   david scott "dave" foley (born january 4, 1963) is a canadian actor, stand-up comedian, writer, director and producer best known for his work in the kids in the hall and newsradio. == personal life == foley, the third of four children, was born in etobicoke, ontario, the son of mary, a homemaker, and michael foley, a steam-fitter. he married his first wife tabatha southey on december 31, 1991 in canada. they divorced in 1997 after six years of marriage. together they had two children, edmund "ned" (born in 1991) and basil (born in 1995). southey is now a humour columnist for the globe and mail,http://www.theglobeandmail.com/authors/tabatha-southey one of canada's national newspapers. he resides in los angeles. on august 1, 2002, he married crissy guerrero. their daughter, alina chiara (born april 16, 2003), portrays ellie on fx's the league, claire brady on the soap opera days of our lives from january 3 to march 24, 2008, and starred in the jackie chan film, the spy next door, released on january 15, 2010. foley and guerrero divorced in 2008. == career == === the kids in the hall === after dropping out of high school, foley pursued standup comedy for about a year in the toronto second city training centre where he began taking improv classes. there, he met kevin mcdonald. mcdonald got foley a job with him as an usher at a local art house movie theatre. together, they formed the original the kids in the hall. in october 1989, the kids in the hall debuted on tv, with a cast of foley, kevin mcdonald, bruce mcculloch, mark mckinney, and scott thompson. some of foley's famous characters include hecubus, one of the sizzler sisters, the a. t. & love boss, bruno puntz jones, mr. heavyfoot, jocelyn, and lex. the show ended in april 1994. === the kids in the hall: brain candy === [[image:etalk2008-kids in the hall.jpg|thumb|right|255px|the kids in
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