Dom Irrera
Since the late 1980s, writer and stand-up comic Dom Irrera has won over audiences with stories about his working-class upbringing and Catholic-school education in south Philadelphia, rapid-fire observations about the Italian-American experience and seemingly endless punchlines that leave him just as breathless as his doubled-over fans. Though he appeared on "The Tonight Show" in 1986, his first big break came the next year, when comedy legend Rodney Dangerfield chose him for "Nothing Goes Right," an X-rated showcase for HBO that included controversial performances by fellow comics Bill Hicks and Andrew Dice Clay. Since then, he has made a steady stream of appearances in movies and on sitcoms and late-night television. Irrera's most memorable roles as an actor include the hapless prop comic Ronnie Kaye on the fifth season of "Seinfeld," the wise-cracking chauffeur in the Coen brothers'a post-modern comedy "The Big Lebowski," and the racist screenwriter in 1987's "Hollywood Shuffle," writer-director Robert Townsend's classic send-up of race in the film industry. Throughout his long career, Irrera has managed to apply his uniquely Northeastern sensibilities to both clean and blue material. He was a regular on animator Tom Snyder's decidedly adult "Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist," yet he also won fans among younger Nickelodeon viewers as demolition man Ernie Potts on 1996-2004's "Hey Arnold!" and as Duke the Dog in animator Steve Oedekerk's "Back at the Barnyard" franchise.
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Dom Irrera
Filmography
Movies
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The Bronx Bull | Joe E. Lewis (Character) | - | 2015 |
23% |
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Barnyard: The Original Party Animals | Duke the dog (Voice) | $72.6M | 2006 |
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The 4th Tenor | Petey (Character) | - | 2002 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Ape | Tony (Voice) | - | 2002 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Open Mic | Self | - | 2001 |
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The Godson | Self | - | 1998 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Public Enemy No. 2 | Detective (Character) | - | 1993 |
88% |
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Hollywood Shuffle | Writer (Character) | $5.2M | 1987 |
TV
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No Score Yet | 89% | Bob's Burgers | Fried Dough Vendor (Guest Voice) | 2020 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Comedy Central Roast | Unknown (Character) | 2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Late Night With Jimmy Fallon | Unknown (Character) | 2012 |
No Score Yet | 75% | 'Til Death | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2010 |
No Score Yet | 72% | My Wife and Kids | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2002 2004-2005 |
No Score Yet | 96% | Hey Arnold! | Unknown (Guest Voice) | 1996-2001 2004 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Crank Yankers | Unknown (Guest Voice) | 2003 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Drew Carey Show | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2002 |
62% | No Score Yet | Arli$$ | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2001 |
No Score Yet | 80% | The King of Queens | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2000 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Comedy Central Presents | Unknown (Character) | 2000 |
No Score Yet | 86% | Everybody Loves Raymond | Seth Stipe (Guest Star) | 2000 |
No Score Yet | 96% | Becker | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2000 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Daily Show | Guest | 1999 |
No Score Yet | 71% | Home Improvement | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1998 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Damon | Carroll Fontaine (Character) | 1998 |
No Score Yet | 86% | Boy Meets World | Bosco (Guest Star) | 1996 |
86% | 88% | Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1994 |
89% | 92% | Seinfeld | Ronnie (Guest Star) | 1994 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | One-Night Stand | Unknown (Character) | 1989 1992 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | My Two Dads | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1989 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | My Sister Sam | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1987 |
No Score Yet | 94% | The Golden Girls | Produce Clerk (Guest Star) | 1986 |