Dana Carvey
Dana Carvey, September 1989
Born	Dana Thomas Carvey June 2, 1955 (1955-06-02) (age 53) Missoula, Montana
Occupation	Actor, comedian
Years active	1981–present

Dana Thomas Carvey (born June 2, 1955) is an American Emmy-award winning actor and comedian known for his work on Saturday Night Live and the spin-off movie Wayne's World. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... is the 153rd day of the year (154th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar). ... Location of Missoula in Montana Coordinates: , Country State County Missoula Founded 1866 Government  - Mayor John Engen Area  - City 23. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... For the documentary about Jerry Seinfeld, see Comedian (film). ... is the 153rd day of the year (154th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar). ... An Emmy Award. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... For the documentary about Jerry Seinfeld, see Comedian (film). ... SNL redirects here. ... Waynes World is a 1992 comedy film starring Mike Myers as Wayne Campbell and Dana Carvey as Garth Algar, hosts of a cable access television show (called Waynes World) from Aurora, Illinois. ...

Biography

Early life

Carvey was born in Missoula, Montana, the son of Billie, a schoolteacher, and William Carvey, a high school business teacher.Carvey is of Italian and Irish descent. His father is from Rome.^[1] Carvey is the brother of Brad Carvey, the engineer/designer of the Video Toaster. The character Garth Algar (from the movie Wayne's World) is a loosely-based portrayal of Brad. Carvey was raised Lutheran.^[2] When he was three years old, his family moved to San Carlos, California, in the San Francisco Bay Area. He received his first drum kit at an early age. He attended Tierra Linda Junior High in San Carlos, California, and Carlmont High School in Belmont, California, and received his Bachelor's degree in communications from San Francisco State University. Location of Missoula in Montana Coordinates: , Country State County Missoula Founded 1866 Government  - Mayor John Engen Area  - City 23. ... This article is about the U.S. State. ... For other uses, see Rome (disambiguation). ... Brad Carvey is an engineer, designer of the first wire-wrapped Video Toaster, from a design by NewTek founder Tim Jenison. ... It has been suggested that ToasterEdit, ToasterCG be merged into this article or section. ... This article is about the SNL sketch. ... The Lutheran movement is a group of denominations of Protestant Christianity by the original definition. ... Downtown San Carlos San Carlos is a city in San Mateo County, California, USA on the San Francisco Peninsula, about halfway between San Francisco and San Jose. ... Bay Area redirects here. ... A drum kit (or drum set or trap set) is a collection of drums, cymbals and sometimes other percussion instruments, such as a cowbell, wood block, chimes or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single drummer. ... Downtown San Carlos San Carlos is a city in San Mateo County, California, USA on the San Francisco Peninsula, about halfway between San Francisco and San Jose. ... Carlmont High School is a secondary school located in Belmont, California, United States. ... Belmont is a city in San Mateo County, California, United States. ... A bachelors degree is usually an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a course or major that generally lasts for three, four, or in some cases and countries, five or six years. ... San Francisco State University (commonly referred to as San Francisco State, SF State, State and SFSU) is a public university located in the southwestern San Francisco, California, bordering Lake Merced and Lowell High School, near Fort Funston and Daly City, near the San Mateo County line. ...

In 1979, while performing at the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco, he met Paula Zwaggerman, who would later become his wife. Soon after returning to the Bay Area in 1980, Dana and Paula were engaged. The Great American Music Hall (located in the Tenderloin neighborhood of San Francisco) is known in part for its balconies, columns, and frescoes, but more so for its history of unique entertainment. ...

Early career

Carvey's first movie role was a small part in the 1981 horror film Halloween II. He then costarred on One of the Boys in 1982, a short-lived television sitcom that also starred Mickey Rooney, Nathan Lane, and Meg Ryan. In 1984, Carvey had a small role in Rob Reiner's This Is Spinal Tap film, in which he played a mime, with fellow comedian Billy Crystal. He also starred in the short-lived movie-based action show Blue Thunder. For other uses, see Halloween II (disambiguation). ... This article is about a genre of comedy. ... Actor Mickey Rooney speaks at the Pentagon in 2000 during a ceremony honoring the USO. Mickey Rooney (born Joseph Yule, Jr. ... Nathan Lane (born February 3, 1956) is a Tony Award and Emmy Award-winning actor of the stage and screen. ... Meg Ryan (born November 19, 1961) is an American actress who specializes in romantic comedies but has also worked in other film genres. ... Robert Rob Reiner (born March 6, 1945) is an American actor, director, producer, writer, childrens advocate and political activist. ... This Is Spin̈al Tap (which is officially spelled with a non-functional umlaut symbol over the N) is a 1984 mockumentary directed by Rob Reiner and starring members of the semi-fictional heavy-metal glam rock band Spinal Tap. ... This article is about the theatrical medium and those who practice it. ... For the American political commentator, see William Kristol. ... Blue Thunder was a 1984 ABC TV series based on the movie of the same title. ...

SNL

Dana Carvey as The Church Lady on Saturday Night Live

In 1986, Carvey became a household name when he joined the cast of NBC's Saturday Night Live. He, along with newcomers Phil Hartman, Kevin Nealon, Jan Hooks and Victoria Jackson, helped to reverse the show's declining popularity and made SNL "must-see" TV once again. His breakout character was The Church Lady, the uptight, smug, and pious host of "Church Chat." Carvey said he based the character on women he knew from his church growing up who would keep track of his and others' attendance. He became so associated with the character that later cast members like Chris Farley referred to Carvey simply as "The Lady." Image File history File links Churchlady02. ... Image File history File links Churchlady02. ... Dana Carvey as The Church Lady The Church Lady was a recurring character in a series of sketches on the American television show Saturday Night Live, circa 1986-1992. ... This article is about the television network. ... SNL redirects here. ... Phil Hartman (September 24, 1948 – May 28, 1998) was a Canadian-American Emmy Award-winning writer as well as an actor, voice artist, comedian and graphic artist. ... Kevin Nealon in 2006 Kevin Nealon (born November 18, 1953 in Bridgeport, Connecticut) is an American comedian and actor best known for the characters he played on Saturday Night Live from 1986 to 1995, and his role on the series Weeds. ... Jan Hooks in 1988 Jan Hooks (born April 23, 1957 in Decatur, Georgia) is an American actress and comedian best known for her work on NBCs Saturday Night Live, on which she appeared from 1986 to 1991. ... Jan Hooks, Dolly Parton, and Jackson in a 1989 SNL sketch. ... Dana Carvey as The Church Lady The Church Lady was a recurring character in a series of sketches on the American television show Saturday Night Live, circa 1986-1992. ... Christopher Crosby Farley (February 15, 1964 – December 18, 1997) was an American comedian and actor. ...

Carvey's other original characters included Garth Algar (from "Wayne's World"), Hans (from "Hans and Franz"), and The Grumpy Old Man (from Weekend Update appearances). Algar is actually an affectionate caricature of Dana's brother, Brad Carvey, an accomplished electrical engineer who invented the Video Toaster, and has been said by Carvey to have fixed the family clothes dryer using only a butter knife. This article is about the SNL sketch. ... Hans and Franz was a recurring sketch on the television sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live that featured Kevin Nealon and Dana Carvey. ... Weekend Update is a Saturday Night Live sketch which comments on and parodies current events. ... Brad Carvey is an engineer, designer of the first wire-wrapped Video Toaster, from a design by NewTek founder Tim Jenison. ... It has been suggested that ToasterEdit, ToasterCG be merged into this article or section. ...

During the 1992 US presidential election campaign, he did a dead-on impression of independent candidate Ross Perot; in a prime-time special before the election, Carvey played both Bush and Perot in a three-way debate with Bill Clinton, who was played by Phil Hartman. As Perot, Carvey declined to say the show's signature "Live from New York" opening line because he was actually on tape. The United States presidential elections of 1992 featured a battle between incumbent President, Republican George Bush; Democrat Bill Clinton, the governor of Arkansas; and independent candidate Ross Perot, a Texas businessman. ... Henry Ross Perot (born June 27, 1930) is an American businessman from Texas, who is best known for seeking the office of President of the United States in 1992 and 1996. ... William Jefferson Bill Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III[1] on August 19, 1946) was the 42nd President of the United States, serving from 1993 to 2001. ... Phil Hartman (September 24, 1948 – May 28, 1998) was a Canadian-American Emmy Award-winning writer as well as an actor, voice artist, comedian and graphic artist. ...

Carvey left SNL in 1993. In 1992, Carvey joined Mike Myers to bring their popular "Wayne's World" sketch to the silver screen with Wayne's World the movie. A sequel was filmed and released in 1993, titled Wayne's World 2. Rumors abound that Mike Myers is writing a screenplay for Wayne's World 3^{[citation needed]} but nothing has been verified yet from either Myers' or Carvey's camp. For other persons of the same name, see Michael Myers. ... This article is about the SNL sketch. ... Waynes World is a 1992 comedy film starring Mike Myers as Wayne Campbell and Dana Carvey as Garth Algar, hosts of a cable access television show (called Waynes World) from Aurora, Illinois. ... Waynes World 2 is a 1993 comedy film starring Mike Myers and Dana Carvey as hosts of a cable access television show from Aurora, Illinois. ...

Carvey won an Emmy in 1993 for "Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program." He has received a total of six Emmy nominations.

SNL Celebrity Impersonations

• Woody Allen
• Tom Brokaw
• George Burns
• George W. Bush
• George H. W. Bush
• Bill Clinton
• Johnny Carson
• Prince Charles
• Bob Dylan
• Al Gore
• Charles Grodin
• Paul McCartney
• John McLaughlin
• George Michael
• Dennis Miller
• Ross Perot
• Regis Philbin
• Keith Richards
• Mickey Rooney
• James Stewart
• Strom Thurmond
• John Travolta
• Abe Vigoda
• George F. Will
• Robin Williams
• Frank Zappa

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After SNL

NBC executives hoped to get Carvey to take over the 12:30 a.m. (ET) weeknight spot in the network's lineup in 1993 when David Letterman left his show, Late Night with David Letterman, for an 11:30 p.m. (ET) show on CBS. A big Letterman fan, Carvey rejected the offer, causing embarrassment for the network, which had publicly floated his name. The 12:30 spot eventually went to Conan O'Brien. David Michael Letterman (born April 12, 1947, in Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.) is an Emmy Award-winning American television host and comedian. ... Late Night with David Letterman was a nightly hour-long comedy talk show on NBC hosted by David Letterman. ... This article is about the broadcast network. ... Conan Christopher OBrien (born April 18, 1963) is an Emmy Award-winning American television host and comedian, best known as host of NBCs Late Night with Conan OBrien. ...

In 1994, Carvey starred in the film Clean Slate. Released by MGM in 1994, it stars Dana Carvey and Valeria Golino. ...

He reprised many of his SNL characters in 1996 for The Dana Carvey Show, a critically acclaimed but short-lived prime-time variety show. The show was most notable for launching Robert Smigel's cartoon "The Ambiguously Gay Duo." In 1997, he underwent open-heart surgery for a blocked artery. Unfortunately, the doctors operated on the wrong artery. Carvey later sued for medical malpractice and was awarded $7.5 million. He has had to undergo a total of five medical procedures (four angioplasties and one surgery) to correct his heart problems. Carvey stated in an interview with Larry King that he donated all the money awarded to him from the lawsuit to charity. In 2002, he returned to the silver screen in the comedy Master of Disguise, which was panned by critics but managed about $40 million at the North American box office. The Dana Carvey Show was a half-hour sketch comedy television show on the U.S. television network ABC during the 1996 season. ... Robert Smigel (born February 7, 1960) is an American humorist and performer best known for his Saturday Night Live TV Funhouse cartoon shorts and as the puppeteer behind Triumph, the Insult Comic Dog. ... The Ambiguously Gay Duo flying together. ... Medical malpractice is an act or omission by a health care provider which deviates from accepted standards of practice in the medical community and which causes injury to the patient. ... Master of Disguise is a movie released in 2002 starring Dana Carvey, James Brolin and Brent Spiner. ...

He is number 90 on Comedy Central's list of the 100 Greatest Stand-ups of All Time.

A very private person, Carvey withdrew from the limelight to focus on his family. He later said in an interview that he doesn't want to be in a career in which his kids would already be grown with him having neglected time with them. Carvey may hold the distinction of being the only comedian ever to be imitated by a former President of the United States at the funeral of another former President of the United States. At the January 2, 2007 funeral of Gerald Ford, George H. W. Bush reminisced in his eulogy about how Ford took it in stride when SNL's Chevy Chase made Ford the object of his own imitations. Bush cited this as a valuable lesson in learning to laugh at one's self as a part of public life. "I'd tell you more about that," Bush continued, "but as Dana Carvey would say, [imitating Carvey imitating him] 'Not gonna do it! Wouldn't be prudent!'". For other persons named Gerald Ford, see Gerald Ford (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Chevy Chase (disambiguation). ...

Recently, Carvey made a surprise appearance at the 2008 MTV Movie Awards, reprising his SNL character Garth Algar with host Mike Myers for a Wayne's World sketch. Michael Myers can refer to: The Rt Hon Sir Michael Myers was the sixth Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New Zealand. ...

Filmography

• Halloween II – 1981
• This is Spinal Tap – 1984
• Racing with the Moon – 1984
• Blue Thunder (TV series) – 1984
• Tough Guys – 1986
• Moving – 1988
• Opportunity Knocks – 1990
• Wayne's World – 1992
• Wayne's World 2 – 1993
• Clean Slate – 1994
• The Road to Wellville – 1994
• Trapped in Paradise – 1994
• Critics' Choice (HBO Special) – 1995
• The Shot – 1996
• Little Nicky – 2000
• The Master of Disguise – 2002
• Tusker – 2002
• Squatting Monkeys Tell No Lies (HBO Special) - 2008

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See also

• Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches (listed by cast member)

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External links

• Dana Carvey at the Internet Movie Database
• Dana Carvey fansite
• Maxim Rated Top SNL performer
• Interview on FOX News Radio (6 mins.)