Dan Bakkedahl

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Dan Bakkedahl
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Born (1969-11-18) November 18, 1969 (age 55)
Alma mater Florida State University
Occupation(s)Actor, comedian
Years active2002–present
Spouse
Irene Bakkedahl
(m. 2003)
Children2

Dan Bakkedahl (born November 18, 1969 [1] ) is an American actor and improvisational comedian. He is best known for starring as Tim Hughes on the CBS sitcom Life in Pieces , as Congressman Roger Furlong on the HBO series Veep , and as Steve Nugent in the FX comedy series Legit . From 2005 to 2007, he was a correspondent for three seasons on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart . He additionally has recurring roles on the ABC sitcom The Goldbergs , the HBO Max comedy series Made for Love , and the Netflix comedy Space Force .

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Early life and education

Bakkedahl grew up in Stuart, Florida. He is a 1988 graduate of Martin County High School. He is of part Norwegian descent. [2] Bakkedahl attended St. Cloud State University in Minnesota, before completing his studies at Florida State University, where he was a member of the Chi Phi fraternity. His brother is Florida State's Attorney Tom Bakkedahl.

Career

After college, Bakkedahl toured for a year with the Repertory Theater of America. After moving to Chicago, he made a name for himself at the Improv Olympic performing in the influential two-man improv show ZUMPF with his teacher Miles Stroth. Dan went on to perform at the Second City mainstage, eventually writing Doors Open on the Right, Second City’s 90th revue. In Chicago, he is often noted for having left the Second City mainstage due to artistic differences. [3]

Bakkedahl continues to perform regularly at comedy venues such as the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, Magnet Theater, Second City and Improv Comedy Lab in Los Angeles. He is also a member of the advisory council of the California Shakespeare Theater. [4]

Bakkedahl's first major television work was on Comedy Central's The Daily Show where he served as a correspondent from 2005 to 2007. After leaving The Daily Show in 2007, he has since moved to Los Angeles and went on to have supporting roles in the films such as Observe and Report , The Heat , and This Is 40 . He also appeared in the Snake 'N Bacon animated special on Adult Swim, which aired on May 10, 2009. In early 2010, he co-starred in the comedy pilot Our Show on NBC.

From 2010 through 2011, Bakkedahl appeared in a series of commercials for T-Mobile cellular phones, where he plays a human likeness of AT&T's 3G network. [5]

Bakkedahl has made guest appearances on shows such as 30 Rock , Curb Your Enthusiasm , Newsreaders , and The United States of Tara , as well as appearing in recurring roles as "Murray the A/C Repairman" in season three of Community and as Congressman Furlong on Veep . In 2015, he began recurring roles The Goldbergs as science teacher Mr. Woodburn and on The Mindy Project as Dr. Adrian Bergdahl.

Bakkedahl starred alongside Jim Jeffries and DJ Qualls in the FX comedy series Legit , which ran for two seasons on FX and FXX. Aftwards, he next starred as Tim Hughes on the CBS sitcom Life in Pieces , which began airing in 2015 and concluded after four seasons in 2019.

Bakkedahl co-stars in the HBO Max comedy series Made for Love , which premiered on April 1, 2021.

Filmography

Film

YearFilmRoleNotes
2002One Man's CeilingGas Man
200525 Years of Improv ComedyHimself
2007Crime FictionCrazy Caller
2008My First KidnappingRick SleevningShort
2009 Observe and Report Mark
Welcome to AcademiaValentine
2010Marriage Drama with Virginia MadsenPaulShort
VoulaDelivery ManShort
2012 This Is 40 Dentist
2013 The Heat Agent Garrett Craig
Four Dogs Dan
2014Chu and BlossomPrincipal Cochette
Not Safe for Work Random Denning Employee
2015 Get Hard Leo
Hitman: Agent 47 Sanders
Trumbo Roy Brewer
2016 Brave New Jersey Reverend Ray Rogers
Another Evil Joey Lee Dansing
The Escort Rick
2017 Battle of the Sexes Gamblers Anon Leader
Killing Hasselhoff Nick
2018Taco ShopNate Holmes
Action Point Gregory Knoblach
2019 Corporate Animals Billy
The Buddy Games Shelly
Sword of Trust Kingpin
Married YoungPharmacist
Wyrm Allen
2021 The Starling Chuck
2023 Sick Girl Fred Pepper
2025 Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: Organic Intelligence Wilbur Finletter
TBANot an ArtistTBAPost-production

Television

YearFilmRoleNotes
2005–2007 The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Himself; Correspondent40 episodes
2007 Law & Order Tony BicksEpisode: "Remains of the Day"
30 Rock Angry FatherEpisode: "The Fighting Irish"
Flight of the Conchords WaiterEpisode: "The Actor"
2008 The Return of Jezebel James DarrylEpisode: "Needles and Schlag"
2009 The Office Roger Prince Jr.Episode: "Prince Family Paper"
Dollhouse General Store ProprietorEpisode: "True Believer"
Snake 'n' Bacon Homicide DetectiveAnimation
2010Mayne StreetTeam OwnerEpisode: "Brownian Motion and Straight as an Arrow"
How I Met Your Mother CurtisEpisode: "Natural History"
Our ShowNealTV movie
2011 Hot in Cleveland JasperEpisode: "LeBron Is Le Gone"
United States of Tara Mr. KernEpisode: "Train Wreck and Crackerjack"
Curb Your Enthusiasm WaiterEpisode: "The Hero"
2011–2012 Community Murray Recurring role
2012The Book ClubThe AuthorEpisode: "Dirty Jobs and Enemies of the State"
The League OB DoctorEpisode: "Training Camp"
2013 Grimm Graydon OstlerEpisode: "A Dish Best Served Cold"
2013–2014 Legit Steve NugentSeries regular
2013–2015 Newsreaders Clint Schliff / Vic Traymore2 episodes
2013–2019 Veep Congressman Roger FurlongRecurring role
2014 Californication Dr. DanEpisode: "Smile"
Major Crimes Carl LembeckEpisode: "Cutting Loose"
Gotham Davis Lamond / The BalloonmanEpisode: "The Balloonman"
Bad Judge Mr. LewisEpisode: "Knife to a Gunfight"
Brooklyn Nine-Nine Lt. Andrew MillerEpisode: "The Mole"
2014–2022 The Goldbergs Mr. WoodburnRecurring role
2015 Sin City Saints DanEpisode: "Urine God's Hands Now"
Battle Creek Barclay SpadesEpisode: "Gingerbread Man"
The Mindy Project Dr. Adrian BergdahlRecurring role
2015–2019 Life in Pieces Tim HughesSeries regular
2016 TripTank Various voices2 episodes
2017 Man Seeking Woman RuffalaEpisode: "Popcorn"
Tarantula Lucas (voice)9 episodes
2019–2020 Puppy Dog Pals Various voices4 episodes
2020 The Boss Baby: Back in Business Scary Sweary CEO Baby (voice)Animation
Space Force John BlandsmithRecurring role
Teen Titans Go! Sheriff (voice)Episode: "The Night Begins to Shine"
Tales from the Loop Ed3 episodes
2021 Impeachment: American Crime Story Kenneth Starr
2021-2022 Made for Love HerringboneSeries regular
2023 Barry FBI Agent CurtisEpisode: "you're charming"
2024 Dinner with the Parents Harvey LangerMain

Other work

YearFilmRoleNotes
2005 Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks Additional voices (voice: English version)Video game

References

  1. Mike Rose, cleveland com (2023-11-18). "Famous birthdays list for November 18, 2023 includes celebrities Chloe Sevigny, Nasim Pedrad". cleveland. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
  2. 'Daily Show' dude got serious about acting at FSU.
  3. Lara, Roland. "Chicago Smart-Ass Makes Good". chicagoist.com. Archived from the original on 2009-11-04. Retrieved 2008-07-09.
  4. "California Shakespeare Theater". www.calshakes.org. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  5. "Dan Bakkedahl - Episode 210". Castbox.