David Cockner - tireless comedian of our time

David Michael Cockner is an American film and television actor, a comedian who occasionally appears in the hypostasis of a producer or screenwriter. Cockner is not only a successful actor, but also a premier family man. He married in 1998 with Lei Kokner, the spouse and five children are imprinted in the form of a tattoo on the right shoulder of the performer.

Early biography

David Cockner was born in the last month of the hot summer of 1962 in the provincial town of Tipton, spread out in the vastness of Missouri. In the four, Cockner, besides the newborn, already had five offspring: two boys and three daughters. Margaret Ann Kokner's mother, before her marriage, had barely managed to manage the household, so she did not work, her father, Sasil Stephen, was busy working on the production of cages for keeping and breeding poultry. The child inherited from his parents German and Irish roots.

Becoming a person

Having successfully finished school, David enters Benedictine College, where he studies the basics of political science. And he continues his education at Missouri University. Brilliantly graduated from a university, David Cockner decides to radically change his life, so he moves to Chicago and tries his hand at acting. At the initial stage of the creative path, he adjoins the acting troupe of the improvised theater iO Theater, while attending courses of acting under the supervision of the famous artist and teacher Dela Close. After graduation, he played on the stage in The Second City.

Career in movies and TV

In 1995, David Cockner, like many other well-known comedians of the United States, makes his debut on television in the cult show "Saturday Night Live". The actor takes part in the creation of twenty issues and captures the spectators' favor, simultaneously turning his attention to the producers of the big cinema. Thanks to the inherent charm and enviable charisma of Kokner in 1997 invited to take part in the creation of the sagacious comedy tape "Rascva". The film turned out to be a topical political satire with well-coordinated splendid cast. Cockner played a secondary role as a filmmaker, but he had a unique opportunity to work with such outstanding stage masters as Robert De Niro, Dustin Hoffman, Anne Hatch and Woody Harrelson. After the triumphant premiere of the film, the producers were showered with David Cockner's proposals. Films with his participation followed one after another. In the overwhelming majority, these were comedies: "Man on the Moon", "Waking up in Reno", "The Bachelor Party", "The TV Leader 1,2", "The Assholes of Hazzard", "The Big Grub", "The Balls of Fury", "Semi-professional" "Straighten the gyrations," "My only."

In the track record of the actor-comedian there are real blockbusters like "Avengers" and "Piranha 3DD".

Among the television series, in the creation of which David participated, the most significant are "Office", "Hannah Montana", "Justice", "Goldbergs".

Also often the actor is invited to voice animation tapes, for example, "Horns and hoofs", "Neighbors from hell", "Beavis and Butthead" and many others.

Legendary comedies

One of the most significant projects in his filmography, David Cockner, considers the comedy "Paul: The Secret Material." The actor was delighted with the collaboration with director Greg Mottola, the creator of the popular comedy "Park of Culture and Recreation" and "Super Pertsy". At the same time, Cockner admits that participating in the horror movie "Final Destination 5" is an equally interesting creative experiment for the comedian, especially since David Cockner does not look ridiculous and amusing at the photo. Acquired experience was useful to the actor while working on a parody horror film "The House with Paranormal Phenomena." In 2015, the performer managed to light up in two projects - the universal horror film "Krampus" and the incendiary bloody comedy "Scouts against zombies". David Cockner in the first tape played the role of hunter-lover Howard, and in the second reincarnated in Rogers, the commander of the Boy Scouts, who remained a scout even after becoming a zombie.

Now the filmography of the actor-comedian includes more than 120 motion pictures and television series, David also produced films twice and acted as a co-author of 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 Musical Show" for the performance of the role in the movie "TV presenter", unfortunately, the award went to another performer.

In the cult project

Just a few days ago, the premiere of the new season of the cult television movie of the 90's D. Lynch "Twin Peaks". The first season of the project was broadcast in the 90th year. The series was created in the genre of a mystical thriller, the narrative spun around the murder of the local schoolgirl-beauty Laura Palmer. In the new season, many artists who previously took part in the creation of the television film were shot: D. Duchovny, A. Whitt, K. McLaughlin, S. Lee, D. P. Kelly, S. Fenn. To the wise experience, the ensemble ensemble was joined by M. Bellucci, D. Belushi, D. Davis, H. Gates, B. Getty, E. Hudson, E. Judd and David Cockner.