Editing Dane Cook (section)

== Career ==
=== Early work ===
In 1990, Cook began performing stand-up in comedy clubs.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.biography.com/people/dane-cook-201310|title=Dane Cook|website=Biography|language=en-us|access-date=2019-03-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180323043735/https://www.biography.com/people/dane-cook-201310|archive-date=2018-03-23|url-status=dead}}</ref>

On October 30, 1992, Cook and a group of local emerging improv/sketch comedians were scheduled to appear at the [[Boston Garden]] as part of local radio station [[WBCN (FM)|WBCN]]'s "Rock of Boston" music concert. Although they anticipated appearing earlier in the lineup, they were scheduled to perform between popular band [[Spin Doctors]] and the final headline act [[Phish]], making them somewhat nervous but determined to do well. Moments after they took the stage however, the crowd, neither expecting nor appreciating a comedy act at this late stage in the evening's program and impatient for Phish to go on, expressed their displeasure by throwing their shoes at the stage. [[Robert Kelly (comedian)|Robert Kelly]], also on stage as a member of the comedy group, pleaded with the audience to settle down and let them perform their act; the crowd instead escalated to throwing lighters. Sustaining minor injuries, Cook and the comedy group left the stage. Cook described the incident – as well as how dejected he felt and his resulting determination to someday return to the Boston Garden and perform successfully someday – as part of a web series for ''[[The Tonight Show]]'' entitled "Worst I Ever Bombed".<ref>{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ArgJy-K0YE#t=42| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211030/0ArgJy-K0YE| archive-date=2021-10-30|title=Worst I Ever Bombed: Dane Cook|date=3 October 2014|work=The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon|access-date=22 August 2015|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.relix.com/blogs/detail/video_a_phish_crowd_threw_shoes_and_lighters_at_dane_cook|title=Video: A Phish Crowd Threw Shoes and Lighters at Dane Cook|work=Relix|access-date=22 August 2015|date=2014-10-04}}</ref>

=== Stand-up ===
==== 1990s ====
In 1994, Cook moved to [[New York City]] and began performing. Two years later, he moved to [[Los Angeles]], where he still lives today.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://punchlinemagazine.com/site/?p=224|title=Punchline Magazine interview|publisher=Punchlinemagazine.com|date=2005-11-07|access-date=2010-05-23}}</ref> His big break came in 1998 when he appeared on [[Comedy Central]]'s ''[[Premium Blend]]''. In 2000, Cook did a half-hour special on ''[[Comedy Central Presents]]''. Since then his special has won the [[Comedy Central]] [[Stand-up comedy|Stand-up]] showdown twice in a row.<ref name="comedycentral.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.comedycentral.com/comedians/browse/c/dane_cook.jhtml|title=Comedy Central.com biodata on Dane Cook|publisher=Comedycentral.com|access-date=2010-05-23|archive-date=2012-03-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120304224555/http://comedians.jokes.com/dane-cook|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==== 2000s ====
In 2003, Cook released his first [[Compact Disc|CD]]/[[DVD]], ''[[Harmful If Swallowed]]''. He signed a contract with [[Comedy Central Records]]. The album is [[Music recording sales certification|certified platinum]]. He released his second CD/DVD in 2005, entitled ''[[Retaliation (Dane Cook album)|Retaliation]]''. This album went [[Music recording sales certification|double platinum]] and made Cook the first comic in 27 years to have an album in the top 5 on the Billboard charts after [[Steve Martin]]'s ''[[A Wild and Crazy Guy]]'' moved as high as #2 in late 1978.<ref name="comedycentral.com" /><ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7385236/comedy-acts-with-billboard-chart-success-the-lonely-island-eddie-murphy-more|title=12 Comedy Acts That Laughed Their Way to Billboard Chart Success -- From Eddie Murphy to The Lonely Island|magazine=Billboard|date=26 May 2016|access-date=2019-03-13}}</ref> He performed at the [[MTV Video Music Awards]], and then afterwards he joined [[Snoop Dogg]] in presenting the award for [[MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist|Best New Artist]].<ref name="comedycentral.com" />

On April 15, 2005, Cook performed his first HBO Special entitled ''Vicious Circle''. ''[[Dane Cook: Vicious Circle|Vicious Circle]]'' was filmed "[[Theatre in the round|in the round]]" at the [[TD Garden]]. The same year, Cook shot two pilot episodes for his own sitcom, ''Cooked''. The sitcom was not picked up and the two pilot episodes were later released on DVD as the ''Lost Pilot''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2007/06/18/dane-cooks-lost-pilots|title=Dane Cook's Lost Pilots|author=IGN DVD|date=2007-06-18|website=IGN|language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-13}}</ref> That same year, he embarked on a 30-day, 20-show college tour called [[Tourgasm]] with his longtime friends [[Robert Kelly (comedian)|Robert Kelly]], [[Gary Gulman]], and Jay Davis. The tour was filmed and was later made into a 9-episode documentary on HBO.<ref>{{Citation|title=Dane Cook's Tourgasm|date=June 11, 2006 |url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/tv-season/dane-cooks-tourgasm/id291385659|language=en-us|access-date=2019-03-13}}</ref>

On December 3, 2005, Cook hosted ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' (''SNL'').<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/season-31/episode/7-dane-cook-with-james-blunt-63106|title=SNL Season 31 Episode 07 – Dane Cook, James Blunt – NBC.com|website=NBC|access-date=2019-03-13}}</ref> He would then go on to host the premiere of season 32 of ''SNL'' a year later.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/season-32/episode/1-dane-cook-with-the-killers-62431|title=SNL Season 32 Episode 01 – Dane Cook, The Killers – NBC.com|website=NBC|access-date=2019-03-13}}</ref> The same year Cook launched his own company, ''Superfinger Entertainment'', in order to produce his own albums and videos.<ref name=":0" />

In 2006, Cook headlined for [[Dave Attell's Insomniac Tour]] and hosted the 2006 [[Teen Choice Awards]] alongside [[Jessica Simpson]]. The following year he won the award for Best Comedian.{{Citation needed|date=May 2022|reason=Need awarding organization and reliable source}} On November 12, 2007, Cook became the second comic to sell out Madison Square Garden's large arena space after Andrew Dice Clay accomplished this feat in 1990. He did two sold-out shows in one night. The show was filmed and would later be put onto a DVD to be sold on Cook's third comedy album. Cook won the Big Entertainer Award at the VH1 Big in '06 Awards,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.accessonline.com/articles/vh1-big-in-06-awards-the-big-winners-57028|title='VH1 Big In '06 Awards': The Big Winners {{!}} Access Online|website=Access|date=June 27, 2007 |language=en|access-date=2019-03-13}}</ref> and ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' magazine's Hot Comic of the Year.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/saturday/article970048/|title=SATURDAY|access-date=2019-03-13}}</ref> The following day, November 13, 2007, he released his third CD/DVD entitled ''Rough Around The Edges'', which was filmed live at [[Madison Square Garden]] in [[New York City]]. During that time, he embarked on his first arena tour.{{Citation needed|reason=much of the material is unsourced|date=May 2022}}
[[File:Dane Cook ComicCon (cropped).JPG|thumb|Cook at [[San Diego Comic-Con International|Comic Con]] 2007 promoting ''[[Good Luck Chuck]]'']]
On April 10, 2007, Cook broke the [[Laugh Factory]]'s endurance record (previously held by [[Richard Pryor]])<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2008-01-03-dane-cook_N.htm|title=Dane Cook breaks comedy endurance record|publisher=Usatoday.com|date=2008-01-03|access-date=2010-05-23}}</ref> by performing on stage for three hours and 50 minutes. [[Dave Chappelle]] would break the record five days later by performing for six hours and seven minutes. Chappelle beat that record on December 3, 2007, by performing for six hours and twelve minutes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/TV/12/04/people.davechappelle.ap/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080327081353/http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/TV/12/04/people.davechappelle.ap/|url-status=dead|title=Dave Chappelle's standup marathon: 6 hours, 12 minutes|website=[[CNN]]|archive-date=March 27, 2008}}</ref> On January 1, 2008, Cook broke Chappelle's record, by performing on stage for seven hours.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/action/article/6177/news/culture/dane_cook_breaks_dave_chappelles_endurance_record |title=Dane Cook breaks Dave Chappelle's endurance record |publisher=Pastemagazine.com |date=2008-01-07 |access-date=2010-05-23 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080508074728/http://www.pastemagazine.com/action/article/6177/news/culture/dane_cook_breaks_dave_chappelles_endurance_record |archive-date=May 8, 2008}}</ref>

From May 23, 2008, to May 25, 2008, Cook reunited with [[Robert Kelly (comedian)|Robert Kelly]] and Al Del Bene for three shows at The Coliseum in [[Caesars Palace]]. From May 29-June 4, 2008, the trio went to Iraq to perform for the troops.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.afcent.af.mil/News/Photos/igphoto/2000613281/|title=American comics entertain deployed troops|website=www.afcent.af.mil|language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-13}}</ref> Del Bene was the Emcee, Kelly was the feature, and Cook was the headliner.

He finished his fourth album, ''[[Isolated Incident]]''; a performance which aired on Comedy Central on May 17, 2009, with the release of the record following two days later. He kicked off that tour at the Mohegan Sun in [[Uncasville, Connecticut]], on April 25, 2009. This album was the last as part of Cook's four-record deal with Comedy Central Records. The new album was performed at Laugh Factory in Hollywood, which is considered to be Cook's home base, where he goes to work on new material. He released the DVD version of ''Isolated Incident'' in November 2009.<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20120713232657/http://jam.canoe.ca/Movies/Artists/C/Cook_Dane/2009/12/09/12091016-sun.html Dane Cook refines comedy act]}} Jam.canoe.ca</ref>

==== 2010s ====
In 2012, Cook caused a minor controversy when a joke he made in a comedy club about the [[2012 Aurora, Colorado shooting]] was recorded and made the headlines.{{blockquote|So I heard that the guy came into the theater about 25 minutes into the movie. And I don't know if you've seen the movie, but the movie is pretty much a piece of crap… Yeah, spoiler alert. And I know that if none of that would have happened, I'm pretty sure that somebody in that theater, about 25 minutes in, realizing it was a piece of crap, probably was like, 'Ugh fucking shoot me.'|Dane Cook|title=|source=}}He later apologized on Twitter: "I am devastated by the recent tragedy in Colorado & did not mean to make light of what happened. I made a bad judgment call with my material last night & regret making a joke at such a sensitive time. My heart goes out to all of the families & friends of the victims."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ew.com/article/2012/07/27/dane-cook-aurora-shooting-joke|title=Dane Cook jokes about Aurora shooting|work=Entertainment Weekly's EW.com|access-date=22 August 2015|first=Jeff|last=Labrecque|date=July 27, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZATGRjj1G4| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120728000907/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZATGRjj1G4&gl=US&hl=en| archive-date=2012-07-28|title=Dane Cook Laugh Factory Jokes about Aurora Colorado Shooting Dark Knight Murders|date=27 July 2012|work=YouTube|access-date=22 August 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://gawker.com/5929595/dane-cook-jokes-about-aurora-shooting-on-stage-less-than-one-week-after-massacre |title=Dane Cook Jokes About Aurora Shooting on Stage Less Than One Week After Massacre |author=Neetzan Zimmerman |publisher=Gawker Media |work=Gawker |access-date=22 August 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150921203742/http://gawker.com/5929595/dane-cook-jokes-about-aurora-shooting-on-stage-less-than-one-week-after-massacre |archive-date=21 September 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/27/dane-cook-aurora-shooting-joke_n_1710221.html|title=Dane Cook Tells Theater Shooting Joke|work=The Huffington Post|access-date=22 August 2015|date=July 27, 2012}}</ref>

In 2014, [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]] aired Cook's ''Troublemaker'' special.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gq.com/blogs/the-feed/2014/10/dane-cook-adresses-haters.html|title=The GQ+A: Dane Cook on His Haters, Regrets, and What Therapy Taught Him|author=Lauren Bans|work=GQ|date=16 October 2014|access-date=22 August 2015}}</ref>

In September 2016 Cook headlined with [[Sebastian Maniscalco]] at the Oddball Comedy Festival in [[Dallas]], [[Texas]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dmagazine.com/arts-entertainment/2016/07/dallas-gets-dane-cook-on-the-oddball-comedy-tour/|title=Dallas Gets Dane Cook on the Oddball Comedy Tour|date=2016-07-21|website=D Magazine|language=en|access-date=2019-03-13}}</ref> and the Oddball Comedy & Curiosity Festival in [[Irvine, California|Irvine]], [[California]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ocregister.com/articles/comedy-730319-oddball-new.html|title=The Oddball comedy fest returns to Irvine with Dane Cook, Nick Swardson and more this week|date=2016-09-28|website=Orange County Register|language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-13}}</ref> He also toured [[Canada]] in November at the annual "[[Just for Laughs|Just For Laughs]]" comedy festival.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ottawacitizen.com/entertainment/local-arts/dane-cook-im-like-the-taylor-swift-of-comedy|title=Dane Cook: 'I'm like the Taylor Swift of comedy'|last1=Saxberg|first1=Lynn|website=Ottawa Citizen Updated|date=2016-11-01|language=en|access-date=2019-03-13}}</ref>

In May 2018 he performed at [[Hard Rock Rocksino Northfield Park|Hard Rock Rocksino]] in Northfield Park, [[Ohio]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.news-herald.com/news/ohio/back-on-the-road-comic-dane-cook-has-back-to/article_8dde52fa-4ccd-58a4-98f6-30721be743a2.html|title=Back on the road, comic Dane Cook has back-to-back Rocksino shows|last=Mona|first=Breanna|website=The News-Herald|language=en|access-date=2019-03-13|archive-date=2019-02-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190227182216/https://www.news-herald.com/news/ohio/back-on-the-road-comic-dane-cook-has-back-to/article_8dde52fa-4ccd-58a4-98f6-30721be743a2.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

At the end of 2018 Cook announced the "Tell It Like It is" Tour, his first full-scale stand-up tour since "Under Oath" in 2013. The tour began in February 2019 in [[Huntington, New York|Huntington]], [[New York (state)|New York]] and concluded in November in [[Los Angeles]], California.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2018/12/dane-cook-announces-first-full-stand-up-tour-since.html|title=Dane Cook Announces First Full Stand-Up Tour Since 2013|website=pastemagazine.com|language=en|access-date=2019-03-13|date=2018-12-10}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://vanyaland.com/2019/02/20/dane-cook-on-his-personal-evolution-of-telling-it-like-it-is/|title=Dane Cook on his personal evolution of telling it like it is|date=2019-02-20|website=Vanyaland|language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-13}}</ref>

=== Film ===
Cook began his film career with small roles in the late 1990s, including ''[[Mystery Men]]'' as "The Waffler", and opposite [[Dennis Rodman]] in 1999's ''[[Simon Sez]].''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0168172/|title=Simon Sez (1999)|author=MovieAddict2014|date=12 July 2000|work=IMDb|access-date=22 August 2015}}</ref>

In 2006, Cook starred in his first leading role as Zack Bradley in ''[[Employee of the Month (2006 film)|Employee of the Month]]'', which co-starred [[Jessica Simpson]] and [[Dax Shepard]]. The film made a modest $30 million against a $12 million budget.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/employee_of_the_month/ |title=Employee of the Month Movie (2006) |website=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=2011-02-17}}</ref>
In June 2007, Cook co-starred in his first dramatic role as the devious photographer "Mr. Smith" in ''[[Mr. Brooks]]'', which starred [[Kevin Costner]]. The film debuted at number 4 at the box office, grossing $10,017,067 in its opening weekend and $48 million in total.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=mrbrooks.htm |title=''Mr. Brooks'' gross earnings |publisher=Boxofficemojo.com  |access-date=May 23, 2010}}</ref>

In September 2007, Cook starred as dentist Charlie Logan in ''[[Good Luck Chuck]]'', which co-starred Jessica Alba and Dan Fogler. The film was the second-highest-grossing film (#1 Comedy) at the U.S. box office in its opening weekend, grossing $13.6 million in 2,612 theaters. The film went on to have a total box office tally of approximately $35 million U.S. and $24 million foreign.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/good-luck-chuck |title=Good Luck Chuck |website=[[Metacritic]] |date=September 21, 2007 |access-date=February 17, 2017}}</ref> A month later, Cook co-starred as Mitch Burns in ''[[Dan In Real Life]]'', which starred [[Steve Carell]]. The film grossed $11.8 million in 1,921 theaters its opening weekend, ranking number 2 at the box office. As of July 6, 2008, it has grossed $62,745,217.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/dan_in_real_life/|title=Dan in Real Life|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|access-date=October 21, 2018}}</ref>

In 2008, Cook starred as air purifier call-center supervisor Tank Turner in ''[[My Best Friend's Girl (2008 film)|My Best Friend's Girl]]'' with [[Kate Hudson]], [[Jason Biggs]], and [[Alec Baldwin]]. The film grossed $8.2 million in its opening weekend, debuting at #3 at the box office.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/10008611-my_best_friends_girl/|title=My Best Friend's Girl|website=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=October 21, 2018}}</ref>
In 2010, Cook claimed that he had auditioned for the role of [[Captain America]] for ''[[Captain America: The First Avenger]]'', although director [[Joe Johnston]] did not have him on the short list for the part.<ref>{{cite web|first=Peter|last=Sciretta|url=https://www.slashfilm.com/dane-cook-and-the-jonas-brothers-auditioned-for-captain-america-roles/|title=Dane Cook and the Jonas Brothers Auditioned for Captain America Roles? |website=Slashfilm.com |date=March 9, 2010 |access-date=May 23, 2010}}</ref>

In 2013, Cook voiced the character of Dusty Crophopper in the animated film, ''[[Planes (film)|Planes]]'', a spin-off of [[Pixar]]'s [[Cars (franchise)|''Cars'' franchise]].<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Strecker|first=Erin|title=Dane Cook to voice lead in Disney's 'Planes'|url=http://family-room.ew.com/2013/02/28/dane-cook-disney-planes/|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|publisher=[[Meredith Corporation]]|location=New York City|date=February 28, 2013|access-date=March 14, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=100955 |title=Dane Cook Leads the Voice Cast for Disney's Planes |publisher=Comingsoon.net |date= 2013-02-28|access-date=2014-04-10}}</ref> He reprised his role as Dusty in the 2014 sequel ''[[Planes: Fire & Rescue]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Taylor |first1=Drew |title=Review: Disney's 'Planes: Fire And Rescue' Starring Dane Cook, Ed Harris, And Julie Bowen |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2014/07/review-disneys-planes-fire-and-rescue-starring-dane-cook-ed-harris-and-julie-bowen-84185/ |work=IndieWire |access-date=24 March 2019 |date=4 July 2014}}</ref>

In 2015, Cook starred in the film ''[[400 Days (film)|400 Days]]'' with [[Brandon Routh]], [[Caity Lotz]], and [[Ben Feldman (actor)|Ben Feldman]]. The film was directed by [[Matt Osterman]] and executive produced by Cook.<ref>{{cite web|first=Mike Jr.|last=Fleming|title=Dane Cook & Brandon Routh Headline '400 Days'|url=https://deadline.com/2014/06/dane-cook-brandon-routh-headline-400-days-741397/|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|publisher=[[Penske Media Corporation]]|location=Los Angeles, California|date=June 9, 2014|access-date=June 9, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|last=Todd|first=Carolyn|title=Dane Cook talks 'Troublemaker,' Louis C.K., and all the haters|url=http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/10/17/dane-cook-is-still-a-troublemaker/|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|publisher=[[Meredith Corporation]]|location=New York City|date=October 17, 2014|access-date=October 17, 2014}}</ref>

=== Stage ===
[[File:US Air Force 080530-F-9876D-371 American comics entertain deployed troops.jpg|alt=Cook speaking into a microphone|thumb|Cook at a USO tour in 2008]]
On November 18, 2010, it was announced that both Cook and [[Josh Hamilton (actor)|Josh Hamilton]] would be starring in [[Neil LaBute]]'s 2011 Broadway production of ''[[Fat Pig]]''; however, before the show began it was postponed for financial reasons.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://broadwayworld.com/article/Dane_Cook_Josh_Hamilton_Bring_FAT_PIG_to_Broadway_in_2011_LeBute_Directs_20101118 |title=Dane Cook & Josh Hamilton Bring FAT PIG to Broadway in 2011 |publisher=Broadway World.com |date=2010-11-18 |access-date=2011-02-17}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Nardine|last=Saad|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/gossip/2011/03/dane-cook-julia-stiles-fat-pig.html |title=Dane Cook-Julia Stiles Broadway play 'Fat Pig' postponed | newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |location=Los Angeles, California|date=March 17, 2011}}</ref>

In 2012, he played [[Franz Liebkind]] in the [[Hollywood Bowl]] production of [[The Producers (musical)|''The Producers'']].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://playbill.com/article/photo-call-the-producers-at-the-hollywood-bowl-with-jesse-tyler-ferguson-rebecca-romijn-dane-cook-and-more-com-196087 |title=PHOTO CALL: The Producers at the Hollywood Bowl, With Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Rebecca Romijn, Dane Cook and More|website=Playbill.com|access-date=March 18, 2025}}</ref>

=== Television ===
His first TV role was playing a quarterback named Kyle on the 1995 [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] comedy ''[[Maybe This Time (TV series)|Maybe This Time]]'', which starred [[Marie Osmond]], [[Betty White]] and [[Ashley Johnson (actress)|Ashley Johnson]].

In October 2005, during an interview with [[Jay Leno]] on ''[[The Tonight Show with Jay Leno]]'', actress [[Charlize Theron]] leaned forward and allowed Cook to kiss her backside.<ref name="vh1">{{cite news|url=http://www.vh1.com/photos/gallery/?fid=1493244&pid=3038979|title=Charlize Theron|publisher=[[VH1]]|access-date=August 22, 2014|archive-date=August 26, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140826113626/http://www.vh1.com/photos/gallery/?fid=1493244&pid=3038979|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="iwatchstuff">{{cite news |url=http://www.iwatchstuff.com/2005/10/dane-cook-kisses-charlize-ther.php|title=Dane Cook kisses Charlize Theron's ass|publisher=I Watch Stuff|date=October 6, 2005|access-date=August 22, 2014}}</ref>

In May 2012, it was announced that Cook would be starring in the new NBC comedy ''[[Next Caller (series)|Next Caller]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://insidetv.ew.com/2012/05/11/nbc-orders-series-from-dane-cook/|title=NBC orders series from Dane Cook|date=May 11, 2012|last=Gonzalez|first=Sandra|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|access-date=May 16, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2012/05/nbc-picks-up-comedy-pilot-next-caller-to-series-270572/|title=NBC Picks Up 'Next Caller' To Series|date=May 11, 2012|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=May 16, 2012}}</ref> On October 12, 2012, the show was canceled prior to its airing after filming four out of six episodes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2012/05/nbc-picks-up-comedy-pilot-next-caller-to-series-270572/|title=NBC Cancels Mid-Season Comedy 'Next Caller' Before It Airs|date=October 12, 2012|last=Seidman|first=Robert|work=TV By Numbers|access-date=January 20, 2014}}</ref>