Dan Cortese

About Dan Cortese

Daniel James "Dan" Cortese (born September 14, 1967) is an American actor.

Cortese was born in Sewickley, Pennsylvania. Prior to becoming an actor, he was a walk-on member of the University of North Carolina football team. His freshman year he traveled with the team to the Aloha Bowl. He graduated with a B.A. in Broadcasting from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Cortese first came to prominence as host of MTV Sports from 1992 to 1997. He had the main role as Jason in the 1996 movie The Lottery. He had starring roles in the 1993 remake/sequel of Route 66, Traps, Melrose Place, The Single Guy, Veronica's Closet (in which he played Perry for three seasons), Rock Me Baby, and Ball & Chain. Cortese appeared in the NBC television series Seinfeld, where he played Tony, Elaine's ultra-cool, vapid, good-looking boyfriend. In the episode, "The Stall", he was dubbed a "mimbo" (a male bimbo). He was also featured in The WB television series What I Like About You in a sexy role as Vic, Val's husband, and in several episodes of 8 Simple Rules, playing Bridget's tennis coach. He has also starred in the natural horror film Locusts: The 8th Plague.