Dax Shepard was born on January 2, 1975, in Michigan, USA, to Laura LaBo and Dave Robert Shepard Sr. His parents divorced when he was just three years old, a significant event that shaped his early childhood. Raised primarily by his mother, who worked in the automotive industry and frequently traveled to car shows, Dax experienced a transient lifestyle, often moving between race tracks. His mother remarried three times and had two more children, giving Dax a half-brother and a half-sister from her later marriages.
Shepard graduated from Walled Lake Central High School in 1993. He later attended UCLA, where he earned a degree in anthropology. After college, Dax moved to Los Angeles in 1996 to pursue a career in acting. His breakthrough came in 2003 when he appeared on the MTV comedy series Punk’d alongside Ashton Kutcher. The show garnered critical attention, and he later returned for its 2012 revival, this time without Kutcher as host.
In 2004, Shepard co-starred with Matthew Lillard and Seth Green in the comedy film Without a Paddle. Despite receiving negative reviews from critics, the movie was a commercial success. He followed this with roles in films such as Zathura: A Space Adventure (2005), where he played an astronaut, and Employee of the Month (2006) opposite Jessica Simpson.
Beyond acting, Shepard has also written and directed films. Most notably, he wrote, co-directed, and starred in the 2012 action-comedy Hit and Run, a low-budget independent movie that he created with his wife, actress Kristen Bell, and friend Bradley Cooper. In 2010, he began appearing in the NBC drama series Parenthood, a role he held until the show concluded in 2015.
| Birth Date: | 2 Jan, 1975 |
| Age: | 45 yrs |
| Citizenship: | United States of America |
| Birth Place: | Milford |
| residence: | Los Angeles |
| Gender: | Male |
| Description: | American actor |
| Spouse: | Kristen Bell [M. 2013] |
| Net Worth 2021: | 40 million |
