Dana Gould (; born August 24, 1964) is an American stand-up comic, actor, writer, and voice artist who has been featured on HBO, Showtime, and Comedy Central. He voiced the titular character in the Gex franchise, and he wrote for The Simpsons between 2001 and 2007.

Early life Gould was born in Hopedale, Massachusetts on August 24, 1964, the fifth of six children.

Career

Gould began performing comedy onstage at age 17. After high school, he studied communications and theatre at Framingham State College, but after a year he moved to San Francisco to pursue a career in comedy. It was there he, along with fellow comedian Alex Reid, founded the San Francisco Comedy Condo in 1986.

Gould wrote and performed on The Ben Stiller Show; one such sketch features Gould as Otto, Cupid's twisted brother, whose arrows convince a young man to fall madly in love with an elderly woman. Another series of sketches features a heavily disguised Gould as Wilford Brimley advertising "Grady's Oats" (a parody of Brimley's Quaker Oats advertisements). In one, he speaks of his Uncle Ray's hobby of dressing in a pink taffeta gown and filling his panties with oatmeal; in another, he brandishes a revolver through the window at children. He also appeared in an episode of MADtv as Newt Gingrich and on one episode of Seinfeld ("The Junk Mail") as "Fragile" Frankie Merman, Jerry's childhood friend. He co-created and was executive producer on Super Adventure Team. In addition, Gould's stand up material was featured in Comedy Central's animated series Shorties Watchin' Shorties.

In 1998, Gould appeared in the episode "Supermarket Story" of The King of Queens.

Gould wrote for The Simpsons for seven years (2001–2007) and served as co-executive producer on seasons 14 through 18 (2002–2007). During his time with the show, Gould provided voice work on three episodes, including a 2005 episode on which he provided the voice of Don Knotts as Barney Fifean impression that originated in his stand-up routine. Though Gould left the show to focus on his own screenwriting, he has returned three times to voice characters.

Gould had a featured cameo in Girls Will Be Girls, in which he played a hit-and-run victim who admits to his alcohol problem after having a desperate one-night stand with aging C-list actress Evie Harris, the other driver in the car accident. He was also featured in The Aristocrats, where, among other commentary, he presents an Amish version of the eponymous joke. His short films, Last Man On Earth, Break On Through With J.F.K., A Night On Java Island, and Soul Mates are also available for download on his site. Except for the last, all feature Gould in acting roles. 2009 saw the release of his new stand up special, "Let Me Put My Thoughts In You" on Shout! Factory.

Gould provided the voice for the title character in the U.S. versions of the Gex video game series and the U.K. version of the first game. Gould, with his frequent writing partner Rob Cohen, wrote the majority of the jokes for the games. Gould also voiced Hi Larious in Father of the Pride.

He was a regular contributor to the Adam Carolla radio show where he did impressions of Huell Howser. He appears occasionally on The Adam Carolla Show podcast. The first episode of Gould's own podcast The Dana Gould Hour was made available on iTunes on January 31, 2012. Recurring guests include comedians like Eddie Pepitone, and each episode revolves around a singular theme. Currently, a new episode of The Dana Gould Hour is released about every two months.

In 2010, he appeared in live action on the Family Guy episode "Brian Writes a Bestseller."

In 2013, Gould appeared with Melinda Hill and Scott Shriner in an episode of the web series Romantic Encounters. He also frequently performs live shows with comedian Arden Myrin as "The Tinkle Twins."

In 2014, Gould participated as a comedian on Playboy's "Foursome: Walk of Shame" where he joined other comedians in making fun of the program's contestants.

In 2016, Gould created the IFC comedy horror series Stan Against Evil, featuring the talent of John C. McGinley, Janet Varney, and Nate Mooney. Gould also appears as the character Kevin, a quirky gravedigger and love interest of Stan's daughter Denise.

Since 2021, Gould has starred in Hanging with Doctor Z, a talk show on YouTube reminiscent of The David Letterman Show, Space Ghost Coast to Coast, and The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, among others.

Personal life Gould lives in Los Angeles. In 2000 he married Sue Naegle, former President of HBO Entertainment. The couple separated in 2014 and divorced in 2015. They have three daughters. Gould remarried in 2022 to Kat Aagesen, a writer and co-editor of the defunct website, malt-review.com.

Discography Funhouse (Stand Up! Records) [Record / CD: 1998] Let Me Put My Thoughts In You (Shout! Factory) [DVD / CD: 2009; Record 2014] I Know It's Wrong (New Wave Dynamics) [CD: 2013] Mr. Funny Man (Kill Rock Stars) [MP3: 2017] Perfectly Normal (800 Pound Gorilla/Super Nice Guys) [MP3: 2025]

Filmography

Television Year Title Role Notes 1992 The Ben Stiller Show Various characters Recurring role 1993 Doug Various voices Recurring role 1996 The Nanny Josh Bassin Episode: "The Taxman Cometh" 1996 Roseanne Chip Episode: "Hoi Polloi Meets Hoiti Toiti" 1996 Sabrina the Teenage Witch Monty Episode: "A Girl and Her Cat" 1996 Ellen Mike 2 episodes 1997 Seinfeld Frankie Merman Episode: "The Junk Mail" 1997 The Love Bug Rupert TV film 1997 Working Jimmy Clarke Main role 1998 Super Adventure Team Chief Engineer Head (voice) Main role 1998 The King of Queens The Guy Episode: "Supermarket Guy" 1999 Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist Himself (voice) Episode: "Snow Day" 2000 Clerks Various voices 2 episodes 2002, 2005, 2007, 2012, 2016, 2020 The Simpsons Various voices 6 episodes 2004 Father of the Pride Hi Larious (voice) Episode: "Rehabilitation" 2010 True Jackson, VP N/A Episode: "Tru Disaster" 2010 Family Guy Himself (live-action sequence) Episode: "Brian Writes a Bestseller" 2011 Parks and Recreation Guy Who Asks for Mort (uncredited) Episode: "The Bubble" 2012 The High Bar Himself Episode: "Dana Gould on Rage" 2013 Maron Himself Episode: "Sex Fest" 2013 Anger Management Todd Episode: "Charlie and the Airport Sex" 2013 Wendell and Vinnie School Principal Episode: "Big Dogs & Bicycles" 2013 Wendell and Vinnie Mr. Middleton Episode: "First Dances & Last Chances" 2013 Mob City Tug Purcell Recurring role 2016 Mighty Magiswords Norman (voice) Recurring role 2016 Stan Against Evil Kevin Recurring role 2019 Creepshow Henry Quayle Episode: "Skincrawlers" 2024 Ted Priest Episode: "Ejectile Dysfunction"; Also writer and consulting producer

Film Year Title Role 1996 My Fellow Americans Sandwich Guy at Book Convention 1999 Mystery Men Squeegee Man 2003 Girls Will Be Girls Jeff 2003 Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd Mr. Moffitt 2015 Tales of Halloween Boris ("This Means War" segment) 2015 Southbound Raymond Kensington 2015 Being Canadian Himself 2017 The Problem with Apu Himself

Video games Year Title Role 1995 Gex Gex 1998 Gex: Enter the Gecko Gex 1999 Gex 3: Deep Cover Gecko Gex

Web Year Title Role 2023 Gex Trilogy - Official LRG3 Reveal Trailer Gex (voice)

Crew work Creepshow - Writer ("Night of the Living Late Show") Gex - Writer Gex: Enter the Gecko - Writer Parks and Recreation - Consulting Producer Stan Against Evil - Creator, Executive Producer, Writer Super Adventure Team - Creator, Writer The Simpsons - Writer ("Homer the Moe", "Poppa's Got a Brand New Badge", "C.E. D'oh", "The President Wore Pearls", "Goo Goo Gai Pan", "Bart Has Two Mommies", "I Don't Wanna Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"), Producer (2001), Supervising Producer (2001–2002), Co-Executive Producer (2002–2007) Ted - Writer

References

External links

Review of performance at Comix in New York, October 2008