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Dane Cook Biography

Dane Jeffrey Cook (born March 18, 1972 in Cambridge, Massachusetts), is an American observational stand-up comedian, inventor of the Super Finger (or Su-Fi), and screen actor. Cook grew up in Arlington, Massachusetts and attended Arlington High School. His stand-up comedy material spans such diverse topics as car accident mayhem, Cook's time spent working at Burger King, and assorted geek humor.

Among Cook's numerous television credits are performances on Comedy Central Presents and Comedy Central Bar Mitzvah Bash, as well as multiple appearances on late-night talk shows. At one point, he parodied Tom Cruise jumping the couch on Jimmy Kimmel's late-night show, showing off his "tattoo" of Katie Holmes (actually a picture taped to his back) and barging into the women's restroom to get her.

On October 4, 2005, Dane Cook literally kissed Charlize Theron's butt after she allowed him to do so on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.

Discography / Video
  • Harmful If Swallowed. DVD and CD. Comedy Central, 2003.
  • Retaliation. DVD and two CDs. Comedy Central, 2005.

    The Harmful If Swallowed DVD contains some of Dane's appearances on Comedy Central. Retaliation, released on July 26, 2005, debuted at #4 on Billboard magazine's Top Albums chart, the most successful comedy album debut since Steve Martin's A Wild and Crazy Guy in 1979. It went Gold six days after its initial release and Platinum on November 30, 2005. The attached DVD contains

Dane's appearances on Shorties Watchin' Shorties and Crank Yankers , Comedy Central's Denis Leary Roast and Comedy Central's Bar Mitzvah Bash.

Dane Cook went on a nationwide tour in 2005. "Tourgasm" stretched all across the country, and was a huge hit prior to his release of Retaliation.

On December 3rd, 2005, Cook hosted Saturday Night Live, after being turned down as a castmember in 2002. Cook is one of the few comedians (most are actors) to appear on SNL. In his introduction, the "Dane Train" performed excerpts from his comedy albums, Harmful If Swallowed and Retaliation.

The Super Finger

Dane Cook's Super Finger (Su-Fi)The Super Finger or Su-Fi (pronounced SUE-F-EYE) is a hand gesture created by the comedian, Dane Cook. It consists of raising the middle finger, ring finger, and thumb on the same hand while lowering (or curling) your pointer and pinky finger.

Cook's website explains his idea behind the Su-Fi:

One night I did a bit on stage about 5 years ago at the Laugh Factory. I was talking about how the finger is lame now and it's lost its pizzazz. I said I wanted to upgrade the finger and so from now on people should use both the ring finger coupled with the middle finger. I called it the SUPERFINGER (or SU-FI).[1]

Filmography

  • Flypaper (1997)
  • Buddy (1997)
  • Spiral (1999)
  • Simon Sez (1999)
  • Mystery Men (1999)
  • LAX (2002)
  • The Touch (2002)
  • Stuck on You (2003)
  • Mr. 3000 (2004)
  • Torque (2004)
  • Waiting... (2005)
  • Employee of the Month (2005)


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