Dan Patrick
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."
Acting
TV
The Simpsons
as Rock-Skipping Announcer (voice)
1989
Movie
Pixels
as White House Reporter #1
2015
Movie
Grown Ups
as Norby The Ride Guy
2010
Movie
Just Go with It
as Tanner Patrick
2011
Movie
Grown Ups 2
as Gym Teacher
2013
Movie
Blended
as Dick
2014
Movie
The Longest Yard
as Officer Jack Pugh
2005
Movie
Hustle
as Dan Patrick
2022
Movie
I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry
as NY Cop
2007
Movie
Jack and Jill
as Dan Patrick
2011
Movie
That's My Boy
as Randall Morgan
2012
Movie
The House Bunny
as Cop
2008
Movie
The Waterboy
as Dan Patrick
1998
Movie
Hubie Halloween
as School Principal
2020
Movie
The Do-Over
as Auto Store Lou
2016
Movie
The Ridiculous 6
as Abe Lincoln
2015
Movie
Happy Gilmore 2
as Pat Daniels
2025
Movie
The Benchwarmers
as Poker Guy #2 A.K.A. O'Malley
2006
Movie
The Week Of
as Manager
2018
Movie
Home Team
as Self
2022
Movie
BASEketball
as Dan Patrick
1998
TV
Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler
as Policeman
2019
TV
American Vandal
as Dan Patrick
2017
TV
Late Show with David Letterman
as Self - Guest
1993