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Dane Kevin Cook

Dane Kevin Cook (born August 27, 1990) is the former lead cinematographer and a former actor for Stupid Mario Brothers, most known for his role as the comic relief character Ash Ketchum. He is also the owner and co-founder of Randumb Productions.

Dane's first appearance on the show as Ash Ketchum was "Why catch them All?". He has since played a handful of characters in the Stupid Mario Brothers continuity, such as Steven Bauer and Evil Dane. The character of Steven Bauer was created because he wanted to play a more serious role.

In the fall of 2010, Dane (along with his then girlfriend Jackie) left RMA Productions due to reasons he called "creative differences". This meant that he would no longer appear in any Rich Alvarez videos (Stupid Mario Brothers included), and members of RMA Productions would no longer appear in RandumbProd videos. Dane's last appearance on the show was Operation Blindstorm.

In early 2013 he reconnected with Austin Stevenson and Daen Olson, and they started their own YouTube channel called Whatever We Want, the spiritual successor to Randumb Productions. Julian Petruzzelli also made an appearance in several videos. By summer 2013 Dane and Rich Alvarez buried the hatchet, though they'd have another falling out months later, with Jackie rejoining RMA Productions, and Austin and Daen rejoining Dane.

In the years following, Dane started uploading Team Fortress 2 videos to his personal YouTube channel, which he rebranded Uncle Dane. It has grown to over 760,000 subscribers as of August 2023. He has been on ZackScottGames and collaborated with iDubbbzTV multiple times. He also made a brief cameo in HowToBasic's "face reveal" video.

Dane and Austin made two independent films: Love Spoons (2018) and Hammer Boys (2019). A third movie called The Staje was in pre-production but sadly never came to fruition. Austin tragically passed away in October 2020.

What Dane Says in Stupid Mario Brothers F.A.Q.[]

  1. Q: Where's Ash now?
    Dane: I'm right here.
  2. Q: What do you do in your spare time?
    Dane: I enjoy throwing cans of crushed pineapple at old ladies.
  3. Q: Will anyone get any new powers or weapons?
    Richie: I'm not telling.
    (heard in background) Dane: Jerk!
  4. Q: Will Ash do anything useful for once besides acting like a moron and doing nothing?
    Dane: I will, and I'll do something called "catching a Pokemon".
  5. Q: Will Ash be in any more videos?
    Dane: I'm Ash and I'm in this video.....I guess.

Roles[]

Cook has played the roles of:

Trivia[]

  • Cook is commonly referred to as "Wacky Dane" by the cast, an apparent reference to a short video made by him.
  • Cook did very little acting during Season Two, as most of the entire cast was needed for their respective roles.
  • He edited Let the Goombas Hit the Floor, as well as other videos (including I lost 50 lbs on a Pokewalker) instead of Rich Alvarez himself.
  • Jackie Thompson, who portrays Daisy, is Cook's ex-girlfriend. She would go on to marry Rich Alvarez until they separated in 2021.
  • Originally, Alvarez gave Cook the choice to play as either Ash or Ness. Dane chose Ash because he liked Pokemon.
  • Like most actors of RMA Productions, Dane played both a protagonist and an antagonist.
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