Dane Cook is a renowned American stand-up comedian and actor known to many. He started his career in 1990 when he was performing in nightclubs. It was in 1998 though when his career skyrocketed when he made an appearance on Premium Blend which aired on Comedy Central.
Dane, later on, became very popular in the mid-2000s when he used the MySpace platform to accumulate a huge number of fans who adored him at that time.
Dane’s jokes have been described throughout the years to be vulgar and corny all the while making people laugh their hearts out.
During Dane's career when it was at its peak, Dane Cook trusted his half-brother Darryl McCauley with his finances which later turned out to be the biggest mistake he ever made.
Did Dane Cook Get Along With His Half-Brother Before The Controversy
Dane Cook was born in Massachusetts in 1972 on March 18th. He is of Irish descent and was brought up in a Catholic household. Dane grew up with 5 sisters and his older half-brother Darryl McCauley.
As a young adult, Dane described himself as quite shy and introverted. As of now, that doesn’t seem to be the case. In fact, he’s quite the opposite. When Dane first discovered that he could make people laugh, before he turned it into a career, he said that he got his sense of humor from his parents, mother, Donna Jean, and father, John F. Cook who are now deceased.
Growing up in a household full of girls, Dane formed a close relationship with his brother, Darryl since they were the only boys in the house.
During an interview with YMH Clips Dane even stated how he loved his brother a lot and that Darryl was his first best friend in his life.
When Dane was just starting to make it big in Hollywood, he didn’t leave his family behind. Dane built a house for his parent and hired his brother Darryl as his business manager. Before Dane hired his brother to work for him, Darryl used to work as a correction officer for a little over a decade. Since Darryl McCauley is 7 years older than his brother, Dane found it wise to hire him to deal with his finances because, for one, he was his brother, and Dane trusted him. What could go wrong with that combination?
Darryl started working for his brother in the early 1990s. When Darryl first started working for Dane, he was genuine and did his work so well. The pay per year for Darryl was $150,000. That is a lot of money. Until greed took over Darryl because he thought he can make a lot more money from his brother illegally and get away with it.
How Did Dane Cook’s Brother Darryl McCauley Betray Him?
Darryl McCauley was found stealing millions of dollars from his brother, Dane. While Dane sat down for an interview with YMH Clips, he explained to them the day he discovered his brother was siphoning money from him. “I woke up one morning, I was buying a house in California and because I was buying a house here, my business was still run out of a P.O. Box in Massachusetts.”
Dane said and continued, “So I ended up talking to my brother and saying that I found a new business manager out here. You’re going to have a different position in the Company. You can do fulfillment center stuff or merger and I’m just gonna do myself out here because I’m buying a home.”
That decision didn’t sit well with Darryl. That’s when Dane realized something was not right. It turns out, Darryl had been sending Dane fake statements for over a decade.
Thereafter, Dane woke up on a Monday morning, turned to his girlfriend, and something just clicked in his head, with a sure assurance that his brother stole his money. It turns out he was right. This situation caused Dane to sue his brother.
According to The Boston Globe, from 2004 to 2008, Darryl was transferring money from Dane's business and personal account to his account.
On October 2010, Darryl plead guilty and received a sentence of 5 to 6 years in prison. He was ordered to pay Dane $12 million. After his release from the time of judgment, Darryl received a 10-year probation period.
In addition, According to CNN entertainment, Darryl’s wife, Erika McCauley also pleaded guilty to larceny charges.
This situation didn’t cause Dane Cook’s net worth to go down, he is still worth a lot of money standing at $35 million.
Has Dane Cook Forgiven His Brother?
In life, you can choose your friends but you can’t choose your family, you just have to deal with the ones you have. That doesn’t give them the right to take advantage of your kindness for weakness. In Dane Cook’s case, his brother Darryl broke his trust in the most painful way a brother ever could. Dane trusted Dayrll with his million, and what did he get in return, a kick in the back?
Perhaps behind closed doors, Dane has been able to forgive his brother for the uttermost betrayal, but one thing is for sure, he will never forget, and that same level of trust he had for his brother will never be rebuilt again.
Their relationship may never get any better. As far as the public knows, Dane is not on speaking terms with his brother and his wife who helped him carry out the embezzlement because she knew about it.
Clearly, when Darryl was carrying out the thievery, he didn’t think it through. He forgot about the saying that goes the days of a thief are forty. Well, his forty days were up and justice took its course in the long run.
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