ACTOR

Dave Foley

1963 - Today

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Dave Foley (born January 4, 1963) is a Canadian 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 4,422,133 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. Dave Foley is the 2,817th most popular actor (up from 9,699th in 2019), the 209th most popular biography from Canada (up from 856th in 2019) and the 60th most popular Canadian Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 4.4M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 58.34

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.38

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.73

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Dave Foley ranks 2,817 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 209 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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