Biography
Baby-faced and Canadian, writer/actor Dave Foley dropped out of school in favor of joining the Second City Comedy Troupe in Toronto. He made his film debut in the 1986 comedy
High Stakes, followed by several TV movies. He and old friend
Kevin McDonald helped to form the sketch comedy group and TV series
The Kids in the Hall, so named after a
Jack Benny joke. Running from 1989 to 1994, the show earned a devoted following and several Emmy nominations. A contributing writer to the show, Foley also appeared in the cast. Some of his best characters include Manservant Hecubus, Bruno Puntz Jones, and the insane Jerry Sizzler. After the show's cancellation, the group stayed in contact for the 1996 feature Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy and the 2001 live tour Kids in the Hall: Same Guys New Dresses. Relocating to Los Angeles, Foley appeared in the unfortunate movie
It's Pat and went to work on a new television show, starring as station manager Dave Nelson in the aptly named sitcom
NewsRadio from 1995 to 1999. During this time, he also wrote, produced, and starred in the comedy
The Wrong Guy, which won Best Screenplay at the U.S. Comedy Arts Festival. Working in Hollywood, he had supporting parts in the comedies
Hacks,
Blast From the Past, and
Dick. Meanwhile, he provided the voice of Flik the Ant in
A Bug's Life,
Toy Story 2, and It's Tough to Be a Bug, as well as various voices in the
South Park movie, the IMAX movie
CyberWorld, and the miniseries
From the Earth to the Moon. Mixing animation with his sketch comedy background, he then starred in
Monkeybone, based in part on the graphic novel Dark Town. On-stage, he appeared in the musical comedy White Trash Wins Lotto, which ran at The Roxy in Hollywood. He also had supporting parts in the comedy features
On the Line, Run Ronnie Run!, and
Stark Raving Mad. In 2003, Foley returned to his native Canada to appear in the comedy Whitecoats, directed by
Dave Thomas. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide