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Dan Fogler
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Brooklyn, NY
Biography:With his heavyset, bug-eyed, and occasionally wild appearance, character actor Dan Fogler suggested a cross between Sam Kinison and Jack Black, but his inventive genius ranked him far higher, inviting frequent comparisons to the likes of John Belushi. Though Fogler would eventually gain recognition as a film star, he rocketed to fame not for his cinematic work but for a most unusual theatrical coup: his evocation of William Barfee, the slightly obnoxious, mucous-ridden, duck-walking braggart at the heart of the Broadway production The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. That show actually evolved from a series of improvisatory exercises cultivated during Fogler's tenure at Boston University (when it was entitled C-R-E-P-U-S-C-L-E) to an off-Broadway show to a white-hot Broadway production that deservedly netted Fogler the 2005 Tony Award for Best Actor.

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Dan Fogler in "Balls of Fury" (Rogue Pictures)
From left: James Hong, Dan Fogler and George Lopez in "Balls of Fury" (Rogue Pictures)
Dan Fogler, left, and Terry Crewes in "Balls of Fury" (Rogue Pictures)
Dan Fogler in "Balls of Fury" (Rogue Pictures)
Thomas Lennon (front row center), Dan Fogler (front row right), George Lopez (back row center) and...
Chris Marquette, left, Dan Fogler and Kyle Newman in "Fanboys" (The Weinstein Co.)
Dan Fogler, left, Jay Baruchel Chris Marquette, Sam Huntington and Kristen Bell in "Fanboys" (The...
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