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My Take
David Cross is exactly the kind of contradiction I enjoy. A sharp Emerson College graduate who won an Emmy for writing at twenty-nine, he is a legitimate craftsman who chooses to go on stage and antagonize his audience with caustic stand-up. His range floors me, from the gloriously deluded Tobias Fünke on Arrested Development to a cartoon villain in Alvin and the Chipmunks and steady voice work. I value that prickly, overclocked intelligence comedians get when they think hard purely to make you laugh. Comedians who refuse to pander are usually the ones worth trusting, and Cross is firmly in that camp.
Overview
David Cross (born April 4, 1964) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, and television producer. Cross is best known for his stand-up performances, the HBO sketch comedy series Mr. Show with Bob and David (1995–1998), his role as Ian Hawke in the first three Alvin and the Chipmunks movies, and his role as Tobias Fünke in the Fox/Netflix sitcom Arrested Development (2003–2006, 2013–2019).
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- David Cross
- Name (Japanese)
- デヴィッド・クロス
- Reading
- でゔぃっど・くろす
- Born
- April 4, 1964 (age 62)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Dragon
- Origin
- Roswell, Georgia, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- screenwriter / voice actor / comedian / film director / television presenter
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- North Atlanta High School
- University
- Emerson College
Awards & achievements
- 1993 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttps://officialdavidcross.com/
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/davidcrossofficial/
- Xhttps://x.com/davidcrosss
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%87%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A3%E3%83%83%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AD%E3%82%B9%20(%E3%82%B3%E3%83%A1%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3)
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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.