Dave Foley

Canadian actor (born 1963)
Person human Q607793
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Summary

Dave Foley was born on January 4, 1963[1], in Etobicoke[2]. He has worked as a film actor[3], television actor[4], screenwriter[5], film director[6], and actor[7]. He ranks in the top 0.46% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17,827 views/month, #4,608 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Child: Alina Foley[9]
  • Country of citizenship: Canada[10]
  • Occupation: comedian[11]
  • Educated at: School of Experiential Education[12]
  • Notable work: A Bug's Life[13]
  • Award received: Canadian Comedy Award for Best Performance by a Male - Television[14], Canadian Comedy Award for Comedic Artist of the Year[15]
  • Member of: The Kids in the Hall[16]
  • Sex or gender: male[17]
  • Commons category: Dave Foley[18]
  • Family name: Foley[19]
  • Given name: Dave[20]
  • Medical condition: dyslexia[21]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[22]
  • Different from: David Foley[23]
  • Start of work period: 1986[24]
  • Notable role: Terri and Terry Perry[25]
  • P14750: 8707-15EA-32C7-4757-31B6[26]
  • P14771: 210819[27]

Why It Matters

Dave Foley has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was Dave Foley born?

Dave Foley's place of birth was Etobicoke[2].

What did Dave Foley do for work?

Dave Foley worked as a film actor[3], television actor[4], screenwriter[5], film director[6], and actor[7].

Where did Dave Foley go to school?

Dave Foley was educated at School of Experiential Education[12].

What awards did Dave Foley receive?

Honors received include Canadian Comedy Award for Best Performance by a Male - Television[14] and Canadian Comedy Award for Comedic Artist of the Year[15].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Allcinema person id → 83061
    Kinobaza person id → dave-foley
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Kinobaza person id: dave-foley, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/273862|batch #273862]]"
  2. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sinemalar person id → 35954
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Sinemalar person id: 35954, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/270112|batch #270112]]"
  3. 8w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14771 → 210819
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14771: 210819, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/311019029|デイヴ・フォーリー (#311019029)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8279|Crank-in! person]] #mi"
  4. 9w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → 8707-15EA-32C7-4757-31B6
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/46380|batch #46380]]: HAND ID (3)"
  5. 9w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-08-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → —
    Member of → The Kids in the Hall
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/46035|batch #46035]]: switch P361 to P463 for humans (bis)"
  6. 13w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cine21 person id → 8349
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  7. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Award received → —
    Child → Alina Foley
    Part of → —
    Notable work → —
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32119|batch #32119]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (32)"
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