Dave Sheridan is an American actor. He is best known for playing Special Officer Doofy, a spoof of deputy sheriff Dewey Riley from Scream (1996), as well as providing the voice of the titular killer Ghostface, in the comedy Scary Movie (2000).
Career
He began his career as an intern at Saturday Night Live during the 1991–1992 season. From there, he entered Chicago's comedy troupe The Second City, where he wrote, directed, and produced "Dave Sheridan's America", a multimedia stage show. He starred on Buzzkill, a 1996 MTV reality series that featured three slacker buddies staging elaborate pranks and catching it on video.
Sheridan appeared in Scary Movie (2000) as Officer Doofy. He portrayed the character Doug in the 2001 film Ghost World. Sheridan appeared in the 2002 music videos for "By the Way" (playing a crazy taxi driver) and "Universally Speaking" by Red Hot Chili Peppers. Sheridan toured with his band that formed in 2004, Van Stone.
Sheridan hosted a series called Smile...You're Under Arrest! on the Fox Reality Channel in 2008–09. In 2014, he portrayed Sheriff Lincoln in the parody film The Walking Deceased, inspired by The Walking Dead.
In 2016, Sheridan started co-hosting The Dave and Creech Show podcast with actor/podcaster CJ Creech.
Filmography Year Title Role Notes 1996 Buzzkill Various TV series; also creator 1998 Short Cinema Video 2000 Scary Movie Doofy Gilmore / The Killer (voice) 2001 The Det. Kent Stryker One-Man Film Det. Lee Corky Romano Agent Terrence Darnell Bubble Boy Mark Ghost World Doug Gormley 2002 Frank McKlusky, C.I. Frank McKlusky Also story 2003 Windy City Heat Travis Bickle TV film Grounded for Life Jack TV series (1 episode) The Fighting Temptations Bill Scare Tactics Various characters TV series (1 episode) 2005 The Devil's Rejects Officer Ray Dobson 2006 Little Man Rosco Free Ride Dove TV series (6 episodes) Van Stone: Tour of Duty Randy Van Stone TV film; also, writer and executive producer 2008 Stone & Ed Man in the Yellow Hat Sex Drive Bobby Jo Your Name Here IRS Agent Duke 2008–2009 Smile...You're Under Arrest! TV series 2009 All's Faire in Love Jester Roy/Horny 2011 Horrible Bosses Bartender (Bradford's Bar) 2013 A Haunted House Bob Dealin' with Idiots Forrest 2014 A Haunted House 2 Aghoul 2015 The Walking Deceased Sheriff Lincoln Also producer 2016 Fifty Shades of Black The Great Mysterio 2017 Naked Officer Mike Bentley Victor Crowley Dillon 2018 Beyond White Space Stubniski 2020 Spy Intervention Rick Sky Sharks Kifo Mleta Uncredited 2021 The Resort Detective 2022 Bloody Summer Camp Sheriff Wilmore 2024 Stream Mark Meat the Carvers My Monster Pal 2026 Scary Movie Doofy Gilmore / Ghostface (voice)
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