Dave Foley

Born: 4 January 1963
Where: Toronto, Canada

This Canadian comic actor/writer gained a following as a member of The Kids in the Hall, a five-man comedy troupe.

They began performing their quirky brand of sketch comedy on the Toronto stage in the early 1980s, and moved on to Canadian TV later in the decade.

As a writer-performer, Foley distinguished himself with a distinctive flair for the absurd as he pushed the limits of irony.

Foley began writing comedy in high school. He did his first screen acting starring in a little-seen, low-budget comedy-thriller High Stakes.

In 1987 he made his US feature acting debut with a bit part in Three Men and a Baby.

Foley then made his official feature debut in It's Pat, and had small roles in Monkeybone and On The Line, as well as providing the voice for Flik the ant in Pixar's animated A Bug's Life.