David Cross

David Ian Cross (born April 4, 1964) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, and director. Cross is best known for his stand-up performances, the HBO sketch comedy series ''Mr. Show'' (1995–1998), and his role as Tobias Fünke in the Fox/Netflix sitcom ''Arrested Development'' (2003–2006, 2013–2019).

Cross created, wrote, executive produced, and starred in ''The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret'' (2010–2016); developed and had a prominent role in ''Freak Show'' (2006); appeared on ''Modern Family'' (2011–2012); and portrayed Ian Hawke in the three live-action/computer animated films ''Alvin and the Chipmunks'' (2007), ''Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel'' (2009), and ''Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked'' (2011). Cross has also done voice work for the sitcom ''Oliver Beene'' (2003–2004), and has had lead voice-over roles in ''Curious George'' (2006), ''Battle for Terra'' (2007), the ''Kung Fu Panda'' film franchise (2008–2016), ''Megamind'' (2010), and ''Next Gen'' (2018).

In 1993, he won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series for his work on ''The Ben Stiller Show''. For ''Mr. Show'', he gained three Primetime Emmy Award nominations, and for ''Arrested Development'', Cross was nominated for a Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Television Series, and, along with his cast, for three Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series. For his stand-up specials, he was nominated for several Grammy Awards. Provided by Wikipedia

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by Cross, David
Published 1900
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by Cross, David
Published 2018
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by Chamberlain, Darren
Published 2003
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