Dax Shepard
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| Dax Shepard | |
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 Shepard at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival in New York City |
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| Born | Dax Randall Shepard January 2, 1975 Milford, Michigan, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Partner | Kristen Bell (2007–present) |
Dax Randall Shepard (born January 2, 1975) is an American actor and comedian.
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[edit] Early life
Shepard was born in Milford, Michigan and attended Muir Junior High and Walled Lake Central High School, before enrolling in The Groundlings school. He later received a degree in anthropology at UCLA. According to Shepard, his mother named him for the protagonist in Harold Robbins' novel The Adventurers.[1]
[edit] Career
Shepard was an actor on Punk'd with Ashton Kutcher. In 2006, Shepard appeared opposite Dane Cook and Jessica Simpson in the comedy Employee of the Month as well as the Mike Judge film Idiocracy. During the same time, Shepard began appearing in more films and landed his first main character role in Let's Go to Prison, alongside Will Arnett. He also had a major role in Baby Mama. Shepard wrote the script for the Paramount venture Get 'Em Wet, in which he again appeared with Arnett. He was also in the 2010 movie When in Rome. He is now one of the main characters in the NBC show Parenthood, playing Crosby Braverman.[2]
[edit] Personal life
Shepard races motorcycles at Buttonwillow Raceway, including his Ducati Hypermotard 1100S and Suzuki GSX-R1000.[3]
He has been dating actress Kristen Bell since 2007.[4] As of January 2010, he and Bell are engaged.[5]
Shepard donates much of his time to the Hollenbeck Youth Center, an after-school program that provides opportunity to at-risk inner-city youth. He has served as their official Master of Ceremonies, along with his friend Tom Arnold, for the Inner-City Games and Hollenbeck Youth Center's Miracle on 1st Street Toy Giveaway Program in East Los Angeles.[6][7]
[edit] Filmography
- Hairshirt (1998) as Vomiter at Party (as Dax Sheppard)
- Punk'd (TV Series) (2003) as Ashton Kutcher's minion (field agent)
- Cheaper by the Dozen (2003) as Camera Crew Member
- Without a Paddle (2004) as Tom Marshall
- Sledge: The Untold Story (2005) as SFX Coordinator
- Zathura (2005) as The Astronaut/Future Walter
- My Name is Earl (TV series) (2005)
- Employee of the Month (2006) as Vince Downey
- Idiocracy (2006) as Frito Pendejo
- Let's Go to Prison (2006) as John Lyshitski with Will Arnett as cellmate
- King of the Hill (TV series) (2006)
- Baby Mama (2008) as Carl
- Smother (2008) as Noah Cooper
- Confessions of an Action Star (2008) as Bucky
- Robot Chicken (2009) Blitzen / Pickles / Ironhide / Human Torch (2 episodes)
- Old Dogs (2009) as Gary (uncredited)
- Parenthood (TV series) (2010–Present) as Crosby Braverman
- When in Rome (2010) as Gale
- The Freebie (2010) as Darren
- Brother's Justice (2010) as himself
[edit] References
- ^ "Comedy Death Ray Radio with Scott Aukerman - Episode 9 - Chip Pope, Dax Shepard, Neil Hamburger, Paul F. Tompkins". Earwolf. 2009-06-26. http://www.earwolf.com/episode/episode-9-chip-pope-dax-shepard-neil-hamburger-paul-f-tompkins. Retrieved 2010-12-17.
- ^ [1] Starpulse.com
- ^ Adam Carolla CarCast, August 15, 2009
- ^ http://www.popsugar.com/Dax-Shepard-Kristen-Bell-833491
- ^ "Exclusive: Kristen Bell Is Engaged To Dax Shepard!". US Magazine. 2010-01-31. http://www.usmagazine.com/celebritynews/news/kristen-bell-is-engaged-to-dax-shepherd-2010311. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
- ^ http://www.myboxingfans.com/2008/12/hollenbeck-gym-hosts-toy-giveaway/ http://www.contactmusic.com/photos.nsf/main/tom_arnold_5068275
- ^ "Governor Schwarzenegger website" http://gov.ca.gov/speech/8294/
