Dana Carvey
Dana Thomas Carvey (born June 2, 1955 in Missoula , Montana ) is an American actor and comedian .
Life
The comedian Carvey began his television career on the legendary comedy show Saturday Night Live , for which he wrote various skits between 1986 and 1993, parodied celebrities (including George Bush Sr. , Woody Allen and Johnny Carson ) and impersonated numerous different roles. One of these roles was the friendly-naive rocker Garth Algar , who experienced adventures in many skits alongside his friend Wayne Campbell ( Mike Myers ). These two characters were so successful that two feature films were produced with them in 1992 and 1993 ( Wayne's World and Wayne's World 2 ). He also played in successful productions such as Archie and Harry - You Can't Leave It and Welcome to Wellville . In 1997 he had to undergo a serious and complicated heart operation with protracted consequences.
The passionate drummer Carvey also had a cameo appearance in the music video for We Are All Made of Stars by Moby .
Filmography
- 1980: Alone at Last (TV movie)
- 1981: Halloween II - The horror returns (Halloween II)
- 1982: One of the Boys (TV series, 13 episodes)
- 1984: This Is Spinal Tap
- 1984: Time is passing, the Navy is calling (Racing with the Moon)
- 1984: The Flying Eye ( Blue Thunder , TV series, 10 episodes)
- 1984: Young Lust
- 1985: Slickers (TV movie)
- 1986: Archie and Harry - You Can't Leave It (Tough Guys)
- 1986-2016: Saturday Night Live (TV series, 129 episodes)
- 1988: Superman 50th Anniversary (documentary)
- 1988: Moving - Backward into Chaos (Moving)
- 1990: The disaster Knight (Opportunity Knocks)
- 1992: Wayne's World
- 1992–1997: The Larry Sanders Show ( The Larry Sanders Show , TV series, 3 episodes)
- 1993: Wayne's World 2
- 1994: Blackout - A detective seeks himself (Clean Slate)
- 1994: Welcome to Wellville (The Road to Wellville)
- 1994: Snowstorm in Paradise (Trapped in Paradise)
- 1996: The Shot
- 1998: Just Shoot Me - editorial team cut through ( Just Shoot Me ! , TV series, episode 2x22)
- 1998–1999: LateLine (TV series, 2 episodes)
- 2000: Little Nicky - Satan Junior (Little Nicky)
- 2002: Master of Disguise (The Master of Disguise)
- 2010: Cosmo & Wanda - When Elves Help ( The Fairly OddParents , TV series, episode 7x13a, voice)
- 2011: Good Vibes (TV series, episode 1x03, voice)
- 2011: Jack and Jill (Jack and Jill)
- 2013: The Funster (miniseries, 4 episodes)
- 2013: Rick and Morty (TV series, episode 1x03 Anatomy Park , voice)
- 2014: The Colbert Report (TV series, episode 10x70, voice)
- 2014: The Birthday Boys (TV series, episode 2x01)
- 2014: Beyond the Comics (miniseries)
- 2015: Hotel Transylvania 2 ( Hotel Transylvania 2 , voice)
- 2016: Pets ( The Secret Life of Pets , voice)
- 2017: Becoming Bond (documentary)
- 2017: Sandy Wexler
- 2019: Pets 2 ( The Secret Life of Pets 2 , voice)
- 2019: Bajillion Dollar propertie $ (TV series, episode 4x02)
- since 2019: Lights Out with David Spade (TV series)
Web links
- Dana Carvey in the Internet Movie Database (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Carvey, Dana |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Carvey, Dana Thomas (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American actor and comedian |
DATE OF BIRTH | June 2, 1955 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Missoula , Montana |