Editing Dana Carvey (section)

===Early career===
Carvey had a minor role in ''[[Halloween II (1981 film)|Halloween II]]'' in 1981, and co-starred in ''[[One of the Boys (American TV series)|One of the Boys]]'' in 1982, a short-lived television sitcom that also starred [[Mickey Rooney]], [[Nathan Lane]], and [[Meg Ryan]]. In 1984, Carvey had a small role in [[Rob Reiner]]'s film ''[[This Is Spinal Tap]]'', in which he played a [[mime artist|mime]], with fellow comedian [[Billy Crystal]] (who tells him "[[wikt:time is money|Mime is money!]]"). He appeared in the music video for the [[Greg Kihn]] song "Lucky" in 1985. He also appeared in the short-lived film-based action television series ''[[Blue Thunder (TV series)|Blue Thunder]]''. His big break came in 1986, when he co-starred opposite [[Kirk Douglas]] and [[Burt Lancaster]] in ''[[Tough Guys]]''. As a lifelong Douglas fan, Carvey threw in an affectionate impression of his mentor, while describing a hairy scene they did together on a moving train.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1991/05/23/movies/review-television-a-salute-to-kirk-douglas-for-his-life.html|title=Review/Television; A Salute to Kirk Douglas for His Life|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=May 23, 1991 |access-date=January 31, 2017}}</ref>

Carvey was a finalist for the hosting role on the [[Nickelodeon]] television game show ''[[Double Dare (Nickelodeon game show)|Double Dare]]''. He ultimately withdrew his name from consideration after he was cast on ''[[Saturday Night Live]]''. The job would go to [[Marc Summers]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thrillist.com/entertainment/nation/an-oral-history-of-nickelodeons-double-dare|
title=An Oral History of Nickelodeon's 'Double Dare'|work=[[Thrillist]]|date=July 16, 2015|access-date=November 22, 2022}}</ref>