Dana Carvey
American stand-up comedian (born 1955) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Dana Thomas Carvey (born June 2, 1955) is an American comedian, actor, screenwriter, and producer.
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Dana Carvey | |
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Birth name | Dana Thomas Carvey |
Born | (1955-06-02) June 2, 1955 (age 68) Missoula, Montana, U.S. |
Medium | Stand-up, television, film |
Education | College of San Mateo San Francisco State University (BA) |
Years active | 1978–present |
Genres | Improvisational comedy, sketch comedy, character comedy, impressions, surreal humor, satire |
Spouse |
Leah Carvey
(m. 1979; div. 1980)Paula Zwagerman (m. 1983) |
Children | 2[lower-alpha 1] |
Website | www |
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Carvey is best known for his seven seasons on Saturday Night Live, from 1986 to 1993, which earned him five consecutive Primetime Emmy Award nominations.
Carvey is also known for his film roles in comedies such as Tough Guys (1986), Opportunity Knocks (1990), Trapped in Paradise (1994), and The Master of Disguise (2002), as well as reprising his role of Garth Algar in the SNL spin-off film Wayne's World (1992) and its sequel Wayne's World 2 (1993).