| Emmy-award winning comedian Dana Carvey has maintained an illustrious career. Carvey was born
June 2, 1955, in Missoula, MT. While a student at San Francisco State University, he won the San
Francisco Stand-Up Comedy Competition. After his graduation (with a degree in communication arts),
he played at numerous clubs in the Bay Area, and then moved to Los Angeles in 1981 to pursue his
career.
A repertory member of "Saturday Night Live" since the 1986-87 season, Carvey left in 1992 after
seven seasons. Carvey is best known for his characters Church Lady; Hans, Garth, Wayne Campbell's
(Mike Myers) 'Excellent Co-Host' on the immensely popular sketch Wayne's World,' and Weekend Updates
Grumpy Old Man.
In addition to these characters, Dana has received widespread praise for his uncanny comedic
impersonations of such political figures as Ex-president George Bush, H. Ross Perot, Jerry Brown,
David Duke and Bob Dole. He also does impersonations of George Burns, Johnny Carson, Jimmy Stewart,
John McLaughlin, Mickey Rooney, Casey Casem, and Regis Philbin.
On television, he hosted the 1992 presentation of the MTV Music Awards, co-starred in two pilots
and was a member of the Showtime special "Salute Ta The Improvisation," with Billy Crystal, Robin
Williams and Robert Klein. In 1995, Dana performed stand-up in his own one-hour comedy special on HBO
aptly named "Critics Choice * * * *"
In 1992 Carvey appeared in the blockbuster film "WAYNE'S WORLD," based on the hit "Saturday Night Live"
sketch. The film grossed over $160 million and was produced by SNL creator Lorne Michaels. The public
demanded a sequel and In 1993 Carvey appeared in "WAYNE'S WORLD 2," recreating his role of Garth,
alongside Mike Myers' Wayne. The film was hugely successful
Carvers transfer from the small screen to the large screen included roles in Alan Parker's
"THE ROAD TO WELLVILLE," for Columbia Pictures, Richard and Lili Zanuck's "CLEAN SLATE" for MGM,
and Twentieth Century Fox's "TRAPPED IN PARADISE." His early film work includes his debut in.
"THIS IS SPINAL TAP," RACING WITH THE MOON," "ONE OF THE GROUP" where he portrayed Mickey Rooney's
grandson, "BLUE THUNDER" with James Farentino, "TOUGH GUYS," with Burt Lancaster and Kirk Douglas,
and starring in the comedy "OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS."
Carvey won an Emmy Award in 1993 for Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music
Program. He has received a total of six Emmy nominations one of which was for a guest appearance
on HBO's highly acclaimed "LARRY SANDERS SHOW." Also, he was honored with The American Comedy
Award as Television's Funniest Supporting Male in 1990 and 1991.
Dana currently lives with his wife and two sons.
contact:
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Los Angeles CA 90069
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