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David Michael Koechner is an American character actor (film, television and stage), comedian and musician. Koechner began studying improvisational comedy in Chicago at the ImprovOlympic, under the teachings of Del Close, before joining the Second City Northwest. After one-year stints of doing sketch comedy on Saturday Night Live and Late Night with Conan O'Brien, he began taking small parts in films such as Man on the Moon and Wag the Dog. While filming the country mockumentary Dill Scallion, Koechner befriended Dave 'Gruber' Allen, forming The Naked Trucker & T-Bones Show. The act became a hit at Hollywood clubs such as Largo, and the duo were invited to open for Tenacious D. After a breakout role as Champ Kind in Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, he began appearing frequently with larger supporting roles in many high profile comedic films, including Talladega Nights, Snakes on a Plane, Waiting..., The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard, Extract and Thank You for Smoking, in addition to recurring guest appearances on Anchorman co-star Steve Carell's The Office as Todd Packer. On 17 January 2007, Koechner's Naked Trucker & T-Bones Show premiered on Comedy Central, giving him a starring role and full creative control. Koechner's first leading role as Coach Lambeau Fields in Fox Atomic's sports comedy, The Comebacks opened on 19 October 2007. Description above from the Wikipedia article David Koechner, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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David Michael Koechner is an American character actor (film, television and stage), comedian and musician. Koechner began studying improvisational comedy in Chicago at the ImprovOlympic, under the teachings of Del Close, before joining the Second City Northwest. After one-year stints of doing sketch comedy on Saturday Night Live and Late Night with Conan O'Brien, he began taking small parts in films such as Man on the Moon and Wag the Dog. While filming the country mockumentary Dill Scallion, Koechner befriended Dave 'Gruber' Allen, forming The Naked Trucker & T-Bones Show. The act became a hit at Hollywood clubs such as Largo, and the duo were invited to open for Tenacious D. After a breakout role as Champ Kind in Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, he began appearing frequently with larger supporting roles in many high profile comedic films, including Talladega Nights, Snakes on a Plane, Waiting..., The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard, Extract and Thank You for Smoking, in addition to recurring guest appearances on Anchorman co-star Steve Carell's The Office as Todd Packer. On 17 January 2007, Koechner's Naked Trucker & T-Bones Show premiered on Comedy Central, giving him a starring role and full creative control. Koechner's first leading role as Coach Lambeau Fields in Fox Atomic's sports comedy, The Comebacks opened on 19 October 2007. Description above from the Wikipedia article David Koechner, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Bones
American Dad!
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
King of the Hill
Psych
Chuck
Regular Show
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Hell's Kitchen
The Graham Norton Show
The Office
Twin Peaks
Monk
Hannah Montana
The Middle
Phineas and Ferb
Mad About You
Future Man
Justified
TripTank
Drunk History
Tacoma FD
The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show
Reno 911!
All Hail King Julien
Pushing Daisies
Freaks and Geeks
@midnight with Chris Hardwick
Gary Unmarried
The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants
Krapopolis
Real Time with Bill Maher
Ask the Storybots
Tosh.0
Close Enough
The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants in Space
The Jeselnik Offensive
Kath & Kim
The Goldbergs
All Hail King Julien: Exiled
Saturday Night Live
This Means War
CHiPS
Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics
The 40 Year Old Virgin
Yours, Mine & Ours
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
Still Waiting...
Sex Drive
Unaccompanied Minors
Reno 911!: Miami
Hell and Back
Drillbit Taylor
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
Run Ronnie Run
Paul
Hit & Run
Get Smart
Wag the Dog
Dirty Work
Extract
The Dukes of Hazzard
My Boss's Daughter
Vicious Fun
F is for Family
Regular Show: The Movie
Another Period
Bless This Mess
Piranha 3DD
Final Destination 5
Gnome Alone
Krampus
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
A Haunted House
Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse
Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector
The Right One
Superior Donuts
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
Let's Go to Prison
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard
A Week Away
Waiting...
Priceless
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