James Andrew Innes "Jack" Dee is an English standup comedian, actor and writer known for his sardonic, curmudgeonly and deadpan style. Dee was the youngest of three children born to Rosemary A. (née Stamper) and Geoffrey T. Dee, after Joanna Innes Dee & David Simon Innes Dee. Jack Dee was born in Petts Wood, then in Kent, now in Greater London, but his family moved to Winchester when he was young. Dee has four children - Hattie, Phoebe, Miles and Charles.

His first public gig was in 1986. He has since gone on to act in such programmes as Lead Balloon (BBC), appear on various panel shows and to write his autobiography, Thanks for Nothing, which was published in 2008.