Photo: Jesse Grant via Canadian Film Centre from Toronto, Canada / CC BY 2.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
Dave Foley is a film actor, television actor and screenwriter, born on January 4, 1963 in Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada. Dave Foley is 63 years old as of 2026. Recorded honors include Canadian Comedy Award for Best Performance by a Male - Television and Canadian Comedy Award for Comedic Artist of the Year (2014). Credited works include A Bug's Life.
My Take
Dave Foley is comedy royalty to anyone who grew up on The Kids in the Hall. Co-founding that troupe, he helped define a sketch sensibility that was smarter and stranger than most of what surrounded it, and Brain Candy still feels ahead of its time to me. Then there's the pivot I love: voicing Flik in A Bug's Life, which introduced him to kids who'd never seen a sketch show. Born in Etobicoke in 1963, he embodies a particular Canadian comedy lineage, dry, generous, faintly absurd, that I keep finding traces of in performers working today.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Dave Foley
- Name (Japanese)
- デイヴ・フォーリー
- Reading
- でいゔ・ふぉーりー
- Born
- January 4, 1963 (age 63)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Rabbit
- Origin
- Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada
- Occupation
- film actor / television actor / screenwriter / film director / actor
2. Background
Awards & achievements
- Canadian Comedy Award for Best Performance by a Male - Television
- 2014 Canadian Comedy Award for Comedic Artist of the Year
3. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | A Bug's Life | — |
4. Links
5. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Dave Foley born?
Born January 4, 1963 (age 63).
Where is Dave Foley from?
Dave Foley is from Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada.
What does Dave Foley do?
Dave Foley works as film actor, television actor, screenwriter, film director, actor.
What is Dave Foley known for?
Notable works include A Bug's Life.
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