Editing Dana Carvey

{{short description|American comedian and actor (born 1955)}}
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{{Infobox comedian
| image = Dana Carvey, USO.JPG
| caption = Carvey in 2009
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1955|6|2}}
| birth_place = [[Missoula, Montana]], U.S.
| birth_name = Dana Thomas Carvey
| medium = Stand-up, television, film
| education = [[College of San Mateo]]<br>[[San Francisco State University]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])
| active = 1978–present
| genre = [[Improvisational comedy]], [[sketch comedy]], [[character comedy]], [[Impressionist (entertainment)|impressions]], [[surreal humor]], [[satire]]
| spouse = {{marriage|Paula Zwagerman|1983}}
| children = 2{{efn|Carvey's oldest son, Dex Carvey, died in November 2023.}}
| relatives = [[Brad Carvey]] (brother)
| website = {{URL|www.danacarvey.com}}
}}
'''Dana Thomas Carvey''' (born June 2, 1955) is 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 for Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program|Primetime Emmy Award]] nominations. He returned to the show during and immediately after the [[2024 United States presidential election|2024 presidential election]] to impersonate outgoing [[President of the United States|US President]] [[Joe Biden]] as well as Trump advisor, businessman, and billionaire [[Elon Musk]].<ref name="The New York Times">{{cite web | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/23/movies/dana-carvey-joe-biden-snl-trump.html | title=In a Season of Political Impressions, Why Does Dana Carvey's Biden Stand Out? | work=The New York Times | date=October 23, 2024 | last1=Wilkinson | first1=Alissa }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Stenzel |first1=Wesley |title=Dana Carvey confirms he'll be back on 'SNL' in December, admits he 'can't do Elon Musk very well' |url=https://ew.com/dana-carvey-returning-to-snl-december-2024-8750402 |website=EW.com |access-date=24 November 2024 |language=en}}</ref>

Carvey is also known for his film roles in comedies such as ''[[Moving (1988 film)|Moving]]'' (1988), ''[[Opportunity Knocks (film)|Opportunity Knocks]]'' (1990), ''[[Trapped in Paradise]]'' (1994), and ''[[The Master of Disguise]]'' (2002), as well as reprising his role of [[Garth Algar]] in the ''SNL'' spin-off film ''[[Wayne's World (film)|Wayne's World]]'' (1992) and its sequel ''[[Wayne's World 2]]'' (1993).

==Early life==
Carvey was born in [[Missoula, Montana]], the fourth of five (with three older brothers<!--  Brad Mark Scott --> and one younger sister<!-- Lori --><ref name="yearbook/1976-Carlmont">{{cite book |title=Carlmont High School - Yearbook (Belmont, CA), Class of 1976 |date=1976 |publisher=E-Yearbook |url=https://www.e-yearbook.com/yearbooks/Carlmont_High_School_Yearbook/1976/Page_1.html |access-date=8 November 2022}}</ref>) born to Billie Dahl,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.smdailyjournal.com/articles/obituaries/2014-09-03/billie-dahl-carvey/1776425129443.html|title=Billie Dahl Carvey - San Mateo Daily Journal |website=smdailyjournal.com|access-date=May 24, 2017}}{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/mercurynews/obituary.aspx?n=billie-dahl-carvey&pid=172327882&fhid=26208|title=Billie Dahl Carvey's Obituary on Mercury News|website=Mercury News|access-date=May 24, 2017}}</ref> a schoolteacher, and William John (Bud) Carvey,<ref name="smdailyjournal/obituaries/bud">{{cite news |title=William John (Bud) Carvey |url=https://www.smdailyjournal.com/obituaries/william-john-bud-carvey/article_c2bc83f2-ee20-5b57-a725-8856f41485f9.html |access-date=8 September 2022 |work=[[San Mateo Daily Journal]] |date=May 5, 2016 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ilasting.com/williambudcarvey.php|title=Bud Carvey Memorial Website (1924-2016)|website=ilasting.com|access-date=May 24, 2017|archive-date=February 14, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200214215904/http://www.ilasting.com/williambudcarvey.php|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.smdailyjournal.com/articles/obituaries/2016-05-05/william-john-bud-carvey/1776425162849.html|title=William John (Bud) Carvey - San Mateo Daily Journal |website=smdailyjournal.com|date=May 11, 2016 |access-date=May 24, 2017}}</ref> a high school business teacher.<ref name=carvey2>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/39/Dana-Carvey.html|title=Dana Carvey Biography (1955-)| publisher=Film Reference|access-date=September 3, 2011}}</ref> He has some Irish ancestry.<ref>{{cite tweet|user=danacarvey|number=1636841880947396610|title=As someone from Irish ancestry: Happy St. Patricks Day!}}</ref> Carvey is the brother of [[Brad Carvey]], the engineer/designer of the [[Video Toaster]]. The character Garth Algar is loosely based on Brad. Carvey was raised [[Lutheran]].<ref>{{cite news | url=http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0006/29/lkl.00.html | work=CNN | title=CNN Transcript – Larry King Live: Dana Carvey Lives to Tell About Mistaken Bypass Surgery – June 29, 2000 | access-date=October 29, 2007 | archive-date=October 6, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161006234020/http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0006/29/lkl.00.html | url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=CSTB&p_theme=cstb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB372DCEA09C48E&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM | work=[[Chicago Sun-Times]] | first=Cindy | last=Pearlman | title=Dana Carvey grabs at an 'Opportunity' | date=April 13, 1990}}</ref>

In 1957, his family moved to [[Anderson, California]], where his father got a teaching job.<ref name="crippenandflynnchapels/4641094"/> When he was three years old, his family moved to  [[San Carlos, California]], in the [[San Francisco Bay Area]].<ref name="Graff-2021">{{Cite web|last=Graff|first=Amy|date=March 25, 2021|title=Bay Area-raised funnyman Dana Carvey nails Joe Biden impression|url=https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Dana-Carvey-Joe-Biden-impersonation-president-16052651.php|url-status=live|access-date=March 26, 2021|website=SFGATE|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210325221545/https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Dana-Carvey-Joe-Biden-impersonation-president-16052651.php |archive-date=March 25, 2021}}</ref> He attended Tierra Linda Junior High in San Carlos, [[Carlmont High School]] in [[Belmont, California]] (where he was a member of the [[California Interscholastic Federation#Sections|Central Coast Section]] champion cross country team),<ref name="Graff-2021" /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://archive.dyestatcal.com/ATHLETICS/XC/1971/ccsres.htm |title=CCS Finals – 1971 |publisher=Dyestatcal.com |access-date=January 2, 2011 |archive-date=December 3, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203221454/http://archive.dyestat.com/ATHLETICS/XC/1971/ccsres.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[College of San Mateo]] in [[San Mateo, California]], and earned his [[bachelor's degree]] in broadcast communications from [[San Francisco State University]].<ref name="carveymt">{{cite web|title=Dana Carvey|work=Montana Kids|publisher=Montana Office of Tourism|url=http://montanakids.com/cool_stories/famous_montanans/Carvey.htm|access-date=August 6, 2011}}</ref> In 1977, he won the San Francisco Stand-Up Comedy Competition.<ref name="Graff-2021"/>

==Career==
===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>

===''Saturday Night Live''===
[[File:Dana Carvey 1989 Emmy Awards (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright=0.7|Carvey in 1989]]
In 1986, Carvey became a household name when he joined the cast of [[NBC]]'s ''Saturday Night Live''. He, along with newcomers [[Phil Hartman]], [[Kevin Nealon]], [[Jan Hooks]], and [[Victoria Jackson]], helped to reverse the show's declining popularity and made ''SNL'' "must-see" TV once again. An important part of the show's revival was Carvey's breakout character, [[the Church Lady]], the uptight, smug, and pious host of ''Church Chat''.<ref name="snlbackstage20110220">{{cite episode | title=Saturday Night Live Backstage | network=NBC | series=Saturday Night Live | airdate=February 20, 2011}}</ref> Carvey said he based the character on women he knew from church while growing up, who would keep track of other churchgoers' attendance. He became so associated with the character that later cast members such as [[Chris Farley]] referred to Carvey simply as "The Lady". The Church Lady's discontinuation was mentioned in a sketch which satirized the film ''[[Misery (film)|Misery]]'' with host [[Roseanne Barr]] playing the role of [[Annie Wilkes]].<ref>{{cite web
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Carvey's other original characters included Garth Algar (from ''[[Wayne's World]]''), who was based on his brother;<ref name=newsday>{{cite web|url=https://www.newsday.com/entertainment/celebrities/dana-carvey-does-stand-up-at-the-paramount-g96215|title=Dana Carvey does stand-up at the Paramount|work=Newsday|date=May 2, 2013 }}</ref> Hans (from "[[Hans and Franz]]"); the Grumpy Old Man (from ''[[Weekend Update]]'' appearances); and Ching Chang, a Chinese poultry store owner. Throughout the election and presidency of [[George H. W. Bush]], he was the designated impersonator of the president, making him the lead actor of the regular political sketches on ''SNL''.

[[File:Dana Carvey (2082309206).jpg|thumb|left|Carvey at the 1990 Emmy Awards]]
During the [[1992 United States presidential election|1992 US presidential election campaign]], Carvey also did an impression of independent candidate [[Ross Perot]]; in a prime-time special before the election, Carvey played both George H. W. Bush and Perot in a three-way debate with [[Bill Clinton]], played by [[Phil Hartman]]. As Perot—recorded and timed to give the appearance of interacting with the live Bush and Clinton—Carvey eschewed the show's signature "Live from New York" opening line, telling Bush "Why don't you do it, live-boy?" Carvey left ''SNL'' in 1993, after seven years.

In 1992, Carvey joined [[Mike Myers]] in ''[[Wayne's World (film)|Wayne's World]]'', the film. A sequel, ''[[Wayne's World 2]]'', was filmed and released in 1993. Other films Carvey appeared in during his time on ''SNL'' include  ''[[Moving (1988 film)|Moving]]'' (1988) and ''[[Opportunity Knocks (film)|Opportunity Knocks]]'' (1990).

Carvey's ''SNL'' work won him an [[Emmy Award]] in 1993 for Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program. He has a total of six Emmy<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emmys.com/celebrities/dana-carvey |title=Dana Carvey Emmy Nominated |publisher=Emmys.com |access-date=July 17, 2012}}</ref> nominations. Carvey has returned to host ''SNL'' four times, in 1994, 1996, 2000, and 2011 in addition to numerous cameo appearances.

Carvey nearly rejoined the SNL cast for [[Saturday Night Live season 20|season 20]] in 1994, but ultimately did not, although he would host an episode early in that season.<ref>{{cite magazine | url = http://nymag.com/arts/tv/features/47548/ | title = Comedy Isn't Funny: Saturday Night Live at twenty – how the show that transformed TV became a grim joke | magazine = [[New York (magazine)|New York Magazine]] | first = Chris | last = Smith | date = March 13, 1995}}</ref>

Carvey made more regular appearances in 2024 to play [[Joe Biden]] and [[Elon Musk]] in the immediate lead-up and aftermath to the [[2024 United States presidential election|2024 presidential election]].<ref name="The New York Times"/> Musk notably criticized Carvey's performance of him on [[Twitter|X]], saying that he did not believe that it sounded like him, which Carvey later agreed with.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Tolliver |first1=Jazmin |title=Dana Carvey Reacts To Elon Musk Ripping His 'SNL' Impersonation Of Him |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/dana-carvey-elon-musk-snl-impersonation-criticism_n_674360a6e4b04cfaefbbbd93 |website=HuffPost |access-date=24 November 2024 |language=en |date=24 November 2024}}</ref>

===After ''SNL''===
In 1994, Carvey starred in the films ''[[Clean Slate (1994 film)|Clean Slate]]'' and ''[[Trapped in Paradise]]''. The following year, Carvey filmed his first [[HBO]] stand-up special ''Critic's Choice''. The show featured Carvey doing many of his ''SNL'' impersonations, as well as making fun of the premium channel's name, pronouncing it "hobo".

He turned down a role in ''[[Bad Boys (1995 film)|Bad Boys]]'' because he felt overwhelmed as a new father.<ref name=newsday/>

He reprised many of his ''SNL'' characters in 1996 for ''[[The Dana Carvey Show]]'', a short-lived prime-time variety show on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]. The show was most notable for launching [[Robert Smigel]]'s cartoon "[[The Ambiguously Gay Duo]]", as well as the careers of [[Steve Carell]] and [[Stephen Colbert]].

In 2002, he returned to films in the spy comedy ''[[The Master of Disguise]]''. Released a week after former colleague Mike Myers' successful film ''[[Austin Powers in Goldmember]]'', most critics compared the movies and panned Carvey's effort. However, the movie did manage about $40 million at the North American box office. In March 2007, review aggregation website [[Rotten Tomatoes]] ranked the film as the 18th worst-reviewed movie of the 2000s decade, with an approval rating of 1% based on 103 reviews.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/master_of_disguise/ |title=Rotten Tomatoes |website=Rotten Tomatoes |date=August 2, 2002 |access-date=July 17, 2012}}</ref> Comedian and former ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000]]'' host [[Michael J. Nelson]] named the film the [[List of films considered the worst|third-worst comedy ever made]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cracked.com/article_15047_inoperable-humor-5-worst-comedies-all-time.html |title=Inoperable Humor: The 5 Worst Comedies of All Time |access-date=April 17, 2010 |last=Nelson |first=Michael J. |work=[[Cracked (magazine)|Cracked]]|date=March 6, 2007 }}</ref> Carvey did not appear in a film again until 2011's ''[[Jack and Jill (2011 film)|Jack and Jill]]''.

In 2004, he ranked number 90 on [[Comedy Central]]'s list of the 100 Greatest Stand-Ups of All Time.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.everything2.com/title/Comedy+Central%2527s+100+Greatest+Stand-Ups+of+all+Time |title=Comedy Central's 100 Greatest Stand-Ups of all Time |publisher=Everything2.com |date=April 18, 2004 |access-date=July 17, 2012}}</ref>

===After ''The Master of Disguise''===
[[File:Jon Lovitz & Dana Carvey Ep. 1 - The Laugh Factory.webm|thumb|Video: Carvey in conversation with [[Jon Lovitz]] at the [[Laugh Factory]] in Hollywood, August 2015]]
Carvey eventually withdrew from the limelight to focus on his family. He later said in an interview that he did not want to be in a career in which his kids would already be grown with him having neglected spending time with them, a major reason for his declining the hosting spot for ''Late Night'' that ultimately went to Conan O'Brien. Carvey has said that he generally prefers stand-up comedy to acting in movies and regularly performs lucrative corporate dates, boasting of "a few million-dollar months" during a 2016 Howard Stern interview.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://marksfriggin.com/news16/10-31.htm#wed|title=MarksFriggin.com - Stern Show News - Archive|website=marksfriggin.com|access-date=May 24, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gq.com/story/dana-carvey-oral-history-dana-carvey-show|title=An Oral History of the Rise and Fall (and Rise) of "The Dana Carvey Show"|first=Mike|last=Ryan|date=August 8, 2011|website=gq.com|access-date=May 24, 2017}}</ref>

Carvey made an appearance at the [[2008 MTV Movie Awards]], reprising his ''SNL'' character Garth Algar with host Mike Myers for a "Wayne's World" sketch. On June 14, 2008, Carvey filmed a second HBO stand-up special, the first in 13 years, entitled ''Squatting Monkeys Tell No Lies''.

In 2010, Carvey appeared in the ''[[Funny or Die]]'' original comedy sketch ''[[Presidential Reunion]]''. He played the role of President George H. W. Bush alongside other current and former ''SNL'' president impersonators.

In early 2010, Carvey and comedian/writer [[Spike Feresten]] created and starred together in ''Spoof'', a sketch comedy pilot for [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]. This included a sketch of a trailer for "Darwin", a mock film in which he played the evolutionary biologist, as well as a spoof of the hit TV series ''[[Lost (2004 TV series)|Lost]]''. Both of these sketches can be seen on [[YouTube]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Odsuv8x67dk | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211117/Odsuv8x67dk| archive-date=November 17, 2021 | url-status=live|title=Dana Carvey is "DARWIN" |publisher=YouTube |date=June 16, 2007 |access-date=July 17, 2012}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQB0NqRNCCo | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211117/XQB0NqRNCCo| archive-date=November 17, 2021 | url-status=live|title=Dana Carvey's LOST Spin-off | date=May 16, 2010|publisher=YouTube |access-date=July 17, 2012}}{{cbignore}}</ref> On the animated TV series ''[[The Fairly OddParents]]'', Carvey voiced [[List of The Fairly OddParents characters|Cosmo Cosma]]'s con artist brother Schnozmo.

Carvey voiced Dana, the Camp Director in ''[[Hotel Transylvania 2]]'' (2015), and was the voice of Pops in ''[[The Secret Life of Pets]]'' (2016) and its sequel ''[[The Secret Life of Pets 2]]'' (2019).

On April 29 and 30, 2016, Carvey recorded two live performances at the [[Wilbur Theatre]] in Boston, Massachusetts for a Netflix special released later in the year. His two sons, Tom and Dex, opened the show for him.

Carvey was a guest on [[Conan O'Brien]]'s podcast, ''[[Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend]]'', on January 27, 2019.<ref name="Earwolf">{{cite web |title=Dana Carvey, episode #11 of Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend on Earwolf |url=https://www.earwolf.com/episode/dana-carvey-2 |website=earwolf.com |access-date=August 28, 2019}}</ref> Carvey was subsequently featured in a six episode mini-series of the podcast titled "[[Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend#Deep Dive with Dana Carvey|Deep Dive with Dana Carvey]]", released in August 2019.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Colburn |first1=Randall |title=Conan O'Brien and Dana Carvey dropping new podcast series this summer |date=June 7, 2019 |url=https://www.avclub.com/conan-obrien-and-dana-carvey-dropping-new-podcast-serie-1835324305 |publisher=AV Club |access-date=August 28, 2019}}</ref>

Carvey has regularly done sketch impressions on ''[[The Late Show with Stephen Colbert]]'' playing, among others, [[President Joe Biden]] and former national security advisor [[John Bolton]].

On August 1, 2019, Carvey appeared on the guest panel of the fourth episode of ''[[Lights Out with David Spade]]'' and also in costume as [[Tony Montana]] in a number of later episodes.

===Podcasts===
In 2021, Carvey began hosting the comedy podcast "Fantastic! with Dana Carvey". The podcast features mini sketches involving Carvey's many celebrity impressions, as well as interview segments with Carvey's family members and other friends from the stand-up comedy world. That same year, Carvey reprised his role of Garth Algar alongside Myers' Wayne Campbell in a series of commercials for [[Uber Eats]]. The original spot first ran during [[Super Bowl LV]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dumenco |first=Simon |date=2021-02-07 |title=Super Bowl 2021 ad review |url=https://adage.com/SuperBowl2021Reviews |access-date=2023-05-22 |website=Ad Age |language=en}}</ref>

In 2022, Carvey began co-hosting the Fly on the Wall podcast with fellow ''Saturday Night Live'' alum [[David Spade]]. Guests include former cast members and hosts of ''SNL''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Dana Carvey & David Spade Launch Weekly 'SNL' Talk Show Podcast 'Fly On The Wall' |url=https://deadline.com/2022/01/dana-carvey-david-spade-launch-weekly-snl-talk-show-podcast-1234907738/ |website=Deadline|date=January 11, 2022 }}</ref>

In 2024, the ''Superfly'' video podcast (a spinoff of ''Fly on the Wall'') co-hosted by Spade was launched.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://audacyinc.com/press/audacy-expands-partnership-with-dana-carvey-and-david-spade-with-the-launch-of-superfly/ |title=Audacy Expands Partnership With Dana Carvey and David Spade With the Launch of "Superfly" |date=February 1, 2024 |website=audacyinc.com |publisher=  |access-date=March 14, 2024 }}</ref>

==Personal life==
While performing at The Other Cafe in [[San Francisco]], Carvey met and became romantically involved with Paula Zwagerman. Dana and Paula became engaged in 1981 and married in 1983. The couple had two sons &ndash; Dex, born in 1991, and Thomas, born in 1994. The elder son, Dex, died from an accidental drug overdose on November 15, 2023, at the age of 32.<ref>{{Cite web|date=July 6, 2016|title=Why Dana Carvey started working with his aspiring comic sons: 'They had this bullseye on their back'|url=https://blog.siriusxm.com/why-dana-carvey-started-working-with-his-aspiring-comic-sons-they-had-this-bullseye-on-their-back/|access-date=February 18, 2022|website=Hear & Now|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web  |title=Dana Carvey says 32-year-old son Dex died of 'accidental drug overdose' |url=https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/culture/story/dana-carvey-32-year-son-dex-died-accidental-104976259 |access-date=2023-11-25 |website=Good Morning America |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|work=[[The Daily Beast]]|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/dex-carvey-snl-alum-and-son-of-dana-carvey-dies-of-overdose-at-32|title=Dex Carvey, Comedian and Son of Dana Carvey, Dies of Overdose at 32|author=Alfred, Mark|date=November 16, 2023}}</ref>

In 1995, Carvey had a home in the [[San Fernando Valley]], and his parents relocated to [[Murrieta, California]], to be near his mother's sister, Shirley Miller.<ref name="crippenandflynnchapels/4641094">{{cite web |title=Billie Dahl Carver: Obituary |url=https://www.crippenandflynnchapels.com/obituary/4641094 |website=Crippen & Flynn Woodside Chapel (FD879) |access-date=8 September 2022 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="latimes-1995-10-29-Rent">{{cite news  |title=She's Done Away With Rent Check |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-10-29-re-62614-story.html |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=29 October 1995}}</ref>

In 1997, Carvey underwent [[Coronary artery bypass surgery|heart bypass surgery for a blocked coronary artery]]. The artery was buried deep in [[myocardium]] and difficult to find; the surgeon mistakenly<ref name="people/2000-heart">{{cite news |last1=Schindehette |first1=Susan |title=The Heart of the Matter |url=https://people.com/archive/cover-story-the-heart-of-the-matter-vol-53-no-22/ |access-date=8 November 2022 |work=People mag |date=June 5, 2000 |language=en}}</ref> performed the bypass on another accessible artery that was unblocked. As a result, Carvey continued to suffer from [[angina pectoris]] and successfully sued for $7.5 million in damages, which he donated to charity;<ref>{{cite news|last1=Falcon|first1=Mike |title=Heart operation no laugh for Dana Carvey|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/health/spotlight/2001-11-05-carvey-heart.htm|access-date=December 4, 2016|work=USA Today}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Dana Carvey Back After Heart Problems|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Primetime/story?id=132097&page=1|access-date=December 4, 2016|work=ABC News|date=January 6, 2006}}</ref> he later underwent additional corrective surgery.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://people.com/archive/cover-story-the-heart-of-the-matter-vol-53-no-22/|title=Cover Story: The Heart of the Matter – Vol. 53 No. 22|date=June 5, 2000|website=People|access-date=May 24, 2017}}</ref> He told ''[[Newsday]]'' that, while he was in the hospital for his final angioplasty, [[Frank Sinatra]] died in the room adjacent to his.<ref name=newsday/>  From 2002 to 2010, Carvey took a break to raise his two sons.<ref name="people/carvey-left-hollywood">{{cite news |title=Why Dana Carvey Says He Left Hollywood in the Late '90s — And What He's Doing Now |url=https://people.com/movies/why-dana-carvey-left-hollywood/ |access-date=8 November 2022 |work=People mag |language=en}}</ref><ref name="siriusxm/carvey-sons">{{cite web |last1=Corriston |first1=Michele |title=Why Dana Carvey started working with his aspiring comic sons: 'They had this bullseye on their back' |url=https://blog.siriusxm.com/why-dana-carvey-started-working-with-his-aspiring-comic-sons-they-had-this-bullseye-on-their-back/ |website=[[SiriusXM]] |access-date=8 November 2022 |date=6 July 2016}}</ref>

Carvey and his family live in [[Mill Valley, California|Mill Valley]] in [[Marin County, California]].

==Filmography==
===Comedy specials===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
|-
| 1995 || ''Dana Carvey: Critics' Choice'' || rowspan="3"| Himself || Stand-up special
|-
| 2008 || ''Dana Carvey: Squatting Monkeys Tell No Lies'' || Stand-up special<ref>{{cite web |title=Dana Carvey Enterprises, Inc. Beverly Hills, CA |url=https://corporateverify.com/ca/01630524 |website=corporateverify.com |access-date=7 September 2022 |archive-date=March 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230312050604/https://corporateverify.com/ca/01630524 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
| 2016 || ''Dana Carvey: Straight White Male, 60'' || Stand-up special
|}

===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
|-
| 1981 || ''[[Halloween II (1981 film)|Halloween II]]'' || Assistant Barry McNichol ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1984 || ''[[This Is Spinal Tap]]'' || Mime Waiter ||
|-
|''[[Racing with the Moon]]'' || Baby Face ||
|-
| 1986 || ''[[Tough Guys]]'' || Richie Evans ||
|-
| 1988 || ''[[Moving (1988 film)|Moving]]'' || Brad Williams ||
|-
| 1990|| ''[[Opportunity Knocks (film)|Opportunity Knocks]]'' || Eddie Farrell ||
|-
| 1992 || ''[[Wayne's World (film)|Wayne's World]]'' ||Garth Algar ||
|-
| 1993 || ''[[Wayne's World 2]]'' 
||Garth Algar ||
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1994 || ''[[Clean Slate (1994 film)|Clean Slate]]'' || Maurice L. Pogue ||
|-
|''[[The Road to Wellville (film)|The Road to Wellville]]'' || George Kellogg ||
|-
|''[[Trapped in Paradise]]'' || Alvin Firpo ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1996 || ''The Shot'' || rowspan="2" | Himself || Cameo
|-
|''[[Fire on the Track|Fire on the Track: The Steve Prefontaine Story]]'' || Documentary
|-
| 2000 ||'' [[Little Nicky]]'' || Referee || Cameo
|-
| 2002 || ''[[The Master of Disguise]]'' || Pistachio Disguisey || Also co-writer
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Presidential Reunion]]'' || [[George H. W. Bush]] || Short film
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Jack and Jill (2011 film)|Jack and Jill]]'' || Crazy Puppeteer<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=70346 |title=Dana Carvey to Make His Comeback in Jack and Jill? |publisher=ComingSoon.net |access-date=July 17, 2012 |archive-date=April 7, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407073423/http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=70346 |url-status=dead }}</ref> || Cameo
|-
| 2015 || ''[[Hotel Transylvania 2]]'' || Dana the Camp Director || rowspan="2" | Voice 
|-
| 2016 || ''[[The Secret Life of Pets]]'' || Pops 
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2017 || ''[[Sandy Wexler]]'' || Himself || 
|-
|''[[Becoming Bond]]'' || [[Johnny Carson]] || rowspan="2" | Documentary
|-
|''[[Too Funny to Fail]]'' || Himself 
|-
|2019
|''[[The Secret Life of Pets 2]]''
| Pops
| Voice
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
|-
| 1982 || ''[[One of the Boys (American TV series)|One of the Boys]]'' || Adam Shields || rowspan="2" | Main cast
|-
| 1984 || ''[[Blue Thunder (TV series)|Blue Thunder]]'' || Clinton Wonderlove 
|-
| 1986–1993 || ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' || Various Roles || Main cast<br />[[Primetime Emmy Award for Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program]]<small> (1993)</small><br />Nominated – [[Primetime Emmy Award for Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program]]<small> (1989–1992)</small>
|-
| 1988 || ''[[Superman's 50th Anniversary]]'' || Host/Himself || rowspan="2" | Special
|-
| 1992 || ''[[64th Academy Awards]]'' || Garth Algar 
|-
| 1992|| ''[[1992 MTV Video Music Awards]]''||Host||
|-
| 1992, 1993<br/>1997 || ''[[The Larry Sanders Show]]'' || Himself || 3 episodes<br />Nominated – [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series]]
|-
| 1994, 1996<br/>2000, 2011 || ''Saturday Night Live'' || Himself (host) || 4 episodes
|-
| 1996 || ''[[The Dana Carvey Show]]'' || Himself / various roles || Title role; also co-creator, writer and executive producer
|-
| 1998 || ''[[Just Shoot Me!]]'' || Oskar Milos || Episode: "The Emperor"
|-
| 1998–1999 || ''[[LateLine]]'' || Senator Crowl Pickens || 2 episodes
|-
| 2010 || ''[[The Fairly OddParents]]'' || Schnozmo Cosma || Voice; Episode: "Double Oh Schnozmo"
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2011 || ''[[Good Vibes (U.S. TV series)|Good Vibes]]'' || Claw Jones || Voice; Episode: "Tech Rehab"
|-
|''Spoof'' || Various || Pilot
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Live with Kelly]]'' || Himself (guest host) || 3 episodes
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Rick and Morty]]'' || Leonard || Voice; Episode: "[[Anatomy Park]]"
|-
| 2014 || ''[[The Birthday Boys (TV series)|The Birthday Boys]]'' || Laurence Eastman || Episode: "Snobs and Slobs"
|-
| 2016 || ''[[First Impressions (2016 TV series)|First Impressions]]'' || rowspan="2" | Himself || Host
|-
| 2018 || ''[[Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee]]'' || Episode: "Na.. Ga.. Do.. It"
|-
| 2019 || ''[[Bajillion Dollar Propertie$]]'' || Prince Borislav || Episode: "Royale Pains"
|-
| 2023 || ''[[Mulligan (TV series)|Mulligan]]'' || Senator Cartwright LaMarr || Voice; Main Cast
|-
| 2024 || ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' || [[Joe Biden]] / various roles || Guest role (9 episodes)
|}

===Video games===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Voice
|-
| 1996
| ''[[You Don't Know Jack (franchise)|You Don't Know Jack Volume 2]]''
| Himself
|}

===Web===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
|-
| 2021–present || ''Fantastic! with Dana Carvey '' || rowspan="3"| Himself/Host ||
|-
| 2022–present || ''Fly on the Wall'' || rowspan="2"| [[David Spade]] (Co-host)
|-
| 2024–present || ''Superfly''
|}

==References==
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==Notes==
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==External links==
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* {{Official website}}
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* {{Emmys person|dana-carvey}}
* {{cite web|url=http://www.maxim.com/tv/lists/43929/best-saturday-night-live-performers.html#2 |title=Maxim Rated Top SNL performer |access-date=November 22, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090614022124/http://www.maxim.com/tv/lists/43929/best-saturday-night-live-performers.html#2 |archive-date=June 14, 2009}}
* {{cite web|url=http://www.afewmomentswith.com/ |title=Interview on Fox News Radio (6 mins.) |access-date=January 18, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080516085632/http://www.afewmomentswith.com/ |archive-date=May 16, 2008}}
* {{cite web|url=http://www.wtfpod.com/podcast/episode-765-dana-carvey |title=WTF Podcast, Episode 765 - Dana Carvey |publisher=wtfpod.com |date=December 5, 2016 |access-date=March 11, 2017}}

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