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Dan

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About Me

I like to tell stories.I've been shot with a 44 magnum.I won an Emmy.I've shot a single egg with a powerful sniper rifle (from 100 yards away).I excell at ping pong.I have a very talented dog named Willie.I've ridden 22 floors on the top of a elevator. (Die Hard style!)The guy from Milli Vanilli that died (Rob), slept on my couch once.

This is me. (No special effects)

I made this:

And This:

I really like monkeys !

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

Someone who has the magical combination of beauty and low self-esteem.

My Blog

The Pipe is online.

I finally posted a short film I made a couple of years ago with some friends. Here it is. (It's 15 minutes long) The Pipe from karatechimp on Vimeo.It's based on a really great short stor...
Posted by on Thu, 18 Dec 2008 21:47:00 GMT

SXSW Burger Hut 2.0

For SXSW this year, the festival asked if I would reprise the characters that Mike Mitchell, Kent Osborne and I created in 2002.Here they are:King of Comedy Glengarry Glen Ross Close...
Posted by on Sun, 16 Mar 2008 19:06:00 GMT

Billys Bouncing Balls

I wish I could do this. Hope this helps you have a happy new year! Oh and here's part 1
Posted by on Mon, 31 Dec 2007 14:35:00 GMT

Ms. New Booty

This is awesome. Some really smart guys did something I have always wanted to do: Hack the Rockafire explosion at Showbiz Pizza. Enjoy.Update: Here's another. I hate the Black Eyed Peas but t...
Posted by on Wed, 01 Aug 2007 06:56:00 GMT

Eat My Meniscus

Back in 2001, I was working on a Pennzoil commercial in the California desert. We hired a fancy Brittish director and Pennzoil was spending lots of money on it so there were high expectations. On the ...
Posted by on Wed, 30 May 2007 08:03:00 GMT

The Pipe at SXSW

Some of you know that I made a short film, called The Pipe, that will play at this years' SXSW film festival. It stars Nathan Zellner, Kent Osborne and Cha Cha from the Rollergirls (TXRD)It's playing...
Posted by on Tue, 20 Feb 2007 13:34:00 GMT

Into the Night

With it being a cold and lazy Sunday, Shawn and I decided to start off the day watching an old favorite of mine; John Landis' goofy '85 classic "Into the Night". (with Jeff Goldblum and Michelle Pfeif...
Posted by on Sun, 14 Jan 2007 11:27:00 GMT

Now That's What I Call Acting! Vol. 2

Colt McCoy is the starting freshman quarterback for the university of Texas. It turns out a football isn't the only thing that Colt can pitch. Check out this commercial for his uncle's drug store. He'...
Posted by on Mon, 27 Nov 2006 15:08:00 GMT

God Bless the USA

On election day, when the nation is making pivotal decisions that will affect our future, CNN reports the important news.
Posted by on Wed, 08 Nov 2006 20:07:00 GMT

Now That's What I Call Acting! Vol. 1

The late great Stanley Kubrick sent out an open casting call for his film "Full Metal Jacket".A young and confident Brian Atene answered the call.
Posted by on Fri, 27 Oct 2006 09:36:00 GMT