David Koechner Net Worth 2024

What is David Koechner’s Net Worth and Salary?

David Koechner is an American actor, comedian, author, and producer who has a net worth of $500 thousand. With 190+ appearing credit to his identify, David Koechner might be finest recognized for enjoying Champ Kind in “Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy” (2004) and “Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues” (2013) and Todd Packer on the NBC collection “The Office” (2005–2013). David was a forged member on “Saturday Night Live” from 1995 to 1996, and he has appeared in movies equivalent to “Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me” (1999), “Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby” (2006), “The Comebacks” (2007), and “Final Destination 5” (2011). Along with Dave ‘Gruber’ Allen, Koechner is a member of the musical comedy act The Naked Trucker and T-Bones Show; in 2007, the duo had a collection on Comedy Central and launched the album “Live on the Troubadour.”

David served as a author and producer on “The Naked Trucker and T-Bones Show” in addition to HBO’s “Funny or Die Presents…” (2010–2011) and the net collection “Full on Koechner” (2013), and he has additionally written for “The Armando Diaz Experience, Theatrical Movement and Hootenanny” (1995), “Head Case” (2009), and “This Is Not Happening” (2013).

Early Life

David Koechner was born David Michael Koechner on August 24, 1962, in Tipton, Missouri. He grew up in a Catholic family with mom Margaret Ann, father Cecil, and siblings Mark, Cecilia, Joe, Mary-Rose, and Joan. David’s father ran a turkey coop manufacturing enterprise. After graduating from highschool, Koechner enrolled at Benedictine College to review political science, then transferred to the University of Missouri. He later determined to pursue a comedy profession and moved to Chicago, the place he studied with Del Close at ImprovOlympic and joined The Second City improv troupe.

Career

David made his movie and tv debut in 1995, showing in “It’s Now… or NEVER!” and becoming a member of the forged of the NBC sketch comedy collection “Saturday Night Live.” After his season at “SNL,” Koechner appeared in sketches on “Late Night with Conan O’Brien” from 1996 to 1997 and guest-starred on “The Jamie Foxx Show” (1996), “Mad About You” (1997), “Dharma & Greg” (1999), “Freaks and Geeks” (2000), and “The Norm Show” (2000). He appeared within the movies “Wag the Dog” (1997), “Dirty Work” (1998), and “Man on the Moon” (1999), and from 2002 to 2003, he had a recurring position on the CBS collection “Still Standing.” In 2004, David co-starred with Will Ferrell, Paul Rudd, Steve Carell, and Christina Applegate in “Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy,” and he reprised the position of sportscaster Champ Kind in 2004’s “Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie” and 2013’s “Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues.”

Koechner teamed up with Will Ferrell once more in 2006’s “Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby” and 2008’s “Semi-Pro.” In 2005, he reunited with Steve Carell on “The Office” after Steve really useful him for the position of Todd Packer; David appeared in 15 episodes in the course of the present’s nine-season run. He appeared in eight movies in 2006, together with “Let’s Go to Prison,” “Snakes on a Plane,” and “Thank You for Smoking.” He then guest-starred on “Monk” (2007), “Pushing Daisies” (2008), and “Hannah Montana” (2008–2010) and appeared within the movies “Reno 911!: Miami” (2007), “Balls of Fury” (2007), “Get Smart” (2008), “Extract” (2009), and “The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard” (2009). His first main movie position was Lambeau Fields in 2007’s “The Comebacks,” and that yr he additionally starred on “The Naked Trucker and T-Bones Show.” Koechner had a principal position on the ABC sitcom “Hank” (2009–2010), then he guest-starred on “Chuck” (2011), “The Middle” (2013), “Psych” (2013), “Justified” (2014), and “Maron” (2015).

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David appeared within the movies “Piranha 3DD” (2012), “A Haunted House” (2013), “Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse” (2015), “Krampus” (2015), and “CHiPs” (2017), and in 2015, he started enjoying Bill Lewis on the ABC collection “The Goldbergs” and Commodore Bellacourt on Comedy Central’s “Another Period.” He performed Carl “Tush” Tushinski on the CBS collection “Superior Donuts” from 2017 to 2018 and Beau Bowman on ABC’s “Bless This Mess” from 2019 to 2020. In current years, he has appeared within the movies “Faith Based” (2020), “The Dark Divide” (2020), and “A Week Away” (2021). Koechner has lent his voice to quite a few animated tasks, equivalent to “Hell and Back” (2015), “Gnome Alone” (2017), “American Dad!” (2008–current), “Regular Show ” (2015–2016), “All Hail King Julien” (2015–2016), and “F is for Family” (2015–current).

Personal Life

David married Leigh Morgan on June 27, 1998. They have 5 kids, daughters Margot, Eve, and Audrey and sons Charlie and Sargent. Koechner has the names of Leigh and their kids tattooed on his proper arm. David and Leigh separated in February 2019, and he filed for divorce in January 2020. Koechner is a fan of the Kansas City Chiefs, and he’s featured in a number of movies on the staff’s official web site. David co-hosts the annual fundraiser Big Slick Celebrity Weekend with Paul Rudd, Jason Sudeikis, Rob Riggle, and Eric Stonestreet, who all hail from Kansas City; the occasion advantages Children’s Mercy Hospital of Kansas City.

Awards and Nominations

Koechner was named Best Actor for “The Parker Tribe” within the 2015 New York Television Festival’s Independent Pilot Competition. His efficiency as Champ Kind earned him three MTV Movie Award nominations: Best On-Screen Team for “Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy” and Best WTF Moment and Best Fight for “Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues.” David earned a Fright Meter Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor for “Cheap Thrills” in 2014 and an Improvisation News New York Award nomination for Improv Comedy: Best in Long Form Improv in 2015. In 2016, the “Hell and Back” forged acquired a Behind the Voice Actors Award nomination for Best Vocal Ensemble in a Feature Film, and Koechner and his “Faith Based” co-stars had been nominated for a Best Ensemble Cast Feature Film award on the 2020 Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema.