- Born
- Birth nameDennis Barton Dugan
- Nickname
- Dugie
- Height5′ 8″ (1.73 m)
- Dennis Barton Dugan is an American film director, actor, comedian and screenwriter from Wheaton, Illinois who directed several films featuring Adam Sandler including Happy Gilmore, Big Daddy, Jack & Jill, Grown Ups, I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry and You Don't Mess With the Zohan. He also directed Beverly Hills Ninja and The Benchwarmers.
- IMDb mini biography by: Christian Frates
- SpousesJoyce Van Patten(1973 - 1987) (divorced)Sharon Dugan(? - present) (1 child)
- ChildrenKelly Dugan
- Parents
- Characters getting hit in the face by an object
- Exterior crane shots
- Often cast Adam Sandler
- Kids saying or doing gross or weird things.
- Son, Kelly, is an outfielder for the Williamsport Crosscutters the A ball affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies.
- Often collaborates with Adam Sandler.
- When Dugan was directing the final episode of Moonlighting (1985), actor Ronny Graham fell ill. Dugan put on Graham's outfit and did the scene. As an in-joke for the fans of the show, he was billed as "Walter Bishop" (the character he had played the year before).
- His son, Kelly, is on the Major League (40-Man) Roster of the Philadelphia Phillies.
- On Moonlighting (1985), he played Walter Bishop, the man Maddie Hayes (played by Cybill Shepherd) married over charismatic detective David Addison (Bruce Willis) in a 1988 episode.
- Audiences that go to my movies don't want a message. They don't want my soul exposed or my life view. They just want to laugh.
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