David Koechner Biography

Fast Facts

• Performed at "Comedy for a Cause" to benefit The Balanced Mind Foundation, a group improving the lives of families raising children and teens living with bipolar disorder and related conditions
• Majored in political science at the University of Missouri
• Graduated from The Second City in Chicago in 1994
• Married actress Leigh Koechner in June 1998, having five children together
• Moved to Chicago to study improvisational comedy under the mentorship of legendary improv teacher Del Close at the ImprovOlympic
• Quote: "With 'Anchorman,' the thing I loved the most was that we all understood that something special was coming together while we were shooting, almost to the point where we didn't want to break it up․"
• Known for taking on loud, brash roles, such as in "Anchorman" and "Out Cold․"
• His comedy duo with Dave Allen, "The Naked Trucker & T-Bones Show," was invited to open for the band Tenacious D