David Koechner Height, Age, Wife, Children, Family, Biography
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Wife: Leigh Koechner
Hometown: Tipton, Missouri
Age: 62 Years
Bio/Wiki | |
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Full Name | David Michael Koechner |
Profession(s) | • Actor • Writer • Producer • Comedian |
Famous Role | Champion "Champ" Kind in the Anchorman film series![]() |
Physical Stats | |
Height (approx.) | 6' 2" (188 cm) |
Eye Colour | Hazel Green |
Hair Colour | Black (semi-bald) |
Career | |
Debut | As an Actor Film: It's Now... or Never! (1995) TV: Saturday Night Live (1995) ![]() Web Series: Full on Koechner (2013); aired on YouTube ![]() As a Voice Actor Film: Barnyard (2006) ![]() As a Producer TV: The Naked Trucker and T-Bones Show (2007) ![]() Web Series: Full on Koechner (2013); aired on YouTube As a Writer TV: The Armando Diaz Experience, Theatrical Movement and Hootenanny (1995) ![]() Web Series: Full on Koechner (2013); aired on YouTube |
Awards | • Best Actor award at the New York Television Festival for the short film, 'The Parker Tribe' (2015) • Best Ensemble - International Competition Award at CinEuphoria Awards for the film, 'Cheap Thrills' (2014) |
Personal Life | |
Date of Birth | 24 August 1962 (Friday) |
Age (as of 2024) | 62 Years |
Birthplace | Tipton, Missouri, U.S.A. |
Zodiac sign | Virgo |
Signature | ![]() |
Nationality | American |
Hometown | Tipton, Missouri, U.S.A. |
College/University | • Benedictine College, Kansas, U.S.A. • University of Missouri, Missouri, U.S.A. |
Food Habit | Non-vegetarian |
Tattoo(s) | On right shoulder - The names of his wife and children![]() |
Controversy | Arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol He was arrested for DUI (Driving under the influence of alcohol) and hit and run on 31 December 2021 in California. He was arrested for the second time under the DUI charge on 4 June 2022 in Ohia. |
Social Media | • Instagram • YouTube |
Relationships & More | |
Marital Status | Divorced |
Marriage Date | 27 June 1998 |
Family | |
Wife/Spouse | Leigh Koechner (m.1998-div.2022) (Entrepreneur)![]() |
Children | Son(s)- 2 • Sargent Koechner • Charlie Koechner Daughter(s)- 3 • Eve Koechner • Margot Koechner • Aubrey Koechner ![]() |
Parents | Father- Cecil Stephen Koechner (Died on 3 August 2011; Businessman) Mother- Margaret Ann Koechner (Died on 31 January 2014) ![]() |
Siblings | Brother(s)- 2 • Joe Koechner ![]() • Mark Koechner ![]() Sister(s)- 3 • Mary-Rose Koechner Marquart ![]() • Cecilia Koechner Hand (Teacher) ![]() • Joan Koechner Charbonneau ![]() |
Favourites | |
Sports | American football |
Football Team | Kansas City Chiefs |
Style Quotient | |
Car Collection | Buick Encore |
Some Lesser Known Facts About David Koechner
- He was raised in a catholic family.
- He belongs to German, Irish, and English ancestry.
- He started working for his father in his turkey coop (cage) manufacturing business when he was 7 years old. He worked there regularly after school for 5 cents an hour.
- Growing up in a small town, he often felt out of place and decided to move out of his home when he was only 10 years old.
- Once, as a punishment for annoying his siblings during the family trip, his parents made him get out of their car and run beside it.
- He started drinking when he was 10 years old and had trouble with alcoholism for more than 50 years of his life.
- He studied Political Science in college but dropped out after the third year.
- He talked about his reason for dropping out of college because of lacking a political background and money in an interview and said,
To be in politics, you either need to come from a political family, you’re incredibly wealthy, or you’re the smartest person in any room you walk into. I was none of those things.”
- After dropping out of college, he became interested in improvisational comedy and joined the ImprovOlympic (now known as iO Theater), an improv theatre and training centre in central Chicago, U.S.A.
- He studied improvisation under Del Close, a famous improvisation coach of well-known comedians and comic actors.
- He is an alumnus of The Second City, an improvisational theatre troupe in Chicago.
- In 1995, he joined SNL (Saturday Night Live), an American late-night live sketch comedy show, and worked there for a year.
- In 1999, he joined his SNL colleague David “Gruber” Allen and formed a musical comedy act, called ‘The Naked Trucker and T-Bones Show.’ David Koechner played the role of Gerald “T-Bones” Tibbons.
- He has starred in several films, including ‘Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy’ (2004), ‘Thank You for Smoking’ (2005), ‘The Comebacks’ (2007), and ‘Priceless’ (2016).
- He has starred in the TV show, ‘The Office’ (2005-2013) as Todd Packer.
- He often works with fellow comedy actors, Will Ferrell, Steve Carell, Jack Black, and Ben Stiller.
- He filed for divorce from his wife in 2020 and finalised it two years later, in 2022.
- He quit drinking soon after he got arrested for the second time in 2022 for DUI (Driving under the influence of alcohol).
- In an interview, he blamed his addiction to alcohol on ADHD (Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder).
- He is the co-host of ‘Big Slick Celebrity Weekend,’ an annual fundraising event.
- He often tours across America, performing stand-up comedy.
- He enjoys watching American football and is a big fan of the Kansas City Chiefs.