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Dana Carvey Biography (1955-)
Full name, Dana Thomas Carvey; born April 2 (some sources cite June 2), 1955,in Missoula, MT; father, a high school business teacher; mother, a schoolteacher; married first wife, Leah (marriage ended); married Paula Zwaggerman, c.1983; children: (second marriage) Dex, Tom. Addresses: Agent: Rick Kurtzman, Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Actor, comedian, producer, writer
- Birth Details
- April 2, 1955
- Missoula, Montana, United States
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Television Appearances
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Series
- Adam Shields, One of the Boys, NBC, 1982
- Clinton "Jafo" Wonderlove, Blue Thunder, ABC, 1984
- Member of ensemble cast, Saturday Night Live (also known as NBC's Saturday Night,
Saturday Night,
Saturday Night Live '80,
SNL, and SNL 25), NBC, 1986-93
- Host, The Dana Carvey Show (also known as The Mug Root Beer Dana Carvey Show and The Taco Bell Dana Carvey Show), ABC, 1996
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Specials
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Comic Relief II, HBO, 1987
- Host, Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel, CBS, 1988
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Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary, NBC, 1989
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson: 28th Anniversary Special,NBC, 1990
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Comic Relief IV, HBO, 1990
- Host/Garth, Saturday Night Live Halloween Special, NBC, 1991
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Saturday Night Live Goes Commercial, NBC, 1991
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The 19th Annual American Film Institute Life Achievement Award: A Salute to Kirk Douglas (also known as The American Film Institute Salute to Kirk Douglas), CBS, 1991
- (Uncredited; in archive footage) Saturday Night Live Goes Commercial, NBC, 1991
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Back to School '92, CBS, 1992
- Host, Saturday Night Live's Presidential Bash (also known as Saturday Night Live: Election Special), NBC, 1992
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Saturday Night Live: All the Best for Mother's Day, NBC, 1992
- Host, The 15th Annual Young Comedians Show--Hosted by Dana Carvey,HBO, 1992
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1993: A Year at the Movies, CNBC, 1993
- Garth, Wayne and Garth's Saturday Night Live Music a Go-Go, NBC, 1993
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Dana Carvey: Critics' Choice, HBO, 1995
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Who Makes You Laugh?, ABC, 1995
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Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman, NBC, 1998
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Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley, NBC, 1998
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Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dana Carvey, NBC, 1999
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Saturday Night Live: Game Show Parodies, NBC, 1999
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Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary, NBC, 1999
- (In archive footage) Saturday Night Live: The Best of Steve Martin, NBC, 1999
- (In archive footage) Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Rock,NBC, 1999
- (In archive footage) Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary, NBC, 1999
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Saturday Night Live: Presidential Bash 2000, NBC, 2000
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Night of Too Many Stars, NBC, 2003
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Saturday Night Live: The Best of Christopher Walken, NBC, 2004
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101 Most Unforgettable SNL Moments, E! Entertainment Television, 2004
- (In archive footage) Saturday Night Live: The Best of Tom Hanks, NBC, 2004
- (In archive footage) Comedy Central Presents: 100 Greatest Stand-ups of All Time, Comedy Central, 2004
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Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live, NBC,2005
- Also appeared on Salute to the Improvisation and Superbowl of Comedy.
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Pilots
- Michael Elliott, Alone at Last, NBC, 1980
- Simon, Whacked Out, NBC, 1981
- Elliot Clinton, Slickers, NBC, 1987
- Lyle, Toonces, The Cat Who Could Drive a Car (also known as Toonces and Friends), NBC, 1992
- Senator Crowl Pickens, LateLine, NBC, 1998
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Episodic
- Guest, Late Night with David Letterman, NBC, multiple appearances,between 1988 and 1992
- Guest, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, 1989, 1990
- Himself, "The Guest Host," The Larry Sanders Show, HBO, 1992
- Guest, Late Show with David Letterman, NBC, multiple appearances,beginning 1993
- Guest or guest host, Saturday Night Live (also known as NBC's Saturday Night,
Saturday Night,
SNL, and SNL 25), NBC, multiple appearances, between 1994 and 2000
- Himself, "Hank's New Assistant," The Larry Sanders Show, HBO, 1995
- "Parenting," Dennis Miller Live, HBO, 1995
- Guest, The Rosie O'Donnell Show, syndicated, 1996
- Guest, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC, multiple appearances,beginning 1996
- Himself, "The Roast," The Larry Sanders Show, HBO, 1997
- "Bill Clinton," Dennis Miller Live, HBO, 1997
- Guest, Politically Incorrect, 1997
- Oskar Milos, "The Emperor," Just Shoot Me!, NBC, 1998
- Senator Crowl Pickens, "Protecting the Source," LateLine, NBC, 1999
- "Sex and Viagra," Dennis Miller Live, HBO, 1999
- Celebrity contestant, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, ABC, 2000
- Guest, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, NBC, 2000, 2003
- Guest, Revealed with Jules Asner, E! Entertainment Television, 2002
- "Passing the Buck," Dennis Miller Live, HBO, 2002
- "Individual Responsibility," Dennis Miller Live, HBO, 2002
- Guest, The View, ABC, 2002
- Guest, Real Time with Bill Maher, HBO, 2003
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E!'s 101, E! Entertainment Television, multiple appearances, 2004
- Guest cohost, Live with Regis and Kelly, syndicated, 2005
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Awards Presentations
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The 2nd Annual American Comedy Awards, ABC, 1988
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The 41st Annual Emmy Awards, Fox, 1989
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The 4th Annual American Comedy Awards, ABC, 1990
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The 1991 MTV Video Music Awards, MTV, 1991
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The 1992 MTV Video Music Awards, MTV, 1992
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The 1992 MTV Movie Awards, MTV, 1992
- Presenter, The 64th Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1992
- Presenter, The 1993 Billboard Music Awards, Fox, 1993
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Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards, Nickelodeon, 2002
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Television Work
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Series
- Executive producer, The Dana Carvey Show (also known as The MugRoot Beer Dana Carvey Show and The Taco Bell Dana Carvey Show), ABC, 1996
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Film Appearances
- Assistant, Halloween II (also known as Halloween II: The Nightmare Isn't Over!), Universal, 1981
- Baby Face, Racing with the Moon, Paramount, 1984
- Mime waiter, This Is Spinal Tap, Embassy, 1984
- Richie Evans, Tough Guys, Buena Vista, 1986
- Brad Williams, Moving, Warner Bros., 1988
- Right ventricle, Cranium Command, 1989
- Eddie Farrell/Jonathan Albertson, Opportunity Knocks, Universal, 1990
- Garth Algar, Wayne's World, Paramount, 1992
- Garth Algar, Wayne's World 2, Paramount, 1993
- Maurice Pogue, Clean Slate (also known as Cool Slate), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1994
- Alvin Firpo, Trapped in Paradise, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1994
- George Kellogg, The Road to Wellville, Columbia, 1994
- Himself, The Shot, Bread and Water Productions, 1994
- Whitey, Little Nicky, New Line Cinema, 2000
- Pistachio Disguisey, The Master of Disguise, Columbia, 2002
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RECORDINGS
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Videos
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Saturday Night Live--Robin Williams, 1986
- (Uncredited; in archive footage) Saturday Night Live: The Best of MikeMyers, 1998
- (Uncredited; in archive footage) Saturday Night Live Christmas, Trimark Video, 1999
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Adam Sandler Goes to Hell, New Line Home Video, 2001
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Man of a Thousand Faces (also known as Dana Carvey is "The Manof a Thousand Faces"), 2003
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Identity Crisis: The Making of a Master, 2003
- (In archive footage) Garth Algar, "Feed My Frankenstein," The UltimateClip Collection: Alice Cooper, Sony Music Entertainment, 2003
- Voice for the video game You Don't Know Jack Vol. 2; appeared in the music video "We Are All Made of Stars" by Moby.
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Albums
- Voice, Voices for Gilda, 2003
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WRITINGS
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Television Series
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The Dana Carvey Show (also known as The Mug Root Beer Dana Carvey Show and The Taco Bell Dana Carvey Show), ABC, 1996
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Television Specials
- (With others) Saturday Night Live's Presidential Bash (also knownas Saturday Night Live: Election Special), NBC, 1992
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Dana Carvey: Critics' Choice, HBO, 1995
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Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dana Carvey, NBC, 1999
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Screenplays
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The Master of Disguise (also based on a story by Carvey), Columbia, 2002
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
Books
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Newsmakers 1994, Issue 4, Gale, 1994
- Shales, Tom, and James Andrew Miller, Live from New York, 2002
Periodicals
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Entertainment Weekly, May 13, 1994, pp. 14-15; August 9, 2002, pp.26-30
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Gentlemen's Quarterly, August, 1989, p. 230
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People Weekly, May 4, 1987, p. 101; October 25, 1999, p. 115
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Rolling Stone, October 22, 1987, pp. 29-30; May 13, 1993, pp. 47-52
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San Francisco, May, 1981, p. 61
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TV Guide, July 27, 2002, pp. 22-24
Electronic
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Dana Carvey Official Site, http://www.danacarvey.net, July 5, 2005
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