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Dane may refer to:

General[link]

• Someone from the Kingdom of Denmark, or of Danish descent
  • Dane, a Danish national, resident or citizen (see Demographics of Denmark)
  • Dane, one of the Danish people
  • Dane, a member of the Danes (Germanic tribe)
  • East Danes, an Anglo-Saxon ethnonym used in the epic Beowulf
• DANE, Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística (National Administrative Department of Statistics) of Colombia
• DNS-based Authentication of Named Entities (DANE) is a working group developing protocols that allow certificates to be bound to DNS names using Domain Name System Security Extensions (DNSSEC).
• Great Dane, a breed of dog

Places[link]

• Dane, Ontario, Canada
• Dane County, Wisconsin, a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin (named after Nathan Dane)
  • Dane (town), Wisconsin, a town in Dane County, Wisconsin, United States
    • Dane, Wisconsin, a village in the town of Dane, Wisconsin
• Dane Prairie Township, Minnesota, a township in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, United States
• River Dane, a river mainly in Cheshire in northwest England
• Daneş, a commune in Mureş County, Romania

People[link]

• Alexandra Dane (born 1946), South African actress
• Barbara Dane (born 1927), American singer
• Claire Danes (born 1979), American film, television, and theater actress
• Dana Dane, American hip-hop artist
• Eric Dane (born 1972), American actor
• Francis Dane (1615-1697), minister in colonial Massachusetts during the Salem Witch Trials
• Jordan Dane (born 1953), American novelist
• Joseph Dane (1778-1858), American congressman from Maine
• Karl Dane (1886-1934), Danish-American silent film actor
• Lloyd Dane (born 1925), American race car driver
• Maxwell Dane (1906-2004), American advertising executive
• Nathan Dane (1752–1835), American lawyer and statesman representing Massachusetts in the Continental Congress from 1785 to 1787
• Patricia Dane (1919-1995), American film actress
• Warrel Dane (born 1969), American singer

Fictional or legendary[link]

• Dane (Wildstorm), a fictional character from WildStorm Productions, now owned by DC Comics
• The Dane, a term for Prince Hamlet of Denmark, a character in Shakespeare's tragedy Hamlet
• Saint Dane, a character in the Pendragon series
• Dane O'Neill, a character in Colleen McCulloch's book The Thorn Birds

See also[link]

• All pages beginning with "Dane"
• All pages with titles containing "Dane"

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Dane Cook
Cook at Comic Con 2007 promoting Good Luck Chuck
Birth name	Dane Jeffrey Cook
Born	(1972-03-18) March 18, 1972 (age 40) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Medium	Stand-up, film, television
Nationality	American
Years active	1990–present
Genres	Stand-up comedy
Subject(s)	Observational comedy
Influences	George Carlin, Richard Pryor, Denis Leary, Steve Martin
Notable works and roles	Retaliation, Dane Cook: Vicious Circle, Isolated Incident
Website	Official website

Dane Jeffrey Cook (born March 18, 1972) is an American stand-up comedian and film actor. He has released five comedy albums: Harmful If Swallowed; Retaliation; Vicious Circle; Rough Around The Edges: Live From Madison Square Garden; and Isolated Incident. In 2006, Retaliation became the highest charting comedy album in 28 years and went platinum.^[1] He performed an HBO special in the Fall of 2006, Vicious Circle, a straight-to-DVD special titled Rough Around The Edges (which is included in the album of the same name), and a Comedy Central special in 2009 titled Isolated Incident.

He is credited as one of the first comedians to use a personal webpage and MySpace to build a large fan base^[2] and in 2006 was described as "alarmingly popular".^[3] As an actor, Cook has appeared in films since 1997, including Mystery Men, Waiting..., Employee of the Month, Good Luck Chuck, Dan in Real Life, Mr. Brooks (in a non-comedic role), and My Best Friend's Girl.

Personal life[link]

Cook was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts,^[4] the second son of Donna Jean (née Ford) and George F. Cook.^[5] Cook has an older half-brother, Darryl, and five sisters. He was raised in a Roman Catholic family^[6] in Arlington, Massachusetts, where he attended Arlington High School.

Cook has described himself as being "pretty quiet, pretty introverted, shy" as a child, although he was a "wild child" at home.^[7] He overcame his shyness in his junior year of high school when he began acting and doing stand-up comedy.^[8] After graduating from high school, he studied graphic design in college as a back-up plan in case he did not achieve success in comedy.^[9] He now designs all of his merchandise, including the cover of his album Harmful If Swallowed.^[8] Cook has stated that he does not drink or do drugs.^[10]

Cook's half-brother Darryl was Cook's business manager until 2008, when it was discovered that Darryl and his wife had embezzled millions of dollars from Dane Cook. Both Darryl and his wife have been sentenced to prison for the embezzlement.^[11]

Career[link]

Dane Cook

Stand-up[link]

In 1994, Cook moved to New York City and began performing. Two years later, he moved to Los Angeles, where he still lives today.^[12] His big break came in 1998 when he appeared on Comedy Central's Premium Blend. In 2000, Cook did a half-hour special on Comedy Central Presents. Since then his special has won the Comedy Central Stand-up showdown twice in a row.^[13]

In 2003, Cook released his first CD/DVD, Harmful If Swallowed. He signed a contract with Comedy Central Records. The album is certified platinum. He released his second CD/DVD in 2005, entitled Retaliation. This album went double platinum and made Cook the first comic in 29 years to have an album at #4 on the Billboard charts.^[13] He performed at the MTV Video Music Awards, and then afterwards he joined Snoop Dogg (who introduced him) in presenting the award for Best New Artist.^[13]

On April 15, 2005, Cook performed his first HBO Special entitled Vicious Circle. Vicious Circle was filmed "in the round" at the TD Banknorth Garden. The same year, Cook shot two pilot episodes for his own sitcom, Cooked. The sitcom never got picked up and the two pilot episodes were later released on DVD as the Lost Pilot Episodes. That same year, he embarked on a 30-day 20-show college tour called Tourgasm with his long time friends Robert Kelly, Gary Gulman, and Jay Davis. The tour was filmed and was later made into a 9-episode documentary on HBO.

On December 3, 2005, Cook hosted Saturday Night Live. It was one of the highest-rated SNLs of the season".^{[14][dead link]} He would then go on to host the premiere of season 32 of SNL a year later. Both episodes were the highest rated of the season.^{[citation needed]}

In 2006, Cook headlined for Dave Attell's Insomniac Tour and hosted the 2006 Teen Choice Awards alongside Jessica Simpson. The following year he won the award for Best Comedian. On November 12, 2007, Cook became the second comic to sell out Madison Square Garden. He did two sold out shows in one night. The show was filmed and would later be put onto a DVD to be sold on Cook's third comedy album. Cook won the Big Entertainer Award at the VH1 Big in '06 Awards, and Rolling Stone magazine's Hot Comic of the Year. The following day, November 13, 2007, he released his third CD/DVD entitled Rough Around The Edges, which was filmed live at Madison Square Garden in New York City. During that time, he embarked on his first arena tour.^{[citation needed]}

On April 10, 2007, Cook broke The Laugh Factory's endurance record (previously held by Richard Pryor)^[15] by performing on stage for 3 hours and 50 minutes. Dave Chappelle would break the record five days later.^[16] On January 1, 2008, Cook later broke Chapelle's record, by performing on stage for 7 hours.^[17]

From May 23, 2008 to May 25, 2008, Cook reunited with Robert Kelly and Al Del Bene for three shows at The Coliseum in Caesars Palace. From May 29, 2008, to June 4, 2008, the trio went to Iraq to perform for the troops. Del Bene was the Emcee, Kelly was the Feature, and Cook was the Headliner.^{[citation needed]}

He finished his fourth album, Isolated Incident; a performance which aired on Comedy Central on May 17, 2009, with the release of the record following two days later. He kicked off that tour at the Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut, on April 25, 2009. This album will be the last as part of Cook's four record deal with Comedy Central Records. The new album was performed at The Laugh Factory in Hollywood, which is considered to be Cook's home base, where he goes and works on new material. He released the DVD version of Isolated Incident in November 2009.^[18]

Critique[link]

Cook's style is principally "long-form storytelling"^[19] and "multipurpose phrases"^[3] with a casual attitude. Cook says his onstage persona is a combination of the personalities of his mom, Donna, and his dad, George. "My mother is like a Looney Tunes cartoon. She's wiggly ... She has the ability to tongue in cheek a lot, and do it in a way where she's being physical. My dad is the polar opposite. He always had a little 'what the fuck' in his voice. Even if he knew nothing about what he was talking about, he could sell it. So I looked at these two extremely funny people and created a style of comedy from absorbing their actions."^[20]

He explains:

I wanted to create a stage persona for myself that allowed me to really speak about anything I want... So I can be a storyteller, I can be jokey, I can be corny, I can be a little vulgar, I can be a lot vulgar. And I'm not afraid to go anywhere to get the point of the joke across, even if I have to just blabber like a retard until it becomes apparent that I'm a retard and that the audience should laugh.

Commentators in a variety of media sources have characterized Dane Cook's humor as unfunny.^[2][3][21] Comedian Ron White has criticized Dane Cook for his lack of real material and for his inflated ego; saying "[He] does not make me laugh, at all, in any way, shape or form."^[22] When asked about his opinion of Cook on The Howard Stern Show, comedian Nick DiPaolo said "he doesn't make me laugh, but that doesn't mean he's not funny."^[23] On Boston radio station WBCN, Dane Cook was named by radio show Toucher and Rich to a tournament of the top 16 "Worst Comedians" and, based on listener voting, was voted the "Worst Comedian" of all. In the Michigan Daily, Elie Zwiebel and co-author Jesse Bean wrote that "he's managed to become one of the most overrated comics ever" and that his act is "boringly stagnant".^[24]

Jim Breuer talked about Cook's reputation within the comedy industry, saying: "Everyone kills this guy ... Not one comedian comes on [my Sirius radio show] and says 'I'm so happy for him', which is weird. ... They can't stand this poor guy." Breuer went on to say that he personally thinks Cook is a "tremendous performer".^[25]

Accusations of plagiarism[link]

Comedian Joe Rogan has claimed that Cook performed a bit on an episode of Premium Blend that Rogan had developed on I'm Gonna Be Dead Someday (sketch titled "Tigers Fucking"), and claimed to have performed the routine earlier in clubs with Cook present.^[26] Other comedians have also accused Cook of stealing their material. A 2007 article in Radar magazine about joke theft included Rogan's allegations, as well as the allegations of an anonymous "veteran comic" who accused Cook of appropriating one of that comic's "very physical routines," despite a direct request by the comedian that Cook stop using the routine in question.^[27] The piece also noted widespread Internet discussion of the similarity between the bits "Struck by a Vehicle," "Itchy Asshole," and "My Son Optimus Prime," from Cook's 2005 album Retaliation, and the bits "Guy on a Bike," "Itchy Asshole," and "Kid's Names," from comic Louis C.K.'s 2003 album Live in Houston.^[27] In 2011, Cook played himself in an episode of Louie, scripted by C.K., centering on a fictional encounter between the two comics during which they discuss the controversy.^[28]

Film[link]

Cook began with small film roles in the late 90's, including Mystery Men as "The Waffler," and opposite Dennis Rodman in 1999's Simon Sez.^[29]

In 2006, Cook starred in his first leading role as the slacker box boy Zack Bradley in Employee of the Month, which co-starred Jessica Simpson and Dax Shepard. Poorly received by critics, the film made a modest $30 million against a $12 million budget.^[30] In June 2007, Cook co-starred in his first dramatic role as the devious photographer "Mr. Smith" in Mr. Brooks, which starred Kevin Costner. The film debuted at #4 at the box office. The film grossed $10,017,067 in the opening weekend.^[31]

In September 2007, Cook starred as dentist Charlie Logan in Good Luck Chuck, which co-starred Jessica Alba and Dan Fogler. The film was the second-highest grossing film (#1 Comedy) at the U.S. box office in its opening weekend, grossing $13.6 million in 2,612 theaters. The film went on to have a total box office tally of approximately $35 million U.S. and $24 million foreign. It was received very poorly by critics.^[32] A month later, Cook co-starred as Mitch Burns in Dan In Real Life, which starred Steve Carell. The film grossed $11.8 million in 1,921 theaters its opening weekend, ranking #2 at the box office. As of July 6, 2008, it has grossed $62,745,217. It received moderate to good reviews from critics.^[33]

In 2008, Cook starred as air purifier call-center supervisor Tank Turner in My Best Friend's Girl with Kate Hudson, Jason Biggs, and Alec Baldwin. The film grossed $8.2 million in its opening weekend, debuting at #3 at the box office, but received poor reviews from critics.^[34]

In 2010, Cook auditioned for the role of Captain America for Captain America: The First Avenger, although the director, Joe Johnston, did not have him on the short list for the part.^[35]

Stage[link]

On November 18, 2010, it was announced that both Cook and Josh Hamilton will be starring in Neil LaBute's 2011 Broadway production of Fat Pig.^[36] Production will begin in March 2011.

Tours[link]

• Tourgasm 2006 (w/ Robert Kelly, Gary Gulman, Jay Davis)
• Rough Around The Edges Tour 2007
• Globo Thermo Tour 2009 (w/ Robert Kelly and Al Del Bene) – In a Shave Magazine review of the Globo Thermo tour, Jake Tomlinson expressed that "his live performance quite enjoyable", and gave the concert 4 out of 5 stars.^[37]

Discography[link]

Albums[link]

Other releases[link]

• 2006: Dane Cook's Tourgasm (3DVD)
• 2007: The Lost Pilots (DVD) Sony Pictures Television.
• 2011 In the Future Steel Panther Balls Out

Singles[link]

• (2006) I'll Never Be You – #100 (U.S. Pop), #4 (Germany)
• (2007) Forward
• (2010) Drunk Girl/Red Car^[38]

Cook co-wrote and performed the song "Ruthie Pigface Draper" for the Dan In Real Life film with Norbert Leo Butz.^[39]

Filmography[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

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• Official website
• Dane Cook at the Internet Movie Database

Dane Reynolds
Personal information
Born	(1985-09-07) September 7, 1985 (age 26) Long Beach, California
Residence	Ventura, California
Height	6 ft 00 in (1.83 m)
Weight	175 lb (79 kg)
Surfing career
Years active	2008-present
Best year	4th - 2010 ASP World Tour
Career earnings	$357,325
Sponsors	Quiksilver, Vans, Monster Energy Drink, Channel Islands, and Boost Mobile
Surfing specifications
Stance	Regular (natural foot)
Website	Marine Layers Productions (his blog)

Dane Reynolds (born September 7, 1985 in Long Beach, California) is a professional surfer from Ventura, California^[1]. He is known for his "go for broke" style of surfing that includes many experimental and aerial maneuvers^[2].

Reynolds started surfing at the age of 10 after he moved from Bakersfield, California to Ventura^[3]. It was here on the point breaks around Santa Barbara and Ventura that he honed his progressive style of surfing. Reynolds first started competing at age 13 and at 16 had dropped out of school to surf^[4].

Reynolds competed in the 2003 and 2004 X-Games and received the highest single wave score both years^[5]. The 2008 ASP World Tour marked his rookie year on the esteemed tour after finishing 2nd on the ASP World Qualifying Series (WQS) behind Jordy Smith. His ranking on the WCT in 2008 was 19th with 4066 points, then he moved up to the coveted "Top Ten" (10th) in 2009 with 5219 points^[1]. In 2010 Reynolds had a breakout year, ending up tied for fourth in the 2010 ASP World Tour with Taj Burrow. His 2011 tour started disappointly missing the first three events due to a knee injury.^[6]

Reynold's first video, "First Chapter", won Best Male Performance in a Video and Video of the Year at the 2006 Surfer Poll Awards^[5].

Major sponsors of Dane Reynolds include Quiksilver, Channel Islands, Vans^[7]

Films[link]

• Damage inc.
• First Chapter
• Young Guns
• Young Guns 2
• Young Guns 3
• Dude Cruise
• Stranger Than Fiction
• Days of the Strange
• The Present
• The Collection
• Modern Collective
• Castles in the Sky
• Thrills Spills And What Not
• Lost Atlas

References[link]

External links[link]

• Reynold's bio page on Quiksilver.com
• Dane's blog: travel, music, art and surfing
• ASP Surfer Profile

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Dane Aaron Rumble
Rumble performing at a free concert at the Sky Tower Auckland City, in March 2010.
Background information
Birth name	Dane Rumble
Also known as	Kid Deft[1]
Born	(1982-02-09) 9 February 1982 (age 30) Auckland, New Zealand
Genres	Pop rock, dance-pop, hip pop
Years active	Fast Crew 1999–2009 Solo 2009–
Labels	Rumble/Warner Bros. Records
Associated acts	Fast Crew, J.Williams
Website	danerumble.com

Dane Aaron Rumble (Born 9 February 1982) is a New Zealand recording artist. He is a former member of New Zealand hip hop group, Fast Crew.^[1]

Music career[link]

Fast Crew 1999–2009[link]

Rumble started out in 1999 as the co-founder, writer and co-producer of New Zealand Hip-Hop act Fast Crew.^[2] Their debut single "I Got" peaked at number 4 in the RIANZ New Zealand Singles Chart, and their debut album Set the Record Straight peaked number 11 on the Album Chart. The album produced another 2 top ten singles, "It's the Incredible" and "Suburbia Streets". In 2008 they released their second album Truth, Lies & Red Tape. In early 2009 the group disbanded amicably with Rumble pursuing a solo career. He describes his music as "a brand new New Zealand sound".^[3]

Solo career[link]

[edit] 2009–2011: The Experiment

In March 2009, Rumble released his first solo single "Always Be Here". The track debuted on the RIANZ New Zealand Singles Chart at number 33 and peaked at number 13. The single was later certified gold status for selling over 7,500 copies digitally. A second single, "Don't Know What to Do", was released in July, and after a nation-wide radio tour, funded by New Zealand On Air, the single reached number 10 on the chart, becoming his first top 10 single as a solo artist.

A third single titled "Cruel" was released in November, and debuted at number 17 on the New Zealand singles chart. The track has since then climbed to number 3, making the track his third consecutive top 20 single, and on top of that, Cruel was certified platinum with sales over 15,000. Rumble spent the summer of 2009/10 with Martin Stevenson, performing on both 'Coca Cola Bands on Beach Tour' & 'The Woah Oh Oh Tour'.

Rumble's debut solo album, The Experiment was released on 29 March 2010. The album debuted at number 1 on the New Zealand Albums Chart. The following single Everything (Take Me Down) was released in April and so far has reached no. 20 on the chart.

Ahead of Dane Rumble's 'The Experiment Tour' alongside J.Williams, the two released a collaboration, 'Takes Me Higher' which debuted at Number Two on the New Zealand Singles Chart.^{[citation needed]}

August saw the official release of 'Always Be Here' in Australia. Dane was the #1 breakthrough act on Australian radio the week of the single release. 'What Are You Waiting For?' was the 5th single in New Zealand, released digitally on 30 August.

In September 2010 Rumble was nominated for 6 New Zealand Music Awards. He received the same amount of nominations as pop singer Gin Wigmore.

[edit] 2012–present: Exodus

After taking a brief holiday from touring and music duties, Rumble embarked on a trip to the USA and UK to start work on his sophomore album. Working with various producers and writers including producer Manuel Seal Jr along with Dutch song writer Louis Schoorl.

In mid-March 2012 Rumble confirmed his lead single "Lights Go Out" from his 2nd studio album titled "Exodus". The single is due to be released in New Zealand March 26th ^[4] and the album to be released "Late 2012".

Unlike his 1st album, Exodus will feature other artists alongside Rumble and be more of a collaborative effort with writing, producing and recording duties being shared rather than Rumble being the sole-creator.

Discography[link]

Studio albums[link]

Singles[link]

As featured artist[link]

NZ certifications

• Gold = 7,500 copies sold
• Platinum = 15,000 copies sold

Music videos[link]

Awards and nominations[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official website
• Dane Rumble on Myspace
• Dane Rumble on Twitter

v t e Dane Rumble Studio albums The Experiment Exodus Singles "Always Be Here" "Don't Know What to Do" "Cruel" "Everything (Take Me Down)" "Takes Me Higher" "What Are You Waiting For?" "Lights Go Out" Related articles Fast Crew Book:Dane Rumble

Dana Dane
Dane in September 2005
Background information
Birth name	Dana McLeese
Born	Fort Greene, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Genres	Hip hop
Instruments	Rapping
Years active	1985–present
Labels	Profile/Arista/BMG Records Maverick/Warner Bros. Records
Associated acts	Slick Rick
Website	www.danadane.com

Dana McLeese, better known by his stage name Dana Dane, is an American hip hop recording artist known for performance of humorous lyrics (imitating a British accent) and for his fashion sense.

Early life[link]

McLeese was born in the Walt Whitman housing project in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, New York City, New York.

Career[link]

Recording artist[link]

Dana Dane's career began as part of the Kangol Crew with fellow MC Slick Rick, to whom he sounded markedly similar, although Slick Rick's English lilt was actually genuine.

Dana Dane's debut album, Dana Dane with Fame, peaked at #46 on the Billboard album chart and was certified gold. His biggest hit in the United States was "Cinderfella Dana Dane", which peaked at #11 on Billboard magazine's R&B charts in 1987. Cheryl Green from Queens, NY sang backup.^[1] He was among at Profile Records’s core artists, then recorded briefly for Rap-A-Lot Records but did not release anything. He released his last album in 1995 on Maverick Records.

Beyond rapping[link]

Dane operated a clothing boutique in New York City in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

He is an on-air host for Sirius/XM Satellite Radio on its old school hip-hop channel BackSpin.

In 2009, he released his first novel, Numbers (One World/Ballantine/Random House ISBN 978-0-345-50605-4).

Discography[link]

Albums[link]

• Dana Dane with Fame (1987)
• Dana Dane 4 Ever (1990)
• Rollin' wit Dana Dane (1995)
• Best of Dana Dane (2002)

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official Web Site
• Dana Dane at Allmusic
• Dana Dane on Myspace