David Scott Foley, Canadian actor, was born in Etobicoke, Ontario on January 4, 1963 to Mary and Michael Foley. He is the second of three children. At the age of 17 he dropped out of an "alternative" High School, and began taking classes at Second City in Toronto. It was there he met Kevin MacDonald, a fellow usher at a local art house movie theater. Together Kevin and Dave formed the original Kids in the Hall.

In October of 1989 Kids in the Hall debuted on TV, with a cast of Dave, Kevin, Bruce McCulloch, Mark McKinney, and Scott Thompson. Some of Dave's famous characters include Hecubus, one of the Sizler sisters, the A. T. & Love boss, Bruno Puntz Jones, Mr. Heavyfoot, Jocelyn, and Lex. The show was canceled in April 1994 and Dave moved on with his career. Paul Simms, creator of NewsRadio, happened to be a huge fan. The role of Dave Nelson was created specifically for him, but because Dave had accepted a job on another sitcom he turned it down. Eventually he was fired from the other sitcom and he took the role on NewsRadio, a show about the staff at a news station in New York City.

Dave has also had several roles in movies. The best known was the voice of Flik in A Bugs Life. As well, Dave did the voices for the Baldwin Brothers in South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut. Other movies include Monkey Bone , Toy Story, and his most recent Intern Academy .

In 2003 Dave became host of Celebrity Poker Showdown on Bravo.

Dave married his now ex-wife, Tabitha Southey , on December 31st, 1991. They met at a bar when Dave was 20 and she was 17. According to Dave the relationship began right after being introduced when they argued over whether the lead vocalist of the group the Psychedelic Furs was a good singer. Tabitha and Dave were divorced in 1997 after 6 years of marriage. Together they had two sons: Edmund "Ned" Foley (born 1991) and Basil Patrick Southey (born 1995).

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