Дэвид Майкл Кокнер - американский кино- и television actor, comedian, occasionally acting as a producer or screenwriter. Cockner is not only a successful actor, but also a premiere family man. He married in 1998 c Lei Cockner, a spouse and five children, were imprinted in the form of a tattoo on the artist’s right shoulder.
Early biography
David Cockner was born last month.the hot summer of 1962 in the provincial town of Tipouton, stretching across the expanses of Missouri. The Cockner couple, in addition to the newborn, already had five offspring: two boys and three daughters. Margaret Ann Cockner's mother, before Downey's marriage, barely managed to be managed around the house, so she didn’t work, her father, Sesile Stephen, was busy producing cages for keeping and breeding poultry. The child inherited from his parents the German and Irish roots.
Becoming a person
After graduating from high school, David entersBenedictine College, in which he masters the basics of political science. And continuing education at the University of Missouri. Brilliantly graduating from college, David Cockner decides to radically change his life, so he moves to Chicago and tries himself in the acting field. At the initial stage of his creative career, he adjoins the actor troupe of the improvised theater iO Theater, in parallel attending acting classes under the supervision of the well-known singer and teacher Delo Klouz. After graduation, he played on the stage in The Second City.
Film and TV career
In 1995, David Cockner, like many othersnow famous comedians of the USA, debuts on television in the cult show "Saturday Night Live". The actor takes part in the creation of twenty episodes and wins spectator's favor, simultaneously drawing the attention of the producers of big cinema to his personality. Thanks to his innate charm and enviable charisma, Cockner in 1997 is invited to take part in the creation of the shrewd comedy tape “Trickster”. The film turned out to be a topical political satire with a well-coordinated magnificent cast. Cockner played the minor role of a film director, but he had a unique opportunity to work in the frame with such outstanding stage masters as Robert De Niro, Dustin Hoffman, Ann Hatch and Woody Harrelson. After the triumphant premiere of the picture, the producers were bombarded with proposals from David Cockner. Films with his participation followed one after another. The overwhelming majority of these were comedies: “Man on the Moon”, “Waking up in Reno”, “Bachelor Party”, “Anchorman 1.2”, “Dukes from Hazzard”, “The Big Grub”, “Balls of Rage”, “Semi-Professional”, "Get Smart", "My one."
In the record of the actor-comedian there are real blockbusters like “The Avengers” and “Piranhas 3DD”.
Among the television series, in the creation of which David was involved, the most significant are the “Office”, “Hannah Montana”, “Justice”, “Goldberg”.
Also, the actor is often invited to voice animated tapes, for example, "Horns and hoofs", "Neighbors from Hell", "Beavis and Butt-head" and many others.
Legendary comedies
One of the most significant projects in itsfilmography David Cockner considers the comedy "Paul: The Secret Materialchik." The actor was delighted with the collaboration with director Greg Mottola, the creator of the popular comedies “Park of Culture and Leisure” and “Super Peppers”. At the same time, Cockner admits that participation in the horror film “Destination 5” is no less interesting creative experiment for the comedian, especially since in the photo David Cockner looks not at all funny and amusing. The experience gained was useful to the actor while working on the parody horror film “A House with Paranormal Phenomena”. In 2015, the singer managed to light up in two projects - the universal horror film Krampus and the incendiary bloody comedy Scouts vs. Zombies. David Cockner in the first tape played the role of amateur hunter Howard, and in the second he reincarnated as Rogers, the boy scout commander who remained a boy scout even after becoming a zombie.
Now the actor-comedian's filmography includesmore than 120 motion pictures and television series, David also produced films twice and co-wrote the script three times. In 2005, he was among the nominees (one of three worthy) to receive the MTV Movie Awards in the category "Best Music Show" for his role in the movie "TV host", unfortunately, the award went to another performer.
In the cult project
Just recently, the premiere of the newthe season of the cult TV movie of the 90s D. Lynch's Twin Peaks. The first season of the project was broadcast in the 90th year. The series was created in the genre of the mystical thriller, the story spun around the murder of the local schoolgirl beauty Laura Palmer. In the new season, many performers who had previously participated in the creation of the television film were filmed: D. Duchovny, A. Witt, C. McLocklin, S. Lee, D. P. Kelly, S. Fenn. The experienced ensemble was joined by M. Bellucci, D. Belushi, D. Davis, H. Gates, B. Getty, E. Hudson, E. Judd and David Cockner.
