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Actor, writer and producer David Koechner grew up in Tipton, Missouri working for his father in the family's turkey coop manufacturing business. David Koechner studied political science at Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas, and then transferred to the University of Missouri. After college David Koechner moved to Chicago, where he studied improvisation at the IO (formerly the ImprovOlympic) with Del Close and Charna Halpern. David Koechner went on to become an ensemble member of Second City Northwest.
From there, David Koechner spent one season on the cast of "Saturday Night Live" before moving to Los Angeles, where he landed guest appearances on "Curb Your Enthusiasm," "Reno 911" and played a recurring character on "Still Standing." David Koechner co-starred in such indie films as "Dill Scallion," "Wakin' Up in Reno," "Dropping Out" and "Run Ronnie Run," while turning in solid performances in studio comedies like "Out Cold," "My Boss' Daughter" and "A Guy Thing." Concurrently, David Koechner, along with Dave "Gruber" Allen, developed and performed "The Naked Trucker & T-Bones Show" on stage at Club Largo in Los Angeles, which later became a Comedy Central series.
David Koechner's first major film break came when he was cast as Champ Kind in "Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy." Since then David Koechner has been seen in a variety of studio and independent films, inlcuding "Daltry Calhoun" and "The Dukes of Hazzard with Johnny Knoxville," "Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby," "Waiting," "Let's Go to Prison," "Snakes on a Plane," the animated feature "Barnyard," the family film "Yours, Mine and Ours," the critically acclaimed "Thank You for Smoking," opposite Aaron Eckhart and Maria Bello, "Semi-Pro" and "Get Smart." David Koechner recently starred in the Fox Atomic comedy "The Comebacks." David Koechner can be spotted in cameo roles in "The 40 Year Old Virgin," "Balls of Fury," "Reno 911!," "Miami" and "Sex Drive." David Koechner continues to play the recurring character Todd Packer on NBC's "The Office" as well. Upcoming features include "The Perfect Game," "The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard," "Tenure," "My One and Only" and "Extract."
David Koechner resides in Los Angeles, California, with his wife and four children.
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Age: 47 years old
Birthday: August 24, 1962
Height: 6' 2 ½"
Birthplace: Tipton, MO
Wife: Leigh Koechner
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