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Dennis Dugan (I) More at IMDbPro »

Date of Birth

5 September 1946, Wheaton, Illinois, USA

Nickname

The Duge

Spouse

Joyce Van Patten	(1973 - 1987) (divorced)
Sharon Dugan	(? - present)

Trivia

Graduated from Wheaton Central High School in 1962 or 1963.

Often collaborates with Adam Sandler.

Ex-brother-in-law of Dick Van Patten.

Son of Charles Dugan.

His second wife, Sharon Dugan (nee O'Connor), is a sometime producing partner. Together they formed the production company Art Echo.

An accomplished painter, he's had several gallery shows in the Los Angeles area.

The second of four boys born to Charles, an insurance salesman, and Marion Dugan, a housewife.

Between 1975 and 1987 he did nine TV series pilots that all failed to be picked up.

On "Moonlighting" (1985), he played Walter Bishop, the man Maddie Hayes (played by Cybill Shepherd) married over charismatic detective David Addison (Bruce Willis) in a 1988 episode.

Personal Quotes

"Audiences that go to my movies don't want a message. They don't want my soul exposed or my life view. They just want to laugh."

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