Dian Bachar

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Dian Bachar
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Dian Bachar on the set of My Neighborhood, 2015
OccupationActor
Years active1990present

Dian Bachar is an American actor most notable for his roles in various films by or starring his friends Trey Parker and Matt Stone, such as Cannibal! The Musical (George Noon), Orgazmo (Ben Chapleski) and his most famous role as Kenny "Squeak" Scolari in 1998's BASEketball , as well as making the occasional appearance on South Park .

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Career

In 1998, Bachar won a Leonardo da Vinci Award from the Beaux Arts Society, Inc. in the category of Actor, Debut Performance (Film) for his role in BASEketball [1] and an award for Best Actor in the 2012 short film Coaching Me Softly at the 48-Hour Film Project. [2]

Due to his friendship with creators Parker and Stone, Bachar had provided several guest voices on their animated series South Park .

Bachar and fellow actor Sam Macaroni are the leads in the internet series Roommates: The Series [4] and Dimwits. [5]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1993 Cannibal! The Musical George Noon
1995Time WarpedPeeny Bunsinger / Jeffy / Homo ErrectusTV series
1997 Orgazmo Ben "Choda Boy" Chapleski
1998 BASEketball Kenny "Squeak" Scolari
1998–2000 South Park Chris/Fake Mr. Hankey/Announcer4 episodes
1999 Galaxy Quest Nervous Tech
1999Captain JacksonEggbert Stevens
2000 The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle RBTV Studio Technician
2000 The Man Show Tiny Guy on the Beach
2000–2001 Two Guys, a Girl, and a Pizza Place Roger4 episodes
2004The WagerSean Johnson
2005 No Rules Grady
2006 TV: The Movie various roles
2006 Electric Apricot Skip Holmes
2007Gangsta Rap: The GlockumentaryLimo Driver
2009The Life of Lucky Cucumber"Lucky" Cucumber Cavanaugh
2012Retreat!Private McBain
2012Coaching Me SoftlyDavid Stottshort
2012The Man in the SiloDavid
2012Spectrum HunterStore Clerk
2013White TAndy
2013There's Something About CarrieUncle Randishort
2014The Murders of Brandywine TheaterHenry Kosta
2015HomesteadMageeshort film
2015SantiagoDusty Wilhelm
2015Mitch and Tanner Save AmericaMitch (voice)video short
2015My NeighborhoodDian Donovan
2015Tales of the Wicked UnseenWill Grimm
2016 The Bet Angry Video Store Customer
2021 Nightmare Alley Fee Fee the Birdgirl

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