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Date of Birth: 1957 , August-18
Birth Nation: United States
Height: 6 Feet 1 Inch

Quick Timeline of Denis Leary

1957 The Comedian
1990 Comedy Club
2009 Resque Me Tour
2008 First Book

Detail Timeline of Denis Leary

1957

The Comedian

An American actor, writer, producer, singer and comedian born on August 18, 1957, in Worcester, Massachusetts. Denis Colin Leary was born to Nora Leary and John Leary in a Roman Catholic family. 

1990

Comedy Club

His first real gig was at the Rascals Comedy Club as part of the Television Show, The Rascals Comedy Hour, on October 18, 1990. He did local comedy series as well.

2009

Resque Me Tour

In 2009, Leary began the Rescue Me Comedy Tour in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Later, he played Captain George Stacy in the movie The Amazing Spider – Man, which made its release in July 2012.

2008

First Book

In 2008 he wrote a book Why We Suck: A Feel-Good Guide to Staying Fat, Loud, Lazy and Stupid. He writes, “There is a huge boom in autism right now because, inattentive mothers and competitive dads want an explanation for why their dumb – ass- kids cannot compete academically, so they throw money into the happy laps of shrinks.”

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Denis Leary is an American comedian, actor, writer, producer, and director. Denis was born on August 18, 1957, in Worcester, Massachusetts of the United States. He first gained fame in the 1990s for his acerbic, fast-paced comedy style and his appearances on MTV, where he hosted a show called Remote Control.

After graduating, in 1981’s Emerson Class, he took up a job at the same school to teach comedy writing and worked there for five years. Denis began his comedy career in the Boston comedy scene, an underground club. His first real gig was at the Rascals Comedy Club as part of the Television Show, The Rascals Comedy Hour, on October 18, 1990. He did local comedy series as well.

In 2009, Leary began the Rescue Me Comedy Tour in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Later, he played Captain George Stacy in the movie The Amazing Spiderman.

In 2008, he wrote a book Why We Suck: A Feel Good Guide to Staying Fat, Loud, Lazy and Stupid.

Leary met Ann when he was her instructor in an English class at Emerson College and started dating until the two got married. The family of Leary and Ann have two beautiful children, John Joseph a.k.a, Jack and Devin. The family leads a happy life together free from any dispute. Denis holds an impressive net worth which is estimated to be around $25 million funded by his standup career, book sales, and Comic DVD releases.