Dan Patrick
Biography
Daniel Patrick Pugh (born May 15, 1956), known professionally as Dan Patrick, is an American sportscaster, radio personality, and actor from Mason, Ohio. He hosts The Dan Patrick Show broadcast on radio on Premiere Radio Networks and streaming on Peacock. He co-hosted NBC's Football Night in America and serves as a senior writer for Sports Illustrated. He worked at ESPN for 18 years, where he often anchored the weeknight and Sunday 11 p.m. edition of SportsCenter.
Before working with ESPN, Patrick was known by his surname, "Dan Pugh", as an on-air personality with the album rock-formatted WVUD and then, WTUE in Dayton, Ohio (1979–1983). Patrick was then a sports reporter for CNN (1983–89), where his assignments included the World Series, NBA Finals and Winter Olympics. From 1989–1995, Patrick did a daily sports segment for Bob and Brian, a syndicated Wisconsin-area morning show, and in the early 1990s, he did sports updates for the Columbus, Ohio, Rock Station WLVQ and appeared on the morning show "Wags and Elliot."
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Full filmography
- The Simpsons (1989) as Rock-Skipping Announcer (voice)
- Late Show with David Letterman (1993) as Self - Guest
- Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives (2007) as Self
- Grown Ups (2010) as Norby The Ride Guy
- Arli$$ (1996) as Dan Patrick
- Celebrity Family Feud (2015) as Self - Contestant
- Off Camera with Sam Jones (2014) as Self
- Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler (2019) as Policeman
- Grown Ups 2 (2013) as Gym Teacher
- Pixels (2015) as White House Reporter #1
- Happy Gilmore 2 (2025) as Pat Daniels
- Just Go with It (2011) as Tanner Patrick
- Brockmire (2017) as Dan Patrick
- Blended (2014) as Dick
- American Vandal (2017) as Dan Patrick
- Clone High (2002) as Dan Patrick (voice)
- The Longest Yard (2005) as Officer Jack Pugh
- That's My Boy (2012) as Randall Morgan
- The Ridiculous 6 (2015) as Abe Lincoln
- The House Bunny (2008) as Cop
- Jack and Jill (2011) as Dan Patrick
- Hustle (2022) as Dan Patrick
- I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry (2007) as NY Cop
- Playmakers (2003)