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Dan Fogler
  • Birth Name:
    Daniel Kevin Fogler
  • Date of Birth:
    April 20, 1976
  • Zodiac Sign:
    Taurus
  • Place of Birth:
    Brooklyn, New York, USA
  • Height:
    5' 7"
  • Sex:
    Male
  • Hair Color:
    Brown
  • Eye Color:
    Blue
  • Nationality:
    American
  • Religion:
    Christianity

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    Trivia

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    • He is a founding member of Stage 13 Theater Company, and premiered his first film as director Hysterical Psycho - a Studio 13 production in association with Stage13 - at the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival.
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    • In 2005, Fogler won a The Lortel, Outer Critics, Broadway World, Drama Desk, and Tony Award for his portrayal of the middle schooler with a rare mucous membrane disorder and a magic foot.
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    • Daniel Kevin Fogler is a Tony Award-winning American actor, playwright and filmmaker.
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    Quotes

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    • In explaining why he founded Stage 13 Theater Company with his lesser known but very talented good friends: When you have a foot up on the glacier, you have to turn around and give the others a hand. - Unknown
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    • In his Tony acceptance speech he said - I Feel like Rocky right now and she's my Adrian (acknowledging his girlfriend Jodie) We did it with this hair and this body. Be brave. Be different. - Unknown
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    • Here's to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round heads in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They're not fond of rules and they have no respect for the status quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify them, or vilify them. But the only thing you can't do is ignore them. Because they change things. They push the human race forward. And some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think - Unknown
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    Biography

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    Last Updated: Monday, August 31, 2009

    dan foglerDan Fogler, the cherubic actor and singer, was born Oct. 20, 1976 in Brooklyn, New York, the son of a surgeon and his English teacher mother. His brother Jason is a clinical-psychologist. Fogler established himself with his role of William Barfee in the Broadway musical hit "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee." His performance brought Fogler a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor (Musical), a Theatre World Award, Outer Circle Award and a Drama Desk Award as part of the Outstanding Ensemble Performance. He also received The Lortel Award for Spelling Bee's off-Broadway run. The show was his Broadway debut, and he played the part on Broadway for nine and one half months.

    Fogler,as part of The Farm Acting troupe, had helped originate the show and created the character of William Morris Barfee as the improvisational Off-Off Broadway play "C-R-E-P-U-S-C-U-L-E in 2002." The hit musical has jump-started his film career, and Fogler starred in the comedy Balls of Fury (2007) in 2007. Aside from his other film work, Dan also was honored to be the voice actor for two distinct characters in Horton Hears a Who! He has written a play, "Elephant in The Room," inspired by Ionescos'Rhinoceros (1974)_, which was produced by the New York International Fringe Festival 2007. Fogler also directed the production. He has in addition, written and directed his first film, "Hysterical Psycho." which features actors from his theater company Stage 13 where Dan serves as one of the company's Artistic Directors.

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