David Koechner Latest To Join Crime Thriller ‘Tender’
EXCLUSIVE: David Koechner (Anchorman) has been tapped for a major supporting role in Tender, a crime thriller from writer-director Adam Hoelzel (Beast of Burden), currently shooting in Los Angeles.
Specifics as to Koechner’s role are under wraps. As we were first to report, Jesse Garcia and Jess Weixler star in the pic about a couple struggling with a failing marriage and mounting debts that stumbles upon a hidden fortune of gold within the walls of their home, leading them to concoct a risky plan to sell it and solve their financial troubles.
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Others in the cast include Robert Longstreet, Shakira Barrera, Mark St. Cyr, Sonja O’Hara, Keli Price, Stephen Ellis, Robert Peters and Alexander Cubis.
Sofia Rovaletti, O’Hara, Farrell Ingle, Keli Price, Theo Bucksey, Roy Hsu and Grayson Hay are producing alongside Corey Moosa, David Hopwood, Michael K. Dwyer’s A Group of Ferrets, and Juan Pablo Reinoso’s Firebook.
An actor and comedian known for roles in acclaimed comedies like Anchorman, The Office, The Goldbergs and Thank You For Smoking, Koechner has most recently been heard lending his voice to animated series like Krapopolis and American Dad, also appearing in STXfilms’ sports drama National Champions and assorted indie features. He is represented by Gersh and Hansen, Jacobson, Teller.
Producer Keli Price of Price Productions negotiated the deal on behalf of the filmmakers.
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