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Dana Carvey

1955 - Today

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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 nominations. He returned to the show during and immediately after the 2024 presidential election to impersonate outgoing US President Joe Biden as well as Trump advisor, businessman, and billionaire Elon Musk. Carvey is also known for his film roles in comedies such as Moving (1988), 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 (1992) and its sequel Wayne's World 2 (1993). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia. Dana Carvey is the 7,000th most popular actor (down from 6,709th in 2024), the 10,815th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,918th in 2019) and the 3,219th most popular American Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Dana Carvey ranks 7,000 out of 13,578. Before him are Blanca Suárez, Anna Popplewell, Melvil Poupaud, Édouard Baer, Margarita Levieva, and Mady Rahl. After him are James Morrison, Marwan Kenzari, Wilmer Valderrama, Kathy Hilton, Guillaume de Tonquédec, and Chris Klein.

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Among people born in 1955, Dana Carvey ranks 484. Before him are Julio Llamazares, Sandy Allen, Alfredo Castro, Annette Schavan, Véronique Tadjo, and Natalya Petrusyova. After him are Yolanda King, Melody Anderson, Tony Miles, Alberta Watson, Stephen Walt, and Ali Bencheikh.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Dana Carvey ranks 10,817 out of 20,380. Before him are Rick Rude (1958), Samuel Ramey (1942), RJ Mitte (1992), Ira Remsen (1846), Lee Strobel (1952), and Avram Glazer (1960). After him are Richie Kotzen (1970), Bill Laimbeer (1957), James Morrison (1954), Lawrence Venuti (1953), Tony Hillerman (1925), and Wilmer Valderrama (1980).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Dana Carvey ranks 3,220. Before him are Stanley Anderson (1939), James Cruze (1884), Ricardo Cortez (1900), Christine Ebersole (1953), George Siegmann (1882), and RJ Mitte (1992). After him are James Morrison (1954), Wilmer Valderrama (1980), Kathy Hilton (1959), Chris Klein (1979), Jim Nabors (1930), and Joe Mantell (1915).

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