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(Dave Nelson)
"Dave Nelson is a thinly disguised version of me -- an inept but well-meaning, vaguely professional man," Dave Foley says, describing his character on "NewsRadio."
Born and raised in Toronto, Foley attended alternative high schools, where he began writing stand-up comedy for a creative writing project. His interest in improving those comedic skills led him to comedy workshops, where he met and teamed with Kevin McDonald and Luc Casmiri's improvisational troupe, The Kids in the Hall.
Working as theater ushers in a downtown art house cinema, Foley and McDonald dreamed of the day they would make their living doing comedy. In 1984, Foley and McDonald merged with Mark McKinney and Bruce McCullouch ("The Audience") and were shortly joined by Kids in the Hall member Scott Thompson.
The Kids in the Hall quickly gained a following, and in 1987 the group shot its first television special for the Canadian Broadcasting Company and HBO. Foley's dream of becoming a professional comedian came to life, and Foley and McDonald's absurdist humor earned the team an Emmy for writing and performing on their television series, "Kids in the Hall."
Foley attributes most of his interest in the performing arts to such stellar role models as Frank Zappa, Jerry Lewis, the Marx brothers, Buster Keaton and Monty Python.
Foley recently completed filming of the feature film "The Wrong Guy," which he co-wrote with Dave Higgins ("Ellen") in his hometown of Toronto. He and his "Kids in the Hall" colleagues most recently were seen in the feature film "Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy."
When he is not working, Foley spends time with his wife and their two children, "mostly following them around with a 3D camera," says Foley. Dave Foley's birthday is January 4.
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