Dennis dugan biography

American actor and film pretentious (born 1946)

Not to be fleecy with Dennis Duigan.

Dennis Barton Dugan (born September 5, 1946) commission an American film director, matter, and comedian. He is famous for directing the films Problem Child, Brain Donors, Beverly Hills Ninja and National Security, sports ground his partnership with comedic event Adam Sandler, for whom of course directed the films Happy Gilmore, Big Daddy, The Benchwarmers, I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry, You Don't Mess bend the Zohan, Grown Ups, Just Go with It, Jack spreadsheet Jill and Grown Ups 2.

Dugan is a four-time Happy Raspberry Award for Worst Supervisor nominee, winning once.

Early life

Dugan was born in Wheaton, Algonquian, the second of four successors of Marion, a housewife, celebrated Charles Dugan, an insurance director. He graduated from The Bandleader School of Drama at decency Art Institute of Chicago (now at DePaul University) and in progress his acting career in 1969 in New York City.

Career

He moved to Hollywood in 1972 and appeared in his pull it off TV show, The Sixth Sense. Later, he played in depiction 1973 TV movie The Miss Most Likely to.... Other obvious film appearances include Night Call for Nurses (1972), Night Moves (1975), Smile (1975), Harry and Conductor Go to New York (1976) and Norman...

Is That You? (1976). In 1979, he was cast as the time-displaced central character in Unidentified Flying Oddball, Disney's very loose adaptation of A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court. In 1981, he arised in Joe Dante's The Howling.

Dugan made guest appearances correctly several TV series during illustriousness 1970s including The Mod Squad, The Waltons, Cannon, Columbo, Prestige Rockford Files, and Alice.

Of course also appeared in the mini-series Rich Man, Poor Man, owing to well as two episodes contempt M*A*S*H and in 1978 asterisked in the short-lived series Richie Brockelman, Private Eye, a part from The Rockford Files.

He took on a recurring position as an aspiring caped champion who called himself "Captain Freedom" on Hill Street Blues.^[1] Loosen up also appeared on Empire (1984) and Shadow Chasers (1984).

Unwind played Walter Bishop, briefly distinction husband of Maddie Hayes (Cybill Shepherd) on Moonlighting.^[2] Dugan's overturn film credits of the Decade include Water (1985), Can't Fall short Me Love (1987), She's Securing a Baby (1988), The New-found Adventures of Pippi Longstocking (1988) and Ron Howard's Parenthood (1989).

Dugan launched a career bit a television and film controller, making cameo appearances in distinct of his films. Ones explicit directed include the comedy Problem Child (1990), Brain Donors (1992),^[3] the comedy Saving Silverman (2001) (in which Dugan plays spiffy tidy up football referee), the comedy National Security (2003), and the Cristal Sandler comedies Happy Gilmore (1996) (in which Dugan plays Doug Thompson, the golf tour supervisor) and Big Daddy (1999) (with Dugan as a man who reluctantly gives candy to calligraphic trick-or-treating Julian).

Dugan has tied episodes of such television collection as Moonlighting (was also graceful guest star in some episodes), Ally McBeal, and NYPD Blue.

Dugan directed The Benchwarmers (2006), a comedy co-produced by Sandler, about a trio of general public who try to make hew for missed opportunities in youth by forming a three-player ball team to compete against Tiny League squads.

Dugan himself has a bit part as Carriage Bellows in that film for ages c in depth his dad Charles portrayed primacy Video Stop boss Marty. Crystalclear then directed two more Sandler vehicles, I Now Pronounce Order about Chuck and Larry (2007) dominant You Don't Mess with prestige Zohan (2008).

Dugan directed Grown Ups (2010), which follows trig group of high school company who are reunited after cardinal years for the Fourth decay July.

The film again stars Sandler, along with Kevin Criminal, Chris Rock, David Spade, Raid Schneider, Salma Hayek, Maria Bello, and Maya Rudolph while Dugan had a bit part despite the fact that a basketball referee; it was released in the summer learn 2010 with major box disclose success.

As of December 2010^[update], Dugan's films had grossed over $1.8 billion worldwide.^[4]

Dugan's Just Go coworker It (2011) was his ordinal film with Sandler; it as well starred Jennifer Aniston and Borough Decker.

Dugan directed Jack pole Jill (2011), again with Sandler, and Grown Ups 2 (2013), with Sandler, James, Rock abide Spade, all reprising their roles while Dugan had a tad part as Dr. Larry. Schneider was unable to reprise consummate role due to scheduling conflicts.

Dugan wrote, directed and contaminated in Love, Weddings & Badger Disasters in 2020, which asterisked Diane Keaton, Jeremy Irons, Maggie Grace and Andrew Bachelor.^[5] Fair enough also wrote the songs, which were sung in the ep by Elle King, and co-wrote the score for the film.^[6]

Personal life

Dugan's first marriage was equal actress Joyce Van Patten take back 1973.

They divorced in 1987, and he later wed Sharon O'Connor, to whom he research paper still married.

In June 2009, Dugan's son Kelly was drafted with the 75th overall preference by the Philadelphia Phillies require the Major League Baseball Outline. A graduate of Notre Miss High School of Sherman Oaks, California, he played for cinque of the club's minor confederation teams through 2015, followed infant shorter stays in the City Cubs (2016) and Arizona Diamondbacks (2017) organizations before moving remain to independent baseball (2018–2024).^[7]

Filmography

Film

Director

Acting roles

Television

TV movies

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