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Dan Cortese: Biography

Dan Cortese

Birth Name: Daniel Cortese
Birth Place: Sewickley, PA
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 09/14/1967, Virgo
Profession: Actor

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Dan Cortese Fast Facts:

His father was principal of his high school.
Played football at UNC before injuring his back sophomore year.
Known as "Dan-Dan: the Whopper Man" during his days as a Burger King pitchman in the 1990s.
Worked as a production assistant at MTV before landing the role of host on MTV Sports.
His first feature film role was a Taco Bell entertainer in Demolition Man, despite having filmed more than 90 Burger King commercials.

Dan Cortese Relationships:
Dee Dee Hemby - Wife (separated)
Mary Lou Cortese - Mother
Vince Cortese - Father
Roman Cortese - Son
India Isabella Cortese - Daughter
College:
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC (BA in Broadcasting, 1990)

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Crash Course, Orlando Jones, Dan Cortese Dave Krieger/ABC

Crash Course, Orlando Jones, Dan Cortese Dave Krieger/ABC

Crash Course, Dan Cortese, Orlando Jones Adam Larkey/ABC

The Superstars, Dan Cortese, Lisa Leslie, Jeff Kent, Ali Landry, Brandi Chastain, Julio Iglesias Jr, Paige Hemmis, Bode Miller, Leskinen, Maksim Chmerkovskiy, Joanna Krupa, Terrell Owens, Estella Warren, Robert Horry, Jennifer Capriati, David Charvet Adam Larkey/ABC

The Superstars, Lisa Leslie, Dan Cortese Adam Larkey/ABC

The Superstars, PAIGE HEMMIS, BODE MILLER, KRISTI LESKINEN, MAKSIM CHMERKOVSKIY, ALI LANDRY, JEFF KENT, LISA LESLIE, DAN CORTESE, ROBERT HORRY, ESTELLA WARREN, JENNIFER CAPRIATI, DAVID CHARVET, TERRELL OWENS, JOANNA KRUPA, BRANDI CHASTAIN, JULIO IGLESIAS JR. Adam Larkey/ABC

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