Editing Dave Foley (section)

== Career ==

=== Acting and stand-up comedy ===
[[Image:ETalk2008-Kids In The Hall.jpg|thumb|right|255px|The Kids in the Hall at the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival (Foley at left)]]
After dropping out of high school, Foley pursued standup comedy for about a year in the [[Toronto]] [[Second City Training Center|Second City Training Centre]], where he began taking improv classes and met [[Kevin McDonald]], who gave him a job as an usher at a local [[art house]] theatre. He played Lewis Allen in the [[miniseries]] ''[[Anne of Avonlea (1987 film)|Anne of Avonlea]]''. Foley, McDonald, [[Bruce McCulloch]], [[Mark McKinney]] and [[Scott Thompson (comedian)|Scott Thompson]] formed [[The Kids in the Hall]] in 1984. The troupe's [[The Kids in the Hall (TV series)|eponymous TV series]] debuted in 1988 and ended in 1995. Foley played characters including Hecubus, one of the Sizzler sisters, the A. T. & Love boss, Bruno Puntz Jones, Mr. Heavyfoot, Jocelyn and Lex. Initially involved with ''[[Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy]]'', he left the troupe in the middle of the writing, dissatisfied with the internal strife and the quality of the script, and joined the ''NewsRadio'' cast instead. As he had not signed any contract with the studio, Foley agreed to sign a deal which would allow the rest of the troupe to get paid for the script, though he was convinced that it would never be shot. When it was greenlighted, Foley appeared in the film because he was contractually obligated to do so. He is the only member of the group who is uncredited as a writer.<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://www.avclub.com/the-kids-in-the-hall-part-1-1798208357 |title= The Kids In The Hall, part 1|website= [[The A.V. Club]]|date= June 30, 2004|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011141427/http://www.avclub.com/content/node/23064 |archive-date=2007-10-11 |access-date=June 5, 2020}}</ref> Foley rejoined the troupe in 2000 and has been an integral part of their various reformations. He appeared in the Kids in the Hall 2010 reunion project ''[[Death Comes to Town]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.xtra.ca/public/National/Nothing_is_sacred_in_new_Kids_in_the_Hall_series-8055.aspx|title=Nothing is sacred in new Kids in the Hall series|publisher=[[Xtra!]]|date=December 28, 2009|access-date=January 9, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100324042726/http://www.xtra.ca/public/National/Nothing_is_sacred_in_new_Kids_in_the_Hall_series-8055.aspx|archive-date=March 24, 2010|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> [[Paul Simms]], creator of ''[[NewsRadio]]'', happened to be a huge fan of Foley's work and wrote the role of Dave Nelson specifically for him. Much of his character on the show was based on his own personality quirks, including his coffee addiction and his love of the sitcom ''[[Green Acres]]''. In 1999, Dave portrayed Troy, the house mate of Eve, in ''[[Blast from the Past (film)|Blast from the Past]]''.

Foley was recently reunited with ''NewsRadio'' writer [[Joe Furey]] when he recorded the special featurette ''Working with Joe Furey'', an add-on to Furey's comedy ''[[Love and Support]]''. Foley released his stand-up special, ''Relatively Well'' in January 2013, distributed by [[Showtime Network|Showtime]].{{Citation needed |date=December 2022}} In the comedy-thriller ''[[The Wrong Guy]]'', Foley played Nelson Hibbert, an office worker who finds his boss murdered, mistakenly believes he will be blamed for the crime and runs off as a fugitive.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rabin |first1=Nathan |title=Sad Sack Case File #188: The Wrong Guy |url=https://www.avclub.com/sad-sack-case-file-188-the-wrong-guy-1798225645 |website=The A. V. Club |access-date=June 5, 2020 |date=May 11, 2011}}</ref> In 2001, he played the boss of [['N Sync]] singer [[Lance Bass]] in the film ''[[On the Line (2001 film)|On the Line]]''. Foley hosted the [[CBC Television|CBC]] Christmas Special, ''[[The True Meaning of Christmas Specials]]'', in which he, a Mexican [[Elvis impersonator]], [[Elvis Stojko]] and [[Dick Dale]] travel to Canada in search of the true meaning of Christmas specials. He portrayed [[Jack McFarland]]'s boyfriend Stuart Lamarack on ''[[Will & Grace]]'' in its 2003-2004 season. In 2004, Foley became host of ''[[Celebrity Poker Showdown]]'' on [[Bravo (American TV channel)|Bravo]]. In 2007, he appeared nude in [[Uwe Boll]]'s [[Postal (film)|film adaptation]] of the controversial [[personal computer|PC]] game ''[[Postal (video game)|Postal]]'' and became the judge for [[Thank God You're Here (U.S. TV series)|the US version]] of ''[[Thank God You're Here]]''. He portrayed a [[middle management]] employee who happens to be a [[vampire]] in the [[undead]] office comedy ''[[Netherbeast Incorporated]]'' (2007) and voiced the disgruntled [[elf]] Wayne in the holiday special series, ''[[Prep and Landing (series)|Prep & Landing]]''. He also guest-starred in the 2007 special, ''[[Bob & Doug McKenzie's Two-Four Anniversary]]''. He played a high school principal in ''[[It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia]]''. In 2011, he appeared in ''[[How I Met Your Mother]]'' as Marshall's possible future boss, Mr. Bloom. 

From 2011 to 2012, Foley played Jerry Dunham, the boss of Andrew Carlson ([[David Hornsby]]) in the short-lived CBS sitcom ''[[How to Be a Gentleman]]''. In 2012 and 2013, Foley played Dr. Fulton, [[The Middle (TV series)#Main cast|Brick]]'s ([[Atticus Shaffer]]) school therapist in ''[[The Middle (TV series)|The Middle]]'', where in "Life Skills", he refers to Brick's classmates as "the kids in the hall", after an awkward pause and glance by both characters and mentioning that their behavior is similar to those of [[The Kids in the Hall#Recurring sketches and characters|comedy sketches]] from ''The Kids in the Hall''. In February 2013, Foley played Detective Bob Moore for the three last seasons in the [[TV Land]] sitcom, ''[[Hot in Cleveland]]'' (with an unrelated guest appearance as a charity doctor in the first season), starred in the third season of ''[[Robson Arms]]'' on [[CTV Television Network|CTV]] and also starred in the CTV sitcom ''[[Spun Out]]'' in 2014.<ref name="hollywood">[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/canadas-ctv-orders-dave-foley-426502 "Canada's CTV Orders Dave Foley Comedy 'Spun Out' to Series"]. ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'', March 7, 2013.</ref> Foley also starred in [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]'s ''[[Dr. Ken]]''. In 2023, Foley portrayed central character Danish Graves in the fifth season of ''[[Fargo (season 5)|Fargo]]''.<ref>[https://www.tvinsider.com/1112373/fargo-season-5-dave-foley-danish-graves-lorraine-eye-patch-name-explained/ ‘Fargo’: Dave Foley on Straying From Comedy to Play Danish Graves]</ref>

Foley has also voiced various characters in animated films, television series and video games, such as Flik in ''[[A Bug's Life]]'' (as well as reprising for a cameo of the character during the [[outtakes]] of ''[[Toy Story 2]]'' and the [[epilogue]] of ''[[Cars (film)|Cars]]'' as well as in a segment from ''[[Robot Chicken]]'', and video games like ''[[Lego The Incredibles]]''), Yes Man in ''[[Fallout: New Vegas]]'', Terry in ''[[Monsters University]]'', Agent Rick in ''[[Pound Puppies (2010 TV series)|Pound Puppies]]'', Chris in ''[[Dan Vs.]]'' and Wayne in the ''[[Prep & Landing (series)|Prep & Landing]]'' series.

=== Web series ===
In 2009, Foley was hired by 49 North Inc./Fuel Industries, a multi-national branded content and entertainment company, to star in a [[web series]] titled, ''The Sensible Traveler with Bobby Fargo'' with six episodes that are written by TV writer Stephen Hibbert and directed by a number of people, including [[Leslie Iwerks]] and Chris Roach. The series is one of 49 North Inc./Fuel Industries' most successful web series at well over 20,000 hits since the beginning of 2010. No word has yet been released as to a second season being filmed.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://babelgum.com/davefoley |title=Dave Foley at babelgum.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100416113031/http://www.babelgum.com/davefoley |archive-date=2010-04-16 }}</ref>

=== Music video appearances ===
In 1993, Foley appeared along with [[Mark McKinney]] and [[Kevin McDonald]] in the music video for the song "Heterosexual Man" by Vancouver band [[Odds (band)|Odds]]. In the video, the three comedians played stereotypical macho jocks in the audience of a small bar where Odds are playing until Foley inexplicably turns into a woman.

He appeared, as one of the Daves, in fellow cast member Bruce McCulloch's music video "The Daves I Know".

He starred in the music video for the 2005 song "Yellow Datsun" by [[Neva Dinova]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sidecho.com/sidecho/index.php?h=news&id=252&category=12 |title=DAVE FOLEY TO BE IN NEVA DINOVA VIDEO |date=September 29, 2005 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081125070313/http://www.sidecho.com/sidecho/index.php?h=news&id=252&category=12 |archive-date=2008-11-25 }}</ref>
In 2008, he appeared in the alternate music video for the song "Americanarama" by [[Ottawa]] band [[Hollerado]], where he parodied [[American Apparel]] CEO [[Dov Charney]].<ref>{{cite web |title=American Apparel CEO Charney Gets Video Spoofed |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2008/03/26/american-apparel-ceo-charney-gets-video-spoofed.html |work=CNBC |first=Margaret |last=Brennan |date=March 26, 2008}}</ref> He also appeared in the music video for the band's song "Desire 126". In 2010, Foley appeared in a music video for the [[Los Angeles]] band [[Black Robot (band)|Black Robot]]'s cover of the [[JJ Cale]] song "[[Cocaine (song)|Cocaine]]",<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=139626|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120908224635/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=139626|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 8, 2012|title=BLABBERMOUTH.NET – BLACK ROBOT: 'Cocaine' Video|date=May 5, 2010}}</ref> which was filmed at the burlesque club [[Jumbo's Clown Room]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://hardrockhideout.com/2010/05/07/black-robot-releases-cocaine-video/|title=Black Robot Releases "Cocaine" Video|date=May 7, 2010}}</ref> In 2012, Foley starred in [[Off!]]'s music video for their song ''Borrow and Bomb'', playing a "professional educator" named Dale Antwerp who hosts a public access talk show entitled ''Teen Talk''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gzS1Ull5_8| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211117/4gzS1Ull5_8| archive-date=2021-11-17 | url-status=live|title= OFF! – "Borrow and Bomb" / "I Got News For You" (OFFicial video) | website=[[YouTube]]|date=July 11, 2012}}{{cbignore}}</ref> He appeared in another Off! video in 2014 for their song "Red White and Black", playing the role of a [[fascist]] organizer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGWDH4e6kKc| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211117/XGWDH4e6kKc| archive-date=2021-11-17 | url-status=live|title= OFF! - "Red White and Black" (OFFicial video) | website=[[YouTube]]|date=May 5, 2014}}{{cbignore}}</ref>