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Denis Leary

American actor and comedian · United States · On the map · Actors · Born 1957 · age 69

Denis Colin Leary is an American stand-up comedian and actor. He first came to prominence as a stand-up comedian, especially through appearances on MTV and through the stand-up specials No Cure for Cancer (1993) and Lock 'n Load (1997).

Denis Leary is read about 2,258 times a day, in 36 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 30 October 2026

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2023Spider-Man: Across the Spider-VerseFilm, George Stacy (archive footage) (uncredited)2022The Jennifer Hudson ShowSeries2019The Kelly Clarkson ShowSeries2016Ice Age: Collision CourseFilm, Diego (voice)2014Late Night with Seth MeyersSeriesDraft DayFilm, 2014Vince Penn2012Ice Age: Continental DriftFilm, Diego (voice)2009Ice Age: Dawn of the DinosaursFilm, Diego (voice)2006Rachael RaySeriesIce Age: The MeltdownFilm, 2006Diego (voice)2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!Series2002Ice AgeFilm, Diego (voice)2000Jesus' SonFilm, Wayne1999Family GuySeries, Car Mechanic (voice)1998A Bug's LifeFilm, Francis (voice)1997“(talking about Marv Albert) Marv, Marv, Marv, Marv, Marv, Marv, Marv. This is God, what the HELL were you thinking?!?”In their wordsLock 'n Load (1997)

“Peter Falk and Denis Leary today walked into a Starbucks and shot 27 people, without any announcement whatsoever.”In their wordsLock 'n Load (1997)

Suicide KingsFilm, 1997Lono Veccio1996Amateur Cartoonist Extraordinary AwardAwardThe Daily ShowSeries, 19961995Operation Dumbo DropFilm, Lt. David Poole1994The RefFilm, Gus1993“I would never do crack. I would never do a drug named after a part of my own ass, okay?”In their wordsNo Cure for Cancer (1993)

“There we were in the middle of a sexual revolution wearing clothes that guaranteed we wouldn't get laid.”In their wordsNo Cure for Cancer (1993)

“We didn't have rehab back in the Seventies. Back in the Seventies, rehab meant you stopped doing coke, but you kept smoking pot and drinking for a couple more weeks.”In their wordsNo Cure for Cancer (1993)

“God.. crack. Only in America would a guy invent crack. Only in America would there be a guy that cocaine wasn't good enough for. You know?”In their wordsNo Cure for Cancer (1993)

Late Night with Conan O'BrienSeries, 19931991Strictly BusinessFilm, Jake1989The SimpsonsSeries, Denis Leary (voice)1979CBS News Sunday MorningSeries1957Born18 August 1957

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  • Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse 2023
  • The Sandlot 1993
  • Ice Age 2002
  • Blow 2001
  • A Bug's Life 1998

Filmography 40

156 credits on file

Television 24

Media & music

On YouTube

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In their own words 4

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Denis Leary
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4 statements, newest first

  1. (talking about The Lord Of The Dance) Have you seen that show? If you have, GET OUT! Get the hell out of my show right now!

    1997 · Lock 'n Load (1997), Own words

  2. Coffee doesn't need a menu, it needs a cup! That's all it needs! Maybe a saucer underneath the cup- that's it!

    1997 · Lock 'n Load (1997), Own words

  3. I love to smoke. I smoke seven thousand packs a day!

    1993 · No Cure for Cancer (1993), Own words

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Awards

Amateur Cartoonist Extraordinary Award1996
Ellis Island Medal of Honor

About this person

Leary began taking roles in film and television starting in the 1990s, including substantial roles in the films Judgment Night (1993), Demolition Man (1993), The Ref (1994), Two If By Sea (1996), Suicide Kings (1997), Wag the Dog (1997), Monument Ave. (1998) and The Thomas Crown Affair (1999).

Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1957 · age 69

In common with Denis

Jack BlackAlso in Demolition Man (1993)Jessie JAlso in Ice Age: Boiling Point (2027)Terry CrewsAlso in Draft Day (2014)Gabriel IglesiasAlso in Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade (2016)Vanessa HudgensAlso in Freaks of Nature (2015)Harland WilliamsAlso in Wag the Dog (1997)