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=== 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>
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