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RECENT CREDITS

The Goods (FILM) Aug. 14, 2009

Get Smart (FILM) Jun. 20, 2008

Semi-Pro (FILM) Feb. 29, 2008

The Comebacks (FILM) Oct. 19, 2007

Balls of Fury (FILM) Aug. 29, 2007

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Though he would remain one of the comedy world's best-kept secrets through the later half of the 1990s, improvisational comic-turned-actor David Koechner later made a successful transition from SNL and Late Night With Conan O'Brien funnyman to supporting feature player roles when word of his talent spread, thanks to stellar supporting parts in such wide-release films as A Guy Thing and Anchorman. The Tipton, MO, native studied political science at the University of Missouri, with a subsequent career in the family business (manufacturing turkey coops) narrowly averted by a post-college move to Chicago. It was there that Koechner attempted to master his comic skills under the tutelage of improv master Del Close, with further studies at the Windy City's ImprovOlympic cementing the skills of the up-and-coming talent. A subsequent stint at Chicago's Second City Theater led to Koechner's lucky break when he was whisked away by SNL creator Lorne Michaels to become a player in the long-running weekly comedy mainstay. Though he would remain with SNL for merely one season, Koechner continued to impress on the small screen as a performer on Late Night with Conan O'Brien in the 1996-1997 season. As his reputation continued to grow due to appearances on such popular shows as Mad About You and Dharma & Greg, Koechner also made an impression in features thanks to small but memorable roles in Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, Man on the Moon, and My Boss's Daughter. Though he would continue to work in minor capacity on the small screen, Koechner seemed to be focusing on features at this point in his career, with a turn as a chauvinistic sportscaster in the 2004 Will Ferrell comedy Anchorman offering what was perhaps his most substantial feature performance to date.

~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

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Director Neal Brennan (left) and Jeremy Piven (right), who plays Don Ready, on the set of the comedy “The Goods: Live Hard. Sell Hard.”

9 Qs With Adam McKay and Neal Brennan

Aug. 14, 2009

The makers of 'The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard' discuss the finer points of casting sympathetic bigots, dressing up Will Ferrell as Abraham Lincoln and turning James Brolin into a gay sexual predator.

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On the 'Get Smart' Set: Laughing It Up with Steve Carell and Gang

Posted: May. 5, 2008

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