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David Cross

David Cross is an American stand-up comedian, actor, director and writer known for his stand-up performances, the HBO sketch comedy series Mr. Show (1995–1999), and his role as Tobias Fünke in the sitcom Arrested Development (2003–2019).

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Megamind

2010
as Minion (voice)

Kung Fu Panda

2008
as Crane (voice)

She's the Man

2006
as Horatio Gold

Men in Black II

2002
as Newton

Arrested Development

2003
as Tobias Fünke

Kung Fu Panda 2

2011
as Crane (voice)

Kung Fu Panda 3

2016
as Crane (voice)

Men in Black

1997
as Morgue Attendant

Kill Your Darlings

2013
as Louis Ginsberg

Pitch Perfect 2

2015
as Riff Off Host

Scary Movie 2

2001
as Dwight Hartman

Next Gen

2018
as Dr. Tanner Rice / Q-Bots (voice)

Genius (2017)

2017
as Jerry Wexler

Dr. Dolittle 2

2001
as Dog / Animal Groupie #2 (voice)

Ghost World

2001
as Gerrold, the Pushy Guy

The Post

2017
as Howard Simons

The Cable Guy

1996
as Sales Manager

Sorry to Bother You

2018
as Cassius Green's White Voice

Year One

2009
as Cain

Small Soldiers

1998
as Irwin Wayfair

It's a Disaster

2013
as Glenn Randolph

The TV Wheel

1996
as Various

Mr. Show

1995
as Self - Host / Various

Crashing

2007
as Space Station Man

The Toe Tactic

2009
as Timmy (voice)

The Dark Divide

2020
as Robert Pyle

The Magic Sword

1962
as Sir Pedro of Spain

Heckler

2007
as Himself

Demoted

2011
as Ken Castro

Waiting for Guffman

1996
as UFO Expert

Run Ronnie Run

2002
as Ronnie Dobbs / Pootie T / Chow Chow

Battle for Terra

2007
as Giddy (voice)

W/ Bob & David

2015
as Co-Creator

Kung Fu Panda Holiday

2010
as Master Crane

Melvin Goes to Dinner

2003
as Seminar Leader

A Bad Situationist

2008
as Barry Winston

The Grand

2007
as Larry Schwartzman

Fired!

2007
as David Cross

One Day...

2001
as The Turd

Curious George

2006
as Junior (voice)

Who's the Caboose?

1997
as Jaded Guy

I'm Not There.

2007
as Alan Ginsberg

The Night Holds Terror

1955
as Luther Logan

Call Me Lucky

2015
as Himself

Folk Hero & Funny Guy

2016
as Chris DeRose

Fight for Your Right Revisited

2011
as Nathanial Hornblower

Fight for Your Right Revisited

2011
as Man with mustache

Director

Movie David Cross: Let America Laugh 2003
Movie Hits 2014

Writer

Episode Mr. Show
The Story of Everest
1998
Episode Mr. Show
It's Perfectly Understandishable
1998
Movie David Cross: Let America Laugh 2003
Episode Mr. Show
Flat Top Tony and the Purple Canoes
1997
Episode David Cross Stand-up Shows
Bigger and Blackerer
2010
Episode David Cross Stand-up Shows
The Pride is Back
1999
Episode David Cross Stand-up Shows
Making America Great Again
2016
Movie David Cross: Bigger and Blackerer 2010
Episode David Cross Stand-up Shows
Oh Come On
2019
Episode Mr. Show
If You're Going to Write a Comedy Scene, You're Going to Have Some Rat Feces in There
1996
Episode Mr. Show
It's a No Brainer
1997
Episode Man at Arms
Top 5 Favorite Weapons From Manga
2019
Episode Man at Arms
TOP Weapons League of Legends
2019
Episode Mr. Show
It's Insane, This Guy's Taint
1998
Movie Hits 2014
Episode Mr. Show
Eat Rotten Fruit From a Shitty Tree
1998
Episode The Ben Stiller Show
With Dennis Miller
1992
Episode Mr. Show
Like Chickens...Delicious Chickens
1998
Episode Mr. Show
Operation Hell on Earth
1996
Episode Mr. Show
Please Don't Kill Me
1997
Episode Mr. Show
Sad Songs are Nature's Onions
1998
Episode Man at Arms
Jeanne D'Arc's Lance (Fate/Apocrypha)
2018
Episode Man at Arms
Tapanga Machete (PUBG)
2018
Episode Mr. Show
A White Man Set Them Free
1997
Movie Mr. Show and the Incredible, Fantastical News Report 1998
Episode Mr. Show
The Velveteen Touch of a Dandy Fop
1996
Episode Man at Arms
Chaoseater (Darksiders)
2018
Episode Man at Arms
Brisingr (Eragon)
2018
Movie David Cross: The Pride Is Back 1999
Episode Mr. Show
The Return of the Curse of the Creature's Ghost
1997
Episode Man at Arms
Stormbreaker (Avengers: Infinity War)
2018
Episode Mr. Show
Heaven's Chimney
1997
Episode Mr. Show
Goin' on a Holiday
1997
Movie Run Ronnie Run 2002
Episode Man at Arms
Lostvayne (The Seven Deadly Sins)
2018
Episode Mr. Show
The Cry of a Hungry Baby
1995
Episode Mr. Show
Peanut Butter, Eggs, and Dice
1997
Episode Mr. Show
What to Think
1995
Episode Man at Arms
Sword of Kahless (Star Trek)
2018
Episode Mr. Show
We Regret to Inform You
1995
Episode Mr. Show
Life Is Precious and God and the Bible
1998
Episode Mr. Show
Show Me Your Weenis!
1998
Episode Mr. Show
Who Let You In?
1995
Episode The Restless Gun
Take Me Home
1958
Episode Mr. Show
Rudy Will Await Your Foundation
1998
Movie David Cross: Making America Great Again 2016
Episode Mr. Show
Patriotism, Pepper, and Professionalism
1998
Episode Mr. Show
Oh, You Men
1997
Episode Paid Programming: Icelandic Ultra Blue
Icelandic Ultra Blue
2009
Episode Mr. Show
Now, Who Wants Ice Cream?
1996
Episode Mr. Show
Bush is a Pussy
1997
Episode Mr. Show
A Talking Junkie
1996
Episode Mr. Show
The Biggest Failure in Broadway History
1996

Producer

Movie The Wolfpack 2015
Movie Hits 2014
Movie Mr. Show and the Incredible, Fantastical News Report 1998
Movie David Cross: Making America Great Again 2016

Crew

Movie 2099: The Soldier Protocol 2019

Guest Star

Episode Home Movies
Brendon's Choice
2001
Episode The Daily Show
David Cross
2016
Episode 26 Men
Showdown
1959
Episode Comic Remix
Episode #109
2002
Episode Space Ghost Coast to Coast
Gallagher
1997
Episode The Colbert Report
Michael Brown
2006
Episode Getting Doug with High
David Cross
2014
Episode Real Time with Bill Maher
March 8, 2013
2013
Episode Community
Advanced Advanced Dungeons & Dragons
2014
Episode Aqua Teen Hunger Force
Dumber Dolls
2002
Episode Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
Paranoia
1998
Episode Just Shoot Me!
Slow Donnie
1999
Episode Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Bombshell
2007
Episode Family Guy
Prick Up Your Ears
2006
Episode The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Dionne Warwick, David Cross
2022
Episode Rick and Morty
M. Night Shaym-Aliens!
2014
Episode Steve Canyon
The Robbery
1959
Episode The Daily Show
Bob Odenkirk & David Cross
2013
Episode VH1 Goes Inside
Primetime Cartoons
2003
Episode 26 Men
Run No More
1958
Episode Teenage Euthanasia
First Date With the Second Coming
2021
Episode Wonder Showzen
Knowledge
2006
Episode HBO Comedy Half Hour
David Cross
1996
Episode Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Megan Fox, David Cross, Phoenix
2009
Episode NewsRadio
Chock
1998
Episode Conan (2010)
Oh My God, Baby New Year Got Into the Medicine Cabinet!
2012
Episode Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
Abstinence
2007
Episode Archer (2009)
Some Remarks on Cannibalism
2018
Episode Real Time with Bill Maher
October 01, 2010
2010
Episode Archer (2009)
Comparative Wickedness of Civilized and Unenlightened Peoples
2018
Episode NewsRadio
Houses of the Holy
1996
Episode Archer (2009)
A Discovery
2018
Episode Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theatre Podcast
RHLSTP 106 - David Cross - Away or Towards?
2016
Episode King of the Hill
The Witches of East Arlen
2003
Episode VCR Party Live!
David Cross
2018
Episode Just Shoot Me!
Donnie Returns
2000
Episode Wonder Showzen
Cooperation
2006
Episode The Daily Show
David Cross
2003
Episode The Daily Show
David Cross & Bob Odenkirk
2002
Episode Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Kimmy Sees a Sunset!
2016
Episode Peter Gunn
Keep Smiling
1959
Episode Aqua Teen Hunger Force
The Last One
2003
Episode Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Don Cheadle; David Cross; Boyz II Men
2012
Episode Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Kimmy Finds Her Mom!
2016
Episode The Drew Carey Show
Two Drews and the Queen of Poland Walk into a Bar
1997
Episode Never Mind the Buzzcocks
Katy Brand, David Cross, Ryan Jarman, Jermaine Jackson
2007
Episode The Ben Stiller Show
The Last Fox Episode
1993
Episode 77 Sunset Strip
The Positive Negative
1961
Episode Modern Family
Hit and Run
2011
Episode Drunk History
Philadelphia
2014
Episode WIRED's Autocomplete Interviews
David Cross Answers The Web's Most Searched Questions
2024
Episode 77 Sunset Strip
Condor's Lair
1960
Episode Wonder Showzen
Mathematics
2006
Episode 77 Sunset Strip
The Widescreen Caper
1960
Episode Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Ryan Phillippe, David Cross, Wallows
2020
Episode Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Laura Linney, David Cross, Bob Odenkirk, Chevelle
2003
Episode The Daily Show
David Cross
2006
Episode Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Michelle Pfeiffer, David Cross, Volcano Choir
2013
Episode The Colbert Report
Paul Hackett III
2006
Episode Running Wilde
Into the Wilde
2010
Episode Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
Big Fat Slug
1997
Episode Modern Family
Little Bo Bleep
2012
Episode The Drew Carey Show
Drew and the Unstable Element
1996
Episode Odd Job Jack
King Whore
2007
Episode Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Sen. Hillary Clinton, Bob Odenkirk, David Cross
2015
Episode The Case of the Dangerous Robin
Savage Street
1960
Episode Just Shoot Me!
Donnie Redeemed
2003
Episode Highway Patrol (1955)
Hostage Officer
1958
Episode Futurama
Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs
2008