Peter Dante

Peter Dante
Born	Peter Francis Dante December 16, 1968 (1968-12-16) West Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1994–present
Spouse	Cynthia Pett-Dante

Peter Francis Dante (born December 16, 1968) is an American actor. He has been in most Happy Madison films with his friend, Adam Sandler. His roles are usually alongside Jonathan Loughran and/or Allen Covert. His role in Little Nicky was named "Peter". Similarly, his role in Grandma's Boy was named after his last name "Dante". He also played a gay man named Tommy in Adam Sandler's movie Big Daddy. He has been the quarterback Gee Grenouille in The Waterboy and also played Murph in Mr. Deeds. He also played a security guard in 50 First Dates.

Career

Dante was a writer, actor and producer for the film Grandma's Boy. In the film, Dante plays a zany drug dealer with a pet monkey, lion and elephant. He played the role of a NYC firefighter in the film I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry, and the role of Danny Guiterrez in Strange Wilderness.

Dante is also a musician and singer/songwriter. He has recorded with Adam Sandler and Buck Simmonds. He is a member of the music group Rad Omen; along with Dirt Nasty, DJ Troublemaker, Steven Laing, and Benji Madden.

He is a graduate of Hofstra University, where he played lacrosse.

Works

• The Jeff Foxworthy Show (1995, 1 Episode) (TV)
• The Larry Sanders Show (1995–96, 3 Episodes) (TV)
• The Wedding Singer as Dave's friend
• The Waterboy as Gee Grenouille
• Matters of Consequence
• Big Daddy as Tommy Grayton
• Little Nicky as Peter
• Mr. Deeds as Murph
• Eight Crazy Nights Locker room guy
• El Santurario
• Stuck On You
• 50 First Dates
• Grandma's Boy as Dante
• King of Queens (2007, 1 Episode) (TV)
• I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry as a NYC Fireman
• Strange Wilderness as Danny Gutierrez
• Coasta Rican Summer
• Just Go With It
• Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star
• Renegade:Rebel Pilot

External links

• Peter Dante at the Internet Movie Database