David Dineen-Porter
Born (1979-12-16) December 16, 1979
OriginToronto, Ontario, Canada
GenresElectronic Music
folk music
Indie Rock
Chiptune
Pop
Occupation(s)Actor
Writer
Filmmaker
Comedian
Musician
Songwriter
Remixer
Instrument(s)guitar
Game Boy
Commodore 64
Vocals
Years active1998–Present
LabelsBlocks Recording Club[1]

David Dineen-Porter is an actor, comedian and musician from Toronto, Ontario, Canada.[2]

Career

Dineen-Porter has performed stand-up and sketch comedy in Toronto since 1997 and is a regular on Laugh Sabbath.[3] He is former director of the University of Toronto comedy review 'The Bob', and is co-founder of sketch troupes Uncle Sevario, Someone and the Somethings, and The Iliads.[4]

He has also been a featured performer at the Tuesday Riot in Chicago in early 2007.[2] In 2013, David starred in the Canadian independent feature film, Everyday Is Like Sunday, as Mark – a ne'er do well Torontonian trying to get his life together.[5][3]

He was a writer for The Late Late Show with James Corden.[6]

Filmography

  • War of the Dead (2006)
  • Blood Creek (2006)
  • Chicknapping (2006)
  • Screwed Over (3 episodes 2006) (TV)
  • L'Brondelle's Universe (2008)
  • Everyday Is Like Sunday (2013)

Discography

  • "Building Blocks" (upcoming March 25, 2010) Blocks Recording Club
  • "Relationships to Me" (2009) Superbutton
  • Weezer: The 8-bit Album (2009) Pterodactyl Squad[7]
  • "System Override" (2009) Blocks Recording Club
  • "The Company (remix)" (2009) (original by Kids on TV)
  • "Alice Part 2" (2008) (Limited Edition free CD)
  • "Alice Part 1: Fecal Alcohol Syndrome" (2007) Superbutton

References

  1. ↑ "Blocks Recording Club Building Blocks Update". Blocks Recording Club. 2009-08-05. Archived from the original on 2011-07-08. Retrieved 2010-02-21.
  2. 1 2 "Tuesday's Tidbits". The Bastion. Chicago. January 23, 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-10-12. Retrieved 16 February 2010.
  3. 1 2 Anderson, Jason (15 August 2013). "Everyday is Like Sunday: Local indie comedy about conflicted young people is smart, energetic: Interview". Toronto Star. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  4. ↑ "David Dineen-Porter bio". Laugh Sabbath. Retrieved 17 February 2010.
  5. ↑ National Post: Reviewed – It’s about poor, jobless, lonely Torontonian twentysomethings — and it’s smart Archived 2013-09-07 at archive.today
  6. ↑ "Reggie Watts, the weirdest guy on late night TV: How "The Late Late Show" bandleader is redefining the sidekick role". Salon. 5 June 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  7. ↑ Gheciu, Alex Nino (10 August 2009). "Let The Chips Fall Where They May". Torontoist. Retrieved 17 February 2010.
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