
Denis Leary
Highest Rated: 100% Burn (2012)
Lowest Rated: 11% Two if by Sea (1996)
Birthday: Aug 18, 1957
Birthplace: Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Denis Leary was born in Worcester, Massachusetts, to two Catholic immigrants from Ireland. At Emerson College Leary founded the Emerson Comedy Workshop. He remained at Emerson in an instructional capacity, teaching comedy writing for five years after graduating. At that time he was working in the Boston comedy scene, which he credits with helping him develop his tough-guy stage persona. In the 1990s he was featured in a number of series on MTV including "Remote Control" (MTV, 1987-1990), as well as MTV ads for the channel. In 1993 he released his first comedy album "No Cure for Cancer," and four years later his follow up "Lock 'n' Load." Leary appeared in numerous films including "The Sandlot" (1993), "Judgment Night" (1993), "Natural Born Killers" (1994), "The Ref" (1994), "Operation Dumbo Drop" (1995), "Small Soldiers" (1998), and "True Crime" (1999). In 2004 Leary co-created and starred in the series "Rescue Me, (FX, 2004-2011) which focused on the life and times of New York City firefighters. Leary also produced, wrote and co-created the series "Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll" (FX, 2015-16). Leary also did a significant amount of voice-over work, in animated films like "A Bug's Life" (1998), "Ice Age" (2002), "Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs" (2009), " Ice Age: Continental Drift" (2012).
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Highest Rated Movies
Filmography
Movies
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18% | 39% | Ice Age: Collision Course | Diego (Voice) | $64M | 2016 |
No Score Yet | 41% | La era de hielo: El gran robo del huevo | Diego (Voice) | - | 2016 |
No Score Yet | 45% | Freaks of Nature | Rick Wilson (Character) | - | 2015 |
No Score Yet | 41% | Cosmic Scrat-tastrophe | Diego (Voice) | - | 2015 |
60% | 65% | Draft Day | Coach Penn (Character) | $28.8M | 2014 |
37% | 62% | Ice Age: Continental Drift | Diego (Voice) | - | 2012 |
72% | 77% | The Amazing Spider-Man | Capt. Stacy (Character) | $262M | 2012 |
100% | 91% | Burn | Executive Producer | $104.6K | 2012 |
46% | 62% | Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs | Diego (Voice) | - | 2009 |
79% | 81% | Recount | Michael Whouley (Character) | - | 2008 |
57% | 71% | Ice Age: The Meltdown | Diego (Voice) | $195.3M | 2006 |
No Score Yet | 91% | Richard Pryor - I Ain't Dead Yet #%$#@!! Uncensored | Unknown (Character) | - | 2004 |
85% | 58% | The Secret Lives of Dentists | Slater (Character) | $3.7M | 2002 |
77% | 82% | Ice Age | Diego (Voice) | $176.4M | 2002 |
No Score Yet | 26% | Dawg | Doug "Dawg" Munford (Character) | - | 2002 |
55% | 87% | Blow | Producer | $53.1M | 2001 |
36% | 29% | Double Whammy |
Ray Pluto (Character), Producer |
- | 2001 |
44% | 34% | Final | Bill (Character) | $10.8K | 2001 |
No Score Yet | 42% | Sand | Teddy (Character) | - | 2000 |
14% | 44% | Company Man | Officer Fry (Character) | $146K | 2000 |
83% | 61% | Lakeboat | The Fireman (Character) | $5.2K | 2000 |
54% | 49% | True Crime | Bob Findley (Character) | $16.6M | 1999 |
80% | 83% | Jesus' Son | Wayne (Character) | $1.3M | 1999 |
No Score Yet | 38% | Do Not Disturb | Simon (Character) | - | 1999 |
70% | 77% | The Thomas Crown Affair | Detective First Grade Michael McCann (Character) | $69.3M | 1999 |
48% | 45% | Small Soldiers | Gil Mars (Character) | $55.1M | 1998 |
92% | 73% | A Bug's Life | Francis (Voice) | $162.8M | 1998 |
90% | 67% | Snitch |
Bobby O'Grady (Character), Writer |
$332.4K | 1998 |
45% | 67% | Wide Awake | Mr. Beal (Character) | $258.2K | 1998 |
No Score Yet | 63% | Subway Stories | Guy in Wheelchair (Character) | - | 1997 |
50% | 70% | The Matchmaker | Nick (Character) | $3.4M | 1997 |
34% | 37% | The Real Blonde | Doug (Character) | $355.5K | 1997 |
34% | 74% | Suicide Kings | Lono Veccio (Character) | $1.7M | 1997 |
No Score Yet | 61% | The Second Civil War | Vinnie Franko (Character) | - | 1997 |
85% | 76% | Wag the Dog | Fad King (Character) | $43M | 1997 |
No Score Yet | 33% | The Bitter End |
Jack Hanaway (Character), Producer |
$17.6K | 1997 |
No Score Yet | 43% | Underworld |
Johnny Crown/ |
$12.6K | 1996 |
11% | 23% | Two if by Sea |
Francis `'Frank'` O'Brien (Character), Screenwriter |
$9.8M | 1996 |
31% | 29% | Operation Dumbo Drop | Lt. David Poole (Character) | $24.7M | 1995 |
No Score Yet | 39% | National Lampoon's Favorite Deadly Sins |
Jake (Character), Director |
- | 1995 |
55% | 44% | The Neon Bible | Frank (Character) | $5K | 1995 |
15% | 35% | Gunmen | Armor O'Malley (Character) | $2.9M | 1994 |
72% | 73% | The Ref | Gus (Character) | $11.3M | 1994 |
50% | 54% | Who's the Man? | Sgt. Cooper (Character) | $11.3M | 1993 |
21% | 49% | National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1 | Mike McCracken (Character) | $28M | 1993 |
35% | 54% | Judgment Night | Fallon (Character) | $11.8M | 1993 |
60% | 66% | Demolition Man | Edgar Friendly (Character) | $57.2M | 1993 |
63% | 89% | The Sandlot | Bill (Character) | $31.7M | 1993 |
No Score Yet | 83% | Denis Leary: No Cure for Cancer | Unknown (Character) | - | 1992 |
TV
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64% | 85% | The Moodys | Sean Moody Sr. (Character) | 2021 2019 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Rachael Ray | Guest | 2019-2020 2017 2014-2015 2011 2008-2009 2006 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Entertainment Tonight Canada | Guest | 2019 |
No Score Yet | 92% | Animal Kingdom | Billy (Guest Star) | 2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Talk | Guest | 2015-2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Conan | Guest | 2017 2011-2012 |
No Score Yet | 33% | The Late Late Show With James Corden | Guest | 2015-2017 |
No Score Yet | 49% | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Guest | 2014-2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The View | Guest | 2017 2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Good Morning America | Guest | 2017 |
No Score Yet | 67% | Nightcap | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2016 |
61% | 89% | Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll |
Johnny Rock (Character), Executive Producer, Writer |
2015-2016 |
41% | 61% | Chelsea | Guest | 2016 |
75% | 85% | Maron |
Himself (Guest Star), Executive Producer |
2013-2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Today | Guest | 2015-2016 2008 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | LIVE with Kelly | Guest | 2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | CBS This Morning | Guest | 2016 2012 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | EP Daily | Guest | 2015 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Daily Show With Jon Stewart | Guest | 2014-2015 2006-2012 2001-2003 1999 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Guest | 2015 2007-2008 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Live! With Kelly and Michael | Guest | 2015 |
22% | No Score Yet | Sirens | Executive Producer | 2014-2015 |
No Score Yet | 37% | Late Night With Seth Meyers | Guest | 2014 |
No Score Yet | 100% | The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson | Guest | 2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Bronx Warrant | Executive Producer | 2013 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Late Night With Jimmy Fallon | Guest | 2009-2012 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Joy Behar Show | Guest | 2011 |
89% | 88% | Rescue Me |
Tommy Gavin (Character), Writer |
2009-2011 2004-2007 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Live With Regis and Kelly | Guest | 2010 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Tonight Show With Conan O'Brien | Guest | 2009 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Lyons & Bailes Reel Talk | Guest | 2009 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Inside the Actors Studio | Guest | 2009 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Bonnie Hunt Show | Guest | 2008-2009 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Oprah Winfrey Show | Guest | 2009 |
85% | 76% | The Simpsons | Himself (Guest Voice) | 2008 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Late Night With Conan O'Brien | Guest | 2008 |
58% | No Score Yet | Canterbury's Law | Executive Producer | 2008 |
100% | No Score Yet | The Job |
Det. Mike McNeil (Character), Executive Producer, Writer |
2001-2002 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Space Ghost: Coast to Coast | Guest | 1998 |
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