How much is Dane Cook worth?
| Net Worth: | $35 Million |
|---|---|
| Profession: | Professional Comedian |
| Date of Birth: | March 18, 1972 |
| Country: | United States of America |
| Height: | 1.83 m |
About Dane Cook
Dane Jeffrey Cook was born on March 18, 1972 and is an American stand-up comedian and film actor with an estimated net worth of $35 million. He was born on March 18, 1972, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and the comedian began doing stand-up after graduating high school 1990.
For most of that decade, he toured clubs and colleges performing comedy shows. In 1997, he made his first appearance on TV debuting on The Late Show with David Letterman, after which he became a regular on shows, appearing consecutive times on Comedy Central.
Cook’s comedy combines an observational comedy style with absurdity and manic physical energy, and it’s turned out to work well too. With multiple platinum-selling comedy albums, it has also given him entrance to starring roles in feature films and he has sold out arena tours. From his efforts, Cook has become the biggest name in stand-up comedy.
He rose to fame through Internet publicity and MySpace, using the internet to build his celebrity, Cook reinvented the way that comics today grow their fanbases.
For most of the 2000s, Dane Cook had been just about the biggest thing to happen in stand-up comedy. Harmful if Swallowed was his first comedy album, released in 2003, it went platinum and suddenly he became a household name in the comedy community. The album featured routines such as “Tire in the Face” and “The BK Lounge”.
In 2005, his double-length album Retaliation, was an even greater success. The album achieved double platinum certification and went to at number 4 on the Billboard 200 in its first week. That made it the highest charting comedy album in 27 years. He was suddenly selling out stadiums, a first since Andrew “Dice” Clay in the ’80s and Steve Martin in the ’70s – he had finally reached “rock star” status.
In 2006, he taped his first comedy special for HBO Vicious Circle. He followed it with a reality series for the network, a six-episode series Dane Cook’s Tourgasm. The show gave audiences a glimpse at the behind-the-scenes dramatics of a 30-day, 20-show tour with Cook and fellow comics Robert Kelly, Jay Davis and Gary Gulman.
In 2009, Rough Around the Edges: Live at Madison Square Garden was released in 2007 marking his third album to be received well by audiences. The special Dane Cook: Rough Around the Edges premiered on Comedy Central, was released in January of 2009.
ISolated INcident taped in an intimate comedy club setting rather than the usual stadium setting, included new material ranging from personal to the political. Cook released the double-length “greatest hits” compilation album I Did My Best: Greatest Hits, in 2010.
Cook has also appeared in feature films. Cook had his first leading role opposite pop star Jessica Simpson in Employee of the Month, in 2006. His second lead performance was in Good Luck Chuck, in 2007, which had him appearing opposite Jessica Alba as a guy cursed to lose any woman he becomes involved with to another man.
Cook also began to appear in dramatic films, such as Mr. Brooks (2007) with Kevin Costner and William Hurt, and Dan in Real Life (2007) opposite Steve Carell and Juliette Binoche. Critics have generally been kinder to his dramatic performances than when reviewing his comedic turns.
Cook starred with Kate Hudson and Jason Biggs in the 2008 romantic comedy My Best Friend’s Girl, which he also produced.
During an interview with Jay Leno in 2005 on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, actress Charlize Theron leaned forward and allowed Cook to kiss her backside. As of 2023, Dane Cook’s net worth is estimated to be $35 million. He was the second comedian (after Andrew Dice Clay) to sell out Madison Square Garden’s large arena space.
