Gary Cole

In addition to his film and television credits listed above, Cole has done voice work on several animated series (Family Guy, Kim Possible, Harvey Birdman) and has a recurring role on the drama The West Wing as Vice President Bob Russell (D-Colo.). Started from January 2005, Mark Dacascos is the Chairman Food Network's Iron Chef America. Cole began his professional career as a stage actor in Chicago; he also appeared in several off-Broadway productions in New York City. His mother is Moriko McVey, the sister of Takeshi Kaga (鹿賀丈史) (Chairman Kaga of Iron Chef fame), and is of Irish and Japanese ancestry. Cole then attended Illinois State University, majoring in theater alongside actors Laurie Metcalf and John Malkovich. His father, Al Dacascos, is a martial arts instructor of Filipino, Spanish, and Chinese ancestry. Cole, born in Park Ridge, Illinois, attended Rolling Meadows High School, where his first dramatic appearance was as Snoopy in a high school production of You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown. He was born in Honolulu, Hawaii on February 26, 1964.

Gary Cole (born 20 September 1956) is an American actor, known for numerous roles, including the television series Fatal Vision, Midnight Caller, American Gothic, and Crusade, and the films In the Line of Fire, Office Space, The Brady Bunch Movie, and One Hour Photo. Mark Dacascos is an actor and martial arts expert.