Dennis Kern has worked and taught in the performing arts for over 50 years. He introduced Chris Farley to improvisation and is a contributor to his biography The Chris Farley Show. He taught Joan Cusack, Ron Bieganski (Artistic Director Of Free Street Theatre – Chicago), Todd Hanson (an originator of The Onion newspaper and "The Onion Movie"), and Brian Stack (writer for the "The Tonight Show" with Conan O'Brien).”
Dennis graduated from UW La Crosse in Wisconsin and the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City where he was awarded the “Classical Actor Scholarship.” He worked in the conservatory at Chicago's Second City and completed workshop training for "Play Back Theatre" in Poughkeepsie, New York. Dennis co-founded the ARK Improvisational Theatre in Madison, which produced, improvised and performed original and scripted works for twelve years.