'''Dane Jeffrey Cook''' (born March 18 1972 in Cambridge, Massachusetts) is an American stand-up comedian and screen actor. Cook grew up in Arlington, Massachusetts, and attended Arlington High School. He was raised Roman Catholic with Irish and Italian heritage.
His comedy material is mostly observational humor. His recent routines include such diverse topics as car accident mayhem, Cook's time spent working at Burger King and assorted geek humor. Cook often refers to specific places or things using his own slang terms. For instance: Burger King is the "BK Lounge" (a phrase first used by De La Soul), Walgreens is "The Wall" , and a sandwich is a "sangwich". He also popularized the acronym BAMF, short for Bad Ass Mother Fucker, a slight variation on the more-common and widely-used "BMF", or "Bad Mother Fucker". Among Cook's numerous television credits are performances on ''Comedy Central Presents'' and ''Comedy Central Bar Mitzvah Bash''.
He is often referred to as 'the most popular guy on MySpace' (next to Tom Anderson, the creator of the service), because at one time he approved every friend request he received -- recently hitting one million.
Career
When he was a teenager, he loved being in front of the camera and would bring it to work and tape himself. His father always observed how he made jokes out of everything. He was inspired by watching and listening to a variety of comedians, including Bill Cosby, Johnny Carson, George Carlin and even Red Skelton.
In seventh grade he watched ''Saturday Night Live'' one night and saw Martin Short's character Ed Grimley. He suddenly realized a goal in life: to be on the show.
He started performing stand-up comedy in 1990. By 1995, Cook was performing stand-up comedy every night, usually in Boston and later at The Laugh Factory in Los Angeles. He stated in a 2005 interview with ''Entertainment Weekly'' that he "never walked toward a stage and felt heavy. Ever. Even in bad places, I always learned something." Also in 1995, Cook made his television debut as Kyle in five episodes of the short-lived ABC series ''Maybe This Time'', starring Marie Osmond and Betty White.
He made his first appearance in a major motion picture as "The Waffler" (a superhero who uses a waffle iron and "truth syrup" to fight crime) in ''Mystery Men'' (1999). A year earlier, he was featured on Comedy Central's stand-up comedy showcase ''Premium Blend'' and, the following year, ''Comics Come Home''. It would begin a partnership with the cable channel that would
