Dana Gould

Dana Gould (; born August 24, 1964) is an American stand-up comic, actor, writer, and voice artist who has been featured on HBO, Showtime, and Comedy Central. He voiced the titular character in the Gex franchise, and he wrote for The Simpsons between 2001 and 2007.

Early life Gould was born in Hopedale, Massachusetts on August 24, 1964, the fifth of six children.

Career

Gould began performing comedy onstage at age 17. After high school, he studied communications and theatre at Framingham State College, but after a year he moved to San Francisco to pursue a career in comedy. It was there he, along with fellow comedian Alex Reid, founded the San Francisco Comedy Condo in 1986.

Gould wrote and performed on The Ben Stiller Show; was made available on iTunes on January 31, 2012. Recurring guests include comedians like Eddie Pepitone, and each episode revolves around a singular theme. Currently, a new episode of The Dana Gould Hour is released about every two months.

In 2010, he appeared in live action on the Family Guy episode "Brian Writes a Bestseller."

In 2013, Gould appeared with Melinda Hill and Scott Shriner in an episode of the web series Romantic Encounters. He also frequently performs live shows with comedian Arden Myrin as "The Tinkle Twins."

In 2014, Gould participated as a comedian on Playboy's "Foursome: Walk of Shame" where he joined other comedians in making fun of the program's contestants.

In 2016, Gould created the IFC comedy horror series Stan Against Evil, featuring the talent of John C. McGinley, Janet Varney, and Nate Mooney. Gould also appears as the character Kevin, a quirky gravedigger and love interest of Stan's daughter Denise.

Since 2021, Gould has starred in Hanging with Doctor Z, a talk show on YouTube reminiscent of The David Letterman Show, Space Ghost Coast to Coast, and The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, among others.

Personal life Gould lives in Los Angeles. In 2000 he married Sue Naegle, former President of HBO Entertainment. The couple separated in 2014 and divorced in 2015. They have three daughters. Gould remarried in 2022 to Kat Aagesen, a writer and co-editor of the defunct website, malt-review.com.

Discography Funhouse (Stand Up! Records) [Record / CD: 1998] Let Me Put My Thoughts In You (Shout! Factory) [DVD / CD: 2009; Record 2014] I Know It's Wrong (New Wave Dynamics) [CD: 2013] Mr. Funny Man (Kill Rock Stars) [MP3: 2017] 1998 Gex: Enter the Gecko Gex 1999 Gex 3: Deep Cover Gecko Gex

Web Year Title Role 2023 Gex Trilogy - Official LRG3 Reveal Trailer Gex (voice)

Crew work Creepshow - Writer ("Night of the Living Late Show") Gex - Writer Gex: Enter the Gecko - Writer Parks and Recreation - Consulting Producer Stan Against Evil - Creator, Executive Producer, Writer Super Adventure Team - Creator, Writer The Simpsons - Writer ("Homer the Moe", "Poppa's Got a Brand New Badge", "C.E. D'oh", "The President Wore Pearls", "Goo Goo Gai Pan", "Bart Has Two Mommies", "I Don't Wanna Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"), Producer (2001), Supervising Producer (2001–2002), Co-Executive Producer (2002–2007) Ted - Writer