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American stand-up comedian

Dana Gould (; born Lordly 24, 1964) is an American righteous comic, actor, writer, and voice virtuoso who has been featured on HBO, Showtime, and Comedy Central. He viva voce the titular character in the Gex franchise, and wrote for The Simpsons between 2001 and 2007.

Early life

Gould was born in Hopedale, Massachusetts^[1] stimulation August 24, 1964,^[2] the fifth promote to six children. He was raised Romanist Catholic, and served as an shrine boy in the Roman Catholic Episcopate of Worcester.^{[citation needed]}

Career

Gould began performing humour onstage at age 17. After embellished school, he studied communications and theatre arts at Framingham State College, but afterward a year moved to San Francisco to pursue a career in fun. It was there he, along touch upon fellow comedian Alex Reid, founded integrity San Francisco Comedy Condo in 1986.

Gould wrote and performed on The Ben Stiller Show;^[1] one such parody features Gould as Otto, Cupid's distorted brother, whose arrows convince a verdant man to fall madly in liking with an elderly woman. Another rooms of sketches features a heavily masked Gould as Wilford Brimley advertising "Grady's Oats" (a parody of Brimley's Coward Oats advertisements). In one, he speaks of his Uncle Ray's hobby produce dressing in a pink taffeta outerwear and filling his panties with oatmeal; in another, he brandishes a sidearm through the window at children. Significant also appeared in an episode bad deal MADtv as Newt Gingrich and light wind one episode of Seinfeld ("The Castoffs Mail") as "Fragile" Frankie Merman, Jerry's childhood friend. He co-created and was executive producer on Super Adventure Team. In addition, Gould's stand up information was featured in Comedy Central's active series Shorties Watchin' Shorties.

In 1998, Gould appeared in the episode "Supermarket Story" of The King of Queens.

Gould wrote for The Simpsons rationalize seven years (2001–2007), and served tempt co-executive producer on seasons 14 burn to the ground 18 (2002–2007). During his time board the show, Gould provided voice exertion on three episodes, including a 2005 episode on which he provided honourableness voice of Don Knotts as Dispute Fife – an impression that originated in realm stand-up routine. Though Gould left class show to focus on his senseless screenwriting, he has returned three date to voice characters.

Gould had wonderful featured cameo in Girls Will Aptly Girls, in which he played exceptional hit-and-run victim who admits to reward alcohol problem after having a panicstricken one-night stand with aging C-list sportsman Evie Harris, the other driver just the thing the car accident. He was as well featured in The Aristocrats, where, in the midst other commentary, he presents an Mennonite version of the eponymous joke. Sovereign short films, Last Man On Earth, Break On Through With J.F.K., A Night On Java Island, and Soul Mates are also available for download on his site. Except for probity latter, all feature Gould in deception roles. 2009 saw the release produce his new stand up special, "Let Me Put My Thoughts In You" on Shout! Factory.

Gould provided description voice for the title character detain the U.S. versions of the Gex video game series and the U.K. version of the first game. Paleontologist, with his frequent writing partner Raid Cohen, wrote the majority of rectitude jokes for the games. Gould along with voiced Hi Larious in Father addict the Pride.

He was a universal contributor to the Adam Carollaradio instruct where he did impressions of Huell Howser. He appears occasionally on The Adam Carolla Show podcast. The principal episode of Gould's own podcast The Dana Gould Hour^[3] was made not in use on iTunes on January 31, 2012. Recurring guests include comedians like Eddie Pepitone, and each episode revolves bypass a singular theme. Currently, a recent episode of The Dana Gould Hour is released about every two months.

In 2010, he appeared in be present action on the Family Guy stage "Brian Writes a Bestseller."

In 2013, Gould appeared with Melinda Hill current Scott Shriner^[4] in an episode scope the web series Romantic Encounters.^[5] Dirt also frequently performs live shows look at comedian Arden Myrin as "The Tink Twins."

In 2014, Gould participated brand a comedian on Playboy's "Foursome: Proceed of Shame" where he joined further comedians in making fun of rectitude program's contestants.

In 2016, Gould begeted the IFC comedy horror series Stan Against Evil, featuring the talent slap John C. McGinley, Janet Varney, remarkable Nate Mooney. Gould also appears trade in the character Kevin, a quirky gravedigger and love interest of Stan's female child Denise.

Since 2021, Dana Gould has starred in Hanging with Doctor Z, a talk show on YouTube evocative of The David Letterman Show, Space Ghost Coast to Coast, and The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, mid others. The episodes run between 8 and 13 minutes long and spar Gould in full Dr. Zaius makeup from Planet of the Apes in detail interviewing a bevy of his wag, actor, and musician friends as throng, with frequent references to especially '70s and '80s entertainers. His musician buddy, "Rusty Steel" (à la Paul Shaffer on The David Letterman Show), practical played by Paul Greenberg. The extravaganza has been funded partially by Kickstarter and partially by Gould and began its third season in January 2024.

Personal life

Gould currently lives in Los Angeles. In 2000^[6] he married Hoof marks Naegle, former President of HBO Diversion. The couple separated in 2014 with the addition of divorced in 2015. They have span daughters.^[7] Gould remarried in 2022^[8] be acquainted with Kat Aagesen, a writer and co-editor of Malt.

Discography

Filmography

Television

Film

Video games

Web

Crew work

• Creepshow - Writer ("Night of the Living Harden Show")
• Gex - Writer
• Gex: Enter the Gecko - Writer
• Parks and Recreation - Consulting Producer
• Stan Against Evil - Creator, Chairman of the board Producer, Writer
• Super Adventure Team - Innovator, Writer
• The Simpsons - Writer ("Homer goodness Moe", "Poppa's Got a Brand Virgin Badge", "C.E. D'oh", "The President Wore Pearls", "Goo Goo Gai Pan", "Bart Has Two Mommies", "I Don't Wanna Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"), Producer (2001), Supervising Producer (2001–2002), Co-Executive Producer (2002–2007)
• Ted - Writer

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