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{{short description|Canadian actor and stand-up comedian (born 1963)}}
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'''David Foley''' (born January 4, 1963)<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.upi.com/Top_News/2019/01/04/UPI-Almanac-for-Friday-Jan-4-2019/5471546221584/|title=UPI Almanac for Friday, Jan. 4, 2019|work=[[United Press International]]|date=January 4, 2019|access-date=September 4, 2019|archive-date=January 5, 2019 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190105012355/http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2019/01/04/UPI-Almanac-for-Friday-Jan-4-2019/5471546221584/|url-status=live|quote= actor Dave Foley in 1963 (age 56)}}</ref> is a Canadian actor, stand-up comedian, director, producer, and writer. He is known as a co-founder of the comedy group [[The Kids in the Hall]], who have appeared together in a number of television, stage and film productions, most notably the 1988–1995 TV [[sketch comedy]] show [[The Kids in the Hall (TV series)|of the same name]], as well as the 1996 film ''[[Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy|Brain Candy]]''.  
'''David Foley''' (born January 4, 1963)<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.upi.com/Top_News/2019/01/04/UPI-Almanac-for-Friday-Jan-4-2019/5471546221584/|title=UPI Almanac for Friday, Jan. 4, 2019|work=[[United Press International]]|date=January 4, 2019|access-date=September 4, 2019|archive-date=January 5, 2019 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190105012355/http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2019/01/04/UPI-Almanac-for-Friday-Jan-4-2019/5471546221584/|url-status=live|quote= actor Dave Foley in 1963 (age 56)}}</ref> is a Canadian stand-up comedian, actor, director, producer, and writer. He is known as a co-founder of the comedy group [[The Kids in the Hall]], who have appeared together in a number of television, stage and film productions, most notably the 1988–1995 TV [[sketch comedy]] show [[The Kids in the Hall (TV series)|of the same name]], as well as the 1996 film ''[[Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy|Brain Candy]]''.  


Foley is also known for his roles as Dave Nelson in the sitcom ''[[NewsRadio]]'', Flik in ''[[A Bug's Life]]'', Troy in ''[[Blast from the Past (film)|Blast from the Past]]'', Dr. Fulton in ''[[The Middle (TV series)|The Middle]]'', Bob in ''[[Hot in Cleveland]]'', Gary O'Brien in ''[[Young Sheldon]]'', and Danish Graves in ''[[Fargo (season 5)|Fargo]]''. Foley also hosted ''[[Celebrity Poker Showdown]]''.
Foley is also known for his roles as Dave Nelson in the sitcom ''[[NewsRadio]]'', Flik in ''[[A Bug's Life]]'', Troy in ''[[Blast from the Past (film)|Blast from the Past]]'', Dr. Fulton in ''[[The Middle (TV series)|The Middle]]'', Bob in ''[[Hot in Cleveland]]'', Gary O'Brien in ''[[Young Sheldon]]'', and Danish Graves in ''[[Fargo (season 5)|Fargo]]''. Foley also hosted ''[[Celebrity Poker Showdown]]''.


== Early life ==
== Early life ==
Foley was born in [[Etobicoke]], [[Ontario]], Canada, on January 4, 1963. He is the son of Mary and Michael, a [[Pipefitter|steamfitter]]. His mother is from [[Stafford]], England.{{Citation needed |date=December 2022}}  
Foley was born in [[Etobicoke]], [[Ontario]], Canada, on January 4, 1963. He is the son of Mary and Michael, a [[Pipefitter|steamfitter]]. His mother is from [[Stafford]], England.{{Citation needed |date=December 2022}}


== Career ==
== Career ==


=== Acting and stand-up comedy ===
=== Acting and stand-up comedy ===
[[Image:ETalk2008-Kids In The Hall.jpg|thumb|right|255px|The Kids in the Hall at the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival (Foley at left)]]
[[Image:ETalk2008-Kids In The Hall.jpg|thumb|right|255px|The Kids in the Hall at the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival (Foley at left)]] Dropping out of high school, Foley pursued standup comedy for about a year in the [[Toronto]] [[Second City Training Center|Second City Training Centre]], where he began taking improv classes and met [[Kevin McDonald]], who gave him a job as an usher at a local [[art house]] theatre. He played Lewis Allen in the [[miniseries]] ''[[Anne of Avonlea (1987 film)|Anne of Avonlea]]''. Foley, McDonald, [[Bruce McCulloch]], [[Mark McKinney]] and [[Scott Thompson (comedian)|Scott Thompson]] formed [[The Kids in the Hall]] in 1984. The troupe's [[The Kids in the Hall (TV series)|eponymous 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 with ''[[Kids 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 the ''NewsRadio'' 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://www.avclub.com/the-kids-in-the-hall-part-1-1798208357 |title= The Kids In The Hall, part 1|website= [[The A.V. Club]]|date= June 30, 2004|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011141427/http://www.avclub.com/content/node/23064 |archive-date=2007-10-11 |access-date=June 5, 2020}}</ref> 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 project ''[[Death Comes to Town]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.xtra.ca/public/National/Nothing_is_sacred_in_new_Kids_in_the_Hall_series-8055.aspx|title=Nothing is sacred in new Kids in the Hall series|publisher=[[Xtra!]]|date=December 28, 2009|access-date=January 9, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100324042726/http://www.xtra.ca/public/National/Nothing_is_sacred_in_new_Kids_in_the_Hall_series-8055.aspx|archive-date=March 24, 2010|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> [[Paul Simms]], creator of ''[[NewsRadio]]'', 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 sitcom ''[[Green Acres]]''. In 1999, Dave portrayed Troy, the house mate of Eve, in ''[[Blast from the Past (film)|Blast from the Past]]''.
After dropping out of high school, Foley pursued standup comedy for about a year in the [[Toronto]] [[Second City Training Center|Second City Training Centre]], where he began taking improv classes and met [[Kevin McDonald]], who gave him a job as an usher at a local [[art house]] theatre. He played Lewis Allen in the [[miniseries]] ''[[Anne of Avonlea (1987 film)|Anne of Avonlea]]''. Foley, McDonald, [[Bruce McCulloch]], [[Mark McKinney]] and [[Scott Thompson (comedian)|Scott Thompson]] formed [[The Kids in the Hall]] in 1984. The troupe's [[The Kids in the Hall (TV series)|eponymous 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 with ''[[Kids 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 the ''NewsRadio'' 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://www.avclub.com/the-kids-in-the-hall-part-1-1798208357 |title= The Kids In The Hall, part 1|website= [[The A.V. Club]]|date= June 30, 2004|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011141427/http://www.avclub.com/content/node/23064 |archive-date=2007-10-11 |access-date=June 5, 2020}}</ref> 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 project ''[[Death Comes to Town]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.xtra.ca/public/National/Nothing_is_sacred_in_new_Kids_in_the_Hall_series-8055.aspx|title=Nothing is sacred in new Kids in the Hall series|publisher=[[Xtra!]]|date=December 28, 2009|access-date=January 9, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100324042726/http://www.xtra.ca/public/National/Nothing_is_sacred_in_new_Kids_in_the_Hall_series-8055.aspx|archive-date=March 24, 2010|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> [[Paul Simms]], creator of ''[[NewsRadio]]'', 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 sitcom ''[[Green Acres]]''. In 1999, Dave portrayed Troy, the house mate of Eve, in ''[[Blast from the Past (film)|Blast from the Past]]''.


Foley was recently reunited with ''NewsRadio'' writer [[Joe Furey]] when he recorded the special featurette ''Working with Joe Furey'', an add-on to Furey's comedy ''[[Love and Support]]''. Foley released his stand-up special, ''Relatively Well'' in January 2013, distributed by [[Showtime Network|Showtime]].{{Citation needed |date=December 2022}} In the comedy-thriller ''[[The 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.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rabin |first1=Nathan |title=Sad Sack Case File #188: The Wrong Guy |url=https://www.avclub.com/sad-sack-case-file-188-the-wrong-guy-1798225645 |website=The A. V. Club |access-date=June 5, 2020 |date=May 11, 2011}}</ref> In 2001, he played the boss of [['N Sync]] singer [[Lance Bass]] in the film ''[[On the Line (2001 film)|On the Line]]''. Foley hosted the [[CBC Television|CBC]] Christmas Special, ''[[The True Meaning of Christmas Specials]]'', in which he, a Mexican [[Elvis impersonator]], [[Elvis Stojko]] and [[Dick Dale]] travel to Canada in search of the true meaning of Christmas specials. He portrayed [[Jack McFarland]]'s boyfriend Stuart Lamarack on ''[[Will & Grace]]'' in its 2003-2004 season. In 2004, Foley became host of ''[[Celebrity Poker Showdown]]'' on [[Bravo (American TV channel)|Bravo]]. In 2007, he appeared nude in [[Uwe Boll]]'s [[Postal (film)|film adaptation]] of the controversial [[personal computer|PC]] game ''[[Postal (video game)|Postal]]'' and became the judge for [[Thank God You're Here (U.S. TV series)|the US version]] of ''[[Thank God You're Here]]''. He portrayed a [[middle management]] employee who happens to be a [[vampire]] in the [[undead]] office comedy ''[[Netherbeast Incorporated]]'' (2007) and voiced the disgruntled [[elf]] Wayne in the holiday special series, ''[[Prep and Landing (series)|Prep & Landing]]''. He also guest-starred in the 2007 special, ''[[Bob & Doug McKenzie's Two-Four Anniversary]]''. He played a high school principal in ''[[It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia]]''. In 2011, he appeared in ''[[How I Met Your Mother]]'' as Marshall's possible future boss, Mr. Bloom.  
Foley was recently reunited with ''NewsRadio'' writer [[Joe Furey]] when he recorded the special featurette ''Working with Joe Furey'', an add-on to Furey's comedy ''[[Love and Support]]''. Foley released his stand-up special, ''Relatively Well'' in January 2013, distributed by [[Showtime Network|Showtime]].{{Citation needed |date=December 2022}} In the comedy-thriller ''[[The 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.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rabin |first1=Nathan |title=Sad Sack Case File #188: The Wrong Guy |url=https://www.avclub.com/sad-sack-case-file-188-the-wrong-guy-1798225645 |website=The A. V. Club |access-date=June 5, 2020 |date=May 11, 2011}}</ref> In 2001, he played the boss of [['N Sync]] singer [[Lance Bass]] in the film ''[[On the Line (2001 film)|On the Line]]''. Foley hosted the [[CBC Television|CBC]] Christmas Special, ''[[The True Meaning of Christmas Specials]]'', in which he, a Mexican [[Elvis impersonator]], [[Elvis Stojko]] and [[Dick Dale]] travel to Canada in search of the true meaning of Christmas specials. He portrayed [[Jack McFarland]]'s boyfriend Stuart Lamarack on ''[[Will & Grace]]'' in its 2003-2004 season. In 2004, Foley became host of ''[[Celebrity Poker Showdown]]'' on [[Bravo (American TV channel)|Bravo]]. In 2007, he appeared nude in [[Uwe Boll]]'s [[Postal (film)|film adaptation]] of the controversial [[personal computer|PC]] game ''[[Postal (video game)|Postal]]'' and became the judge for [[Thank God You're Here (U.S. TV series)|the US version]] of ''[[Thank God You're Here]]''. He portrayed a [[middle management]] employee who happens to be a [[vampire]] in the [[undead]] office comedy ''[[Netherbeast Incorporated]]'' (2007) and voiced the disgruntled [[elf]] Wayne in the holiday special series, ''[[Prep and Landing (series)|Prep & Landing]]''. He also guest-starred in the 2007 special, ''[[Bob & Doug McKenzie's Two-Four Anniversary]]''. He played a high school principal in ''[[It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia]]''. In 2011, he appeared in ''[[How I Met Your Mother]]'' as Marshall's possible future boss, Mr. Bloom.  
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== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==
Foley married Canadian writer Tabatha Southey on December 31, 1991.<ref name="auto"/> They [[divorce]]d in 1997.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|first=Eric|last=Alt|url=https://www.nbclosangeles.com/entertainment/celebrity/Former--117641563.html?amp=y|title=Former "News Radio" Star David Foley Can't Go Back to Canada|website=[[NBC Los Angeles]]|publisher=[[NBC]]|location=Los Angeles, California|date=March 9, 2011}}</ref> The couple has two children.<ref name="auto"/> In 2001, an interim child support agreement obligated Foley to pay Southey $10,700 a month, a figure based on his income when ''NewsRadio'' 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 to [[Canada]] he would be arrested under orders from Ontario's Family Responsibility Office.<ref name=TorSun>{{cite news|url=http://www.torontosun.com/entertainment/celebrities/2011/03/09/17556331.html|title='Hall' star can't return to Canada?|date=March 9, 2011|newspaper=Toronto Sun|access-date=December 4, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304044841/http://www.torontosun.com/entertainment/celebrities/2011/03/09/17556331.html|archive-date=March 4, 2016}}</ref><ref name="FoleyDrags">{{cite news |last1=Fraser |first1=Garnet |title=Dave Foley drags himself back to Canada |url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/2012/05/04/dave_foley_drags_himself_back_to_canada.html |access-date=2 April 2022 |work=Toronto Star |publisher=Toronto Star Newspapers Ltd. |date=4 May 2012}}</ref> By 2013, Foley and Southey had settled a child support lawsuit, and he was able to resume work in the country of his birth.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Breslin |first1=Mark |title=Dave Foley, of The Kids in the Hall, returns to stand-up and has new TV project in the works |url=https://streetsoftoronto.com/dave-foley-of-the-kids-in-the-hall-returns-to-stand-up-and-has-new-tv-project-in-the-works/ |access-date=2 April 2022 |work=Streets of Toronto |publisher=Post City Magazines, Inc. |date=19 November 2013 |ref=FoleyReturns}}</ref> After he took the lead role in ''Spun Out'', he told Vancouver's ''The Georgia Straight'' that "I made enough money to pay the price of admission to Canada."<ref>{{cite news |last1=MacPherson |first1=Guy |title=Dave Foley comes back to Canada |url=https://www.straight.com/arts/589141/dave-foley-comes-back-canada |access-date=2 April 2022 |work=The Georgia Straight |publisher=Media Central Corporation |date=18 February 2014 |ref=FoleyComesBack}}</ref>
Foley married Canadian writer Tabatha Southey on December 31, 1991.<ref name="auto"/> They divorced in 1997.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|first=Eric|last=Alt|url=https://www.nbclosangeles.com/entertainment/celebrity/Former--117641563.html?amp=y|title=Former "News Radio" Star David Foley Can't Go Back to Canada|website=[[NBC Los Angeles]]|publisher=[[NBC]]|location=Los Angeles, California|date=March 9, 2011}}</ref> The couple has two children.<ref name="auto"/> In 2001, an interim child support agreement obligated Foley to pay Southey $10,700 a month, a figure based on his income when ''NewsRadio'' 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 to [[Canada]] he would be arrested under orders from Ontario's Family Responsibility Office.<ref name=TorSun>{{cite news|url=http://www.torontosun.com/entertainment/celebrities/2011/03/09/17556331.html|title='Hall' star can't return to Canada?|date=March 9, 2011|newspaper=Toronto Sun|access-date=December 4, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304044841/http://www.torontosun.com/entertainment/celebrities/2011/03/09/17556331.html|archive-date=March 4, 2016}}</ref><ref name="FoleyDrags">{{cite news |last1=Fraser |first1=Garnet |title=Dave Foley drags himself back to Canada |url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/2012/05/04/dave_foley_drags_himself_back_to_canada.html |access-date=2 April 2022 |work=Toronto Star |publisher=Toronto Star Newspapers Ltd. |date=4 May 2012}}</ref> By 2013, Foley and Southey had settled a child support lawsuit, and he was able to resume work in the country of his birth.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Breslin |first1=Mark |title=Dave Foley, of The Kids in the Hall, returns to stand-up and has new TV project in the works |url=https://streetsoftoronto.com/dave-foley-of-the-kids-in-the-hall-returns-to-stand-up-and-has-new-tv-project-in-the-works/ |access-date=2 April 2022 |work=Streets of Toronto |publisher=Post City Magazines, Inc. |date=19 November 2013 |ref=FoleyReturns}}</ref> After he took the lead role in ''Spun Out'', he told Vancouver's ''The Georgia Straight'' that "I made enough money to pay the price of admission to Canada."<ref>{{cite news |last1=MacPherson |first1=Guy |title=Dave Foley comes back to Canada |url=https://www.straight.com/arts/589141/dave-foley-comes-back-canada |access-date=2 April 2022 |work=The Georgia Straight |publisher=Media Central Corporation |date=18 February 2014 |ref=FoleyComesBack}}</ref>


Foley married his second wife, actress Crissy Guerrero, on August 1, 2002.<ref name="auto"/> The marriage ended in a divorce in 2008.<ref name="auto"/> They have a daughter, Alina Chiara Foley, who has worked as a child actor.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2014/04/a-definitive-ranking-of-the-worst-child-characters-on-tv/360749/|title=A Definitive Ranking of the Worst Child Characters on TV|first1=Joe|last1=Reid |first2=Esther|last2=Zuckerman |first3=David|last3=Sims |date=17 April 2014|work=[[The Atlantic]] - The Wire|access-date=2 April 2022}}</ref> Guerrero and Foley subsequently reconciled and were remarried on December 31, 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://earwolf.com/episode/dave-foley/|title=Dave Foley, episode #306 of Kevin Pollak's Chat Show on Earwolf|website=earwolf.com}}</ref>
Foley married his second wife, actress Crissy Guerrero, on August 1, 2002.<ref name="auto"/> The marriage ended in a divorce in 2008.<ref name="auto"/> They have a daughter, Alina Chiara Foley, who has worked as a child actor.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2014/04/a-definitive-ranking-of-the-worst-child-characters-on-tv/360749/|title=A Definitive Ranking of the Worst Child Characters on TV|first1=Joe|last1=Reid |first2=Esther|last2=Zuckerman |first3=David|last3=Sims |date=17 April 2014|work=[[The Atlantic]] - The Wire|access-date=2 April 2022}}</ref> Guerrero and Foley subsequently reconciled and were remarried on December 31, 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://earwolf.com/episode/dave-foley/|title=Dave Foley, episode #306 of Kevin Pollak's Chat Show on Earwolf|website=earwolf.com}}</ref>
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Throughout his life, Foley has suffered from [[Major depressive disorder|depression]].<ref name="rogan">[[YouTube]] video: "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmkEZKgeQQg Joe Rogan Experience #1252 - Dave Foley & Paul Greenberg]."</ref> He "[[Binge drinking|used to drink quite a bit]]", but [[Teetotalism|stopped drinking]] on December 22, 2014, after he fell backwards while intoxicated, resulting in a severe head injury.<ref name="rogan" /> Foley suffered a [[subdural hematoma]] and spent four days in the [[intensive care unit]].<ref name="rogan" /> In February 2019, he remarked that he had not "had a drink in four years" and had experienced almost no depression following his injury.<ref name="rogan" />
Throughout his life, Foley has suffered from [[Major depressive disorder|depression]].<ref name="rogan">[[YouTube]] video: "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmkEZKgeQQg Joe Rogan Experience #1252 - Dave Foley & Paul Greenberg]."</ref> He "[[Binge drinking|used to drink quite a bit]]", but [[Teetotalism|stopped drinking]] on December 22, 2014, after he fell backwards while intoxicated, resulting in a severe head injury.<ref name="rogan" /> Foley suffered a [[subdural hematoma]] and spent four days in the [[intensive care unit]].<ref name="rogan" /> In February 2019, he remarked that he had not "had a drink in four years" and had experienced almost no depression following his injury.<ref name="rogan" />


Foley resided in [[downtown Los Angeles]], before moving to [[New York City]] in 2022.<ref>{{cite web |title=WTF with Marc Maron - Dave Foley Interview |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmhxvY-QmOA | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211117/ZmhxvY-QmOA| archive-date=2021-11-17 | url-status=live|website=www.youtube.com | date=May 13, 2018 |language=en}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet |number=1515063548979957770 |user=DaveSFoley |title=Hey Michael. I just moved to NYC. Look! |date=15 April 2022 |last=Foley |first=Dave }}</ref> He is a fan of [[coffee]], claiming to drink up to "{{not a typo|50 cups}} a day when I am on set".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Phelps |first1=Matt |title=Comedy icon and coffee addict Dave Foley to play Kirkland's Laughs Comedy Spot |url=https://www.kirklandreporter.com/life/comedy-icon-and-coffee-addict-dave-foley-to-play-kirklands-laughs-comedy-spot/ |website=www.kirklandreporter.com |date=29 June 2011}}</ref> This was used as the basis for an episode of ''NewsRadio''.<ref>Season 2, Episode 3: "Smoking"</ref>
Foley resided in [[downtown Los Angeles]], before moving to [[New York City]] in 2022.<ref>{{cite web |title=WTF with Marc Maron - Dave Foley Interview |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmhxvY-QmOA | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211117/ZmhxvY-QmOA| archive-date=2021-11-17 | url-status=live|website=www.youtube.com | date=May 13, 2018 |language=en}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet |number=1515063548979957770 |user=DaveSFoley |title=Hey Michael. I just moved to NYC. Look! |date=15 April 2022 |last=Foley |first=Dave }}</ref> He is a fan of coffee, claiming to drink up to "{{not a typo|50 cups}} a day when I am on set".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Phelps |first1=Matt |title=Comedy icon and coffee addict Dave Foley to play Kirkland's Laughs Comedy Spot |url=https://www.kirklandreporter.com/life/comedy-icon-and-coffee-addict-dave-foley-to-play-kirklands-laughs-comedy-spot/ |website=www.kirklandreporter.com |date=29 June 2011}}</ref> This was used as the basis for an episode of ''NewsRadio''.<ref>Season 2, Episode 3: "Smoking"</ref>


== Filmography ==
== Filmography ==
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| Rogue Waiter
| Rogue Waiter
| Additional voices; special thanks<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 19, 2020 |title=Disney - Pixar's 'Onward': An Interview with Dave Foley |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-v-owE8EO0 |access-date=June 26, 2022 |website=[[YouTube]]}}</ref>
| Additional voices; special thanks<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 19, 2020 |title=Disney - Pixar's 'Onward': An Interview with Dave Foley |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-v-owE8EO0 |access-date=June 26, 2022 |website=[[YouTube]]}}</ref>
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| 2028
| ''[[Incredibles 3]]''
| TBA
| Voice role; In production
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! class="unsortable" | Notes
! class="unsortable" | Notes
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| rowspan="2" |1987
| rowspan=2|1987
|''[[Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel]]''
|''[[Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel]]''
|Lewis Allen
|Lewis Allen
|[[Miniseries]]
|Miniseries
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|-
|''[[American Playhouse]]''
|''[[American Playhouse]]''
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|Episode: "The Prodigious Hickey"
|Episode: "The Prodigious Hickey"
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|1988–95; 2022
|1988–1995; 2022
|data-sort-value="Kids in the Hall, The" | ''[[The Kids in the Hall (TV series)|The Kids in the Hall]]''
|data-sort-value="Kids in the Hall, The" |''[[The Kids in the Hall (TV series)|The Kids in the Hall]]''
|Various characters / Jaques
|Various characters / Jaques
|109 episodes
|109 episodes
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|-
|1995–99
|1995–1999
|''[[NewsRadio]]''
|''[[NewsRadio]]''
|Dave Nelson
|Dave Nelson
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|Episode: "That's All There Is"
|Episode: "That's All There Is"
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|-
| rowspan="2" |2001
| rowspan=2|2001
|''[[Committed (Canadian TV series)|Committed]]''
|''[[Committed (Canadian TV series)|Committed]]''
|Bob the Dog
|Bob the Dog
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|Episode: "Hanging with Jake"
|Episode: "Hanging with Jake"
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| rowspan=2|2002
|data-sort-value="Tick, The" | ''[[The Tick (2001 TV series)|The Tick]]''
|data-sort-value="Tick, The" |''[[The Tick (2001 TV series)|The Tick]]''
|Francis
|Francis
|Episode: "Arthur, Interrupted"
|Episode: "Arthur, Interrupted"
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| rowspan=6|2003
|data-sort-value="Toronto Show, The" | ''[[The Toronto Show]]''
|data-sort-value="Toronto Show, The" |''[[The Toronto Show]]''
|Various
|Various
|Episode: "#1.1"
|Episode: "#1.1"
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|Episode: "The Wheel Is Not Enough"
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|data-sort-value="King of Queens, The" | ''[[The King of Queens]]''
|data-sort-value="King of Queens, The" |''[[The King of Queens]]''
|Psychiatrist
|Psychiatrist
|Episode: "Jung Frankenstein"
|Episode: "Jung Frankenstein"
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|Episode: "Baby Come Back"
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| rowspan=3|2004
|''[[Will & Grace]]''
|''[[Will & Grace]]''
|Stuart Lamarack
|Stuart Lamarack
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|''[[Prom Queen: The Marc Hall Story]]''
|Mr. Warrick
|Mr. Warrick
|[[Television film]]
|Television film
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| rowspan="3" |2005
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|Episode: "The Return of the Ring"
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| rowspan=2|2006
|''[[Lovespring International]]''
|''[[Lovespring International]]''
|Timothy Entsweiler
|Timothy Entsweiler
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|Episode: "Glass Eyes"
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|2006–07
|2006–2007
|''[[Scrubs (TV series)|Scrubs]]''
|''[[Scrubs (TV series)|Scrubs]]''
|Dr. Lester Hedrick
|Dr. Lester Hedrick
|2 episodes
|2 episodes
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|-
| rowspan="3" |2007
| rowspan=3|2007
|data-sort-value="Batman, The" | ''[[The Batman (TV series)|The Batman]]''
|data-sort-value="Batman, The" |''[[The Batman (TV series)|The Batman]]''
|Francis Grey
|Francis Grey
|Voice, episode: "Seconds"<ref name="btva" />
|Voice, episode: "Seconds"<ref name="btva" />
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|Episode: "No Fly List"
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|2007–09
|2007–2009
|data-sort-value="New Adventures of Old Christine, The" | ''[[The New Adventures of Old Christine]]''
|data-sort-value="New Adventures of Old Christine, The" |''[[The New Adventures of Old Christine]]''
|Tom
|Tom
|3 episodes
|3 episodes
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| rowspan="5" |2008
| rowspan=5|2008
|''[[Carpoolers]]''
|''[[Carpoolers]]''
|Mr. Latero
|Mr. Latero
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|Episode: "Company Retreat"
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|-
|2009–11
|2009–2011
|''[[Prep & Landing (series)|Prep & Landing shorts]]''
|''[[Prep & Landing (series)|Prep & Landing shorts]]''
|Wayne
|Wayne
|Voice, television short<ref name="btva" />
|Voice, television short<ref name="btva" />
|-
|-
| rowspan="4" |2010
| rowspan=4|2010
|''[[Less Than Kind]]''
|''[[Less Than Kind]]''
|Dr. Raymond Sheasgreen
|Dr. Raymond Sheasgreen
|Episode: "Third Death's a Charm"
|Episode: "Third Death's a Charm"
|-
|-
|data-sort-value="Kids in the Hall: Death Comes to Town, The" | ''[[The Kids in the Hall: Death Comes to Town]]''
|data-sort-value="Kids in the Hall: Death Comes to Town, The" |''[[The Kids in the Hall: Death Comes to Town]]''
|Various roles
|Various roles
|Miniseries
|Miniseries
|-
|-
|data-sort-value="Soup, The" | ''[[The Soup]]''
|data-sort-value="Soup, The" |''[[The Soup]]''
|Grownup Pageant Princess
|Grownup Pageant Princess
|Episode dated August 6
|Episode dated August 6
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|Episode: "The Ho Ho Ho Job"
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|2010–13
|2010–2013
|''[[It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia]]''
|''[[It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia]]''
|Prin. MacIntyre
|Prin. MacIntyre
|3 episodes
|3 episodes
|-
|-
|2010; 2013–15
|2010 & 2013–2015
|''[[Hot in Cleveland]]''
|''[[Hot in Cleveland]]''
|Bob / Dr. Moore
|Bob / Dr. Moore
|19 episodes
|19 episodes
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|-
| rowspan="6" |2011
| rowspan=6|2011
|''[[Desperate Housewives]]''
|''[[Desperate Housewives]]''
|Monroe Carter
|Monroe Carter
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|Episode: "The Mis-Education of Garry Gaga"
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|2011–12
|2011–2012
|''[[How to Be a Gentleman]]''
|''[[How to Be a Gentleman]]''
|Jerry
|Jerry
|9 episodes
|9 episodes
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|-
|2011–13
|2011–2013
|''[[Dan Vs.]]''
|''[[Dan Vs.]]''
|Chris
|Chris
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|Voice, episode: "Rich Girl"
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|2012–18
|2012–2018
|data-sort-value="Middle, The" | ''[[The Middle (TV series)|The Middle]]''
|data-sort-value="Middle, The" |''[[The Middle (TV series)|The Middle]]''
|Dr. Fulton
|Dr. Fulton
|7 episodes
|7 episodes
|-
|-
| rowspan="6" |2013
| rowspan=6|2013
|''[[Robot Chicken]]''
|''[[Robot Chicken]]''
|Flik / Space Invader / Allan Sherwood
|Flik / Space Invader / [[Allan (Barbie)|Allan Sherwood]]
|Voice, episode: "Choked on a Bottle Cap"
|Voice, episode: "Choked on a Bottle Cap"
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|Episode: "Helsinki"
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|data-sort-value="Goodwin Games, The" | ''[[The Goodwin Games]]''
|data-sort-value="Goodwin Games, The" |''[[The Goodwin Games]]''
|Mr. Quilty
|Mr. Quilty
|Episode: "Hamletta"
|Episode: "Hamletta"
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|Episode: "Pilot"
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|2013; 2016
|2013 & 2016
|''[[Comedy Bang! Bang! (TV series)|Comedy Bang! Bang!]]''
|''[[Comedy Bang! Bang! (TV series)|Comedy Bang! Bang!]]''
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|The Bomber / King Arthur
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|Episode: "Dad Abuse"
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| rowspan=2|2014
|''[[Justified (TV series)|Justified]]''
|''[[Justified (TV series)|Justified]]''
|Canadian Gangster
|Canadian Gangster
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|Voice, episode: "The Lair"
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|2014–15
|2014–2015
|''[[Spun Out]]''
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|Dave Lyons
|Dave Lyons
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|2015
|2015
|data-sort-value="Odd Couple, The" | ''[[The Odd Couple (2015 TV series)|The Odd Couple]]''
|data-sort-value="Odd Couple, The" |''[[The Odd Couple (2015 TV series)|The Odd Couple]]''
|Roy
|Roy
|4 episodes
|4 episodes
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|-
| rowspan="2" |2015–17
| rowspan=2|2015–2017
|''[[Harvey Beaks]]''
|''[[Harvey Beaks]]''
|Moff, additional voices
|Moff, additional voices
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|Main role, 44 episodes
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|-
|2016–19
|2016–2019
|''[[Bajillion Dollar Propertie$]]''
|''[[Bajillion Dollar Propertie$]]''
|Xavier King
|Xavier King
|3 episodes
|3 episodes
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|-
|2016
|rowspan=2|2016
|''[[Delmer & Marta]]''
|''[[Delmer & Marta]]''
|Creston's Boss
|Creston's Boss
|2 episodes
|2 episodes
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|-
|2016
|''[[Fugget About It]]''
|''[[Fugget About It]]''
|Sasquatch
|Sasquatch
|Voice, episode: "Sasquatchewan"<ref name="btva" />
|Voice, episode: "Sasquatchewan"<ref name="btva" />
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|2017–18
|2017–2018
|''[[Adventure Time]]''
|''[[Adventure Time]]''
|Warren Ampersand
|Warren Ampersand
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|Episode: "Face in the Car Lot"
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|-
|2018–19
|2018–2019
|''[[Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]''
|''[[Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]''
|Bullhop / Stanley
|Bullhop / Stanley
|Voice, 2 episodes<ref name="btva" />
|Voice, 2 episodes<ref name="btva" />
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" |2019
| rowspan=2|2019
|''[[Drunk History]]''
|''[[Drunk History]]''
|Alexis Pulaski
|Alexis Pulaski
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|Episode: "A Seat at the Table"
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" |2021
| rowspan=2|2021
|''[[Superstore (TV series)|Superstore]]''
|''[[Superstore (TV series)|Superstore]]''
|Lowell Anderson
|Lowell Anderson
|Episode: "Lowell Anderson"
|Episode: "Lowell Anderson"
|-
|-
|data-sort-value="Morning Show, The" | ''[[The Morning Show (American TV series)|The Morning Show]]''
|data-sort-value="Morning Show, The" |''[[The Morning Show (American TV series)|The Morning Show]]''
|Peter Bullard
|Peter Bullard
|Episode: "A Private Person"
|Episode: "A Private Person"
|-
|-
| 2021–23
| 2021–2023
|''[[Young Sheldon]]''
|''[[Young Sheldon]]''
| Gary O'Brien
| Gary O'Brien
| 3 episodes
| 3 episodes
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" |2022
| rowspan=2|2022
|''[[LOL (format)|LOL: Last One Laughing Canada]]''
|''[[LOL (format)|LOL: Last One Laughing Canada]]''
|Himself
|Himself
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|Series lead
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|-
| rowspan="1" |2022–23
|2022–2023
| ''[[Dark Side of Comedy]]''
| ''[[Dark Side of Comedy]]''
| Himself / Narrator
| Himself / Narrator
| 20 episodes<ref>{{Cite web |last=Maas |first=Jennifer |date=2023-08-22 |title=''Dark Side of Comedy'' Season 2 Premiere Date Set at Vice, Trailer Dissects Ellen DeGeneres, 'Scary' Robin Williams and 'Mean as Hell' Joan Rivers (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/dark-side-of-comedy-season-2-premiere-date-trailer-vice-1235701953/ |access-date=2025-01-03 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref>
| 20 episodes<ref>{{cite web|last=Maas|first=Jennifer|date=July 22, 2023|title=''Dark Side of Comedy'' Season 2 Premiere Date Set at Vice, Trailer Dissects Ellen DeGeneres, 'Scary' Robin Williams and 'Mean as Hell' Joan Rivers (EXCLUSIVE)|url=https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/dark-side-of-comedy-season-2-premiere-date-trailer-vice-1235701953/|accessdate=January 3, 2025|website=Variety}}</ref>
|-
|-
| rowspan="1" |2023
| 2023
|''[[Fargo (TV series)|Fargo]]''
|''[[Fargo (TV series)|Fargo]]''
|Danish Graves
|Danish Graves
|Main role ([[Fargo season 5|season 5]])<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cordero |first=Rosy |date=2022-11-07 |title=''Fargo'' Adds Dave Foley As Series Regular For Season 5 |url=https://deadline.com/2022/11/fx-fargo-dave-foley-series-regular-season-5-1235166140/ |access-date=2025-01-03 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref>
|Main role ([[Fargo season 5|season 5]])<ref>{{cite web|last=Cordero|first=Rosy|date=November 7, 2022|title=''Fargo'' Adds Dave Foley As Series Regular For Season 5|url=https://deadline.com/2022/11/fx-fargo-dave-foley-series-regular-season-5-1235166140/|accessdate=January 3, 2025|website=Deadline}}</ref>
|-
|-
| rowspan="1" |2024
|2024
|''[[Night Court (2023 TV series)|Night Court]]''
|''[[Night Court (2023 TV series)|Night Court]]''
|Duncan  
|Duncan  
|Episode: "The Duke's a Hazard"
|Episode: "The Duke's a Hazard"
|-
|rowspan=2|2025
| ''[[Prep & Landing: The Snowball Protocol]]''
| Wayne
| Voice, television short<ref>{{cite web|last=Maglio|first=Tony|date=September 23, 2025|title='Prep & Landing' Returns After 14 Years With New Christmas Special (Exclusive)|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/prep-and-landing-returns-new-christmas-special-exclusive-1236373730/|accessdate=September 27, 2025|website=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Murdoch Mysteries]]''
|Mr. Knight
|Episode: "Sugar Plum Murdoch"
|}
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Template:Short description Template:Use Canadian English Template:Use mdy dates Template:About-otherpeople Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". David Foley (born January 4, 1963)[1] is a Canadian stand-up comedian, actor, director, producer, and writer. He is known as a co-founder of the comedy group The Kids in the Hall, who have appeared together in a number of television, stage and film productions, most notably the 1988–1995 TV sketch comedy show of the same name, as well as the 1996 film Brain Candy.

Foley is also known for his roles as Dave Nelson in the sitcom NewsRadio, Flik in A Bug's Life, Troy in Blast from the Past, Dr. Fulton in The Middle, Bob in Hot in Cleveland, Gary O'Brien in Young Sheldon, and Danish Graves in Fargo. Foley also hosted Celebrity Poker Showdown.

Early life

Foley was born in Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada, on January 4, 1963. He is the son of Mary and Michael, a steamfitter. His mother is from Stafford, England.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

Career

Acting and stand-up comedy

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The Kids in the Hall at the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival (Foley at left)

Dropping out of high school, Foley pursued standup comedy for about a year in the Toronto Second City Training Centre, where he began taking improv classes and met Kevin McDonald, who gave him a job as an usher at a local art house theatre. He played Lewis Allen in the miniseries Anne of Avonlea. Foley, McDonald, Bruce McCulloch, Mark McKinney and Scott Thompson formed The Kids in the Hall in 1984. The troupe's eponymous 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 with Kids 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 the NewsRadio 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 project Death Comes to Town.[3] Paul Simms, creator of NewsRadio, 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 sitcom Green Acres. In 1999, Dave portrayed Troy, the house mate of Eve, in Blast from the Past.

Foley was recently reunited with NewsRadio writer Joe Furey when he recorded the special featurette Working with Joe Furey, an add-on to Furey's comedy Love and Support. Foley released his stand-up special, Relatively Well in January 2013, distributed by Showtime.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". In the comedy-thriller The 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 singer Lance Bass in the film On the Line. Foley hosted the CBC Christmas Special, The True Meaning of Christmas Specials, in which he, a Mexican Elvis impersonator, Elvis Stojko and Dick Dale travel to Canada in search of the true meaning of Christmas specials. He portrayed Jack McFarland's boyfriend Stuart Lamarack on Will & Grace in its 2003-2004 season. In 2004, Foley became host of Celebrity Poker Showdown on Bravo. In 2007, he appeared nude in Uwe Boll's film adaptation of the controversial PC game Postal and became the judge for the US version of Thank God You're Here. He portrayed a middle management employee who happens to be a vampire in the undead office comedy Netherbeast Incorporated (2007) and voiced the disgruntled elf 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 in It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. In 2011, he appeared in How 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 sitcom How to Be a Gentleman. In 2012 and 2013, Foley played Dr. Fulton, Brick's (Atticus Shaffer) school therapist in The 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 of comedy sketches from The Kids in the Hall. In February 2013, Foley played Detective Bob Moore for the three last seasons in the TV Land sitcom, Hot in Cleveland (with an unrelated guest appearance as a charity doctor in the first season), starred in the third season of Robson Arms on CTV and also starred in the CTV sitcom Spun Out in 2014.[5] Foley also starred in ABC's Dr. Ken. In 2023, Foley portrayed central character Danish Graves in the fifth season of Fargo.[6]

Foley has also voiced various characters in animated films, television series and video games, such as Flik in A Bug's Life (as well as reprising for a cameo of the character during the outtakes of Toy Story 2 and the epilogue of Cars as well as in a segment from Robot Chicken, and video games like Lego The Incredibles), Yes Man in Fallout: New Vegas, Terry in Monsters University, Agent Rick in Pound Puppies, Chris in Dan Vs. and Wayne in the Prep & Landing series.

Web series

In 2009, Foley was hired by 49 North Inc./Fuel Industries, a multi-national branded content and entertainment company, to star in a web 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, including Leslie 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]

Music video appearances

In 1993, Foley appeared along with Mark McKinney and Kevin McDonald in the music video for the song "Heterosexual Man" by Vancouver band Odds. 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" by Neva Dinova.[8] In 2008, he appeared in the alternate music video for the song "Americanarama" by Ottawa band Hollerado, where he parodied American Apparel CEO Dov 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 the Los Angeles band Black Robot's cover of the JJ Cale song "Cocaine",[10] which was filmed at the burlesque club Jumbo's Clown Room.[11] In 2012, Foley starred in Off!'s music video for their song Borrow and Bomb, playing a "professional educator" named Dale Antwerp who hosts a public access talk show entitled Teen Talk.[12] He appeared in another Off! video in 2014 for their song "Red White and Black", playing the role of a fascist organizer.[13]

Personal life

Foley married Canadian writer Tabatha Southey on December 31, 1991.[14] They divorced 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 when NewsRadio 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 to Canada 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 in Spun Out, he told Vancouver's The 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 from depression.[21] He "used to drink quite a bit", but stopped drinking on December 22, 2014, after he fell backwards while intoxicated, resulting in a severe head injury.[21] Foley suffered a subdural hematoma and spent four days in the intensive 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 in downtown Los Angeles, before moving to New York City in 2022.[22][23] He is a fan of coffee, claiming to drink up to "Template:Not a typo a day when I am on set".[24] This was used as the basis for an episode of NewsRadio.[25]

Filmography

Comedy specials

Year Title Role Notes
2013 Dave Foley: Relatively Well Himself Stand-up special

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1986 High Stakes Bo Baker
1987 Three Men and a Baby Grocery Store Clerk
1994 It's Pat Chris
1996 Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy Marv / Psychiatrist / New guy / Raymond Hurdicure
1997 The Wrong Guy Nelson Hibbert Also writer
Hacks Neal
1998 A Bug's Life Flik Lead voice role[26]
1999 Blast from the Past Troy
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut William Baldwin Voice[26]
Dick Bob Haldeman
Toy Story 2 Flik Voice cameo, outtakes
2001 Monkeybone Herb
On the Line Higgins
2002 Run Ronnie Run Network Executive #1
Swindle Michael Barnes
Stark Raving Mad Roy
2003 Grind Tour Manager
My Boss's Daughter Henderson
2004 Employee of the Month Eric
Ham & Cheese Tom Brennemen
Intern Academy Dr. Denton Whiteside
Childstar Philip Templeman
2005 Sky High Jonathan Boy / All-American Boy
2006 Goose on the Loose Goose Voice
Cars Flik Car Additional voices, cameo[26]
2007 California Dreaming Stu Gainor
Netherbeast Incorporated Henry Welby
Postal Uncle Dave
2008 Coopers' Camera Bill Davidson
2009 Suck Jeff
2010 Vampires Suck Principal Smith
2011 Monster Brawl Buzz Chambers
2012 Last Call Mr. Nunley
Freeloaders Himself
2013 Monsters University Terry[26] Voice
Party Central Voice; short film
2015 Being Canadian Himself Documentary
2018 Second Act Felix Herman [27]
2019 Benjamin Mitch [28]
2020 Onward Rogue Waiter Additional voices; special thanks[29]
2028 Incredibles 3 TBA Voice role; In production

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1987 Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel Lewis Allen Miniseries
American Playhouse Welsh Rabbit / Old Ironsides / Smith Episode: "The Prodigious Hickey"
1988–1995; 2022 The Kids in the Hall Various characters / Jaques 109 episodes
1995–1999 NewsRadio Dave Nelson 97 episodes
1996 Mr. Show with Bob and David Todd Episode: "Operation Hell on Earth"
1998 From the Earth to the Moon Alan Bean Episode: "That's All There Is"
2001 Committed Bob the Dog 13 episodes
Becker Owen Episode: "Hanging with Jake"
2002 The Tick Francis Episode: "Arthur, Interrupted"
Just Shoot Me! Jay Episode: "Blind Ambition"
2003 The Toronto Show Various Episode: "#1.1"
Odd Job Jack Gary Gerbil Episode: "The Wheel Is Not Enough"
The King of Queens Psychiatrist Episode: "Jung Frankenstein"
What's New, Scooby-Doo? Laslow Oswald Voice, episode: "High-Tech House of Horrors"
Lilo & Stitch: The Series Priest Voice, episode: "Fibber: Experiment 032"
Grounded for Life Derek Purcell Episode: "Baby Come Back"
2004 Will & Grace Stuart Lamarack 5 episodes
I'm with Her Principal Harris Episode: "Friends in Low Places"
Prom Queen: The Marc Hall Story Mr. Warrick Television film
2005 Las Vegas Mertens Episode: "Letters, Lawyers and Loose Women"
Father of the Pride Kelsey Grammer's Cat Voice, episode: "Stage Fright"
Hot Properties Ted Begley Jr. Episode: "The Return of the Ring"
2006 Lovespring International Timothy Entsweiler Episode: "The Loser Club"
Tom Goes to the Mayor Dr. Foley Episode: "Glass Eyes"
2006–2007 Scrubs Dr. Lester Hedrick 2 episodes
2007 The Batman Francis Grey Voice, episode: "Seconds"[26]
Slacker Cats Cult cat Voice, episode: "Buckley on the Run"
Little Mosque on the Prairie U.S. Consulate Clerk Episode: "No Fly List"
2007–2009 The New Adventures of Old Christine Tom 3 episodes
2008 Carpoolers Mr. Latero Episode: "Take Your Daughter to Work Day"
In Plain Sight Horst Vanderhof Episode: "Trojan Horst"
Robson Arms Chuck Hoskins 5 episodes
Brothers & Sisters Paul Episode: "Going Once... Going Twice"
Stargate: Atlantis Malcolm Tunney Episode: "Brain Storm"
2009 True Jackson, VP Ted Begley, Jr. Episode: "Company Retreat"
2009–2011 Prep & Landing shorts Wayne Voice, television short[26]
2010 Less Than Kind Dr. Raymond Sheasgreen Episode: "Third Death's a Charm"
The Kids in the Hall: Death Comes to Town Various roles Miniseries
The Soup Grownup Pageant Princess Episode dated August 6
Leverage Eben Dooley Jr. Episode: "The Ho Ho Ho Job"
2010–2013 It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Prin. MacIntyre 3 episodes
2010 & 2013–2015 Hot in Cleveland Bob / Dr. Moore 19 episodes
2011 Desperate Housewives Monroe Carter Episode: "Flashback"
How I Met Your Mother Mr. Bloom Episode: "Challenge Accepted"
Friends with Benefits Keith Episode: "The Benefit of Forgetting"
Pound Puppies Agent Rick Voice, episode: "Homeward Pound"[26]
Eureka Dr. Plotkin Episode: "One Giant Leap"
Nick Swardson's Pretend Time Capt. Rudd Episode: "The Mis-Education of Garry Gaga"
2011–2012 How to Be a Gentleman Jerry 9 episodes
2011–2013 Dan Vs. Chris Voice, main role[26]
2012 Unsupervised Darren Voice, episode: "Rich Girl"
2012–2018 The Middle Dr. Fulton 7 episodes
2013 Robot Chicken Flik / Space Invader / Allan Sherwood Voice, episode: "Choked on a Bottle Cap"
Newsreaders Donny Hayflack Episode: "31-Up"
Maron Himself Episode: "Internet Troll"
Veep Osmo Häkkinen Episode: "Helsinki"
The Goodwin Games Mr. Quilty Episode: "Hamletta"
We Are Men Carter's Dad Episode: "Pilot"
2013 & 2016 Comedy Bang! Bang! The Bomber / King Arthur 2 episodes
2013 Dads Ben Episode: "Dad Abuse"
2014 Justified Canadian Gangster Episode: "A Murder of Crowes"
Mr. Pickles Scientist Voice, episode: "The Lair"
2014–2015 Spun Out Dave Lyons 26 episodes
2015 The Odd Couple Roy 4 episodes
2015–2017 Harvey Beaks Moff, additional voices Voice, 14 episodes
Dr. Ken Pat Hein Main role, 44 episodes
2016–2019 Bajillion Dollar Propertie$ Xavier King 3 episodes
2016 Delmer & Marta Creston's Boss 2 episodes
Fugget About It Sasquatch Voice, episode: "Sasquatchewan"[26]
2017–2018 Adventure Time Warren Ampersand Voice, 2 episodes[26]
2018 Bobcat Goldthwait's Misfits & Monsters Jim 'Bull' Bidwell Episode: "Face in the Car Lot"
2018–2019 Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Bullhop / Stanley Voice, 2 episodes[26]
2019 Drunk History Alexis Pulaski Episode: "Fame"
Carter Dwick Brisebois Episode: "Harley Takes a Bow"
2020 Fresh Off the Boat Principal Reed Episode: "A Seat at the Table"
2021 Superstore Lowell Anderson Episode: "Lowell Anderson"
The Morning Show Peter Bullard Episode: "A Private Person"
2021–2023 Young Sheldon Gary O'Brien 3 episodes
2022 LOL: Last One Laughing Canada Himself 6 episodes
Super PupZ Professor Dennis Series lead
2022–2023 Dark Side of Comedy Himself / Narrator 20 episodes[30]
2023 Fargo Danish Graves Main role (season 5)[31]
2024 Night Court Duncan Episode: "The Duke's a Hazard"
2025 Prep & Landing: The Snowball Protocol Wayne Voice, television short[32]
Murdoch Mysteries Mr. Knight Episode: "Sugar Plum Murdoch"

Video games

Year Title Voice role
1998 A Bug's Life Flik[26]
2010 Fallout: New Vegas Yes Man[26]
2018 Lego The Incredibles Flik

Theme parks

Year Title Role Notes
1998 It's Tough to Be a Bug! Flik Voice

Web

Year Title Role Notes
2017 Kevin Pollak's Chat Show Himself/Guest Episode: "306"

References

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  5. ↑ "Canada's CTV Orders Dave Foley Comedy 'Spun Out' to Series". The Hollywood Reporter, March 7, 2013.
  6. ↑ ‘Fargo’: Dave Foley on Straying From Comedy to Play Danish Graves
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