I did a deep dive into the web to find as much of my old website(s) as possible. Everything I find will be posted on this page. Enjoy!
Here is an old bio that I originally used to apply for a radio hosting gig...then on my MySpace page...Thanks to Dr. Evil/Mike Myers for the inspiration...
The details of my life are quite inconsequential...
Very well, where do I begin?
I was born in a tiny suburb of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania called Beaver Falls. Actually, I grew up in a suburb of that suburb called Chippewa Township. We lived in the third unit of a duplex.
My father was a self employed auto parts peddler that loved baseball and apple pie with cheese on it. He would often work late in his parts store trying to invent things that already existed, like the telephone or thumb tacks.
My mother was a florist, an artist and a part time immigration attorney focusing on citizens of Armenia and West Virginia.
I graduated in the upper 10% of the lower third of my high school class and I was an active member of the "Tall Guy's That Can't Play Hoops" club as well as the Jazz Band, where I was fourteenth chair tenor tuba.
Several years ago, I walked into a comedy club and my life was forever changed. The club was also a cult and they "recruited" me to serve as their light bulb changer.
I have done stand-up comedy and writing ever since. I have written several spec scripts, like, "Curb Your Enthusiasm," "The Office," and a killer "Too Close for Comfort." ("Monroe Gets a Job")
I also have written for several radio shows as well as two books. The first "The Book on Hosting: How Not to Suck as an Emcee" was published last August and the second "The Book on Vacuums: The Joke Sometimes Writes Itself" is due to drop in May 2010.
The details of my life are quite inconsequential...
Very well, where do I begin?
I was born in a tiny suburb of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania called Beaver Falls. Actually, I grew up in a suburb of that suburb called Chippewa Township. We lived in the third unit of a duplex.
My father was a self employed auto parts peddler that loved baseball and apple pie with cheese on it. He would often work late in his parts store trying to invent things that already existed, like the telephone or thumb tacks.
My mother was a florist, an artist and a part time immigration attorney focusing on citizens of Armenia and West Virginia.
I graduated in the upper 10% of the lower third of my high school class and I was an active member of the "Tall Guy's That Can't Play Hoops" club as well as the Jazz Band, where I was fourteenth chair tenor tuba.
Several years ago, I walked into a comedy club and my life was forever changed. The club was also a cult and they "recruited" me to serve as their light bulb changer.
I have done stand-up comedy and writing ever since. I have written several spec scripts, like, "Curb Your Enthusiasm," "The Office," and a killer "Too Close for Comfort." ("Monroe Gets a Job")
I also have written for several radio shows as well as two books. The first "The Book on Hosting: How Not to Suck as an Emcee" was published last August and the second "The Book on Vacuums: The Joke Sometimes Writes Itself" is due to drop in May 2010.
From my very first website in 2000:
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From DanRosenberg.com 2001:
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Here's my site on 9.11.01:
PRESS RELEASE
September 4, 2001
9:00 AM (PT)
"3 GUYS, 1 DOG, NO JOBS!"
HOLLYWOOD - Shoebox Productions is proud to announce their newest production, "SCHMUCKS!" This new concept sitcom, is being filmed on location in Studio City beginning in October 2001. It is the first Reality Sitcom, combining the premise of most reality shows (the stars of the show will be playing themselves) and the not so average sitcom (the three stars are also comedians / actors.) The show centers around the lives of three guys living in the same apartment in the valley with no jobs, no prospects and no clue. The three actors selected are already friends, and actually spent several months living together in a crappy Studio City apartment. Sam Dunnavent, Jeff Korn, and Dan Rosenberg will be reliving some of their worst experiences in front of the entire country. Korn will serve as head writer, and Dunnavent and Rosenberg will also join him on the writing staff.
Here was what I had on the "schedule" before 9/11 happened. I didn't make it to New Orleans that following week due to there being no flights available.
JULY 2001 COMEDY STORE 7/6
MONTREAL 7/17-22
AUGUST 2001 COMEDY STORE 8/10
LAS VEGAS 8/15-18
HOLLYWOOD IMPROV 8/29
SEPTEMBER 2001 NEW ORLEANS COMEDY FEST 9/13-9/16
OCTOBER 2001 SHMUCKS! FILMING 10/4-7
PRESS RELEASE
September 4, 2001
9:00 AM (PT)
"3 GUYS, 1 DOG, NO JOBS!"
HOLLYWOOD - Shoebox Productions is proud to announce their newest production, "SCHMUCKS!" This new concept sitcom, is being filmed on location in Studio City beginning in October 2001. It is the first Reality Sitcom, combining the premise of most reality shows (the stars of the show will be playing themselves) and the not so average sitcom (the three stars are also comedians / actors.) The show centers around the lives of three guys living in the same apartment in the valley with no jobs, no prospects and no clue. The three actors selected are already friends, and actually spent several months living together in a crappy Studio City apartment. Sam Dunnavent, Jeff Korn, and Dan Rosenberg will be reliving some of their worst experiences in front of the entire country. Korn will serve as head writer, and Dunnavent and Rosenberg will also join him on the writing staff.
Here was what I had on the "schedule" before 9/11 happened. I didn't make it to New Orleans that following week due to there being no flights available.
JULY 2001 COMEDY STORE 7/6
MONTREAL 7/17-22
AUGUST 2001 COMEDY STORE 8/10
LAS VEGAS 8/15-18
HOLLYWOOD IMPROV 8/29
SEPTEMBER 2001 NEW ORLEANS COMEDY FEST 9/13-9/16
OCTOBER 2001 SHMUCKS! FILMING 10/4-7
From 2005 on DanRosenberg.com
May 18, 2005 - So if finally joined this MYSPACE thing. So many people are on it, so I figured what the hell? Not much going on in the world of me...getting ready for the Comedy Cars Seminar next week, and writing, writing, writing. So come, join me on MYSPACE...I only have 3 friends, and one of them is the guy at MYSPACE that does tech support.
May 26, 2005 - WOW! Over a week and I haven't "blogged" What will my fan think? I now have 19 friends on MYSPACE...do you want to be my friend? Visit MYSPACE and join the teens of fans! Yesterday was my first car sales seminar. It went really well and I am looking forward to doing the next one in July. Tonight is the taping for Comedy Express TV at the club. I am looking forward to a great show...3 shows really, the open mike, the 8:15 show and the taping at 10:15. I just booked a headlining spot at a casino up north. It'll be great to do a road gig again.
And here is my MySpace page from way back...
May 18, 2005 - So if finally joined this MYSPACE thing. So many people are on it, so I figured what the hell? Not much going on in the world of me...getting ready for the Comedy Cars Seminar next week, and writing, writing, writing. So come, join me on MYSPACE...I only have 3 friends, and one of them is the guy at MYSPACE that does tech support.
May 26, 2005 - WOW! Over a week and I haven't "blogged" What will my fan think? I now have 19 friends on MYSPACE...do you want to be my friend? Visit MYSPACE and join the teens of fans! Yesterday was my first car sales seminar. It went really well and I am looking forward to doing the next one in July. Tonight is the taping for Comedy Express TV at the club. I am looking forward to a great show...3 shows really, the open mike, the 8:15 show and the taping at 10:15. I just booked a headlining spot at a casino up north. It'll be great to do a road gig again.
And here is my MySpace page from way back...