Daniel Kevin Fogler (born October 20, 1976) is an American actor, comedian and writer. He has appeared in films including ''
Balls of Fury'', ''
Good Luck Chuck'', ''
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them'', ''
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald'', and ''
Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore'' and has done voice acting for ''
Kung Fu Panda'', ''
Horton Hears a Who!'', and ''
Mars Needs Moms''. He appeared on ''
The Walking Dead'' as Luke.
In 2005, Fogler made his Broadway debut as William Barfée in ''
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee'', for which he won the
Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical.
Early life and education
Fogler was the second child born to Shari and Richard Fogler, an English teacher and a surgeon, respectively, in
Brooklyn, New York
Brooklyn () is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Kings County, in the U.S. state of New York. Kings County is the most populous county in the State of New York, and the second-most densely populated county in the United States, behi ...
.
Fogler is
Jewish.
He attended elementary school at the Windmill Montessori School in Brooklyn, NY. He graduated from
Poly Prep Country Day School in 1994, before attending the
School of Theatre at Boston University.
Career
Fogler made his Broadway debut when he originated the role of William Barfée in ''
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee'', for which he won the
Theatre World Award for the original off-Broadway production and the
Tony Award for Best F