Dan Fogler Movies and Career Information

Daniel Kevin "Dan" Fogler (born October 20, 1976) is an American actor, playwright and filmmaker. Fogler became well-known mostly after his Tony Award winning performance as William Barfée in the Broadway show The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. Fogler's film credits include Balls of Fury, Good Luck Chuck, Fanboys, and Kids in America. He is a voice actor in the 2008 animated films Horton Hears a Who! and Kung Fu Panda. He was featured in the music video "I Don't Wanna Be Me" by the band Type O Negative, playing a man recording himself on video as he cross-dresses and puts on celebrity costumes. His play Elephant in The Room, inspired by Eugene Ionesco's Rhinoceros was accepted into The NY International Fringe Festival 2007. Fogler is editing his own film, Hysterical Psycho, which he also directed. Fogler is due to play the titular role of Sam Kinison in HBO Film's biopic Brother Sam. Fogler was born in Brooklyn, New York, the second child of Shari, an English teacher, and Richard Fogler, a surgeon. He is Jewish.