Dov Davidoff

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Dov Davidoff
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Davidoff in 2019
Born (1973-09-22) September 22, 1973 (age 50)
Occupation(s)Comedian ·actor
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Dov Davidoff (born September 22, 1973) is an American comedian and actor.

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Early life

Davidoff was born in Englishtown, New Jersey, where his father owned a junkyard. [1]

Career

In addition to performing in clubs and colleges throughout the country, Davidoff also acted in television shows and Invincible with Mark Wahlberg. [2]

On April 22, 2008, he released a CD entitled "The Point Is.." on Comedy Central Records. [3] His book Road Dog: Life and Reflections from the Roadas a Stand-up Comic was self-published via Amazon in October, 2017. [4]

Davidoff guest starred, with Ray Liotta and Jennifer Lopez, on the NBC cop drama Shades of Blue . [5] He is also featured as a recurring role on HBO's Crashing alongside fellow comedian and actor Pete Holmes. [6] [7]

Personal life

Davidoff married his wife Jessica on May 18, 2016, and she gave birth to the couple's son on November 3, 2018. [8]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2003 Ash Tuesday Billy Boy
2004NoiseLarry
2005Crazy for LoveDoor man
2006 Invincible Johnny
2009 Across the Hall The Bellhop
2011 Let Go Greasy Pawn Shop Guy
2016 The Comedian Dov Davidoff
2017BlackmailMax
2019 Hustlers Manager

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2004 Third Watch Patch MonkEpisode: "Alone Again, Naturally"
2005Peep ShowUnsold pilot
2006 Law & Order Darrell DennehyEpisode: "Family Friend"
2007 Raines Remi Boyer7 episodes
2008 Boston Legal Joe HellmanEpisode: "Roe"
2009 Brothers MaxEpisode: "Mom at Bar/Train Buddy"
2012 Whitney The ManagerEpisode: "Something Old, Something New"
2013 Maron Dov DavidoffEpisode: "Marc's Dad"
2013 The League Sergeant PanicoEpisode: "Chalupa vs. The Cutlet"
2016 Horace and Pete Dom3 episodes
2017 The Punisher Ricky LangtryEpisode: "Front Toward Enemy"
2017–2018 Shades of Blue Detective Verco18 episodes
2017–2019 Crashing Jason8 episodes

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