Peter Dante Filmography

Occupation:: Actor, Associate Producer
Biography:: Following brief enlistment as a regular cast member on television's The Larry Sanders Show and The Jeff Foxworthy Show, comedic actor Peter Dante scored a series of bit parts and supporting roles in farces produced by Adam Sandler's Happy Madison production company (many of which also featured Sandler...Read More

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Strange Wilderness

Actors: Steve Zahn, Allen Covert, Jonah Hill, Kevin Heffernan, Ashley Scott

Synopsis: A pair of animal enthusiasts desperate to boost the ratings of their failing television series "Strange Wilderness" set out for the Andes in search of the elusive Bigfoot in this comedy directed by Fred Wolf and starring Justin Long, Steve Zahn, Kevin Heffernan, and Ernest Borgnine. Peter Gaulke (Zahn Read More

2/1/08
Grandma's Boy

Crew: Associate Producer

Actors: Linda Cardellini, Allen Covert, Peter Dante, Shirley Jones, Shirley Knight

Synopsis: Can the world's oldest adolescent maintain his cool while living with his grandmother? Alex (Allen Covert) is a 35-year-old video-game fanatic who gave up a career in accounting to take a job testing games for Brainasium, the company behind the wildly popular game "Eternal Death Slayer." While Read More

1/6/06
50 First Dates

Actors: Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore, Rob Schneider, Sean Astin, Dan Aykroyd

Synopsis: Re-teaming Adam Sandler with Drew Barrymore, his co-star from The Wedding Singer, as well as Peter Segal, his director on Anger Management, Fifty First Dates finds the funnyman playing veterinarian Henry Roth. More than content with a life of one-night-stands, Henry decides to give up his Read More

2/13/04
Adam Sandler's Eight Crazy Nights

Actors: Adam Sandler, Jackie Titone, Austin Stout, Rob Schneider

Synopsis: Come celebrate the joy and togetherness of the Hanukkah season with Adam Sandler -- yeah, that Adam Sandler -- in this raucous animated comedy written and produced in collaboration with the noted funnyman. Davey Stone (voice of Adam Sandler) is a twentysomething man with a short temper and a Read More

11/27/02
Mr. Deeds

Actors: Adam Sandler, Winona Ryder, Peter Gallagher, Jared Harris, Allen Covert, John Turturro

Synopsis: One of Frank Capra's best-loved stories gets a modernized and wildly slapstick reinterpretation in this romantic comedy starring Adam Sandler. When Preston Blake (Harve Presnell), a remarkably wealthy media magnate, dies with neither a wife nor children, the question on the lips of most of his Read More

6/28/02
Little Nicky

Actors: Adam Sandler, Patricia Arquette, Harvey Keitel, Rhys Ifans, Tom "Tiny" Lister, Jr.

Synopsis: The youngest child of the family often has the most problems -- so why should things be different for the Prince of Darkness and his offspring? Satan (Harvey Keitel) is considering retirement, and is pondering which of his sons should take over the family business -- ambitious Adrian (Rhys Ifans) Read More

11/10/00
Big Daddy

Actors: Adam Sandler, Joey Lauren Adams, Jon Stewart, Cole Sprouse, Dylan Sprouse, Josh Mostel, Leslie Mann

Synopsis: Prospective parents everywhere, meet the world's least likely paternal role model: Adam Sandler! In Big Daddy, Sandler plays 30-year-old bachelor Sonny Koufax, a carefree slob who has never much taken to adult responsibilities; he works one day a week as a tollbooth collector, and spends the Read More

6/25/99
The Larry Sanders Show: Larry's Sitcom

Synopsis: In the midst of contract negotiations, Larry's (Garry Shandling) agent, Stevie (Bob Odenkirk), is able to work a sitcom deal into the mix. In search of a good comic writer to ensure success, Larry is elated when he discovers that Chris Elliott is more than willing to pen a script. Despite his Read More

1995
The Larry Sanders Show: Hank's New Assistant

Synopsis: Left suddenly in the lurch when Darlene (Linda Doucett) leaves for a vacation, an overwhelmed Hank (Jeffrey Tambor) reluctantly takes Paula's (Janeane Garofalo) advice and hires a temporary assistant. A work dynamo, Brian (Scott Thompson) turns out to be just the kind of assistant Hank has been Read More

1995