Dan Cortese (born September 14, 1967 in Sewickley, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an American actor. is the 257th day of the year (258th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. ... Sewickley during Autumn Sewickley is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, 12 miles west northwest of Pittsburgh along the Ohio River. ... Pittsburgh redirects here. ... For other uses, see Actor (disambiguation). ...

Cortese first came to prominence as host of MTV Sports from 1992 to 1993. He has had starring roles in the 1993 remake of Route 66, Traps, Melrose Place, The Single Guy, Veronica's Closet(in which he played "Perry" for three seasons), Rock Me Baby, and Ball & Chain. Cortese appeared in the NBC television series Seinfeld, where he played Elaine's ultra-cool, vapid, good-looking boyfriend. In the episode, he was dubbed a "mimbo" (a male bimbo). He was also featured in the WB television series What I Like About You in a recurring role as Vic, Val's husband, and in several episodes of 8 Simple Rules, playing Bridget's tennis coach. Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... Route 66 was an American TV series in which two young men traveled across America. ... Melrose Place is an American primetime soap opera that ran between 1992 and 1999, created by Darren Star for the FOX network. ... The Single Guy was a television sitcom that ran for two seasons on NBC, from September 1995 to April 1997. ... Veronicas Closet was a sitcom which aired on NBC from 1997 to 2000. ... Rock Me Baby, was an American television series. ... Ball & Chain is a 2004 romantic comedy written by Thomas Mortimer. ... This article is about the television network. ... Seinfeld is an Emmy Award-winning American sitcom that originally aired on NBC from July 5, 1989 to May 14, 1998, running a total of 9 seasons. ... The WB Television Network is a television network in the United States, founded as a joint venture between the Warner Bros. ... What I Like About You is an American television sitcom set mainly in New York City and follows the lives of two sisters, Valerie Tyler (Jennie Garth) and Holly Tyler (Amanda Bynes). ... 8 Simple Rules (originally known as 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter) is an American television sitcom that originally aired on ABC from 2002 to 2005. ...

Prior to becoming an actor, he was a walk-on member of the University of North Carolina football team. His freshman year he traveled with the team to the Aloha Bowl. He graduated with a B.A. in Broadcasting from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Cortese stands 5'11" tall (1.80 m). This refers to the athletic teams for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC). The name Tar Heel is also often used to refer to individuals from the state of North Carolina, the Tar Heel State. ... The Aloha Classic is a now_defunct National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I_A college football bowl game played in Honolulu, Hawaii at Aloha Stadium. ... The University of North Carolina is a seventeen campus system which includes all sixteen public four-year universities in North Carolina, United States and one public residential high school. ...

"Dan Dan: The Whopper Man"

During "Your Way, Right Away" campaign at Burger King during the 1990s, Burger King hired Dan Cortese as their official spokesperson. Cortese would often be seen visiting with Burger King customers and getting them flame grilled whoppers, customized to their liking. He would also been seen hanging out in the back, grilling burgers with Burger King workers. He was then given the nickname of "Dan Dan: The Whopper Man" in the commercials. Burger King (NYSE: BKC), often abbreviated to BK, is a global chain of hamburger fast food restaurants. ... EXAMPLE:Laughbox,Blondie,BamBam,Pinkie,etc. ...

External links

• Dan Cortese at the Internet Movie Database
• University of North Carolina Famous Alumni
• Entertainment Weekly "Dan Dan The Whopper Man" article [1]