As part of Campus Activities Council's Howdy Week for new and returning OU students, comedian Dane Cook brings his physical antics to campus at 8 tonight in Oklahoma Memorial Ballroom.

"He gets booked for more college campuses than any other comedian we manage simply because he does such an amazing job wherever he goes," said Bryan Billig, Cook's agent. "The students will really enjoy the show."

Cook recently released his debut comedy album, "Dane Cook...Harmful if Swallowed." He has also been featured in films such as "Mystery Men" and "Simon Sez" in 1999.

Cook has been featured on the Comedy Central show, "Crank Yankers," as well as his own half-hour special, "Comedy Central Presents...Dane Cook."

He has also made several appearances on "The Late Show with David Letterman," "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" and "Suddenly Susan."

"Howdy Week wanted to have a comedian come to this year's week of activities, so we were more than happy to make it happen," said Kristen Eckstein, union programming coordinator.

Originally from Boston, Cook started as a sketch comic. After fine-tuning his act in the New England circuit, Dane decided to make the big move to New York.

Within Dane's first year in New York, the ABC Network decided to sign Dane to his first deal, where his television career began on the ABC sitcom, "Maybe This Time" with co-star Betty White. That same year, he made his feature film debut with Rene Russo in Columbia's release "Buddy."

Cook wrote, produced and starred in "Spiral," a short film that earned him a best actor award at the First Annual Internet-based "Pixie Awards."

"Spiral" has also been accepted to several film festivals, including the Silver Lake Film Festival, the Boston Film Festival and the New Orleans Film Festival.

"Dane is a very busy guy. He has recently moved out to Hollywood and is in the middle of filming movies and working on several TV shows," Billig said.

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