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]
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Born | David Christopher Sheridan (1969-03-10) March 10, 1969 (age 53) Newark, Delaware, U.S. |
Occupation | Actor, comedian, musician, producer, writer |
Years active | 1996–present |
Sheridan was born in Newark, Delaware.[citation needed] He was a member of Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity at William Paterson University in Wayne, New Jersey.[3]
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.[citation needed]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1996 | Buzzkill | Various | TV series; also creator |
1998 | Short Cinema | Video | |
2000 | Scary Movie | Doofy Gilmore / The Killer | |
2001 | The Det. Kent Stryker One-Man Film | Det. Lee | |
2001 | Corky Romano | Agent Terrence Darnell | |
2001 | Bubble Boy | Mark | |
2001 | Ghost World | Doug Gormley | |
2002 | Frank McKlusky, C.I. | Frank McKlusky | Also story |
2003 | Windy City Heat | Travis Bickle | TV film |
2003 | Grounded for Life | Jack | TV series (1 episode) |
2003 | The Fighting Temptations | Bill | |
2003 | Scare Tactics | Various Characters | TV series (1 episode) |
2005 | The Devil's Rejects | Officer Ray Dobson | |
2006 | Little Man | Rosco | |
2006 | Free Ride | Dove | TV series (6 episodes) |
2006 | Van Stone: Tour of Duty | Randy Van Stone | TV film; also writer and executive producer |
2008 | Stone & Ed | Man In The Yellow Hat | |
2008 | Sex Drive | Bobby Jo | |
2008 | Your Name Here | IRS Agent Duke | |
2008 | Smile...You're Under Arrest! | TV series | |
2011 | Horrible Bosses | Bartender (Bradford's Bar) | |
2013 | A Haunted House | Bob | |
2013 | Dealin' with Idiots | Forrest | |
2014 | A Haunted House 2 | Aghoul | |
2015 | The Walking Deceased | Sheriff Lincoln | Also producer |
2016 | Fifty Shades of Black | The Great Mysterio | |
2017 | Naked | Officer Mike Bentley | |
2017 | Victor Crowley | Dillon | |
2018 | Beyond White Space | Stubniski | |
2020 | Spy Intervention | Rick | |
2020 | Sky Sharks | Kifo Mleta | Uncredited |
2021 | The Resort | Detective | |
2022 | Bloody Summer Camp | Sheriff Wilmore | |
TBA | Stream | Mark |
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