- Date de naissance
- Nom de naissanceDana Thomas Carvey
- Taille1,73 m
- Dana Carvey est né le 2 juin 1955 dans le Montana, États-Unis. Il est acteur et scénariste. Il est connu pour Wayne's World (1992), The Master of Disguise (2002) et Wayne's World 2 (1993). Il est marié avec Paula Zwagerman depuis le 8 janvier 1983. Lui et Paula Zwagerman ont deux enfants.
- ConjointPaula Zwagerman(8 janvier 1983 - présent) (2 enfants)
- EnfantsDex CarveyThomas Carvey
- ProchesBrad Carvey(Sibling)Mark Carvey(Sibling)
- Vast array of impressions, especially political figures
- Impersonation of George Bush on "Saturday Night Live"
- Underwent open-heart surgery for a blocked artery in 1997 but had the wrong artery operated on. Later sued for medical malpractice and was awarded 7.5 million dollars. He's had to undergo five operations in total to correct his heart problem.
- David Letterman publicly suggested Carvey as his replacement on Late Show with David Letterman (1993) after he left for CBS.
- Holds the record for having said "Live from New York, it's Saturday Night!" most often.
- Dana's brother Brad is an engineer and a pioneer in the video production field. He developed "Video Toaster", an inexpensive setup for Hollywood quality video making. The character "Garth" from Wayne's World (1992) is based on Dana's brother.
- When Carvey was a kid, he was a huge Kirk Douglas fan. Carvey credits him as a role model and eventually a mentor and friend as he had the honor of acting with him in the film "Tough Guys". They became very close afterwards.
- As the Church Lady: "Well, isn't that special?"
- [My characters] all start with rhythms and sounds. Once I hear the voice and get into the rhythm, the attitude and the physicality just come out on their own. Ching Change, the Church Lady and Hans have a meter and pitch that are distinctly their own.
- I used to sneak up to the 8th floor [at NBC] and watch Eddie Murphy and Joe Piscopo rehearsing Saturday Night Live and could only wonder if I would ever have the chance to be funny. It took me five years to go up the two stories, but it is such a sense of fulfillment to be able to show what I can do on national television.
- When people come to see my stand-up, they get a chance to see my characters interact with each other. I enjoy pushing my characters to the limit. No matter how far out there I go, I look for things that make the characters human. While many comics have a secret persona, I fundamentally want to be myself.
- Dans les pompes d'un autre (1993) - $700,000
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