ACTOR

Dana Carvey

1955 - Today

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Dana Thomas Carvey (born June 2, 1955) is an American comedian, actor, screenwriter, and producer. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dana Carvey has received more than 6,133,837 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Dana Carvey is the 6,711th most popular actor (down from 5,369th in 2019), the 9,918th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,989th in 2019) and the 3,086th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 6.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 43.74

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.50

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.44

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Dana Carveys by language

Over the past year Dana Carvey has had the most page views in the with 1,010,081 views, followed by German (28,421), and Spanish (17,678). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Esperanto (310.20%), Simple English (207.78%), and Korean (121.02%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Dana Carvey ranks 6,711 out of 13,578. Before him are Geoffrey Arend, Katie McGrath, Belén Cuesta, Hannah Waddingham, Esther Acebo, and Sheila Hancock. After him are Jon Gries, Craig Ferguson, Josh Hamilton, Corbin Bernsen, Isabel Jewell, and Teryl Rothery.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1955, Dana Carvey ranks 448. Before him are Jim Montgomery, Paulina Chiziane, José Montilla, Takayoshi Yamano, Jan Berger, and Mohamed Brahmi. After him are Evans Paul, Guy Lacombe, Vasile Andrei, Cheryl Studer, Mike Huckabee, and Petar Petrov.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Dana Carvey ranks 9,918 out of 20,380. Before him are Bebel Gilberto (1966), John Wells (1956), Robin Hartshorne (1938), DJ Premier (1966), Roberta Williams (1953), and John Houbolt (1919). After him are Jon Gries (1957), Percy Heath (1923), Josh Hamilton (1969), Helen Sawyer Hogg (1905), Corbin Bernsen (1954), and Isabel Jewell (1907).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Dana Carvey ranks 3,086. Before him are Robert Morse (1931), Dianna Agron (1986), Bernie Casey (1939), Louise Lorraine (1904), Mae Clarke (1910), and Geoffrey Arend (1978). After him are Jon Gries (1957), Josh Hamilton (1969), Corbin Bernsen (1954), Isabel Jewell (1907), Jason David Frank (1973), and Lucas Black (1982).

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Television and Movie Roles

The Secret Life of Pets
Pops (voice)
The quiet life of a terrier named Max is upended when his owner takes in Duke, a stray whom Max instantly dislikes.
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Wayne's World 2
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A message from Jim Morrison in a dream prompts cable access TV stars Wayne and Garth to put on a rock concert, "Waynestock," with Aerosmith as headliners. But amid the preparations, Wayne frets that a record producer is putting the moves on his girlfriend, Cassandra, while Garth handles the advances of mega-babe Honey Hornee.
Dec 10o 19936.1 / 10
Wayne's World
Garth Algar
The adventures of two amiably aimless metal-head friends, Wayne and Garth. From Wayne's basement, the pair broadcast a talk-show called "Wayne's World" on local public access television. The show comes to the attention of a sleazy network executive who wants to produce a big-budget version of "Wayne's World"—and he also wants Wayne's girlfriend, a rock singer named Cassandra. Wayne and Garth have to battle the executive not only to save their show, but also Cassandra.
Feb 14o 19926.7 / 10