Dane Jeffrey Cook is an American stand-up comedian and actor. He has released three comedy albums, Harmful If Swallowed, Retaliation, and Rough around the Edges: Live from Madison Square Garden. Retaliation became the highest charting comedy album in twenty-eight years and went double platinum. Cook performed on his own HBO special in the fall of 2006, Vicious Circle, and has appeared on television. As an actor, Cook has appeared in fifteen films since 1997, including Mystery Men, the 2005 film Waiting..., the 2007 comedy Good Luck Chuck, and starred in the 2006 comedy Employee of the Month. He also appeared in the 2007 thriller film Mr. Brooks, which was a departure from his standard comedic roles.