David Koechner
David Koechner | |
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Born | David Michael Koechner August 24, 1962 Tipton, Missouri, U.S. |
Occupation(s) | Actor, comedian |
Years active | 1986–present[1] |
Spouse |
Leigh Koechner
(m. 1998; sep. 2020) |
Children | 5 |
David Michael Koechner (/ˈkɛknər/ KEK-nər;[2] born August 24, 1962) is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for playing roles such as Champ Kind in the Anchorman films and Todd Packer on The Office series.
Koechner first became involved in performing when he began studying improvisational comedy in
While filming the country
After his breakout role as
Early life and education
Koechner was born on August 24, 1962, in
Career
Early career
In 1995, Koechner landed a year-long stint on
Partnership with David "Gruber" Allen
On the set of the 1999 country music mockumentary,
Koechner joined the act as Gerald "T-Bones" Tibbons, a character he had been playing on comedy stages for a few years, including a recurring character bit on SNL. Gerald Tibbons dates back to 1995, when he filmed a short television pilot based on the character's misadventures.[10] The "Gerald" character, based on a real drifter named Four-Way George, became so popular that Koechner would go to auditions, only to find that directors were always demanding his stage persona.[11][12] The stage act, a mix of stand-up comedy and off-color country songs, became a hit on the Hollywood improv circuit, ultimately landing television performances on Late Night with Conan O'Brien, Jimmy Kimmel Live! and Real Time with Bill Maher. The Naked Trucker and T-Bones Show toured with fellow comedic musical duo, Tenacious D.[13]
2004–2006
In 2004, Koechner landed his largest film role up to that point, as sports reporter Champ Kind in
After co-starring in Anchorman and The 40-Year-Old Virgin, fellow Second City alum
2007–present
In 2007, Koechner was seen in his first leading role in
On January 17, 2007,
In the eight years Koechner & Allen have been playing these characters, there have been several attempts to bring the act to television, but they had trouble figuring how to translate it into a series.
Following the release of Live at the Troubador, Koechner revealed that a T-Bones film is in development with Will Ferrell and
In 2015, Koechner began co-starring as Commodore Bellacourt in the Comedy Central series Another Period. He also recurs as Bill Lewis on The Goldbergs.
In a contrast to his largely comedy-based acting career, Koechner starred in the 2016 drama Priceless, a film about human trafficking. He said of the role, "My wife and I have five kids – three of them are daughters. So, just to imagine the horror of any young lady having to go through this. This film is based on true events. It's happening right now. It's happening in Chicago. It's happening here in Los Angeles. It's happening globally. So, to be a participant in a film like this – to bring awareness to such a horror – makes me happy."[25]
Personal life
Koechner lives in Los Angeles and is separated from his wife Leigh. They have five children.[26] Koechner has the names of his wife and children tattooed on his right upper-arm.[27] In 2020, Koechner filed for divorce.[28]
Koechner performs regularly in Los Angeles comedy clubs such as Flappers Comedy Club, Improv Olympic, West Theater (in the show Beer Shark Mice), and Largo, the nightclub where the Naked Trucker Show plays regularly. Koechner supported the 2004 US presidential campaign of Senator John Kerry, performing at a June 6, 2004, Hollywood fundraiser for the senator, where The Naked Trucker & T-Bones opened up for Tenacious D.[29]
On December 31, 2021, Koechner was arrested on New Year's Eve for a suspected DUI and hit and run in Simi Valley, California. A court date was set for March 30 in Ventura, California.[30] On March 31, he was charged with a DUI and hit and run and may face up to six months in jail for each misdemeanor charge, probation, and required to take an alcohol education course.
On June 4, 2022, Koechner was arrested for DUI in Ohio, his second DUI arrest in under six months.[31] He soon began to speak publicly about his alcoholism and has pursued sobriety.
Filmography
Film
Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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1995 | It's Now... or NEVER! | Jay | |
1997 | Wag the Dog | Director | |
1998 | Dirty Work | Anton Phillips | |
1999 | Man on the Moon | National Enquirer Reporter | |
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me | Co-pilot | ||
Dill Scallion | Bubba Pearl | ||
2000 | Whatever It Takes | Virgil Doolittle | |
Dropping Out | Henry | ||
2001 | Out Cold | Stumpy | |
Life Without Dick | Uncle Hurley | ||
2002 | Waking Up in Reno | Bell Hop | |
American Girl | Guy in Fun Fun Land TV Commercial | ||
The Third Wheel | Carl | ||
Run Ronnie Run
|
Clay | ||
2003 | My Boss's Daughter | Speed | |
A Guy Thing | Buck Morse | ||
Soul Mates | Steve | ||
2004 | Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy | Champ Kind
|
Nominated—) |
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie | |||
2005 | Yours, Mine & Ours | Darrell | |
Daltry Calhoun | Doyle Earl | ||
Here Comes Peter Cottontail: The Movie | Elroy/Wind | Voice only | |
The 40-Year-Old Virgin | Dad at Health Clinic | ||
The Dukes of Hazzard | Cooter | ||
Waiting... | Dan | ||
2006 | Unaccompanied Minors | Ernie Wellington | |
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny | Surplus Store Clerk | Scene Deleted | |
Let's Go to Prison | Shanahan | ||
Snakes on a Plane | Richard "Rick" | ||
Barnyard | Dag | Voice only | |
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby | Herschell | ||
Thank You for Smoking
|
Bobby Jay Bliss | ||
Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector | Donnie | ||
2007 | The Comebacks | Lambeau Fields | |
Wild Girls Gone | Mr. Fremont | ||
Reno 911!: Miami | Sheriff of Aspen | ||
Balls of Fury | Rick the Birdmaster | ||
Farce of the Penguins | Melvin | Voice only | |
2008 | Semi-Pro | The Commissioner | |
Drillbit Taylor | Frightened Dad | ||
Get Smart | Agent Larabee | ||
Sex Drive | Hitchhiker | ||
The Perfect Game | Charlie | ||
2009 | Still Waiting... | Dan | |
Extract | Nathan | ||
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard | Brent Gage | ||
Tenure | Jay Hadley | ||
2011 | Paul | Gus | |
Final Destination 5 | Dennis Lapman | ||
A Good Old Fashioned Orgy | Vic George | ||
2012 | This Means War | Ollie | |
Piranha 3DD | Chet | ||
Wedding Day | Pastor Augustus | ||
Hit and Run | Sanders | ||
Small Apartments | Detective O'Grady | ||
2013 | A Haunted House | Dan Kearney | |
Cheap Thrills | Colin | ||
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues | Champ Kind | ||
2014 | Hits | Rich | |
No Clue | Ernie | ||
Jason Nash Is Married | Scooter | ||
2015 | Road Hard | Chad | |
Regular Show: The Movie | Principal Dean | Voice only | |
Hell and Back | Asmodeus | Voice only | |
Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse | Scout Leader Rogers | ||
Krampus | Howard | ||
2016 | Priceless | Dale | |
2017 | CHiPs | Pat | |
How to Get Girls | Principal B. | ||
Bernard and Huey
|
Huey | ||
I'm Not Here | Dad's Attorney | ||
The Pine Tar Incident: Making of Tar Wars | Director | ||
Gnome Alone | Zamfeer | Voice | |
2018 | Then Came You | Bob Lewis | |
All Creatures Here Below | Robert | ||
2019 | 3 Days with Dad | Dr. Clarence Grey | |
Braking for Whales | Uncle Randall Hillhouse | ||
2020 | Faith Based | Butch Savage | |
The Dark Divide | Shayne | ||
Vicious Fun | Zachary | ||
Reboot Camp | Himself | ||
2021 | The Right One | Bob Glasser | |
A Week Away | David | ||
Match Struck | Unknown Man | ||
National Champions | Richard Everly | ||
2022 | The Allnighter | Bruce | |
Marmaduke | Phil | Voice only | |
TBA | Izzy Lyon: The Unspun Truth | Antoine St. Pupon | |
Diamond in the Rough | |||
Dotty & Soul | Brannigan |
Television
Year | Show | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1995–1996 | Saturday Night Live | Cast member | 20 episodes |
1996 | The Jamie Foxx Show | Stephen Queen | Episode: "A Killer Ending" |
Something So Right | Man | Episode: "Something About a Christmas Miracle" | |
1997 | Mad About You | Store Clerk | Episode: "Uncle Phil and the Coupons" |
Teletubbies | The Scary Lion | Episode: "Sophie - Art Circus" | |
1998 | The Love Boat: The Next Wave
|
Charles | Episode: "Getting to Know You" |
1999 | Get Real | Roger | Episode: "Pilot" |
Dharma & Greg | Joe | Episode: "See Dharma Run" | |
2000 | Freaks and Geeks | Waiter | Episode: "Carded and Discarded" |
The Norm Show | Lance | Episode: "Norm vs. the Oldest Profession" | |
2002 | Late World with Zach | Various | Recurring role |
Curb Your Enthusiasm | Joseph | Episode: "Mary, Joseph and Larry" | |
Greg the Bunny | Paintball Instructor | Episode: "Jewel Heist" | |
2002–2003 | Still Standing | Carl | 9 episodes |
Whatever Happened to Robot Jones?
|
Clancy Q. Sleepyjeans (voice) | ||
2003 | Comedy Central Laughs for Life Telethon 2003 | Jerry Prastis/Gerald Tibbons/Various | TV special |
2005–2013 | The Office
|
Todd Packer | 15 episodes |
2006 | Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law | Cubby McQuilkin (voice) | Episode: "Babysitter" |
2007 | The Naked Trucker and T-Bones Show | Gerald "T-Bones" Tibbons | Star, writer, producer, co-creator |
American Body Shop | Trey | Episode: "Shop for Sale" | |
Monk | Joey Krenshaw | 2 episodes | |
2008 | Kath & Kim | Pete | Episode: "Friends" |
King of the Hill | Frank (voice) | Episode: "Six Characters in Search of a House" | |
Pushing Daisies | Merle McQuoddy | Episode: "The Legend of Merle McQuoddy" | |
2008–2010 | Hannah Montana | Uncle Earl | 3 episodes |
2008–present | American Dad! | Dick / various characters (voice) | 37 episodes |
2009 | Glenn Martin, DDS | Unknown (voice) | Episode: "Deck the Malls" |
The Goode Family | Cranky (voice) | Episode: "A Goode Game of Chicken" | |
2009–2010 | Hank | Grady Funk | 10 episodes |
2010 | Gary Unmarried | Joe "Soup" Campbell | Episode: "Gary's Big Mouth" |
Neighbors from Hell | Robert the Insult Weight Loss Robot (voice) | 3 episodes | |
Glory Daze | Baseball Coach | Episode: "Pilot" | |
2011 | Beavis and Butt-Head | Various characters (voice) | 4 episodes |
Chuck
|
Crazy Bob | Episode: "Chuck Versus the Business Trip" | |
Good Vibes | Various characters (voice) | 2 episodes | |
Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness | Dosu (voice) | Episode: "Hometown Hero" | |
2012 | Comedy Bang! Bang! | Mr. Doublebutt | Episode: "Amy Poehler Wears a Black Jacket & Grey Pants" |
The Inbetweeners
|
Jim Remus | Episode: "The Field Trip" | |
2013 | The Middle | Jeff Webber | Episode: "The Friend" |
Behind the Candelabra | Adoption Attorney | Television film | |
Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja | Mac Antfee (voice) | 3 episodes | |
Psych | Leslie Valerie Sally | Episode: "Office Space" | |
Phineas and Ferb | Rusty Britches (voice) | Episode: "Terrifying Tri-State Trilogy of Terror" | |
2014 | Justified | Deputy Gregg Sutter | 2 episodes |
Maron | Himself | Episode: "Therapy" | |
2015 | Sofia the First | Muck (voice) | Episode: "Minding the Manor" |
Full Circle | Phil Davis | 4 episodes | |
2015–2016 | Regular Show | Principal Dean / Jayden (voice) | 5 episodes |
All Hail King Julien | Rob / Nurse Phantom / Phantom, Butterfly Prince (voice) | 4 episodes | |
2015–2023 | The Goldbergs | Bill Lewis | 38 episodes |
2015–2018 | Drunk History | Various | 3 episodes |
Another Period | Commodore Bellacourt | Series regular; 18 episodes | |
2015–2021 | F is for Family
|
Robert "Bob Pogo" Pogrohovich (voice) | 20 episodes |
2016 | Angie Tribeca | Commissioner Bigfish | Episode: "Commissioner Bigfish" |
Bajillion Dollar Propertie$ | Roger Ramsey | Episode: "Roger Me Rightly" | |
Hidden America with Jonah Ray | Mayor Marty Lehrman | Episode: "Chicago: The Second Best City" | |
The Soul Man | Denny Doyle | Episode: "Southern Discomfort" | |
TripTank | Buck LaFontaine / Gary / Frank (voice) | 2 episodes | |
Tween Fest | Congressman Rich Halstrom | Episode: "Congressman-Ass Bitch" | |
Future-Worm! | Coach (voice) | Episode: "The Bleak Shall Inherit the Earth/Lobster Boy Movie Trailer/Makin' History" | |
2017 | Bones | Jack Flap | Episode: "The Flaw in the Saw" |
All Hail King Julien: Exiled | Nurse Phantom (voice) | Episode: "The Most Eggcellent Adventure" | |
Twin Peaks
|
Detective Fusco | 4 episodes | |
Future Man | Barry Futturman | Episode: "A Blowjob Before Dying" | |
Stan Against Evil | Kenny | Episode: "Curse of the Werepony" | |
Rhett and Link's Buddy System
|
Jimbo / Jumbo | Episode: "Sanctuary" | |
Hell's Kitchen | Himself | Guest diner and Shane's Inspiration contributor; Episode: "It's All Gravy" | |
2017–2018 | Superior Donuts | Carl "Tush" Tushinski | Series regular |
2018 | Trolls: The Beat Goes On! | Buzby (voice) | 3 episodes |
The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants | Mr. Meaner (voice) | ||
Bobcat Goldthwait's Misfits & Monsters | 'Swell' Del Wainwright | Episode: "Face in the Car Lot" | |
Ask the StoryBots | Pirate | Episode: "How Do Volcanoes Work?" | |
2019–2020 | Bless This Mess | Beau Bowman | Series regular |
2019 | Schooled | Bill Lewis | Episode: "Be Like Mike" |
Crank Yankers | Ray Erbst | Episode: "Adam Carolla, David Koechner & Natasha Leggero" | |
2021 | Close Enough | Wyatt Trickle (voice) | Episode: "Meet the Frackers" |
2022–2023 | Puppy Dog Pals | Willie (voice) | Credited as Dave Koechner; 7 episodes |
2023 | Justified: City Primeval | Greg Sutter | 1 Episode |
2023-2024 | Krapopolis | Poseidon (voice) | 2 episodes |
Music videos
Year | Title | Artist |
---|---|---|
2010 | "Baby We Were Young" | The Dirty Guv'nahs |
2011 | "New Romance" | Miles Fisher |
2011 | "Weed Card" | Garfunkel and Oates |
References
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- ^ "The Face You Know: An Interview with Anchorman's David Koechner". Paste Magazine. Retrieved September 9, 2013.
- ^ Profile Archived December 25, 2015, at the Wayback Machine, kcchiefs.com; accessed November 17, 2014.
- ^ David Koechner Biography; Yahoo! Movies
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- ^ "David Koechner: Underneath the cowboy hat, outside 'The Office'". The Bellevue Scene. March 29, 2011. Archived from the original on March 30, 2012. Retrieved May 16, 2013.
- ^ The Second City Northwest Alumni, secondcity.com; accessed November 17, 2014.
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Wezerek, Gus (December 14, 2019). "The 'S.N.L.' Stars Who Lasted, and the Ones Who Flamed Out". The New York Times. Archived from the original on December 14, 2019. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
Some of the names here will be familiar only to die-hard fans; others, like Murphy, defined what was funny for generations of viewers.
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- ^ a b Podcast: David Koechner & Dave "Gruber" Allen on The Naked Trucker & T-Bones Show, The Sound of Young America Archived February 7, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, maximumfun.org; January 12, 2007.
- ^ A convoy of offbeat comedy, usatoday.com, January 16, 2007.
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- ^ It's the 2005 MTV Movie Awards Nominees!, mtv.co.uk; May 4, 2005.
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- ^ Profile, usatoday.com; accessed November 17, 2014.
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- ^ Snyder, Gabriel; Laporte, Nicole. "Brady at QB for Atomic; Helmer tackles 'Comebacks'", Variety, September 24, 2006. Archived October 14, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Comedy Central Announces The Series Pick-Up Of The Torrid, Twisted Tales Of "The Naked Trucker And T-Bones Show" Archived September 29, 2007, at the Wayback Machine; Comedy Central, March 27, 2006.
- ^ Live at the Troubadour (LIVE), Amazon.com; accessed November 17, 2014.
- ^ MacIntyre, April. M&C Interview: David Koechner/T-Bones, The Naked Trucker and 'Live At The Troubadour' Archived May 5, 2007, at the Wayback Machine; Monsters & Critics; March 20, 2007.
- ^ Zwecker, Bill (2016). "Noted comedian David Koechner turns dramatic in 'Priceless'". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on January 14, 2017.
- ^ Koechner, David. Tweet at Twitter, January 13, 2011.
- ^ Tattoos with David Koechner profile Archived July 28, 2012, at archive.today, babelgum.com; accessed November 17, 2014.
- ^ Walters, Mike (January 14, 2020). "'Anchorman' Star David Koechner Files For Divorce From Wife After 20 Years". Yahoo!. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
- ^ ConcertsforKerry.org
- ^ "'Anchorman' Star David Koechner Arrested For DUI on New Year's Eve". www.etonline.com. January 2, 2022. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
- ^ "'Anchorman' Star David Koechner Busted for DUI".
External links
- David Koechner at IMDb
- David Koechner on Twitter
- Interview with Koechner & partner Dave 'Gruber' Allen on public radio program The Sound of Young America