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Peter Dante

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Peter Dante
Born
Peter Francis Dante

(1968-12-16) December 16, 1968 (age 55)
West Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1994–present
SpouseCynthia Pett-Dante
Children2

Peter Francis Dante (born December 16, 1968) is an American character actor, comedian and singer. He frequently appeared in films from Happy Madison Productions alongside Adam Sandler.

Career[edit]

Dante's roles are usually alongside Jonathan Loughran and/or Allen Covert. He played Peter in Little Nicky. In Grandma's Boy he played Dante. He played a lawyer named Tommy in Adam Sandler's movie Big Daddy. He played the quarterback Gee Grenouille in The Waterboy and Murph "Murphy" in Mr. Deeds. He played a security guard in 50 First Dates.

Dante was an actor and producer for the film Grandma's Boy. In the film, Dante played a zany drug dealer with a pet chimpanzee, lion and elephant. He played a firefighter in the film I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry, and Danny Guiterrez in Strange Wilderness. He also played the role of Steve Spirou's son in Adam Sandler's 2012 film That's My Boy.

His final work with Sandler, was the 2013 Grown Ups 2.

Controversy[edit]

On September 19, 2013, after the release of Grown Ups 2, Dante was checking into L.A. hotel. He got kicked out, after saying the n-word to the staffer. According to report, Dante was upset because he wanted a new key room, and was not happy that the staffer did not recognize him as an actor. Due to the incident, he has not appeared in any Happy Madison films since then. On September 19, 2020, Dante was arrested in Los Angeles on Wednesday at 9:40 A.M. with a felony charge after an altercation with his neighbor. He was booked in Los Angeles county jail and was released that night after posting a $50,000 bond. According to the reports, Dante was bothered by loud noises from construction work being done at a neighbor's residence and allegedly "threatened to kill" his neighbor and harm his wife and kids.[1] On January 4, 2022, Dante was caught for yelling a waitress, due to not having any service. He didn't get service, due to not wearing a mask during COVID-19.

Music[edit]

Dante is also a musician and singer/songwriter. He recorded with Adam Sandler and Buck Simmonds. He is a member of the music group Rad Omen along with Dirt Nasty, DJ Troublemaker, Steven Laing and Benji Madden. In 2011 he released his debut album Peace, Love and Freedom. He also appeared in a music video with Afroman in 2015. As of 2020, his most popular songs are "Dirty Road" and "My Purple Tree And Me" a collaboration with indie artist Shadoe.

Education[edit]

Dante spent a post-graduate year (1987-1988) at Fork Union Military Academy playing football and lacrosse.[2] He stated in an interview that "It was a good experience going down South".[3]

He is a graduate of Hofstra University, where he played lacrosse. He was an assistant coach for the lacrosse team at Loyola Marymount University for the 2011 season and has coached many club teams, including the Riptide lacrosse team, that made it to the state championships.[4]

Filmography[edit]

References and notes[edit]

  1. ^ "Adam Sandler collaborator Peter Dante looks unrecognizable following his arrest in Los Angeles". Fox News. 19 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Fork Union Military on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2017-01-15.
  3. ^ Peter Dante BNM Interview
  4. ^ Loyola Marymount University Lacrosse Lions 2011 Roster and Schedule Archived 2013-01-30 at the Wayback Machine

External links[edit]

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