in the short-lived television series Man Up! His impersonation of comedian Sam Kinison led him to be attached to play the titular role in a planned HBO biopic of the book Brother Sam, but this project never came to fruition. Instead Josh Gad was cast when the film was eventually made in 2013.

In 2013, he appears in the Sci-Fi Thriller Europa Report.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1999	Brooklyn Thrill Killers	Melvin Mittman
2000	Home Field Advantage	Charlie
2000	Bust a Move	Charlie
2002	Hyper	Lenny
2002	30 Seconds to Fame	Himself	TV game show/Contestant
2006	Slippery Slope	Crafty
2006	School for Scoundrels	Zack
2007	Good Luck Chuck	Stu
2007	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
2011	Mars Needs Moms	George "Gribble" Ribble	Voice/Likeness
2013	Scenic Route	Carter
	Free Birds	TBA	Voice only
	Hannibal	Franklin Froideveaux	TV series

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