Dave Sheridan (actor)

Dave Sheridan
Sheridan in 2023
Born (1969-03-10) March 10, 1969
Occupations
  • Actor
  • comedian
  • producer
  • writer
Years active1996–present

Dave Sheridan is an American actor.[1] He is best known for playing Special Officer Doofy, a spoof of deputy sheriff Dewey Riley from Scream (1996), as well as providing the voice of the titular killer Ghostface, in the comedy Scary Movie (2000).[2]

Career

He began his career as an intern at Saturday Night Live during the 1991–1992 season. From there, he entered Chicago's comedy troupe The Second City, where he wrote, directed, and produced "Dave Sheridan's America", a multimedia stage show. He starred on Buzzkill, a 1996 MTV reality series that featured three slacker buddies staging elaborate pranks and catching it on video.[3]

Sheridan appeared in Scary Movie (2000) as Officer Doofy.[4] He portrayed the character Doug in the 2001 film Ghost World.[3] Sheridan appeared in the 2002 music videos for "By the Way" (playing a crazy taxi driver)[5] and "Universally Speaking" by Red Hot Chili Peppers.[6] Sheridan toured with his band that formed in 2004, Van Stone.[3]

Sheridan hosted a series called Smile...You're Under Arrest! on the Fox Reality Channel in 2008–09. In 2014, he portrayed Sheriff Lincoln in the parody film The Walking Deceased, inspired by The Walking Dead.[4]

In 2016, Sheridan started co-hosting The Dave and Creech Show podcast with actor/podcaster CJ Creech.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1996BuzzkillVariousTV series; also creator
1998Short CinemaVideo
2000Scary MovieDoofy Gilmore / The Killer (voice)
2001The Det. Kent Stryker One-Man FilmDet. Lee
Corky RomanoAgent Terrence Darnell
Bubble BoyMark
Ghost WorldDoug Gormley
2002Frank McKlusky, C.I.Frank McKluskyAlso story
2003Windy City HeatTravis BickleTV film
Grounded for LifeJackTV series (1 episode)
The Fighting TemptationsBill
Scare TacticsVarious charactersTV series (1 episode)
2005The Devil's RejectsOfficer Ray Dobson
2006Little ManRosco
Free RideDoveTV series (6 episodes)
Van Stone: Tour of DutyRandy Van StoneTV film; also, writer and executive producer
2008Stone & EdMan in the Yellow Hat
Sex DriveBobby Jo
Your Name HereIRS Agent Duke
2008–2009Smile...You're Under Arrest!TV series
2009All's Faire in LoveJester Roy/Horny
2011Horrible BossesBartender (Bradford's Bar)
2013A Haunted HouseBob
Dealin' with IdiotsForrest
2014A Haunted House 2Aghoul
2015The Walking DeceasedSheriff LincolnAlso producer
2016Fifty Shades of BlackThe Great Mysterio
2017NakedOfficer Mike Bentley
Victor CrowleyDillon
2018Beyond White SpaceStubniski
2020Spy InterventionRick
Sky SharksKifo MletaUncredited
2021The ResortDetective
2022Bloody Summer CampSheriff Wilmore
2024StreamMark[7]
Meat the CarversMy Monster Pal[8]
2026Scary MovieDoofy Gilmore / Ghostface (voice)

References

  1. ↑ "Dave Sheridan". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  2. ↑ Li, Shirley (October 26, 2017). "Inside the making of 'Scary Movie,' the hilarious, highest-grossing horror-film spoof ever made". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on October 26, 2017. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
  3. 1 2 3 Manning, Sean (April 25, 2013). "Whatever Happened to MTV's "Buzzkill"?". The Awl. Archived from the original on January 15, 2019. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
  4. 1 2 Hanley, Ken W. (February 3, 2015). "Exclusive Q&A, Merch; New Clip: "THE WALKING DECEASED"". Fangoria. Archived from the original on December 31, 2015. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
  5. ↑ Schiller, Rebecca (January 19, 2018). "Red Hot Chili Peppers' Chad Smith Recalls Making 'By The Way' Video in 'Chart Rewind'". Billboard. Archived from the original on September 14, 2021. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Chad Smith's Daughter Covers Red Hot Chili Peppers' 'Universally Speaking': Watch". Billboard. July 27, 2021. Archived from the original on July 27, 2021. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
  7. ↑ Miska, Brad (June 2, 2023). "'Stream' Poster Puts Skin In the Game!". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
  8. ↑ Alexa, L'wren (October 3, 2024). "Deliciously Dark Horror-Comedy 'Meat the Carvers' Now on YouTube". awn. Retrieved October 3, 2024.