Making an exceptional transition from theater to film, Tony award winning actor Dan Fogler stars in several upcoming movies. In 2007, he starred in Focus Feature’s and Ben Garant’s BALLS OF FURY opposite Christopher Walken as Randy Daytona, and later he starred in Lions Gate’s GOOD LUCK CHUCK opposite Dane Cook and Jessica Alba. Fogler will be seen in “THE MARCONI BROTHERS” as well as Universal’s KIDS IN AMERICA with Topher Grace and Anna Faris. Fogler recently was part of the voice cast of the animated features “KUNG FU PANDA” with Jack Black and Jackie Chan, and HORTON HEARS A WHO along with Steve Carrell and Jim Carey. Taking a more dramatic turn, Fogler is set to star in Universal Picture’s TRAVELING written and directed by Brandon Camp. Fogler recently completed filming opposite Aaron Eckhart and Jennifer Aniston. TRAVELING is a romantic drama about an acclaimed self-help expert on grieving who deals with the death of his own wife. Fogler stars as Lane Martin, the self proclaimed visionary behind Burke Preston (Eckhart).
Fogler won a Tony Award in 2005 for his performance in the Broadway production of William Finn and Rachel Sheinkin’s musical, “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,” directed by James Lapine. Fogler was also honored with the Outer Critics Circle, The Lortel, Drama Desk for Best Ensemble, and Theatre World Awards for his portrayal. He also won the New York Magazine Culture Award for Best Breakthrough Performance that year. He reprised the role in the Spring of 2007 for the West Coast run of the musical.
He returned to the New York stage in the fall of 2006 in Dan O’Brien’s “The Voyage of the Carcass,” directed by Randy Baruh. Fogler had previously appeared in off-Broadway and regional productions, including. “Bobby Gould in Hell,” “Joe Fearless,” “Crepuscule,” “Bridges and Harmonies,” “White Devil,” and “Dilettantes & Debutantes.” Fogler’s directorial debut for the play that he also wrote, “Elephant in the Room” (inspired by Ionesco’s “Rhinoceros”), was performed at the 2007 Fringe Festival in NYC. The play was being produced by Stage 13, the film and theater production company of which he is a founding member. He also is part of Second Rate - a rock band with friend Law Tarello.
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