Dane Cook

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Dane Cook was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts to Donna and George Cook, a radio DJ. He grew up in Arlington, Massachusetts, a Boston suburb and, along with his five sisters and one brother, was raised as a Roman Catholic. As a result of his birthplace, Cook claims to be a Boston Red Sox fan. ESPN writer Bill Simmons, while responding to fan emails, said to have seen Dane Cook wear a New York Yankees cap during a taping of Crank Yankers. <p>Cook's first on-stage appearance at a comedy club was at a Catch a Rising Star show in Harvard Square, hosted at the time by comedian David Cross. In 1998, Cook was featured on Comedy Central's stand-up comedy showcase Premium Blend. The following year he appeared on the comedy network's Comics Come Home and the straight-to-video Dennis Rodman vehicle, Simon Sez as Rodman's partner, Nick Miranda. He also had a cameo in the music video for the song All Star by Smash Mouth. <p>Two years later, Cook pooled $30,000 of his own money from savings and...