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Dana Carvey is a Actor and Writer American born on 2 june 1955 at Missoula (USA)

Dana Carvey

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Birth name Dana Thomas Carvey
Nationality USA
Birth 2 june 1955 (68 years) at Missoula (USA)
Awards Primetime Emmy Award

Dana Thomas Carvey (born June 2, 1955) is an American actor and stand-up comedian, known for his work as a cast member on Saturday Night Live and for playing the role of Garth Algar in the Wayne's World films.

He is well known for his impersonations of George H. W. Bush and Ross Perot on Saturday Night Live. He is also known for playing The Church Lady and Hans from Hans and Franz on SNL; both are original SNL characters.

Biography

In 1979, while performing at The Other Cafe in San Francisco, Carvey met Paula Zwagerman. They became engaged in 1980 and married in 1983. The couple has two children.

In 1997, Carvey underwent heart bypass surgery for a blocked coronary artery, but the surgeon operated on the wrong artery. The blocked artery was deeply buried in muscle and thus hard to find; another artery, though not blocked, was clearly accessible, so the surgeon bypassed it. Carvey, later suffering from angina pectoris, sued for medical malpractice and was awarded $8 million in damages. He donated the money to charity. He has had to undergo additional surgery to correct his heart problems. He told Newsday that, while he was in the hospital for his final angioplasty, Frank Sinatra died in the room adjacent to his.

Best films

Wayne's World (1992)
(Actor)
Wayne's World 2 (1993)
(Actor)

Usually with

Adam Sandler
Adam Sandler
(5 films)
Allen Covert
Allen Covert
(4 films)
Robert Smigel
Robert Smigel
(4 films)
Steven Brill
Steven Brill
(2 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Dana Carvey (21 films)

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Actor

The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part, 1h47
Directed by Mike Mitchell
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Animation
Themes Jeu, Batman films, Superhero films, Films about toys, Super-héros inspiré de comics
Actors Chris Pratt, Elizabeth Banks, Will Arnett, Ralph Fiennes, Nick Offerman, Alison Brie
Roles Panda Guy (voice)
Rating66% 3.300933.300933.300933.300933.30093
Cela fait cinq ans que tout était génial et les citoyens font face à une nouvelle menace énorme : les Duplo envahissent l'espace, détruisant tout plus vite qu'ils ne peuvent reconstruire.
The Secret Life of Pets 2, 1h26
Directed by Chris Renaud
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Adventure, Animation
Themes Films about animals
Actors Patton Oswalt, Eric Stonestreet, Kevin Hart, Jenny Slate, Ellie Kemper, Tiffany Haddish
Roles Pops (voice)
Rating64% 3.2111853.2111853.2111853.2111853.211185
Katie, la propriétaire de Max et Duke, s'est mariée et a accouché d'un bébé. Débutent alors pour les animaux d’incroyables péripéties pour surveiller l'enfant des potentiels dangers de la vie. Pour ce faire, ils seront épaulés du petit lapin mignon Snowball, qui s'est découvert un alter ego : le super-héros capitaine pompon.
Sandy Wexler, 2h11
Directed by Steven Brill
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Adam Sandler, Jennifer Hudson, Kevin James, Terry Crews, Rob Schneider, Colin Quinn
Roles Testimonial
Rating52% 2.604472.604472.604472.604472.60447
Sandy Wexler (Adam Sandler) est un agent travaillant à Los Angeles dans les années 1990. Ses clients sont parmi les plus excentriques du show-business hollywoodien. Un jour, il tombe amoureux de Courtney Clarke (Jennifer Hudson), sa plus récente cliente, une chanteuse extrêmement talentueuse qu'il découvre dans un parc d'attraction.
The Secret Life of Pets, 1h26
Directed by Chris Renaud, Yarrow Cheney
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Horror comedy, Adventure, Animation
Themes Films about animals, Films about cats, Films about dogs, Films about birds, Children's films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Louis C.K., Eric Stonestreet, Kevin Hart, Albert Brooks, Steve Coogan, Hannibal Buress
Roles Pops (voice)
Rating64% 3.245973.245973.245973.245973.24597
Taking place in a Manhattan apartment building, Max's life as a favorite pet is turned upside down when his owner Katie brings home a sloppy mongrel named Duke, who was rescued from the pound. Little do they know, they have to put their quarrels behind when an adorable white rabbit named Snowball, the leader of an army of abandoned pets – called the "Flushed Pets" – is determined to take revenge on all happily-owned pets and their owners.
Hotel Transylvania 2, 1h29
Directed by Genndy Tartakovsky
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Horror comedy, Fantasy, Adventure, Horror, Animation
Themes Films about animals, Films about magic and magicians, Transport films, Wolves in film, Dracula films, Frankenstein films, Werewolves in film, Vampires in film, Zombie films, Road movies, Comedy horror films, Children's films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère, Invisibilité
Actors Selena Gomez, Adam Sandler, David Spade, Kevin James, Andy Samberg, Steve Buscemi
Roles Dana (voice)
Rating66% 3.3037053.3037053.3037053.3037053.303705
A short time after the first film, Mavis (Selena Gomez) and her fiance Johnny (Andy Samberg) are married, with the approval of her father Dracula (Adam Sandler) and the world has become aware of (and unfased by) the existence of monsters. Mavis later reveals to Drac that she is pregnant and a year later, she gives birth to a son named Dennis (Asher Blinkoff), who befriends Wayne's werewolf pup daughter Winnie (Sadie Sandler). Nearing his fifth birthday, Dennis has yet to grow his fangs and Drac worries that his grandson might not gain vampire powers. Noticing the dangers of Transylvania, Mavis starts to consider raising Dennis where Johnny grew up, much to Drac's disapproval.
The Lego Movie, 1h40
Directed by Chris Miller, Chris Miller, Phil Lord
Origin Danemark
Genres Comedy, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Animation
Themes Films about children, Jeu, Sports films, Comedy science fiction films, Martial arts films, Batman films, Superman films, Films about extraterrestrial life, Superhero films, Films about toys, Political films, Dystopian films, Super-héros inspiré de comics, Space opera, Children's films, Films about extraterrestrial life
Actors Chris Pratt, Will Ferrell, Elizabeth Banks, Will Arnett, Nick Offerman, Alison Brie
Roles Panda Guy (voice)
Rating76% 3.8473053.8473053.8473053.8473053.847305
In the Lego universe, the wizard Vitruvius attempts to protect a superweapon called the "Kragle" from the evil Lord Business. He fails to do so, but prophesies that a person called "the Special" will find the Piece of Resistance capable of stopping the Kragle.
Jack and Jill, 1h31
Directed by Dennis Dugan
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about sexuality, L'usurpation d'identité, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, Escroquerie, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Cross-dressing in film
Actors Al Pacino, Adam Sandler, Katie Holmes, Eugenio Derbez, Regis Philbin, Shaquille O'Neal
Roles Scraggly Puppeteer
Rating33% 1.662321.662321.662321.662321.66232
The film opens with homemade videos of fraternal twins Jack and Jill Sadelstein growing up. As the videos progress, it seems that Jack is the more gifted twin, with Jill constantly trying to get his attention by hitting him, hurting girls around him, etc. The story shifts to the present, where an adult Jack (Adam Sandler) is a successful advertising executive in Los Angeles with a beautiful wife, Erin (Katie Holmes), and two kids, Sofie (Elodie Tougne) and Gary (Rohan Chand), while Jill (Sandler) never left the working-class neighborhood they grew up in. Jill recently inherited her childhood home, having lived with their mother until her death one year ago.
Presidential Reunion, 6minutes
Directed by Ron Howard, Jake Szymanski
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Will Ferrell, Fred Armisen, Darrell Hammond, Jim Carrey, Dana Carvey, Dan Aykroyd
Roles George H.W. Bush
Rating65% 3.290863.290863.290863.290863.29086
The skit revolves around Barack Obama (Armisen) preparing for bed, but is too concerned about a problem with the banks and credit card companies in America. Michelle (Rudolph) convinces him to retire for the evening, but as soon as he does, former Presidents Bill Clinton (Hammond) and George W. Bush (Ferrell) enter the room. Clinton and Bush come to offer Obama advice as to how to handle the situation, reminiscing on their past duties. George H. W. Bush (Carvey) then exits the bathroom and offers his advice to the Obamas: to forget about approval rates. Jimmy Carter (Aykroyd) then enters the room (with a toolbox and begins fixing a random object on the wall) and is ridiculed by the other former presidents. Carter tells Obama to establish a consumer finance agency, stating people are becoming frustrated with being conned by banks and credit card companies. Ronald Reagan (Carrey) then appears before the group, surprising Carter (since Reagan is dead).
The Master of Disguise, 1h20
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Fantasy
Actors Jennifer Esposito, James Brolin, Dana Carvey, Dylan Sprouse, Brent Spiner, Harold Gould
Roles Pistachio Disguisey
Rating33% 1.654541.654541.654541.654541.65454
In Palermo, Italy in 1979, Fabbrizio Disguisey, the latest in a long line of Italian secret agents known as "Masters of Disguise", breaks up a smuggling ring run by the evil Devlin Bowman but barely avoids getting caught (while disguised as Bo Derek). Bowman is arrested and Fabbrizio decides it best to keep his family's identity a secret from his infant son, Pistachio.
Little Nicky, 1h30
Directed by Steven Brill
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Romance
Themes Films about animals, Films about religion, Films about dogs, Films about angels, Demons in film
Actors Adam Sandler, Patricia Arquette, Harvey Keitel, Rhys Ifans, Tom Lister, Jr., Laura Harring
Roles Referee
Rating53% 2.6543552.6543552.6543552.6543552.654355
The story revolves around a struggle to determine which of Satan's (Harvey Keitel) three sons will succeed their father as ruler of Hell. Adrian (Rhys Ifans) is the most devious, Cassius (Tom Lister Jr.) is the cruelest, and Nicky (Adam Sandler) is their father's favourite. Adrian and Cassius claim that Nicky's mother is a goat and torment him by controlling his body with their minds. Nicky has had a speech impediment and a disfigured jaw since Cassius hit him in the face with a shovel.
The Road to Wellville, 1h58
Directed by Alan Parker
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Musical theatre, Romance
Themes Medical-themed films, Psychologie, Films about psychiatry
Actors Anthony Hopkins, Bridget Fonda, Matthew Broderick, John Cusack, Dana Carvey, Michael Lerner
Roles George Kellogg
Rating58% 2.948482.948482.948482.948482.94848
Dr. John Harvey Kellogg opened a sanitarium in Battle Creek, Michigan, where he practiced his unusual methods for maintaining health, including colonic irrigation, electrical stimulus and sexual abstinence, vegetarianism and physical exercise. The sanitarium attracts well-to-do patients including William and Eleanor Lightbody, who are suffering from poor health following the death of their child. On their way to Battle Creek they meet Charles Ossining, hoping to make a fortune by exploiting the fad for health food cereals.
Clean Slate, 1h47
Directed by Mick Jackson
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Comedy
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about psychiatry, Films about disabilities
Actors Michael Gambon, Dana Carvey, Valeria Golino, Michael Murphy, Jayne Brook, James Earl Jones
Roles Maurice L. Pogue
Rating57% 2.8514752.8514752.8514752.8514752.851475
Maurice Pogue (Carvey) has retrograde amnesia, a form of amnesia that prevents him from remembering anything that happened to him the day before. He realizes from a recording he made for himself the previous night (Sunday) – to keep himself in the know – that he's a private investigator in Los Angeles, and acquired the condition after being injured during a case. Pogue tells himself not to reveal his condition to anyone, as he's the key witness in the case against the man responsible for his amnesia. Appearing on the recording is a strange woman, Sarah Novak (Golino), who informs him she has been living under the alias Beth Holly in San Francisco, and she has come to L.A. because she is being blackmailed. The police then come to Pogue's office, and take him to what turns out to be his birthday party. He tells his friend Dolby (Jones) that he's seen Sarah, and learns from Dolby that Sarah is dead. While at the party, Pogue also meets Anthony Doover (Michael Murphy), his doctor – the only person who knows of Pogue's condition.
Trapped in Paradise, 1h51
Directed by George Gallo
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action
Themes Christmas films
Actors Nicolas Cage, Jon Lovitz, Dana Carvey, Mädchen Amick, Florence Stanley, Donald Moffat
Roles Alvin Firpo
Rating58% 2.9481252.9481252.9481252.9481252.948125
At Christmas time, Bill Firpo (Nicolas Cage), a straight-laced New York restaurant manager, gets an unpleasant Christmas gift. His brothers Dave (Jon Lovitz) and Alvin (Dana Carvey) are paroled early due to overcrowding and placed in Bill's custody. Dave and Alvin ask their brother to take them to Paradise, Pennsylvania to do a favor for a fellow inmate of theirs. Bill refuses because one, his brothers are not allowed out of New York State and two, he knows Dave's pathological tendencies. He only agrees after getting tied to a robbery their brothers made via his dropped wallet. When they discover Paradise's bank is light on security, Bill feels the urge to rob it if he had a gun. Fortunately, there are guns in the Infiniti sedan Dave and Alvin borrowed. With Alvin driving a stolen decrepit car, Bill and Dave storm the bank. The wife of the bank's president (Angela Paton) tells them that the bank safe door is locked and the president, Mr. Clifford Anderson (Donald Moffat), who has the key, is having lunch in the restaurant nearby. While Dave stays in the bank doing yoga breathing with the hostages, Alvin and Bill charge into the restaurant and call in a robbery. They order all customers to come with Bill to the bank so that no one calls the police when they go. Mr. Anderson opens the safe's door and Bill checks for motion sensors via a perfume spray. He steps over the sensors, gets the money, but while getting out of the safe, he touches the sensors via one of the money bags. Bill and Dave rush out of the bank and get away with their crime, stealing $275,000.
Wayne's World 2, 1h35
Directed by Stephen Surjik
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical
Themes Films about films, Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Buddy films
Actors Mike Myers, Christopher Walken, Dana Carvey, Tia Carrere, Kevin Pollak, Kim Basinger
Roles Garth Algar
Rating61% 3.0993853.0993853.0993853.0993853.099385
Wayne and Garth now do their acclaimed Friday-night TV show in an abandoned doll factory in Aurora. At the end of the broadcast, Wayne, Garth, and his friends, head into the Mirthmobile, and off to an Aerosmith concert. After the band's performance, Wayne and Garth head backstage (thanks to backstage passes), and praise Aerosmith as they did Alice Cooper in the previous film.
Wayne's World, 1h35
Directed by Penelope Spheeris
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical
Themes Films about films, Films about music and musicians, Films about television, Musical films, Buddy films
Actors Mike Myers, Rob Lowe, Dana Carvey, Tia Carrere, Alice Cooper, Donna Dixon
Roles Garth Algar
Rating69% 3.4981153.4981153.4981153.4981153.498115
In Aurora, Illinois, twenty-something rock and roll enthusiasts Wayne Campbell and Garth Algar host a cable access television show called Wayne's World, in which they lampoon eccentric locals and discuss topics of interest that include music and beautiful women; in spite of the show's low budget, it has proven quite popular in the Aurora area. One day, Benjamin Kane, a television producer, discovers Wayne's World while visiting his girlfriend; after learning of the show's popularity, he has his assistant Russell Finley track down where Wayne's World is taped.