David Koechner
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| Career: | 1995-2009 | ||
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Biography by Jason Buchanan
Though he would remain one of the comedy world's best-kept secrets through the later half of the 1990s, improvisational comic-turned-actor David Koechner later made a successful transition from SNL and Late Night With Conan O'Brien funnyman to supporting feature player roles when word of his talent spread, thanks to stellar supporting parts in such wide-release films as A Guy Thing and Anchorman. The Tipton, MO, native studied political science at the University of Missouri, with a subsequent career in the family business (manufacturing turkey coops) narrowly averted by a post-college move to Chicago. It was there that Koechner attempted to master his comic skills under the tutelage of improv master Del Close, with further studies at the Windy City's ImprovOlympic cementing the skills of the up-and-coming talent. A subsequent stint at Chicago's Second City Theater led to Koechner's lucky break when he was whisked away by SNL creator Lorne Michaels to become a player in the long-running weekly comedy mainstay. Though he would remain with SNL for merely one season, Koechner continued to impress on the small screen as a performer on Late Night with Conan O'Brien in the 1996-1997 season. As his reputation continued to grow due to appearances on such popular shows as Mad About You and Dharma & Greg, Koechner also made an impression in features thanks to small but memorable roles in Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, Man on the Moon, and My Boss's Daughter. Though he would continue to work in minor capacity on the small screen, Koechner seemed to be focusing on features at this point in his career, with a turn as a chauvinistic sportscaster in the 2004 Will Ferrell comedy Anchorman offering what was perhaps his most substantial feature performance to date.
Filmography
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| Extract | 2009 |
 
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| Hank [TV Series] | 2009 | Actor [Starring] | ||
| My One and Only | 2009 |
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| The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard | 2009 |
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| Get Smart | 2008 |
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| Semi-Pro | 2008 |
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| Balls of Fury | 2007 |
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| Monk: Mr. Monk and the Daredevil | 2007 | Actor [Starring] | ||
| Reno 911!: Miami | 2007 |
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| The Comebacks | 2007 |
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| The Naked Trucker and T-Bones Show [TV Series] | 2007 | Actor [Starring] / Show Creator | ||
| The Naked Trucker and T-Bones: Live at the Troubadour | 2007 | Performer [Starring] / Screenwriter |
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| The Office: Ben Franklin | 2007 | Actor | ||
| Barnyard | 2006 |
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| Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector | 2006 |
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| Let's Go to Prison! | 2006 |
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What has two thumbs and hates David Koechner too?....... < this guy!>
I'd like to say that there was a secret Second City mantra that we chanted before every take but indeed, if there is one I'm not privy to it. No brotherhood or sisterhood of the Second City. But, it was good to have that training in my back...
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