Dave Foley
Foley at the 2023GalaxyCon Richmond
Born	(1963-01-04)January 4, 1963 (age 62) Etobicoke,Ontario, Canada
Medium	Stand-up film television
Years active	1986–present
Genres	Observational comedy improvisational comedy character comedy satire surreal humour
Spouse	Tabatha Southey ​ ​ (m. 1991; div. 1997)​ Crissy Guerrero ​ ​ (m. 2002; div. 2008)​ ​ ​ (m. 2016)​
Children	3

David Foley (born January 4, 1963)^[1] is a Canadian actor, stand-up comedian, director, producer, and writer. He is known as a co-founder of the comedy groupThe Kids in the Hall, who have appeared together in a number of television, stage and film productions, most notably the 1988–1995 TVsketch comedy showof the same name, as well as the 1996 filmBrain Candy.

Foley is also known for his roles as Dave Nelson in the sitcomNewsRadio, Flik inA Bug's Life, Troy inBlast from the Past, Dr. Fulton inThe Middle, Bob inHot in Cleveland, Gary O'Brien inYoung Sheldon, and Danish Graves inFargo. Foley also hostedCelebrity Poker Showdown.

Foley was born inEtobicoke,Ontario, Canada, on January 4, 1963. He is the son of Mary and Michael, asteamfitter. His mother is fromStafford, England.^{[citation needed]}

After dropping out of high school, Foley pursued standup comedy for about a year in theTorontoSecond City Training Centre, where he began taking improv classes and metKevin McDonald, who gave him a job as an usher at a localart house theatre. He played Lewis Allen in theminiseriesAnne of Avonlea. Foley, McDonald,Bruce McCulloch,Mark McKinney andScott Thompson formedThe Kids in the Hall in 1984. The troupe'seponymous TV series debuted in 1988 and ended in 1995. Foley played characters including Hecubus, one of the Sizzler sisters, the A. T. & Love boss, Bruno Puntz Jones, Mr. Heavyfoot, Jocelyn and Lex. Initially involved withKids in the Hall: Brain Candy, he left the troupe in the middle of the writing, dissatisfied with the internal strife and the quality of the script, and joined theNewsRadio cast instead. As he had not 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 appeared in the film because he was contractually obligated to do so. He is the only member of the group who is uncredited as a writer.^[2] Foley rejoined the troupe in 2000 and has been an integral part of their various reformations. He appeared in the Kids in the Hall 2010 reunion projectDeath Comes to Town.^[3]Paul Simms, creator ofNewsRadio, happened to be a huge fan of Foley's work and wrote the role of Dave Nelson specifically for him. Much of his character on the show was based on his own personality quirks, including his coffee addiction and his love of the sitcomGreen Acres. In 1999, Dave portrayed Troy, the house mate of Eve, inBlast from the Past.

Foley was recently reunited withNewsRadio writerJoe Furey when he recorded the special featuretteWorking with Joe Furey, an add-on to Furey's comedyLove and Support. Foley released his stand-up special,Relatively Well in January 2013, distributed byShowtime.^{[citation needed]} In the comedy-thrillerThe Wrong Guy, Foley 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.^[4] In 2001, he played the boss of'N Sync singerLance Bass in the filmOn the Line. Foley hosted theCBC Christmas Special,The True Meaning of Christmas Specials, in which he, a MexicanElvis impersonator,Elvis Stojko andDick Dale travel to Canada in search of the true meaning of Christmas specials. He portrayedJack McFarland's boyfriend Stuart Lamarack onWill & Grace in its 2003-2004 season. In 2004, Foley became host ofCelebrity Poker Showdown onBravo. In 2007, he appeared nude inUwe Boll'sfilm adaptation of the controversialPC gamePostal and became the judge forthe US version ofThank God You're Here. He portrayed amiddle management employee who happens to be avampire in theundead office comedyNetherbeast Incorporated (2007) and voiced the disgruntledelf Wayne in the holiday special series,Prep & Landing. He also guest-starred in the 2007 special,Bob & Doug McKenzie's Two-Four Anniversary. He played a high school principal inIt's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. In 2011, he appeared inHow I Met Your Mother as Marshall's possible future boss, Mr. Bloom.

From 2011 to 2012, Foley played Jerry Dunham, the boss of Andrew Carlson (David Hornsby) in the short-lived CBS sitcomHow to Be a Gentleman. In 2012 and 2013, Foley played Dr. Fulton,Brick's (Atticus Shaffer) school therapist inThe Middle, where in "Life Skills", he refers to Brick's classmates as "the kids in the hall", after an awkward pause and glance by both characters and mentioning that their behavior is similar to those ofcomedy sketches fromThe Kids in the Hall. In February 2013, Foley played Detective Bob Moore for the three last seasons in theTV Land sitcom,Hot in Cleveland (with an unrelated guest appearance as a charity doctor in the first season), starred in the third season ofRobson Arms onCTV and also starred in the CTV sitcomSpun Out in 2014.^[5] Foley also starred inABC'sDr. Ken. In 2023, Foley portrayed central character Danish Graves in the fifth season ofFargo.^[6]

Foley has also voiced various characters in animated films, television series and video games, such as Flik inA Bug's Life (as well as reprising for a cameo of the character during theouttakes ofToy Story 2 and theepilogue ofCars as well as in a segment fromRobot Chicken, and video games likeLego The Incredibles), Yes Man inFallout: New Vegas, Terry inMonsters University, Agent Rick inPound Puppies, Chris inDan Vs. and Wayne in thePrep & Landing series.

In 2009, Foley was hired by 49 North Inc./Fuel Industries, a multi-national branded content and entertainment company, to star in aweb series titled,The Sensible Traveler with Bobby Fargo with six episodes that are written by TV writer Stephen Hibbert and directed by a number of people, includingLeslie Iwerks and Chris Roach. The series is one of 49 North Inc./Fuel Industries' most successful web series at well over 20,000 hits since the beginning of 2010. No word has yet been released as to a second season being filmed.^[7]

In 1993, Foley appeared along withMark McKinney andKevin McDonald in the music video for the song "Heterosexual Man" by Vancouver bandOdds. In the video, the three comedians played stereotypical macho jocks in the audience of a small bar where Odds are playing until Foley inexplicably turns into a woman.

He appeared, as one of the Daves, in fellow cast member Bruce McCulloch's music video "The Daves I Know".

He starred in the music video for the 2005 song "Yellow Datsun" byNeva Dinova.^[8]In 2008, he appeared in the alternate music video for the song "Americanarama" byOttawa bandHollerado, where he parodiedAmerican Apparel CEODov Charney.^[9] He also appeared in the music video for the band's song "Desire 126". In 2010, Foley appeared in a music video for theLos Angeles bandBlack Robot's cover of theJJ Cale song "Cocaine",^[10] which was filmed at the burlesque clubJumbo's Clown Room.^[11] In 2012, Foley starred inOff!'s music video for their songBorrow and Bomb, playing a "professional educator" named Dale Antwerp who hosts a public access talk show entitledTeen Talk.^[12] He appeared in another Off! video in 2014 for their song "Red White and Black", playing the role of afascist organizer.^[13]

Foley married Canadian writer Tabatha Southey on December 31, 1991.^[14] Theydivorced in 1997.^[14] The couple has two children.^[14] In 2001, an interim child support agreement obligated Foley to pay Southey $10,700 a month, a figure based on his income whenNewsRadio was in production. By 2011, Foley claimed that his earnings had declined to the point that the $10,700 sum constituted "literally 400 percent of [his] income" but he was unable to get the obligation reduced in court. Owing over half a million dollars in back payments, he believed that if he returned toCanada he would be arrested under orders from Ontario's Family Responsibility Office.^[15][16] By 2013, Foley and Southey had settled a child support lawsuit, and he was able to resume work in the country of his birth.^[17] After he took the lead role inSpun Out, he told Vancouver'sThe Georgia Straight that "I made enough money to pay the price of admission to Canada."^[18]

Foley married his second wife, actress Crissy Guerrero, on August 1, 2002.^[14] The marriage ended in a divorce in 2008.^[14] They have a daughter, Alina Chiara Foley, who has worked as a child actor.^[19] Guerrero and Foley subsequently reconciled and were remarried on December 31, 2016.^[20]

Throughout his life, Foley has suffered fromdepression.^[21] He "used to drink quite a bit", butstopped drinking on December 22, 2014, after he fell backwards while intoxicated, resulting in a severe head injury.^[21] Foley suffered asubdural hematoma and spent four days in theintensive care unit.^[21] In February 2019, he remarked that he had not "had a drink in four years" and had experienced almost no depression following his injury.^[21]

Foley resided indowntown Los Angeles, before moving toNew York City in 2022.^[22][23] He is a fan ofcoffee, claiming to drink up to "50 cups a day when I am on set".^[24] This was used as a basis for an episode ofNewsRadio.^[25]

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