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Dave Foley (born January 4, 1963, in Etobicoke, Ontario) is a Canadian actor, best known for his work in The Kids in the Hall, NewsRadio, and Celebrity Poker Showdown. He also frequently appears on The Late Late Show on CBS. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (500x623, 70 KB) Summary Recent headshot. ...
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Etobicoke (pronounced a-TOE-ba-coe; in SAMPA [@toUb@koU]), is the western region of Toronto, Ontario. ...
Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Official languages English Government - Lieutenant-Governor James K. Bartleman - Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 106 - Senate seats 24 Confederation July 1, 1867 (1st) Area Ranked 4th...
NewsRadio was an American sitcom, originally broadcast from 1995 to 1999 on NBC. The show was created by executive producer Paul Simms. ...
The Kids in the Hall was a Canadian sketch comedy group, consisting of comedians Dave Foley, Kevin MacDonald, Bruce McCulloch, Mark McKinney and Scott Thompson. ...
Celebrity Poker Showdown is a celebrity game show on the cable network Bravo. ...
January 4 is the 4th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Country Canada Province Ontario Established 1 January 1850 (township) 1 January 1967 (borough) Incorporated Amalgamation June 1983 (city) 1 January 1998 Government - Mayor David Miller (Toronto Mayor) - Governing Body Toronto City Council - MPs Roy Cullen, Michael Ignatieff, Borys Wrzesnewskyj - MPPs Shafiq Qaadri, Donna Cansfield, Laurel Broten Area - Disolved city 123. ...
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NewsRadio was an American sitcom, originally broadcast from 1995 to 1999 on NBC. The show was created by executive producer Paul Simms. ...
Celebrity Poker Showdown is a celebrity game show on the cable network Bravo. ...
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CBS is one of the largest radio and television networks in the United States. ...
Acting career
The Kids in the Hall After dropping out of high school, Foley pursued standup comedy for about a year in Toronto then began taking improv classes, where he met Kevin McDonald, who got Foley a job with him as an usher at a local art house movie theatre. Together, they formed the original The Kids in the Hall. Kevin Hamilton McDonald (born May 16, 1961) is a Canadian comedian and actor, known as a member of the Canadian sketch comedy group Kids in the Hall. ...
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In October 1989, The Kids in the Hall debuted on TV, with a cast of Foley, McDonald, Bruce McCulloch, Mark McKinney, and Scott Thompson. Some of Foley's famous characters include Hecubus, one of the Sizzler sisters, the A. T. & Love boss, Bruno Puntz Jones, Mr. Heavyfoot, Jocelyn, and Lex. The show ended in April 1994 and Dave moved on with his career. He did appear in The Kids in the Hall film Brain Candy, but is the only member of the group who is not credited as a writer. Bruce McCulloch (born May 12, 1961 in Edmonton, Alberta) is an actor, writer, comedian, and film director. ...
Mark Douglas Brown McKinney (born June 26, 1959) is a Canadian comedian and actor, best known for his work in the long-running sketch comedy troupe The Kids in the Hall. ...
Scott Thompson (born June 12, 1959) is a Canadian television comedian, best known for his time as a member of the comedy troupe Kids in the Hall. ...
Brain Candy (aka Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy) is a feature film by The Kids in the Hall, a popular Canadian comedy troupe. ...
NewsRadio
 Foley in drag on an episode of NewsRadio. Paul Simms, creator of NewsRadio, happened to be a huge fan of Dave. The role of Dave Nelson was created specifically for him. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
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NewsRadio was an American sitcom, originally broadcast from 1995 to 1999 on NBC. The show was created by executive producer Paul Simms. ...
Much of his character on the show was based on Dave's own personality, including his coffee addiction (reportedly Dave has several pots a day) and his love of the sitcom Green Acres. A sitcom or situation comedy is a genre of comedy performance originally devised for radio but today typically found on television. ...
Green Acres was an American television series that was produced by Filmways, Inc. ...
He was recently reunited with NewsRadio writer Joe Furey, when he recorded the special featurette Working with Joe Furey, an add-on to Furey's comedy Love and Support. Joe Furey is a comedian/writer whose various credits include Late Night with David Letterman, Newsradio, Watching Ellie, and most recently,Talkshow with Spike Feresten. ...
Official Love and Support Poster Love and Support is Joe Fureys first feature film, starring Kristin Dattilo, Pat Finn, Jenna Hoffman, Wayne Federman and Joe. ...
Movie appearances Dave has also had several roles in movies. He co-wrote and starred in the comedy The Wrong Guy, where he played Nelson Hibbert, an office worker that when finding his boss murdered, mistakenly believes that he will be blamed for the crime and runs off as a fugitive. He did the voice of Flik in A Bug's Life, a role he reprised for brief cameos in Toy Story 2 and Cars, along with the voices for the Baldwin Brothers in South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut. Foley's other movies include Monkeybone, Blast from the Past, and his most recent Sky High. He also played astronaut Alan Bean in the seventh episode of the television mini-series From the Earth to the Moon. He also played one of the office workers in My Boss's Daughter. In 1987 he danced with Anne Shirley in the TV Mini-Series Anne of Avonlea. In 2001 he played 'N Sync's Lance Bass's boss in the film On The Line. In 2007 he will appear in Uwe Boll's film adaptation of the controversial PC game Postal. The Wrong Guy is a 1997 Canadian comedy film directed by David Steinberg. ...
A Bugs Life is a computer animated film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures and Buena Vista Distribution in the United States on November 14, 1998, and in the United Kingdom on 5 February 1999. ...
Since its first use in 1851, a cameo role or cameo appearance has been a brief appearance in a play (or later, a movie) that stands out against the general context for its éclat or dramatic punch. ...
Toy Story 2 is a CGI animation film and the sequel to Toy Story, and the third Disney/Pixar feature film, which featured the adventures of a group of toys that come to life when humans are not around to see them. ...
Cars is an Academy Award, BAFTA, and Saturn-nominated, Golden Globe-winning animated feature film produced by Pixar Animation Studios, presented by Walt Disney Pictures, and distributed by Buena Vista Pictures Distribution. ...
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut is a 1999 motion picture based on the cartoon television series of South Park. ...
Monkeybone movie poster. ...
Blast from the Past is a 1999 romantic comedy film starring Brendan Fraser, Alicia Silverstone, Sissy Spacek, Christopher Walken, and Dave Foley. ...
Sky High is a superhero film from Walt Disney Pictures that opened in the United States on July 29, 2005. ...
Alan LaVern Bean (born March 15, 1932 in Wheeler, Texas) is a former NASA Astronaut. ...
From the Earth to the Moon is a twelve-part HBO television miniseries (1998) co-produced by Ron Howard, Brian Grazer, Tom Hanks, and Michael Bostick detailing the landmark Apollo expeditions to the Moon during the 1960s and early 1970s. ...
My Bosss Daughter is a 2003 romantic comedy. ...
Anne of Avonlea is a 1987 television film. ...
N Sync (often stylised *NSYNC) was a five-part American pop boy band, formed in Orlando, Florida. ...
On the Line (2001) is an American romatic comedy starring Lance Bass and Emmanuelle Chriqui. ...
Dr. Uwe Boll (pronounced []), born June 22, 1965 in Wermelskirchen, Germany) is a director and producer of movies usually adapted from video games. ...
Postal is a 2007 film based on the 1997 computer game Postal. ...
Postal is an ultraviolent and controversial computer game made by Running With Scissors and published by Ripcord Games in 1997. ...
Appearing as a guest actor on television shows Foley has been a guest on many television series. These include Becker, Dinner for Five, Father of the Pride, Grounded for Life, Hot Properties, I'm with Her, Jimmy Kimmel Live, Just Shoot Me!, Las Vegas, Lilo & Stitch: The Series, Will & Grace, Lovespring International, MADtv, Mr. Show, Odd Job Jack, Saturday Night Live, Scrubs, Tom Goes to the Mayor, L.A. Blues, Joey, Testing Bob, Comedy Central Presents, I Love the '70s, The King of Queens, Sketch Pad, What's Up Peter Fuddy?, The Prodigious Hickey, Committed, South Park, The Tick, What's New, Scooby-Doo? and The New Adventures of Old Christine & The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson. This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...
Actor/Director Jon Favreau hosts an evening with four Hollywood friends (four different people or combinations of people each episode), who casually discuss the craft of acting and the business of celebrity over dinner. ...
Father of the Pride was an NBC animated series that began broadcasting on August 31, 2004 and was only the second CGI series in prime-time network TV (after UPNs Game Over). ...
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The cast of Hot Properties Hot Properties was an ensemble comedy featuring four women working together in a Manhattan real estate office. ...
Im with Her was an American sitcom which aired for one season (2003-2004) on ABC. The story is about Alex Young (Teri Polo), who is a popular movie actress and her boyfriend Patrick Owen (David Sutcliffe), who is a high school teacher. ...
Jimmy Kimmel Live is a late-night talk show in the United States created and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, broadcast from the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, California. ...
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Las Vegas is a critically-acclaimed dramatic television series about a team of people working in the fictional Montecito Resort and Casino in Las Vegas — dealing with issues that arise within the working environment, ranging from valet parking and restaurant management to casino security. ...
Lilo and Stitch: The Series is an animated television series sequel to the movie, Stitch! The Movie. ...
Will & Grace was a popular Emmy Award winning and Golden Globe nominated American television sitcom that focused on Will Truman, a gay lawyer and his best friend Grace Adler, a straight Jewish woman who runs her own interior design firm, as well as Karen Walker, a very rich socialite and...
Lovespring International is an improvisational comedy series airing on Lifetime on Mondays at 11pm in the United States. ...
MADtv is an American sketch comedy television series based on the humor magazine, Mad. ...
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Odd Job Jack is a Canadian animated comedy television show featuring Don McKellar, about one guys misadventures in temporary employment. ...
Saturday Night Live (SNL) is a weekly late night 90-minute American comedy-variety show based in New York City which has been broadcast live by NBC on Saturday nights since October 11, 1975. ...
Scrubs is an Emmy Award and Peabody award-winning American situation comedy that premiered on October 2, 2001 on NBC. It was created by Bill Lawrence, who also co-created Spin City. ...
Tom Goes to the Mayor is an American animated television series on Cartoon Networks Adult Swim, which premiered on November 14, 2004. ...
Joey is an American sitcom, starring Matt LeBlanc reprising his role as Joey Tribbiani from the popular sitcom Friends. ...
Comedy Central Presents is a television series shown Friday nights at 10 p. ...
I Love the 70s is a television mini-series originally produced by the BBC, and later for American audiences by VH-1. ...
The King of Queens was an Emmy nominated, American comedy series that ran for nine seasons, from 1998 until 2007. ...
Committed was a television sitcom that aired on NBC as a midseason replacement from January 4 to March 15, 2005. ...
South Park is an Emmy Award-winning[1] American animated television comedy series about four third/fourth-grade school boys who live in the small mountain town of South Park, Colorado. ...
The Tick is the name of a series of comic books and an animated TV series created in 1986 by Ben Edlund, following the exploits of a blue-skinned muscular man named The Tick who fights crime in a place simply called The City. He is an absurdist spoof of...
Whats New, Scooby-Doo? was the ninth incarnation of the long-running Hanna-Barbera Saturday morning cartoon Scooby-Doo. ...
The New Adventures of Old Christine is a CBS situation comedy that debuted as a midseason replacement on March 13, 2006, after the highly rated sitcom, Two and a Half Men. ...
Recently In 2004, Foley became host of Celebrity Poker Showdown on Bravo. In 2007, Foley became the judge for the US version of Thank God You're Here. Celebrity Poker Showdown is a celebrity game show on the cable network Bravo. ...
This article is about the U.S. cable network. ...
Thank God Youre Here is a partially improvised comedy television program based on the Australian TV show of the same name and broadcast by NBC. The show is hosted by David Alan Grier and presided over by judge Dave Foley. ...
Thank God Youre Here is a partially improvised comedy television program based on the Australian TV show of the same name and broadcast by NBC. The show is hosted by David Alan Grier and presided over by judge Dave Foley. ...
Recently, Foley portrayed a middle-management employee (who happens to be a vampire) in the undead office comedy Netherbeast Incorporated (2007). Netherbeast Incorporated (2007) is an independent film directed by Dean Ronalds and written by Bruce Dellis. ...
Personal life He married his first wife, Tabitha Southey, on December 31, 1991, in Canada. They met at a bar when he was 20 and she was 17. According to Foley, the relationship began right after being introduced when they argued over whether the lead vocalist of the group the Psychedelic Furs was a good singer. They divorced in 1997 after six years of marriage. Together they had two sons, Ned Foley (born in 1991) and Basil Foley (born in 1995). December 31 is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Richard Lofthouse Butler (born on 5 June 1956, in Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, England) is lead singer of the Psychedelic Furs, which he formed in 1977 along with his brother Tim Butler and guitarist John Ashton. ...
The Psychedelic Furs are an influential British post-punk band founded in the late 1970s. ...
He remarried on August 1, 2002, wedding Crissy Guerrero. They have a daughter, Alina Foley (born April 16, 2003). August 1 is the 213th day of the year (214th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ...
April 16 is the 106th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (107th in leap years). ...
2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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