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. Of course, Hollywood stardom was not far off, and beginning in with a small appearance in the Billy Bob Thornton comedy School for Scoundrels , Fogler did appear onscreen, to consistently enthusiastic notices. He also ascended with incredible rapidity from supporting parts to leads, and invariably chose interesting features, such as the silly sports comedy Balls of Fury , with Fogler as a ping-pong player who must square off against maniacal arch-fiend Christopher Walken, and that same year's comedy The Marconi Brothers, in which Fogler and Brendan Sexton III play brothers who leave the family carpet business to videotape weddings for a living. He also signed on to voice one of the main characters in the animated feature Horton Hears a Who, adapted from the legendary Dr. View All Photos 1. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who!
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In film, Fogler is most known for his role of Jacob Kolwalski in J. Fogler has also done a variety of voiceover acting in films such as; Horton Hears A Who! Some of Fogler's other projects include starring in the music video for the Type O Negative song "I Don't Wanna Be Me", in which he played a man recording himself on video as he cross-dresses as celebrities including Marilyn Monroe, Michael Jackson and Britney Spears. Fogler also wrote and directed the play Elephant in the Room, inspired by Ionesco's Rhinoceros, which was produced by the New York International Fringe Festival in Fogler has also written and directed Hysterical Psycho which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival, featuring actors from his theater company Stage 13 where Dan serves as one of the company's Artistic Directors, and Don Peyote which also saw Fogler in the lead role as Warren Allman, with supporting roles from Josh Duhamel, Anne Hathaway, Topher Grace.
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Daniel Kevin Fogler born October 20, [1] is an American actor, comedian and writer. He currently stars on The Walking Dead as Luke. Fogler has also done a variety of voiceover acting in films such as Horton Hears A Who! Some of Fogler's other projects include starring in the music video for Type O Negative 's song "I Don't Wanna Be Me", in which he played a man recording himself on video cross-dressing as celebrities including Marilyn Monroe , Michael Jackson , Britney Spears and finally the band's singer Peter Steele.
