David Michael Koechner (/ˈkɛknər/ KEK-nər; born August 24, 1962)
is an American actor and comedian, best known for playing roles such
as Champ Kind in the Anchorman films and Todd Packer on NBC's The
Office.Koechner first became involved in performing when he began
studying improvisational comedy in Chicago at ImprovOlympic, under the
teachings of Del Close, before joining the Second City Northwest.
Koechner relocated to New York City in 1995, doing year long stints of
sketch comedy as a cast member on Saturday Night Live (1995â€"1996)
and as a sketch regular on Late Night with Conan O'Brien in the mid
1990s. In 1997, Koechner moved to Los Angeles and started working
regularly in various film and television comedies, making his first
film appearances with small roles in the films such as Wag the Dog,
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, and Man on the Moon.While
filming the country mockumentary film Dill Scallion in 1998, Koechner
befriended actor/comedian Dave 'Gruber' Allen, and eventually began
performing as the comedy duo, The Naked Trucker & T-Bones Show, a live
musical comedy act. The act became a hit at Hollywood clubs such as
Largo, and Allen and Koechner were invited to open for Tenacious D. In
2007, Koechner and Allen created and starred together in a Naked
Trucker & T-Bones Show sketch comedy series that ran for one season on
Comedy Central.
is an American actor and comedian, best known for playing roles such
as Champ Kind in the Anchorman films and Todd Packer on NBC's The
Office.Koechner first became involved in performing when he began
studying improvisational comedy in Chicago at ImprovOlympic, under the
teachings of Del Close, before joining the Second City Northwest.
Koechner relocated to New York City in 1995, doing year long stints of
sketch comedy as a cast member on Saturday Night Live (1995â€"1996)
and as a sketch regular on Late Night with Conan O'Brien in the mid
1990s. In 1997, Koechner moved to Los Angeles and started working
regularly in various film and television comedies, making his first
film appearances with small roles in the films such as Wag the Dog,
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, and Man on the Moon.While
filming the country mockumentary film Dill Scallion in 1998, Koechner
befriended actor/comedian Dave 'Gruber' Allen, and eventually began
performing as the comedy duo, The Naked Trucker & T-Bones Show, a live
musical comedy act. The act became a hit at Hollywood clubs such as
Largo, and Allen and Koechner were invited to open for Tenacious D. In
2007, Koechner and Allen created and starred together in a Naked
Trucker & T-Bones Show sketch comedy series that ran for one season on
Comedy Central.
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