Daniel Kevin Fogler (born October 20, 1976) is an American actor, comedian and writer. He had his breakout in theatre, winning the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical for his role as William Barfée in the Broadway production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, which was also his Broadway debut.
In the late 2000s, Fogler transitioned to film, starring in the films Good Luck Chuck (2007), Balls of Fury (2007), Fanboys (2009), Taking Woodstock (2009), and Love Happens (2009). In the early-to-mid 2010s, Fogler starred in the films Take Me Home Tonight (2011) and Europa Report (2013), and had main roles as Kenny Hayden on the ABC sitcom Man Up! (2011) and Dave Lindsey on the first season of the ABC anthology series Secrets and Lies (2015). He had a starring voice role in the animated film Mars Needs Moms (2011).
In the late 2010s to early 2020s, Fogler had a starring role as Jacob Kowalski in the Harry Potter spin-off film series Fantastic Beasts (2016–2022). In the 2020s, he also starred in the films Spinning Gold (2023) and Juliet & Romeo (2025), and portrayed Albert Grossman in the biographical film A Complete Unknown (2024), which earned him a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination. He portrayed Francis Ford Coppola in the Paramount+ miniseries The Offer (2022).
Fogler made his directorial debut with the horror comedy film Hysterical Psycho (2009), which he also wrote. He also directed, wrote, and starred in the film Don Peyote (2014).
Citește mai mult...20 octombrie 1976 era un miercuri sub semnul stelut al lui ♎. Era ziua 293 din an. Președintele Statelor Unite a fost Gerald R. Ford.
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Date: 20 October 1976
By FRANCES CERRA
Frances CERRA
LI Builders Inst, 3 bldrs and 3 electricians sue to overturn Suffolk County, NY, ban on installation of aluminum wire, which has been called dangerous by Consumer Product Safety Council; county Consumer Affairs Comr James Lack defends ban (S)
Date: 20 October 1976
By WILLIAM BORDERS Special to The New York Times
William Special
Maneka Gandhi, Prime Min Indira Gandhi's daughter-in-law, has begun publishing Surya, monthly magazine dedicated to describing 'dynamics of a changing India in a positive, confident way'; 1st issue criticizes reptg on Govt by many Indian pubs; Deputy Information Min Dharam Bir Sinha said recently that journalists should once against become missionaries of new, resurgent India; Govt's attempt to replace top editorial mgt of Indian Express noted; editor's mother Amteshwar Anand, who is helping run magazine, comments (M)
Date: 21 October 1976
By LES BROWN
Les BROWN
TV networks decide to cover Ford's Oct 20 news session in excerpt form because they judged it as being more of pol nature than newsworthy; news network heads contend Ford's Oct 14 news conf was carried live because it had potential for great news value; some network execs comment (M)
Date: 21 October 1976
By DIERDRE CARMODY
Dierdre CARMODY
Hartford Times ceases publication on Oct 20 after 159 yrs; paper describes itself as 'strangled by litigation' and says that lawsuits in which it has been embroiled for last yr have 'gravely injured' its ad and readership and 'eroded' its position; litigation stems from '73 sale of Times by Gannett Co to Register Publishing Co for $8-million; Hartford Courant announces it has no plans to buy Times or to put out evening newspaper; Courant exec editor and vp Richard E Mooney says Courant will increase its press run by 6,200 copies; Morning Line, daily tabloid inaugurated by Times in Aug, also ceases publication; illus (M)
Date: 20 October 1976
By ROBERT McG. THOMAS Jr
Robert McG
John W Dean 3d, in new book Blind Ambition, repts on attempt by Pres Nixon to have IRS investigate Scanlan's magazine, which had angered him; according to Dean, Nixon reptdly acted after Scanlan's published 'bogus memo linking Vice Pres Agnew with top secret plan to cancel '72 election and to repeal entire Bill of Rights'; magazine's top editor Sidney E Zion comments
Date: 20 October 1976
defense attys argue for permanent gag order to make sure defendants get fair trial (S)
Date: 21 October 1976
By JAMES M. NAUGHTON Special to The New York Times
Pres Ford holds full-scale news conf on Oct 20, White House; TV networks decline to provide live TV coverage; Ford accuses Jimmy Carter of having impugned records of 4 former Pres, describes Carter as 'naive' about diplomacy and chastises him for consenting to Playboy int; scores Carter over stand to end Arab boycott of Amer cos trading with Israel; defends his campaign orgn's use of newspaper ads to reproduce cover of Playboy's issue with Carter int (M)
Date: 20 October 1976
photo essay of some famous people attending game at Yankee Stadium and reopening of renovated Avery Fisher Hall