Dana Carvey

In 1979, he married Leah but the marriage lasted only a year.

In 1983, Dana Carvey entered into wedlock with Paula Zwagerman, and they have two sons, Dex and Thomas.

Dana Thomas Carvey was born on June 2, 1955 in Missoula, Montana, to William and Billie Carvey; both his parents were school teachers. He is the youngest boy in the family with three elder brothers, Scott, Mark and Brad, and one younger sister, Lori.

In 1973, he graduated from Carlmount High School and began to perform as a stand-up comedian in the San Francisco bay area.

In 1977, he won the San Francisco stand up competition after graduating from San Francisco State University with a degree in communications.

In 1981, he moved to Los Angeles to make a fortune in Hollywood. The same year, he made his debut as an ill-fated EMT in the movie ‘Halloween II’.

In 1982, he landed a role in the NBC sitcom ‘One of the Boys’. Although the show did not receive positive response from the critics or the audiences, it provided him the much needed early exposure in the industry.

Thereafter, he starred in minor roles in movies such as ‘This is Spinal Tap’ (1984) and ‘Racing with the Moon’ (1984). The same year, he returned to television in the role of the computer-whiz sidekick to cop James Farentino, in the ABC sitcom ‘Blue Thunder’.

In 1986, Dana Carvey joined the cast of ‘Saturday Night Live’ (SNL) as one of its featured artists. He introduced characters such as the Church Lady, bodybuilder extraordinaire Hans, and the famous Grumpy Old Man. He was instantly recognized as one of the key factors in the show's revived status in the ratings.

In 1992, he joined Mike Myers in the American comedy film ‘Wayne's World’ which became a surprise hit of the post-Christmas season. However, its sequel ‘Wayne's World 2’ (1993) failed to reproduce its fresh humor and box office collections.

One of his most entertaining performances in the ‘Saturday Night Live’ (SNL) show was unarguably in the ‘Wayne's World’ skits, a hilarious spoof of public access programs, with Mike Myers as enthusiastic teen, Wayne, and Carvey as his nervous, bespectacled co-host, Garth. Dana Carvey also excelled at impersonation, taking on such personalities such as President George Bush and Ross Perot.