{{short description|American actor and comedian|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{BLP sources|date=May 2009}} '''Douglas Dale''' (born in Barrington, Illinois) is an American actor and comedian, best known for hosting the Comedy Central series ''TV Funhouse'' which was written and directed by Robert Smigel.
==Career== He originally met Robert Smigel when they were roommates in Chicago. They were creators and cast members of the comedy group All You Can Eat. Their biggest success with that group was the show "All You Can Eat and the Temple of Doom".<ref>[http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/TV-Funhouse-Comedy-Central-Release-Date/7954 TV Funhouse DVD news: Announcement for Comedy Central's TV Funhouse | TVShowsOnDVD.com<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080113050023/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/TV-Funhouse-Comedy-Central-Release-Date/7954 |date=2008-01-13 }}</ref>
Dale was also involved in the ''Happy Happy Good Show'', a Chicago sketch show featuring Robert Smigel, Bob Odenkirk and Conan O'Brien. Dale was also seen on the series ''Murphy Brown'' and ''Who's the Boss'', and during the early 1990s he appeared in various sketches on Late Night with Conan O'Brien, most notably as the "Guy Next Door." He also appeared on ''Saturday Night Live'' as various voices in the ''TV Funhouse'' cartoons, and more recently, he did voice-overs for Hotel Transylvania.
In addition to acting, Dale is Vice President of All Children's Theatre in Parsippany, New Jersey. There he teaches children stage performances ranging from stand-up to Musical Theatre.<ref name= "dramatics">{{cite news |url= https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/morris/parsippany-troy-hills/2016/05/25/dramatics-camp-returns-to-parsippany/94722306/ |title=Dramatics camp returns to Parsippany |work=North Jersey Media Group |date=May 25, 2016 |access-date=November 5, 2018}}</ref>
==Filmography== {{expand section|date=November 2023}}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{IMDb name|0197682|Doug Dale (II)}}
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