Dana Carvey age, net worth, wiki, family, biography and latest updates.
Dana Carvey is a stand-up comedian and actor from the United States of America. From 1986 to 2016, he was a regular on NBC’s late-night live TV sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live and its 1993 sequel comedy film Wayne’s World 2.
Dana Carvey: Profile summary
Celebrated Name/Nick Name: | Dana Carvey |
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Real Name/Birth Name: | Dana Thomas Carvey |
Gender: | Male |
Age: | 67 years old |
Birth Date/Birthday: | 2 June 1955 |
Birth Place: | Missoula, Montana, United States |
Nationality: | American |
Ethnicity: | American |
Height/How Tall: | 1.73 m |
Weight: | 66 kg |
Sexual Orientation: | Straight |
Marital Status: | Married |
Wife/Spouse (Name): | Paula Zwagerman (m. 1983), Leah Carvey (m. 1979–1980) |
Children: | Dex Carvey, Thomas Carvey |
Is Dana Carvey Gay? (Name of Partner): | No |
Does he have tattoos?: | No |
Smoking: | No |
Drinking: | Yes |
Profession: | Actor, stand-up comedian, impressionist, screenwriter, and producer |
Net Worth in 2022: | $24 million |
Dana Carvey: Early Life & Biography
Born in 1955 on June the 2nd, Dana Thomas Carvey is an American standup comedian. He was born in Missoula, Montana, as the second of Billie Dahl boys. His father, Billie Dahl was a school teacher while his mother Bud Carvey was a high school teacher. The standup comedian has many roots, including English, Norwegian, German and Swedish ancestry. His family moved to San Carlos, California when the comedian was only three years old. Here, they lived in the San Francisco Bay Area.
He went to Tierra Linda Junior High and then to Carlmon High school in Belmont. In high school, Dana became a member of the Central Coast Section. Carvey attended the College of San Mateo where he received his degree in broadcast communications at San Francisco State University.
Dana Carvey: Age, Height, Weight & Body Measurement
Dana Carvey’s age is 67 years old as of 2022 having been born on 2 June 1955. Though he is 1.73 m tall, he weighs about 66 kg.
Dana Carvey: Personal Life, Affair, Girlfriends, Wife, Kids
What we know is that Dana is a married man. The comedian first married Leah Carvey in 1979 for one year until 1980. He again got married in 1983 to Paula Zwaggerman. He is a proud father of two, Dex and Thomas.
Dana Carvey: Career, Awards & Nominations
He became a stand-up comedian after completing his studies at San Francisco University. While his first TV efforts were quite promising, the comedian’s efforts did not bear fruit, prompting him to focus on comedy. Here he starred as a college student who welcomes his grandfather to come to stay with him alongside his roommate after his retirement in the sitcom One of The Boys.
He became the straight man to the grandfather in the film; his name was Mickey Rooney. In the movie, Meg Ryan is his girlfriend and Nathan Lane, is his roommate. The show was later discontinued only after airing for eight months.
He got another role in, This Is Spinal Tap, which he played alongside Billy Crystal. Dana in 1985 appeared in a music video, Lucky, performed by Gren Kihn. His breakthrough came about the next year upon costarring Tough Guys alongside Burt Lancaster and Kirk Douglas. Comedy Central ranks him number 90 out of 100 greatest stand-up comedians of all time. His major works were the Saturday Night Live show, and Wayne’s World skits.
He also did exceptionally in impersonation, taking on the personalities of notable people, e.g. Ross Perot and President George Bush. In 1993 he won the Primetime Emmy Awards. He also won the MTV Movie & TV Awards. Three times winner of American Comedy Awards, USA, one MTV Movie + TV Awards. He has received up to 12 nominees for Primetime Emmy Awards, MTV Movie + TV Awards, and one ‘The Stinkers Bad Movie Awards.
Dana Carvey: Net Worth in 2022
As of 2022, His estimated worth is $24 million.