Dave Sheridan (actor)

David Christopher Sheridan (born March 10, 1969) is an American actor, comedian, writer, producer, and musician.[1] He played Special Officer Doofy in the comedy Scary Movie (2000) (a spoof of deputy sheriff Dewey Riley from Scream).[2]

Not to be confused with Dave Sheridan (cartoonist).
Dave Sheridan
Born
David Christopher Sheridan

(1969-03-10) March 10, 1969
Newark, Delaware, U.S.
OccupationActor, comedian, musician, producer, writer
Years active1996–2018

Early life

Sheridan was born in Newark, Delaware. He was a member of Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity at William Paterson University in Wayne, New Jersey.[3]

Career

He began his career as an intern at Saturday Night Live during the 1991-1992 season. From there, he entered Chicago's famed comedy troupe, The Second City, where he wrote, directed, and produced "Dave Sheridan's America", a multimedia stage show. He starred on Buzzkill, a 1996 MTV reality series that featured three slacker buddies staging elaborate pranks and catching it all on video.[4]

Sheridan is well known for his role in Scary Movie (2000) as Officer Doofy.[5] He portrayed the character Doug in the 2001 film Ghost World.[4] Sheridan also appeared in the 2002 music videos for "By the Way" (playing a crazy taxi driver)[6] and "Universally Speaking" by Red Hot Chili Peppers.[7] Sheridan toured with his band that formed in 2004, Van Stone.[4]

Sheridan hosted a series called Smile...You're Under Arrest! on the Fox Reality Channel in 2008–09. In 2014, he portrayed Sheriff Lincoln in the parody film The Walking Deceased, inspired by The Walking Dead.[5]

In 2016, Sheridan started co-hosting The Dave and Creech Show podcast with actor/podcaster CJ Creech.

Filmography

Other credits

References
  1. "Dave Sheridan". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2013-02-16.
  2. Li, Shirley (2017-10-26). "Inside the making of 'Scary Movie,' the hilarious, highest-grossing horror-film spoof ever made". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2021-09-13.
  3. "Distinguished Alumni". Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity. Retrieved 2021-09-13.
  4. Manning, Sean (2013-04-25). "Whatever Happened to MTV's "Buzzkill"?". The Awl. Retrieved 2021-09-14.
  5. Hanley, Ken W. (2015-02-03). "Exclusive Q&A, Merch; New Clip: "THE WALKING DECEASED"". Fangoria. Archived from the original on 2015-12-31. Retrieved 2015-02-03.
  6. Schiller, Rebecca (2018-01-19). "Red Hot Chili Peppers' Chad Smith Recalls Making 'By The Way' Video in 'Chart Rewind'". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-09-14.
  7. "Chad Smith's Daughter Covers Red Hot Chili Peppers' 'Universally Speaking': Watch". Billboard. 2021-07-27. Retrieved 2021-09-14.
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