Actor
Dan Patrick
May 15, 1956 · Zanesville, Ohio, USA
Daniel Patrick Pugh (born May 15, 1956), known professionally as Dan Patrick, is an American sportscaster, radio personality, and actor from Mason, Ohio. He hosts The Dan Patrick Show broadcast on radio on Premiere Radio Networks and streaming on Peacock. He co-hosted NBC's Football Night in America and serves as a senior writer for Sports Illustrated. He worked at ESPN for 18 years, where he often anchored the weeknight and Sunday 11 p.m. edition of SportsCenter.
Before working with ESPN, Patrick was known by his surname, "Dan Pugh", as an on-air personality with the album rock-formatted WVUD and then, WTUE in Dayton, Ohio (1979–1983). Patrick was then a sports reporter for CNN (1983–89), where his assignments included the World Series, NBA Finals and Winter Olympics. From 1989–1995, Patrick did a daily sports segment for Bob and Brian, a syndicated Wisconsin-area morning show, and in the early 1990s, he did sports updates for the Columbus, Ohio, Rock Station WLVQ and appeared on the morning show "Wags and Elliot."
Notable work
8The Simpsons (1989)
as Rock-Skipping Announcer (voice)
5.8Pixels (2015)
as White House Reporter #1
6.4Grown Ups (2010)
as Norby The Ride Guy
6.7Just Go with It (2011)
as Tanner Patrick
6.2Grown Ups 2 (2013)
as Gym Teacher
6.9Blended (2014)
as Dick
6.7The Longest Yard (2005)
as Officer Jack Pugh
7.7Hustle (2022)
as Dan Patrick
6.1I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry (2007)
as NY Cop
4.4Jack and Jill (2011)
as Dan Patrick
5.8That's My Boy (2012)
as Randall Morgan
6.1The Waterboy (1998)
as Dan Patrick
Often works with
Adam Sandler
16 titles together
Pixels, Grown Ups, Just Go with It
Jackie Sandler
8 titles together
Pixels, Just Go with It, Blended
Nick Swardson
8 titles together
Just Go with It, Grown Ups 2, I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry
David Spade
6 titles together
Grown Ups, Grown Ups 2, Jack and Jill
Steve Buscemi
6 titles together
Grown Ups, Grown Ups 2, I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry
Kevin James
5 titles together
Pixels, Grown Ups, Grown Ups 2
Full filmography · 28
Happy Gilmore 2
as Pat Daniels
20256.5
Hustle
as Dan Patrick
20227.7
Hubie Halloween
as School Principal
20205.9
The Week Of
as Manager
20185.5
The Do-Over
as Auto Store Lou
20165.7
The Ridiculous 6
as Abe Lincoln
20155.2
Pixels
as White House Reporter #1
20155.8
Blended
as Dick
20146.9
Grown Ups 2
as Gym Teacher
20136.2
That's My Boy
as Randall Morgan
20125.8
Jack and Jill
as Dan Patrick
20114.4
Just Go with It
as Tanner Patrick
20116.7