Dana Carvey

American comedian

Dana Carvey is an acclaimed American comedian and actor, best known for his hilarious performances on Saturday Night Live. He has also starred in various popular comedy films, cementing his status as a versatile and beloved entertainer.

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About the Dana Carvey

Dana Thomas Carveyis an American stand-up comedian, actor, podcaster, screenwriter and producer.

Carvey is best known for his seven seasons on Saturday Night Live, from 1986 to 1993, which earned him five consecutive Primetime Emmy Award nominations.

Carvey is also known for his film roles in comedies such as Tough Guysand its sequel Wayne’s World 2 (1993).

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Dana Carvey is an American stand-up comedian, actor, podcaster, screenwriter and producer. He is best known for his seven seasons on Saturday Night Live from 1986 to 1993, which earned him five consecutive Primetime Emmy Award nominations.

Dana Carvey is known for his roles in comedies such as Tough Guys (1986), Opportunity Knocks (1990), Trapped in Paradise (1994), and The Master of Disguise (2002). He also reprised his role of Garth Algar in the SNL spin-off films Wayne’s World (1992) and Wayne’s World 2 (1993).

Dana Carvey was born on June 2, 1955.

Dana Carvey received five consecutive Primetime Emmy Award nominations for his work on Saturday Night Live from 1986 to 1993.

Yes, Dana Carvey continues to be active in the entertainment industry, working as a stand-up comedian, actor, podcaster, screenwriter and producer.

Dana Carvey is best known for his iconic character Garth Algar, whom he portrayed on SNL and in the Wayne’s World films.

While Dana Carvey has received five consecutive Primetime Emmy Award nominations for his work on Saturday Night Live, he has not yet won a Primetime Emmy Award.

10 Quotes by Dana Carvey

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    I recently found out about this other super movie star. He only works from about 11:00 to 4:00, so all his movies take like 120 days. But this was a lot of stuff to do in 35 days.

    Dana Carvey

    American comedian

  2. 2.

    That’s why modern corporate movie making has become so laborious that comedians are kind of kicked out by 50.

    Dana Carvey

    American comedian

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    I’m thirty years old, but I read at the thirty-four-year-old level.

    Dana Carvey

    American comedian

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    I’ve never really worked on them. Just once in a while one hits me and makes me laugh. My Al Gore was sort of like a gay Gomer Pyle.

    Dana Carvey

    American comedian

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    I couldn’t do any of my other characters, you know? But I could have done the lady. Church Lady’s Malibu Beach party is an idea I have for a movie, too. Yes.

    Dana Carvey

    American comedian

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    It’s almost like he’s started to sound even more exotic the more people started doing him. I don’t know why, but there’s just something about Al Gore that makes me laugh.

    Dana Carvey

    American comedian

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    I had written in another draft a completely different kind of fight, but they said they couldn’t afford to shoot it. They needed a fight scene, though, so I was told to put a fight scene in, but not the one I had written.

    Dana Carvey

    American comedian

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    We didn’t even think about it, you know? I used to collect laser discs, and you’d have some college professor analyzing It’s a Wonderful Life or Citizen Kane, and now it is pretty funny – the idea of commentary for a silly kid’s movie, you know?

    Dana Carvey

    American comedian

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    This movie will actually increase the sex life of parents everywhere because they can put this on, with the 45 minutes of extras and they’ve got almost two hours to do whatever they’ve got to do while the kids watch the movie.

    Dana Carvey

    American comedian

  10. 10.

    I have this dream life where I get to be a celebrity but I get to navigate the world fairly easily because I’m always in character.

    Dana Carvey

    American comedian