Dave Sheridan (actor)
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Dave Sheridan | |
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| Born | David Christopher Sheridan March 10, 1969 Newark, Delaware, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor, comedian, musician, producer, writer |
| Years active | 1996–present |
David Christopher Sheridan (born March 10, 1969) is an American actor, comedian, writer, producer and musician.[1] He played Special Officer Doofy in the comedy Scary Movie (2000) (a spoof of deputy sheriff Dewey Riley from Scream).[2]
Early life[]
Sheridan was born in Newark, Delaware. He was a member of Tau Kappa Epsilon (TKE) fraternity at William Paterson University in Wayne NJ.
Career[]
He began his career as an intern at Saturday Night Live. From there, he entered Chicago's famed comedy troupe, The Second City, where he wrote, directed, and produced "Dave Sheridan's America", a multimedia stage show. He starred on Buzzkill, a 1996 MTV reality series that featured three slacker buddies staging elaborate pranks and catching it all on video.[3]
Sheridan is well known for his role in Scary Movie (2000) as Officer Doofy.[4] His character Doug in the 2001 film Ghost World[5] appeared in the 2002 music videos for "By the Way" (playing a crazy taxi driver) and "Universally Speaking" by Red Hot Chili Peppers.[6] Sheridan tours with his band that formed in 2004, Van Stone.[7]
Sheridan hosted a series called Smile...You're Under Arrest! on the Fox Reality Channel in 2008–09. In 2014, he portrayed Sheriff Lincoln in the parody film The Walking Deceased, inspired by The Walking Dead.[8][9] In 2015, he starred as Finn in Amigo Undead and as Stubniski in the science fiction thriller film White Space.[10]
In 2016, Sheridan started co-hosting The Dave and Creech Show podcast with actor/podcaster CJ Creech.
Filmography[]
- Buzzkill (1996) TV Series .... Various
- Short Cinema (1998) (V)
- Scary Movie (2000) .... Doofy Gilmore / The Killer
- The Det. Kent Stryker One-Man Film (2001) .... Det. Lee
- Corky Romano (2001) .... Agent Terrence Darnell
- Bubble Boy (2001) .... Mark
- Ghost World (2001) .... Doug Gormley
- Frank McKlusky, C.I. (2002) .... Frank McKlusky
- Windy City Heat (2003) (TV) .... Travis Bickle
- Grounded for Life .... Jack (1 episode, 2003)
- The Fighting Temptations (2003) .... Bill the Mechanic
- Scare Tactics .... Various Characters (1 episode, 2003)
- The Devil's Rejects (2005) .... Officer Ray Dobson
- Little Man (2006/I) .... Rosco
- Free Ride .... Dove (3 episodes, 2006)
- Stone & Ed (2006) .... Man In Hat
- Gay Robot (2006) (TV) .... Wade
- Van Stone: Tour of Duty (2006) (TV) .... Randy Van Stone
- Sex Drive (2008) Bobby Jo
- Your Name Here (2008) as IRS agent Duke
- Smile...You're Under Arrest! (2008)
- A Haunted House (2013) Bob
- A Haunted House 2 (2014) Aghoul
- The Walking Deceased (2015) Sheriff Lincoln
- Fifty Shades of Black (2016) Mysterio
- Naked (2017) Officer Mike Bentley
- Victor Crowley (2017) Dillon McMaster
- Beyond White Space (2018) Stubniski
Other credits[]
- A Red Hot Chili Peppers fan, Sheridan also had a small-time character/mascot role in their music videos "By the Way" and "Universally Speaking"
- Buzzkill (1996) TV Series Writer/Creator
- Frank McKlusky, C.I. (2002) (story) Writer
- Van Stone: Tour of Duty (2006) Writer/Producer
References[]
- ^ "Dave Sheridan". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2013-02-16.
- ^ "Scary Movie: Cast". FullMovieReview.com. Retrieved 14 November 2010.
- ^ Buzzkill, Travis Draft, Dave Sheridan, Frank Hudetz, 13 May 1996, retrieved 2018-06-21CS1 maint: others (link)
- ^ "Dave Sheridan Interview". Archived from the original on 2015-12-31. Retrieved 2015-02-03.
- ^ Dave Sheridan (Scary Movie, Ghost World),
- ^ Talking Terror: Dave Sheridan - Diabolique Magazine
- ^ Van Stone - Spirit of Metal
- ^ First Look At “Walking Dead” Spoof, ‘The Walking Deceased’
- ^ The Walking Deceased’ Art Smarter Than the Living
- ^ Dave Sheridan Talks The Walking Deceased
External links[]
- Dave Sheridan at IMDb
- GetVanStoned.com
- Dave Sheridan on Myspace
- Van Stone on Myspace
- Interview with Randy Van Stone, Dave Sheridan's alter-ego, at WickedInfo.com
- 1969 births
- Living people
- Male actors from Delaware
- American male film actors
- American male television actors
- People from Newark, Delaware
- 20th-century American male actors
- 21st-century American male actors
- Comedians from Delaware
- Screenwriters from Delaware