9 Quotes & Sayings By Dane Cook

Dane Cook was born in Kent, Ohio, and raised in a small town outside of Cincinnati. His family moved to Bloomington, Indiana when he was a child. After graduating from the University of Southern Indiana with a degree in film, Cook moved to Chicago to pursue an acting career. He began his stand-up comedy career at the Laugh Factory, and opened for acts such as Bon Jovi, The Blues Brothers, and Billy Joel Read more

In 1994, Dane became a regular cast member on MADtv. In 1998, Dane released his first stand-up comedy CD "Comedy Central Presents". His next CD "Retaliation" was released in 2000.

In 2001 Dane released his first movie "Dirty Work", which went on to gross over $100 million worldwide. Since then Dane has worked steadily as a stand-up comedian and has done movies such as "Reno 911", "Little Black Book", "The Cider House Rules", "I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry" and "Old School".

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I believe in people getting what's coming to them but don't hold grudges either. We all hurt people, fail & hopefully grow from adversity. Basically, eat shit & thrive Dane Cook
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My professional dreams were coming true while I was living a personal nightmare. Dane Cook
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My fam is just a regular family. But all of them have great senses of humor. Dane Cook
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I'm glad that my parents missed one thing that was really unbelievable. They saw me hit this great success. It was a blast and we had a lot of laughs. And it was just an amazing time. They passed away. And then after I got, you know, famous, all these haters came out of nowhere. Dane Cook
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I'm completely ecstatic when a woman has own back story and brings something to the table and has a real strong kind of independence. Dane Cook
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My mom and dad passed away from cancer. Within nine months, I lost both of my folks. Immediately after that, I had a horrible betrayal where my brother, who worked for me, stole a lot of my money. He's in jail now. Dane Cook
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My nickname for my mom was 'The Compass.' Dane Cook
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Anger has a way of seeping into every other emotion and planting itself in there. Dane Cook