DENIS LEARY (Diego) stars in the ABC series "The Job," as well as serving as an executive producer, co-creator and co-writer.
Leary was born and raised in Worcester, Massachusetts. While he was in college at Emerson in Boston, he got involved with acting and writing and was a founding member of the Emerson Comedy Workshop.
A series of infamous TV spots directed by Ted Demme for MTV vaulted Leary to national prominence, followed by the award-winning HBO special "No Cure for Cancer," based on Leary's one-man show, which he wrote and performed off-Broadway in a sold-out, six-month run. The show not only spawned a TV special, but also a book, a best-selling CD, an international hit song and a controversial music video. After that success, Leary and Demme teamed to make Leary's first feature film, "The Ref," and "Lock 'N' Load," Leary's second critically acclaimed HBO special.
In recent years, Leary has been seen in "True Crime," "The Thomas Crown Affair," and "Jesus’ Son,’ and lent his voice to the Disney hit "A Bug's Life." Leary can also be seen in "Final," "Company Man" and "Lakeboat."
Leary's production company, Apostle, most recently co-produced the film "Monument Avenue," in which Leary starred and Demme directed. Apostle also produced Demme’s critically-acclaimed movie "Blow," as well as the forthcoming "Double Whammy." Leary’s company also has a film and television production deal with DreamWorks SKG.
Leary's first foray into directing was the Showtime movie "Lust," for which he won the CableACE Award for Best Director of a Comedy.
In 2000, Leary established The Leary Firefighters Foundation, in memory of his cousin, Jeremiah Lucey, who perished December 3, 1999 in a Worcester fire, along with five other firefighters. The foundation provides funding and resources to obtain the highest level of equipment, technology, and training for firefighters and resources to the families of those who have perished or have been injured in the line of duty.
The foundation's first event, the Celebrity Hat Trick, was held in Worcester on October 1 & 2, 2000. It consisted of a celebrity hockey game and golf tournament that featured such stars as Michael J. Fox, Tim Robbins, Aidan Quinn, Bobby Orr, Kiefer Sutherland, Scott Wolf, and Elizabeth Hurley. The event helped to raise over $300,000 for the Foundation.
Apostle annually produces The Comics Come Home New Year's Eve Special for Comedy Central, to benefit The Cam Neely Foundation, providing a home away from home for cancer patients and their families.
Leary has published comic essays in magazines including Details, Playboy, New York, and Premiere. Denis has also recently launched Crudegreetings.com, a Website that provides the crudest, rudest, and most offensive cards for all occasions.
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