Shepard, Dax 1975- (Dax Sheppard)

PERSONAL

Full name, Dax Randall Shepard; born January 2, 1975, in Milford, MI; cousin of Jason Shepard (an actor). Education: University of California, Los Angeles, graduated (magna cum laude), 2000; trained in improvisation with the Groundlings, Los Angeles. Avocational Interests: Snowboarding, motorcycles, snowmobiles, fast cars, basketball.

Addresses:

Agent—Creative Artists Agency, 2000 Avenue of the Stars, Los Angeles, CA 90067. Manager— Mosaic Media Group, 9200 Sunset Blvd., 10th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

Career:

Actor, voice artist, and improvisational comedian. Appeared in several commercials for Miller Lite beer and other products.

Awards, Honors:

Teen Choice Award nomination, choice male television star in a variety or reality show, 2003, for Punk'd.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Boyz-n-the-Burbs, 1998.

(As Dax Sheppard) Vomiter at party, Hairshirt (also known as Too Smooth), Lions Gate Films, 1998.

Member of camera crew, Cheaper by the Dozen, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2003.

Tom Marshall, Without a Paddle, Paramount, 2004.

SFX coordinator, Sledge: The Untold Story, Smashcut Films/Double Edge Entertainment, 2005.

Astronaut, Zathura: A Space Adventure (also known as Zathura), Columbia, 2005.

Frito, Idiocracy, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2006.

Vince, Employee of the Month, Lions Gate Films, 2006.

John Lyshitski, Let's Go to Prison, Universal, 2006.

First background extra, Cutlass (short film), 2007.

Sheriff, The Comebacks, Fox Atomic, 2007.

Noah Cooper, Smother, Inferno Distribution, 2007.

(Uncredited) Himself, Knocked Up, Universal, 2007.

Carl Loomis, Baby Mama, Universal, 2008.

Bucky, Confessions of an Action Star, Shoreline Entertainment, 2008.

Television Appearances; Series:

Field agent, Punk'd, MTV, 2003-2004.

Television Appearances; Specials:

2003 MTV Movie Awards, MTV, 2003.

Presenter, The Teen Choice Awards 2004, Fox, 2004.

The 2006 Teen Choice Awards, Fox, 2006.

Reel Comedy: Employee of the Month, Comedy Central, 2006.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Kyle Levine, "Act Natural," Life with Bonnie, ABC, 2004.

Dr. Iskarr, "Nip, Tuck, and Roll," Life with Bonnie, ABC, 2004.

Voice of Zack, "Girl, You'll Be a Giant Soon," King of the Hill (animated), Fox, 2004.

Dirk, "Faked My Own Death," My Name Is Earl, NBC, 2005.

Voices of Ironhide and human torch, "Junk in the Trunk," Robot Chicken (animated), Cartoon Network, 2005.

Voices of Pickles and others, "Nightmare Generator," Robot Chicken (animated), Cartoon Network, 2005.

Voices, "Robot Chicken Christmas Special," Robot Chicken (animated), Cartoon Network, 2005.

Himself, Comics Unleashed, 2006.

Voice of Zack, "The Texas Panhandler," King of the Hill (animated), Fox, 2006.

Joe Sands, spiritual guide, "Vision Quest," The Naked Trucker and T-Bones Show, Comedy Central, 2007.

Ben Skull, "Halfway New Guy," Halfway Home, Comedy Central, 2007.

Television Guest Appearances; Episodic:

The New Tom Greene Show, MTV, 2003.

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn (also known as The Late Late Show), CBS, 2004.

Late Night with Conan O'Brien, NBC, 2004, 2006, 2008.

Dinner for Five, Independent Film Channel, 2005.

Last Call with Carson Daly, NBC, 2006.

The Megan Mullally Show, syndicated, 2006.

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, CBS, 2006.

Jimmy Kimmel Live!, ABC, 2006, 2008.

RECORDINGS

Videos:

Appeared in the music video "Shut Up" by Nick Lachey, 2003.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

Interview, September, 2004, p. 102.