About David Cross
David Cross is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, and director. Cross is best known for his stand-up performances, the HBO sketch comedy series Mr. Show with Bob and David , and his role as Tobias Fünke in the Fox/Netflix sitcom Arrested Development . He has been described as “one of the defining figures of cult Gen X comedy”.
Cross created, wrote, executive produced, and starred in The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret ; developed and had a prominent role in Freak Show ; appeared on Modern Family ; and portrayed Ian Hawke in Alvin and the Chipmunks , Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel , and Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked . Cross has also done voice work for the sitcom Oliver Beene , and has had lead voice-over roles in Curious George , Battle for Terra , the Kung Fu Panda film franchise , Megamind , and Next Gen .
In 1993, he won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series for his work on The Ben Stiller Show. For Mr. Show with Bob and David, he gained three Primetime Emmy Award nominations, and for Arrested Development, Cross was nominated for a Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Television Series, and, along with his cast, for three Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series. For his stand-up specials, he was nominated for several Grammy Awards.
Cross was born in Roswell, Georgia, to a Jewish family. His parents are Barry Cross, who emigrated from Leeds, England, and Susi Cross.
Six months after his birth, Cross's family moved to Florida. After additional moves to New York and Connecticut, the family re-settled in Roswell, where Cross remained for nearly a decade. He is the oldest of three children and has two younger sisters, Juli and Wendy.
The family had little money. Cross recalled that they were evicted from their home and that he spent some time living in motels and at friends' homes in his youth. Cross's father left the family when Cross was 10 years old; the two have not spoken since Cross was 19, though they both primarily resided in New York City until Cross sold his home there in 2011.
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