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Biography:Though he would remain one of the comedy world's best-kept secrets through the later half of the 1990s, improvisational comic-turned-actor David Koechner later made a successful transition from SNL and Late Night With Conan O'Brien funnyman to supporting feature player roles when word of his talent spread, thanks to stellar supporting parts in such wide-release films as A Guy Thing and Anchorman. The Tipton, MO, native studied political science at the University of Missouri, with a subsequent career in the family business (manufacturing turkey coops) narrowly averted by a post-college move to Chicago. It was there that Koechner attempted to master his comic skills under the tutelage of improv master Del Close, with further studies at the Windy City's ImprovOlympic cementing the skills of the up-and-coming talent. A subsequent stint at Chicago's Second City Theater led to Koechner's lucky break when he... Full Biography
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David Koechner, right, in "The Comebacks" (Fox Atomic)
David Koechner in "Balls of Fury" (Rogue Pictures)
David Koechner, left, Kathryn Hahn, Jeremy Piven and Ving Rhames in "The Goods: Live Hard, Sell...
Jeremy Piven and David Koechner at Paramount Vantage International and Overture Films AMF Party held...
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