Dave Foley

Dave Foley
Dave Foley performing, 2006
Born	David Scott Foley January 4, 1963 (1963-01-04) (age 46) Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1986–present
Spouse(s)	Tabatha Southey (1991-1997) Crissy Guerrero (2002-2008)

David Scott "Dave" Foley (born January 4, 1963) is a Canadian comic actor,writer, director and producer best known for his work in The Kids in the Hall, NewsRadio, and Celebrity Poker Showdown. He also frequently appears on The Late Late Show on CBS.

Acting career

The Kids in the Hall

After dropping out of high school, Foley pursued standup comedy for about a year in the Toronto Second City Training Centre where he began taking improv classes. There, he met Kevin McDonald, who got him a job with him as an usher at a local art house movie theatre. Together, they formed the original The Kids in the Hall.

In October 1989, The Kids in the Hall debuted on TV, with a cast of Foley, McDonald, Bruce McCulloch, Mark McKinney, and Scott Thompson. Some of Foley's famous characters include Hecubus, one of the Sizzler sisters, the A. T. & Love boss, Bruno Puntz Jones, Mr. Heavyfoot, Jocelyn, and Lex. The show ended in April 1994 but continued on another channel for half a year, eventually being shut down again because of low ratings.

The Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy

Initially involved with The Kids in the Hall film Brain Candy project, he left the troupe in the middle of the writing, dissatisfied with the internal strife and the quality of the script, and joined the NewsRadio cast instead. As the remaining Kids still hadn't signed any contract with the studio, Foley agreed to sign a deal, which would allow the rest of the troupe to get paid for the script, though he was convinced that it would never be shot. When it was greenlighted, Foley did the film because he was contractually obligated. He is the only member of the group who is not credited as a writer.^[1]

The Kids in the Hall at the 2008 the Toronto International Film Festival

Foley rejoined the troupe in 2000 and has been an integral part of their various reformations.

NewsRadio

Paul Simms, creator of NewsRadio, happened to be a huge fan of Foley's work, and wrote the role of Dave Nelson specifically for him.

Much of Foley's character on the show was based on his own personality, including his coffee addiction (by his own admission, Foley drinks as many as 50 cups a day when working) and his love of the sitcom Green Acres.

He was recently reunited with NewsRadio writer Joe Furey, when he recorded the special featurette Working with Joe Furey, an add-on to Furey's comedy Love and Support.

Robson Arms

Foley starred in the third season of Robson Arms on CTV.

Movie appearances

Foley co-wrote and starred in the comedy The Wrong Guy, in which he played Nelson Hibbert, an office worker who finds his boss murdered, mistakenly believes he will be blamed for the crime and runs off as a fugitive. He did the voice of Flik in A Bug's Life, a role he reprised for brief cameos in Toy Story 2 and Cars, along with the voices for the Baldwin brothers in South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut. Foley's other movies include Monkeybone, Blast from the Past, Swindle, and his most recent Sky High. He played astronaut Alan Bean in the seventh episode of the television mini-series From the Earth to the Moon. He also played one of the office workers in My Boss's Daughter. In 1987 he danced with Anne Shirley in the TV mini-series Anne of Avonlea. In 2001, he played the boss of 'N Sync singer Lance Bass in the film On the Line. In 2007, he appeared in Uwe Boll's film adaptation of the controversial PC game Postal. Foley will also be in upcoming movies including California Dreaming (along with NewsRadio co-star Vicki Lewis), L.A. Blues, The Strip and Broken Lizard's Freeloaders.

Appearing as a guest actor on television shows

Foley has been a guest on many television series. These include Becker, Carpoolers, Comedy Central Presents, Committed, Dinner for Five, Father of the Pride, Grounded for Life, Hot Properties, I Love the '70s, I'm with Her, In Plain Sight, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Joey, Just Shoot Me!, L.A. Blues, Las Vegas, Lilo & Stitch: The Series, Little Mosque on the Prairie, Lovespring International, MADtv, Mr. Show, Odd Job Jack, Saturday Night Live, Scrubs, Sketch Pad, South Park, Testing Bob, The King of Queens, The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, The New Adventures of Old Christine, The Prodigious Hickey, Stargate Atlantis, The Tick, Tom Goes to the Mayor, What's Up Peter Fuddy?, What's New, Scooby-Doo?, Brothers & Sisters, and Will & Grace.

In 2002, Foley hosted the CBC Christmas Special, The True Meaning of Christmas Specials, in which Foley, a Mexican Elvis, Elvis Stojko, and Dick Dale travel to Canada in search of the true meaning of Christmas specials. In 2004, Foley became host of Celebrity Poker Showdown on Bravo. In 2007, Foley became the judge for the US version of Thank God You're Here.

Foley portrayed a middle management employee (who happens to be a vampire) in the undead office comedy Netherbeast Incorporated (2007). He lends his voice to the disgruntled elf Wayne in the 2009 Walt Disney Animation-produced holiday special Prep and Landing.

Freeloaders

Foley was cast in the comedy Freeloaders, produced by Broken Lizard and Adam Duritz. The show is based around a group of friends who find their quality of life threatened when the rock star whose crib they crash in decides to sell his home. Foley joins Jane Seymour, Josh Lawson, Brit Morgan, Olivia Munn, Clifton Collins, Jr., Kevin Sussman, Nat Faxon, and Warren Hutchinson amongst the cast.^[2]

Songwriter

Foley is listed as a co-writer of the Stripper's Union single "Give Up and Go Away", a song originally written for his wife Crissy.

Personal life

Foley was born in Etobicoke, Ontario, the son of Mary, a homemaker, and Michael Foley, a steam-fitter.^[3] He married his first wife, Tabatha Southey, on December 31, 1991, in Canada. According to Foley, the relationship began right after being introduced when they argued over whether the lead vocalist of the group the Psychedelic Furs was a good singer.^{[citation needed]} They divorced in 1997 after six years of marriage. Together they had two sons, Ned (born in 1991) and Basil (born in 1995).

On October 10, 2000, Foley was on the television show Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher. During his interview, Foley stated he is an atheist.^[4]

On August 1, 2002, he married Crissy Guerrero. Their daughter Alina (born April 16, 2003) appeared as Claire Brady on the soap opera Days of Our Lives from January 3 to March 24, 2008, and will also star in the next Jackie Chan movie, The Spy Next Door, to be released on January 29, 2010. Foley and Guerrero divorced in 2008.

References

External links

• Dave Foley at the Internet Movie Database
• Dave Foley at TV.com
• Dave Foley's entry in The Canadian Encyclopedia
• Interview with Foley on The Sound of Young America