History Creator / DavidCross

David Cross (b. April 4, 1964 in Roswell, Georgia) is an American actor, comedian and screenwriter. He's known for his incredibly dark, sardonic sense of humor and his decidedly left-leaning views. With Creator/BobOdenkirk, he wrote and starred in ''Series/MrShow'', and its spiritual {{spinoff}}, the Creator/{{Netflix}} Original ''Series/WBobAndDavid''.

David Cross (b. April 4, 1964 in Roswell, Georgia) is an American actor, comedian and screenwriter. He's known for his incredibly dark, sardonic sense of humor and his decidedly left-leaning views. With Creator/BobOdenkirk, he wrote and starred in ''Series/MrShow'', and its spiritual {{spinoff}}, the Netflix Original ''Series/WBobAndDavid''.

* CrossesTheLineTwice: Invoked. He won't sign on to something if he ''isn't'' doing this, [[MoneyDearBoy unless it's under certain circumstances.]]

David Cross (b. April 4, 1964) is an American actor, comedian and screenwriter. He's known for his incredibly dark, sardonic sense of humor and his decidedly left-leaning views. With Creator/BobOdenkirk, he wrote and starred in ''Series/MrShow'', and its spiritual {{spinoff}}, the Netflix Original ''Series/WBobAndDavid''.

* TheCastShowOff: Surprisingly, he's not that bad a singer, particularly at hitting high notes. He does this quite a bit in ''Series/MrShow'' and even performed a song from ''Music/JesusChristSuperstar'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llAdHo-dZA4 with the band Sloan.]]

** This came back to bite him when Charlene Yi accused him of having acting racist toward her years earlier. Cross claimed he was acting in character as his redneck persona and they'd "both misunderstood" the situation, which he now deeply regrets as a poor choice of words.

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David Cross is a comedian born April 4, 1964, in UsefulNotes/{{Atlanta}}, Georgia. He's known for his incredibly dark, sardonic sense of humor and his decidedly left-leaning views. With Creator/BobOdenkirk, he wrote and starred in ''Series/MrShow'', and its spiritual {{spinoff}}, the Netflix Original ''Series/WBobAndDavid''.

* MoneyDearBoy: Cross was pretty defensive about appearing in ''Film/AlvinAndTheChipmunks'', which paid more money than anything he'd ever done combined, and apparently paid for his house. He did, however, go on to say that the filming of ''Chipwrecked'' was the most miserable experience of his professional life, urging others not to see it. He spent most of filming in a pelican suit on a moving cruise ship. Ouch.

!!Associated tropes:

* BaldOfAwesome: Cross has been bald at least since his late 20s.
* BlackComedy: A lot of this. Perfect example: His bit about the Roman Catholic sex scandal. "How do you not fuck that?"

* ClusterFBomb: His routines seem to be full of these.
* GallowsHumor: Cross claims he gave his girlfriend a dildo, in case she gets raped. Of course, if you've seen ''Film/TerrorFirmer'', [[FridgeBrilliance this makes perfect sense]].

* MayDecemberRomance: Married to actress and poet Creator/AmberTamblyn who is 19 years younger than him. Also a case of UglyGuyHotWife.
* MoneyDearBoy: Cross was pretty defensive about appearing in ''Film/AlvinAndTheChipmunks'', which paid more money than anything he'd ever done combined, and apparently paid for his house. He did, however, go on to say that the filming of ''Chipwrecked'' was the most miserable experience of his professional life, urging others not to see it. He spent most of filming in a pelican suit, [[NauseaFuel on a moving cruise ship]]. Ouch.
* TakeThat: He had a pretty well-documented feud with Creator/LarryTheCableGuy.

* MayDecemberRomance: Married to actress and poet Creator/AmberTamblyn who is 19 years younger than him. Also a case of UglyGuyHotWife.

Cross is also an actor; his most famous role is Tobias Funke from ''Series/ArrestedDevelopment'', and he played the titular role in ''Series/TheIncreasinglyPoorDecisionsOfToddMargaret''. He's also appeared in films ranging from ''Film/EternalSunshineOfTheSpotlessMind'' to the ''Film/AlvinAndTheChipmunks'' series and had a rare turn as the StraightMan in ''Film/ItsADisaster''. He's the voice of Crane in the ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda'' films [[note]][[TheOtherDarrin but not]] [[WesternAnimation/KungFuPandaLegendsOfAwesomeness the TV series]][[/note]].

Cross is also an actor; his most famous role is Tobias Funke from ''Series/ArrestedDevelopment'', and he played the titular role in ''Series/TheIncreasinglyPoorDecisionsOfToddMargaret''. He's also appeared in films ranging from ''Film/EternalSunshineOfTheSpotlessMind'' to the ''Film/AlvinAndTheChipmunks'' series and had a rare turn as the StraightMan in Film/ItsADisaster. He's the voice of Crane in the ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda'' films [[note]][[TheOtherDarrin but not]] [[WesternAnimation/KungFuPandaLegendsOfAwesomeness the TV series]][[/note]].

Cross is also an actor; his most famous role is Tobias Funke from ''Series/ArrestedDevelopment'', and he played the titular role in ''Series/TheIncreasinglyPoorDecisionsOfToddMargaret''. He's also appeared in films ranging from ''Film/EternalSunshineOfTheSpotlessMind'' to the ''Film/AlvinAndTheChipmunks'' series. He's the voice of Crane in the ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda'' films [[note]][[TheOtherDarrin but not]] [[WesternAnimation/KungFuPandaLegendsOfAwesomeness the TV series]][[/note]].

* IdenticalStranger: Cross looks a lot like a younger [[Creator/TheFiresignTheatre Peter Bergman]].

David Cross is a comedian born April 4, 1964, in UsefulNotes/{{Atlanta}}, Georgia. He's known for his incredibly dark, sardonic sense of humor and his decidedly left-leaning views. With Creator/BobOdenkirk, he wrote and starred in ''Series/MrShow'', and its spiritual spinoff, the Netflix Original ''Series/WBobAndDavid''.

David Cross is a comedian born April 4, 1964, in UsefulNotes/{{Atlanta}}, Georgia. He's known for his incredibly dark, sardonic sense of humor and his decidedly left-leaning views. With Creator/BobOdenkirk, he wrote and starred in ''Series/MrShow''.

In 2014, he wrote and directed the indie dramedy ''Film/{{Hits}}'', about the public obsession with [=YouTube=] fame.

And that's not all! Cross has released several albums and a DVD of stand-up comedy through Creator/SubPop. He also sang the ExpositoryThemeTune for the fourth season of ''Series/CheapSeats'', and he's done guest voices for the Creator/AdultSwim series ''WesternAnimation/AquaTeenHungerForce'' and ''WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty''.

* MoneyDearBoy: Cross was pretty defensive about appearing in ''Film/AlvinAndTheChipmunks'', which paid more money than anything he'd ever done combined, and apparently paid for his house. He did, however, go on to say that the filming of ''Chipwrecked'' was the most miserable experience of his life, urging others not to see it. He spent most of filming in a pelican suit, [[NauseaFuel on a moving cruise ship]]. Ouch.

David Cross is a comedian born April 4, 1964, in UsefulNotes/{{Atlanta}}, Georgia. He's known for his incredibly dark, sardonic sense of humor and his decidedly left-leaning views. With Bob Odenkirk, he wrote and starred in ''Series/MrShow''.

Cross is also an actor; his most famous role is Tobias Funke from ''Series/ArrestedDevelopment'', and he played the titular role in ''Series/TheIncreasinglyPoorDecisionsOfToddMargaret''. He's also appeared in films ranging from ''Film/EternalSunshineOfTheSpotlessMind'' to the ''Film/AlvinAndTheChipmunks'' series. He's the voice of Crane in the ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda'' films [[note]][[TheOtherDarrin but not]] [[WesternAnimation/KungFuPandaLegendsOfAwesomeness the TV series]][[/note]]. He also sang the ExpositoryThemeTune for the fourth season of ''Series/CheapSeats'', and he's done guest voices for the Creator/AdultSwim series ''WesternAnimation/AquaTeenHungerForce'' and ''WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty''.

* GallowsHumor: Cross claims he gave his girlfriend (see Ugly Guy Hot Girlfriend, below) a dildo, in case she gets raped. Of course, if you've seen ''Film/TerrorFirmer'', [[FridgeBrilliance this makes perfect sense]].

Cross is also an actor; his most famous role is Tobias Funke from ''Series/ArrestedDevelopment'', and he played the titular role in ''Series/TheIncreasinglyPoorDecisionsOfToddMargaret''. He's also appeared in films ranging from ''Film/EternalSunshineOfTheSpotlessMind'' to the ''Film/AlvinAndTheChipmunks'' series. He's the voice of Crane in the ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda'' films [[note]][[TheOtherDarrin but not]] [[WesternAnimation/KungFuPandaLegendsOfAwesomeness the TV series]][[/note]]. He also sang the ExpositoryThemeTune for the fourth season of ''Series/CheapSeats'', and he's done guest voices for the Creator/AdultSwim series ''WesternAnimation/AquaTeenHungerForce'' and ''WesternAnimation/RickandMorty''.

* MoneyDearBoy: Cross was pretty defensive about appearing in ''Film/AlvinAndTheChipmunks'', which paid more money than anything he'd ever done, and apparently paid for his house. He did, however, go on to say that the filming of ''Chipwrecked'' was the most miserable experience of his life, urging others not to see it. He spent most of filming in a pelican suit, [[NauseaFuel on a moving cruise ship]]. Ouch.

Cross is also an actor; his most famous role is Tobias Funke from ''Series/ArrestedDevelopment'', and he played the titular role in ''Series/TheIncreasinglyPoorDecisionsOfToddMargaret''. He's also appeared in films ranging from ''Film/EternalSunshineOfTheSpotlessMind'' to the ''Film/AlvinAndTheChipmunks'' series. He's the voice of Crane in the ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda'' films [[note]][[TheOtherDarrin but not]] [[WesternAnimation/KungFuPandaLegendsOfAwesomeness the TV series]][[/note]]. He also sang the ExpositoryThemeTune for the fourth season of ''Series/CheapSeats''. Not to mention, he played an alien in Episode 3 of [[WesternAnimation/RickandMorty]].

Cross is also an actor; his most famous role is Tobias Funke from ''Series/ArrestedDevelopment'', and he played the titular role in ''Series/TheIncreasinglyPoorDecisionsOfToddMargaret''. He's also appeared in films ranging from ''Film/EternalSunshineOfTheSpotlessMind'' to the ''Film/AlvinAndTheChipmunks'' series. He's the voice of Crane in the ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda'' films [[note]][[TheOtherDarrin but not]] [[WesternAnimation/KungFuPandaLegendsOfAwesomeness the TV series]][[/note]]. He also sang the ExpositoryThemeTune for the fourth season of ''Series/CheapSeats''.