Biography
Thanks to being adept at comedy, particularly improvisation, actor Dax Shepard developed his natural gifts into a substantial career in a short period of time. His skills as an improviser led to his breakout role in the hidden camera prank show, "Punk'd" (MTV, 2002-07), starring co-creator Ashton Kutcher in a series that sought to pull practical jokes on unwitting celebrities. Though only on the show for one season, Shepard quickly turned into …
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Career Milestones
| Began performing at the Groundlings comedy troupe in Los Angeles, CA | ||
1998 | Made acting debut in "Hairshirt" and the independent film "Boyz-N-The-Burbs" | |
2003 | Appeared in Nick Lachey's "Shut Up" video and on his MTV reality series "Newlyweds" | |
2003 | Cast as part of Ashton Kutcher's crew on the first season of MTV's hidden camera show "Punk'd" | |
2003 | Played a small role opposite Steve Martin in "Cheaper by the Dozen" | |
2004 | Landed first lead role in the comedy "Without a Paddle," playing a lovable boozer and pothead | |
2005 | Cast in the Jon Favreau directed "Zathura," a sequel to1995's "Jumanji" | |
2006 | Co-starred with Dane Cook and Jessica Simpson in the comedy "Employee of the Month" | |
2006 | Co-starred with Luke Wilson in the Mike Judge sci-fi comedy "Idiocracy" | |
2008 | Cast opposite Tina Fey and Amy Poehler in the comedy "Baby Mama" | |
2008 | Co-starred alongside Liv Tyler and Diane Keaton in "Smother" | |
2010 | Cast as Crosby Braverman on NBC's updated version of the 1989 film "Parenthood" | |
2010 | Cast as one of Kristen Bell's suitors in "When in Rome" | |
2010 | First dramatic film role, "The Freebie" | |
2010 | Made feature writing and directorial debut with "Brother's Justice"; co-directed with David Palmer | |
2012 | Co-starred with Kristen Bell and Bradley Cooper in action comedy "Hit and Run"; also wrote screenplay and co-directed with Palmer | |