David Alan Basche

Basche was born in Hartford, Connecticut. His first acting role was in a school production of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer when he was in the sixth grade at West Hartford's Norfeldt Elementary School. Basche, who describes his demeanor then as an "angry, smart-ass kid," tried out for and landed the lead role after a school counselor suggested he take up acting to channel some of his anger and emotion.Seremet, P. (2006, April 28). West Hartford's Basche Plays Hero in 'United 93{{'}}. Hartford Courant Lifestyle section. Basche appeared in several plays presented by the Greater Hartford Jewish Community Center{{cite web |url=http://www.ghjcc.org/ |title=Mandell Jewish Community Center of Greater Hartford |publisher=Ghjcc.org |access-date=March 24, 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140517092501/http://ghjcc.org/ |archive-date=May 17, 2014}} while he was a student at King Philip Middle School, and he had roles in 10 school plays during his four years at William H. Hall High School in West Hartford. Basche then went on to Emerson College, starting out as a communications major before switching to performing arts.[http://www.rosscarey.com/2011/11/08/episode-50-david-alan-basche/ Conversation with Ross: Featuring David Alan Basche]

His first major exposure was starring in Oh Grow Up, a short-lived sitcom created by Alan Ball. He later played the role of Steven Keats for two seasons in the NBC sitcom Three Sisters. He appeared in the 2005 film War of the Worlds in the role of Tim, the stepfather of Dakota Fanning and Justin Chatwin's characters. In 2006, he played Todd Beamer in United 93. David landed the lead role in 2007's I'll Believe You, a family-friendly sci-fi comedy. In 2008 he portrayed Mike Harness in Lipstick Jungle on NBC for two seasons, while simultaneously playing the role of Kenny Kagan on The Starter Wife on USA Network. In 2010 he guest starred on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, White Collar, Law & Order: Criminal Intent and The Mentalist. Basche also appeared in the film Sex and the City 2 as a wedding guest, and had a small role in the 2017 mystery film The Vanishing of Sidney Hall.{{Cite news|url=http://www.militarypress.com/the-vanishing-of-sidney-hall-is-stunning-storytelling/|title='The Vanishing of Sidney Hall' is stunning storytelling|date=March 2, 2018|work=Military Press|access-date=August 1, 2018|language=en-US}}

Basche starred for four seasons in the TV Land original series The Exes, which premiered on November 30, 2011. The series ended on September 16, 2015.

Basche is married to the actress Alysia Reiner; they met during a summer stock production of William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night.Cohen, J. (February 19, 2006). "Craving Space, and Finding It in Harlem". The New York Times, Section 11 (Real Estate), p. 5. The couple has a daughter, Livia Charles Basche, born December 5, 2008.[http://celebrity-babies.com/2009/01/14/david-alan-basche-shows-off-livia-charles/ "David Alan Basche Shows Off Livia Charles"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100211052348/http://celebrity-babies.com/2009/01/14/david-alan-basche-shows-off-livia-charles/ |date=February 11, 2010}} Celebrity Baby Blog, January 15, 2009

Basche has a tattoo on his left wrist that says "There Is No Perfect."

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• [http://www.davidalanbasche.com/ Official Website of David Alan Basche]
• [http://www.savagewatch.com/westhartfordcelebs.html/ High School Yearbook Photograph of David Basche]

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