Dave Sheridan (actor)
American actor
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Dave Sheridan is an American actor.[1] He is best known for playing Special Officer Doofy in the comedy Scary Movie (2000), a spoof of deputy sheriff Dewey Riley from Scream.[2]
- Actor
- comedian
- producer
- writer
Dave Sheridan | |
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Sheridan in 2023 | |
| Born | March 10, 1969 |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 1996–present |
Career
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.[3]
Sheridan is well known for his role in Scary Movie (2000) as Officer Doofy.[4] He portrayed the character Doug in the 2001 film Ghost World.[3] Sheridan also appeared in the 2002 music videos for "By the Way" (playing a crazy taxi driver)[5] and "Universally Speaking" by Red Hot Chili Peppers.[6] Sheridan toured with his band that formed in 2004, Van Stone.[3]
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.[4]
In 2016, Sheridan started co-hosting The Dave and Creech Show podcast with actor/podcaster CJ Creech.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Corky Romano | Agent Terrence Darnell | ||
| Bubble Boy | Mark | ||
| Ghost World | Doug Gormley | ||
| 2002 | Frank McKlusky, C.I. | Frank McKlusky | Also story |
| 2003 | Windy City Heat | Travis Bickle | TV film |
| Grounded for Life | Jack | TV series (1 episode) | |
| The Fighting Temptations | Bill | ||
| Scare Tactics | Various characters | TV series (1 episode) | |
| 2005 | The Devil's Rejects | Officer Ray Dobson | |
| 2006 | Little Man | Rosco | |
| Free Ride | Dove | TV series (6 episodes) | |
| Van Stone: Tour of Duty | Randy Van Stone | TV film; also, writer and executive producer | |
| 2008 | Stone & Ed | Man in the Yellow Hat | |
| Sex Drive | Bobby Jo | ||
| Your Name Here | IRS Agent Duke | ||
| 2008–2009 | Smile...You're Under Arrest! | TV series | |
| 2009 | All's Faire in Love | Jester Roy/Horny | |
| 2011 | Horrible Bosses | Bartender (Bradford's Bar) | |
| 2013 | A Haunted House | Bob | |
| 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 | |
| Victor Crowley | Dillon | ||
| 2018 | Beyond White Space | Stubniski | |
| 2020 | Spy Intervention | Rick | |
| Sky Sharks | Kifo Mleta | Uncredited | |
| 2021 | The Resort | Detective | |
| 2022 | Bloody Summer Camp | Sheriff Wilmore | |
| 2024 | Stream | Mark | [7] |
| Meat the Carvers | My Monster Pal | [8] | |
| 2026 | Scary Movie † | Doofy Gilmore | Post-production |