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My Take
D. B. Sweeney is one of those reliable character leads who anchored a lot of films I grew up loving. He was perfect as Shoeless Joe Jackson in Eight Men Out, all earnest physicality, and The Cutting Edge made him a romantic-comedy fixture with that toe-pick chemistry. What a lot of people don't realize is how much voice work he's done, including leading Disney's Dinosaur. He's the kind of actor who never headlined a blockbuster franchise but kept turning up doing solid, committed work across every medium. I have real affection for that steady, unflashy career longevity.
Overview
D. B. Sweeney is an American actor born in 1961 in New York. He is known for his roles in films such as Eight Men Out (1988) and The Cutting Edge (1992), as well as extensive television and voice work. His voice credits include the lead dinosaur Aladar in Disney's Dinosaur (2000), and he has worked across film, stage, and television.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- D. B. Sweeney
- Name (Japanese)
- D・B・スウィーニー
- Reading
- D・B・すうぃーにー
- Born
- November 14, 1961 (age 64)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Ox
- Origin
- New York, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- Stage actor / Television actor / Voice actor / Film actor / Screenwriter
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- New York University
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.