ACTOR

Dave Foley

1963 - Today

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Dave Foley (born January 4, 1963) is a Canadian-American actor, stand-up comedian, director, producer and writer. He is known as a co-founder of the comedy group The Kids in the Hall, who have appeared together in a number of television, stage and film productions, most notably the 1988–1995 TV sketch comedy show of the same name, as well as the 1996 film Brain Candy. Foley is also known for his roles as Dave Nelson in the sitcom NewsRadio, Flik in A Bug's Life, Troy in Blast from the Past, Dr. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dave Foley has received more than 3,990,367 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. Dave Foley is the 2,815th most popular actor (up from 9,699th in 2019), the 208th most popular biography from Canada (up from 856th in 2019) and the 60th most popular Canadian Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 4.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.76

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.38

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.73

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Dave Folies by language

Over the past year Dave Foley has had the most page views in the with 682,958 views, followed by German (11,767), and Italian (10,803). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Malay (157.04%), Finnish (113.55%), and Korean (112.88%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Dave Foley ranks 2,815 out of 13,578. Before him are Josh Radnor, Anthony Heald, M. G. Ramachandran, Bud Cort, Robert Wisdom, and John Callen. After him are Russ Tamblyn, George Harris, Shaun Toub, Katherine Kelly Lang, Patty Duke, and Fatma Girik.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Dave Foley ranks 150. Before him are Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj, James Mangold, Boris Nadezhdin, Bernard Lama, Marc Girardelli, and Manuel Marrero Cruz. After him are Fatboy Slim, Shaun Toub, Oleksiy Mykhaylychenko, Zurab Zhvania, David Seaman, and Phoolan Devi.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Dave Foley ranks 208 out of 1,622. Before him are Maud Menten (1879), Chris Benoit (1967), Henry Clinton (1730), Philip Guston (1913), Joanna Shimkus (1943), and Ethel Smith (1907). After him are Gabrielle Roy (1909), Frank Dux (1956), George Lawrence Price (1892), Cobie Smulders (1982), Sandra Oh (1971), and John T. Dunlap (1957).

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Among ACTORS In Canada

Among actors born in Canada, Dave Foley ranks 60. Before him are Hume Cronyn (1911), Elliot Page (1987), Neve Campbell (1973), Oliver Platt (1960), Tommy Chong (1938), and Joanna Shimkus (1943). After him are Cobie Smulders (1982), Sandra Oh (1971), Phil Hartman (1948), Marc Singer (1948), Josephine Crowell (1859), and August Schellenberg (1936).

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Television and Movie Roles

Cars
Flik Car (voice)
Lightning McQueen, a hotshot rookie race car driven to succeed, discovers that life is about the journey, not the finish line, when he finds himself unexpectedly detoured in the sleepy Route 66 town of Radiator Springs. On route across the country to the big Piston Cup Championship in California to compete against two seasoned pros, McQueen gets to know the town's offbeat characters.
Jun 8o 20066.947 / 10
A Bug's Life
Flik (voice)
On behalf of "oppressed bugs everywhere," an inventive ant named Flik hires a troupe of warrior bugs to defend his bustling colony from a horde of freeloading grasshoppers led by the evil-minded Hopper.
Nov 25o 19986.967 / 10
Monsters University
Terry Perry (voice)
A look at the relationship between Mike and Sulley during their days at Monsters University — when they weren't necessarily the best of friends.
Jun 19o 20137.03 / 10