Allen Covert

Allen Covert
Born	October 13, 1964 (1964-10-13) (age 45) West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S.
Occupation	Actor/Comedian
Years active	1989—present
Spouse(s)	Kathryn Covert (?-Present) 2 Children

Allen Covert (born October 13, 1964) is an American comedian and actor.

Covert was born in West Palm Beach, Florida and educated at New York University, where he was a classmate of Adam Sandler. Now a longtime friend of Sandler, Covert frequently writes for Sandler's comedy albums and films. He's a familiar face to Sandler fans, having appeared in most of his movies:

• The bartender in Going Overboard
• Sandler's homeless caddy, Otto, in Happy Gilmore (1996)
• Sandler's best friend and town limousine driver in The Wedding Singer (1998)
• Sandler's gay friend in Big Daddy (1999)
• Nicky's roommate in the movie Little Nicky (2000). For the role, Covert gained 40 pounds and shaved his hairline to reflect the character.
• The lecherous nerdy journalist in Mr. Deeds (2002)
• Braggart romantic rival in Anger Management (2003), a film for which he was also executive producer
• Short-term memory loss patient, 10-Second Tom, in 50 First Dates (2004)
• Grandma's Boy (2006), as Alex, for Sandler's Happy Madison production company, his first starring role
• The homophobic father in "I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry" (2007)

Covert also had a brief role in a King Of Queens television episode that Sandler and friend, Peter Dante, was also a guest-star on as well as an episode where he was the towel guy.

Covert cameoed alongside Sandler in an episode of the short lived, but highly critically acclaimed comedy by Judd Apatow, Undeclared, in "The Assistant" episode.

Covert is also one of the screenwriters for the Happy Madison production The Benchwarmers, which was released April 7, 2006.

Covert is married to Kathryn Covert and has two children.

Filmography

• Going Overboard (1989)
• Airheads (1994) – Police Officer
• Heavyweights (1995) – Kenny the camera man
• Happy Gilmore (1996) – Otto
• Bulletproof (1996) – Detective Jones
• The Wedding Singer (1998) – Sammy
• The Waterboy (1998) – Walter
• Never Been Kissed (1999) – Roger in Op/Ed
• Late Last Night (1999) – Coked Guy (as Alan Coert)
• Freaks and Geeks (1999) – Greasy Liquor Store Clerk
• Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo (1999) – Vic
• Big Daddy (1999) – Phil D'Amato
• Little Nicky (2000) – Todd
• Undeclared (2001) – Himself (uncredited)
• Mr. Deeds (2002) – Marty
• Eight Crazy Nights (2002) – Old Lady, Bus Driver & Mayor's Wife (voice)
• Anger Management (2003) – Andrew
• The King of Queens (2004-2007) – Dave
• 50 First Dates (2004) – Ten Second Tom
• The Dating Scene (2004) – Himself
• The Longest Yard (2005) – Referee
• Grandma's Boy (2006) – Alex
• I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry (2007) – Steve
• Strange Wilderness (2008) – Fred
• Bedtime Stories (2008) – Ferrari Guy
• Paul Blart Mall Cop (2009) – Jerky Security Guy

External links

• AllenCovert.com
• Allen Covert at the Internet Movie Database

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