Biography
A baby-faced Canadian comic actor, Dave Foley was a founding member of the daring offbeat comedy troupe, The Kids in the Hall, which was featured in a popular cult sketch series of the same name. The outlandish Monty Python-like group performed a number of outlandish skits that often featured its members in drag, while skewering anything and everything imaginable, including show business and even themselves. Foley distinguished himself from …
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Career Milestones
| "The Kids in the Hall" broadcast in the US on HBO | ||
| Starred in the NBC sitcom "NewsRadio" | ||
1981 | Dropped out of high school and began comedy career | |
1984 | Wrote for and acted with "The Kids in the Hall", a five-man Canadian comedy troupe onstage and on TV | |
1987 | American TV debut, "The Prodigious Hickey" on PBS' "American Playhouse"; played Welsh Rabbit (aka George Baker Smith) | |
1987 | American feature acting debut, a bit part in "Three Men and a Baby" | |
1987 | Feature acting debut (as David Foley), starred in "High Stakes", a low-budget Canadian comedy | |
1988 | "The Kids in the Hall" pilot aired on HBO as an "On Location" special | |
1988 | Reprised the role of Smith for "The Return of Hickey" on "American Playhouse" | |
1989 | Reprised the role of Smith for "The Beginning of the Firm" on "American Playhouse" | |
1990 | Debut in a drama, "No Apologies", a Canadian feature | |
1992 | "The Kids in the Hall" rebroadcast on "CBS Late Night" | |
1994 | First major supporting role in a US feature, "It's Pat", as Chris, the equally androgynous love interest of the title character | |
1999 | Appeared as Bob Haldeman in the Watergate-era comedy "Dick" | |
2001 | Had featured roles in "Monkeybone" and "On the Line" | |
2002 | Cast in the comedy "Stark Raving Mad" | |
2003 | Had a small role in the Ashton Kutcher comedy "My Boss's Daughter" | |
2003 | Played a Pro Skater Manager in the film "Grind" | |
2004 | Guest starred on the NBC comedy "Will and Grace" | |
2005 | Castv in the Walt Disney teen comedy "Sky High," starring Kurt Russell and Kelly Preston | |
2006 | Voice Flik Car in the Pixar animated film "Cars" | |
2007 | Guest-starred on the CBS comedy series "The New Adventures of Old Christine" | |
2009 | Voiced the character of Wayne in Disney's "Prep & Landing"; earned an Emmy (2010) nomination for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance | |
Awards
1993 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement In Writing In a Variety or Music Program in The Kids in the Hall |
1994 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement In Writing In a Variety or Music Program in The Kids in the Hall |
1995 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement In Writing In a Variety or Music Program in The Kids in the Hall |
2010 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance in Disney's Prep & Landing |