Dave Shalansky

American actor

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Dave Shalansky

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Education| Boston University (BFA)
Occupation| Actor
Years active| 1996-present
Children| 1

Dave Shalansky is an American actor.

## Early life and education

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Shalansky was born and raised in a Reform Jewish home in Warwick, Rhode Island. Shalansky's father, Len Shalansky, was a fine artist and an illustrator who studied briefly at Cooper Union and Pratt Institute in New York City. His artwork can be seen on many 1970s Hasbro toys. Namely, the Weeble. Shalansky's mother was a school teacher. [citation needed]

Shalansky earned a BFA in acting from Boston University.[1]

Dave also studied improv comedy at UCB Upright Citizens Brigade in Los Angeles. He is also a Meisner trained method actor and studied the Meisner technique under noted Meisner teacher Sandy Marshall.[citation needed]

## Career

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After moving to New York City immediately following graduation, he became successful in television commercials and continued his acting career by working regularly in New York and regional theatres. In 1997, he appeared in a production of Balm in Gilead.[2] In 2003, Shalansky moved to Los Angeles, and began building his career in television and film.[citation needed]

Actor, writer and director, Michael Raymond-James was Shalansky's roommate for a brief time in Brooklyn, NY when they were starting out as young actors. Years later, Raymond-James wrote a part for Shalansky in the award winning short film "The Missing Peace" for which Raymond-James also directed. Shalansky also became good friends with Dailyn Rodriquez and David Graziano when they were all coming up together back in New York. Both of whom became successful TV writers, producers and showrunners after moving to Los Angeles. Shalansky claims the reason he originally moved to Los Angeles was because of these three friends who found great success there. They all encouraged Shalansky to move "out west". Shalansky finally caved, drove across country, and soon began booking work on multiple TV series. The first major role Shalansky landed was the character of Harry on the Gilmore Girls.[citation needed]

In October 2016, Shalansky was asked by friend John Krasinski to join the cast in a staged reading of the screenplay Good Will Hunting. Shalansky joined Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, John Krasinski, Emily Blunt, Daveed Diggs, Tom McCarthy, Keegan-Michael Key, Margo Martindale and Harvey Weinstein at the Skirball Center for the Performing Arts in New York City.[3]

In November 2016, Shalansky landed a recurring Guest Star role on Grey's Anatomy. In 2023, he made his Off-Broadway debut playing one of the leads in Leslie Epstein's Holocaust play "King of the Jews" which was adapted from Mr. Epstein's 1979 novel of the same name. In 2022, Dave was cast as Henry Kissinger in Paramount +'s limited drama series The Offer. Shalansky became the last actor to portray Kissinger in a film or tv show before Kissinger's 2023 death. Shalansky continues to work steadily in TV, Film, and theater on both coasts.[citation needed]

Shalansky is also an accomplished musician. Playing the drums in many rock and power-pop bands both in New York and in Los Angeles. One of which is Nice Guy Eddie with guitarist Chris Jackson and bass player Robbie Rist.[citation needed]

In 2023, Shalansky was cast in the feature film Rosemead which stars Lucy Liu.[citation needed]

## Filmography

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### Film

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Year  | Title  | Role  | Notes

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2006  | Idol | The Agent  |
2009  | According to Greta | Cable Guy  |
2012  | Divorce Invitation | Victor  |
2013  | How Sweet It Is | Rogers  |
2015  | Midnight Sex Run | Jeff  |
2017  | Doobious Sources | Mr. X  |
2018  | The Betrothed (short) | Jim  |
2018  | The Small (short) | Graham  |
2019  | Others (short) | Ted  |
2022  | My Cricket and Me | Uncle Dave  |
2023  | A Killer Romance | Jerry  |
2023  | The Missing Peace | Ben Jacobs  |
2024  | Rosemead | Principal Stephens  |
2024  | Double Happiness | Rabbi Ben  |

### Television

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Year  | Title  | Role  | Notes

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2004  | Six Feet Under | Male Robber  | Episode: "Terror Starts at Home"
2005  | NCIS | Delivery Man  | Episode: "The Meat Puzzle"
2005  | Entourage | Nerd #6  | Episode: "I Love You Too"
2005  | Gilmore Girls | Harry  | 3 episodes
2006  | E-Ring | Ricky  | Episode: "Friends and Enemies"
2006  | Freddie | Todd  | Episode: "Two Times a Lady"
2006  | Help Me Help You | Naked Dude #2  | Episode: "Pink Freud"
2007  | ER | Mr. Saltzman  | Episode: "The Honeymoon Is Over"
2008  | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Tim O'Shea  | Episode: "Grissom's Divine Comedy"
2008  | Without a Trace | Curtis  | Episode: "A Dollar and a Dream"
2008  | Bones | Joe  | Episode: "The Man in the Outhouse"
2009  | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Norm's Son  | Episode: "The Black Swan"
2010  | Dark Blue | Steve  | Episode: "High Rollers"
2011  | Lie to Me | Harvey  | Episode: "Fun House"
2011  | From Rags to Reuben | Gordon  | Television film
2011  | Let It Go Already | Max  | Miniseries
2012  | Castle | Tech #1  | Episode: "Pandora"
2012  | Ringer | Accountant  | Episode: "P.S. You're an Idiot"
2012  | Hollywood Heights | Mr. Stephens  | 2 episodes
2013  | Fitz and Slade | Fitz  | Television film
2013  | Southland | Lucky Barnes  | Episode: "Hats and Bats"
2013  | Perception | Kurt Simpson  | Episode: "Caleidoscope"
2013  | Firsts | Dave  | 3 episodes
2013  | Mob City | Cop #3  | Episode: "Oxpecker"
2014  | Legends | Doorman  | Episode: "Quicksand"
2014  | Newsreaders | Best Man Mike  | Episode: "Roswell, New Mexico; Skip Goes to a Wedding"
2015  | Nurse Jackie | Rick  | Episode: "Godfathering"
2015  | The Mysteries of Laura | William Davis  | Episode: "The Mystery of the Ghost in the Machine"
2016  | So, Then Tell Me | Jordan  | 4 episodes
2016  | Vinyl | Stuart Blume  | Episode: "The King and I"
2016  | Divorce | Brad Zimmer  | Episode: "Another Party"
2016, 2017  | Grey's Anatomy | Jeremy  | 2 episodes
2017  | Famous in Love | Dustin  | Episode: "Prelude to a Diss"
2019  | How to Get Away with Murder | Seth Keough  | Episode: "Don't Go Dark on Me"
2019  | Elementary | Tony  | Episode: "The Further Adventures"
2020  | Law & Order: SVU | Eddie Klein  | Episode: "I Deserve Some Loving Too"
2020  | Big Dogs | Agent Gilliard  | 3 episodes
2020–2022  | Naysayer | Austin  | 10 episodes
2022  | The Offer | Henry Kissinger | Episode: "Brains and Balls"
2022  | Law & Order: SVU | Ethan Schmidt  | Episode: "Controlled Burn"
2023  | FBI: Most Wanted | Shawn  | Episode: "Wanted: America"

## References

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1. ^ "Theatre Training at BU Taught Alum How to Approach Characters | College of Fine Arts". www.bu.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
2. ^ Willis, John (2000). Theatre World 1997-1998. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 978-1-55783-409-6.
3. ^ Scheck, Frank (2016-10-08). "Critic's Notebook: Matt Damon and Ben Affleck Reprise 'Good Will Hunting' Roles for NYC Live Read". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2022-04-22.

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