Dana Carvey is an Emmy award-winning American actor, comedian, impressionist, screenwriter, and producer.
Dana Carvey Parents
Carvey was born in Missoula, Montana, to his parents Billie Dahl, a schoolteacher, and Bud Carvey, a high school business teacher.
Dana Carvey Biography
He was born Dana Thomas Carvey on June 2, 1955, in Missoula, Montana, United States of America. He celebrates his birthday on June 2nd every year.
Carvey is 65 years old as of 2020.
Carvey stands at a height of 5 ft 7 inches (1.73 m). He also weighs 146 lbs (66 kg).
He attended Tierra Linda Junior High in San Carlos, Carlmont High School in Belmont, California(Where he was a member of the Central Coast Section champion cross country team), College of San Mateo in San Mateo, California, and graduated from San Francisco State University with a Bachelor’s degree in broadcast communications.
In 1977 he won the Comedy Stand-Up Competition in San Francisco.
The character Garth Algar is loosely based on Brad. When Carvey was three years old, his family moved to San Carlos, California, in the San Francisco Bay Area. He was raised Lutheran. He has English, German, Irish, Norwegian, and Swedish ancestry.
Carvey is alive and in good health. In 1997, he had a Coronary artery bypass surgery.
He is the brother of Brad Carvey, the engineer/designer of the Video Toaster.
Dana is married to Paula Zwagerman. The couple tied the knot in 1983 and together they are blessed with two children namely, Thomas Carvey and Dex Carvey. The family resides in Marin County, California.
Dana and Paula had met at The Other Cafe during his performance. They started dating soon afterwards and eventually got engaged. Looking at the time frame from his marriage to meeting Paula and being engaged with her, it gives the vibe that it was the infidelity of Dana that ruined the previous marriage of Dana Carvey and Leah Carvey.
The two got married in 1979. They were happy in the beginning months but later they faced some odds between them and eventually within a year they got divorced in 1980. The reason for their divorce has not been disclosed. It is reported that Leah Carvey was the one to file the divorce. They have no children together.
Dana has two children from his marriage with Paula Zwagerman namely; Thomas Carvey and Dex Carvey.
Carvey has an estimated net worth of $20 million dollars as of 2020. This includes his assets, money, and income. His primary source of income is his career as a Television Personality. Through his various sources of income, Carvey has been able to accumulate good fortune but prefers to lead a modest lifestyle
He is best known for his work as a cast member on the Saturday Night Live show, which earned him a Primetime Emmy Award from five consecutive nominations.
The Dana Carvey Show is an American television sketch comedy series that appeared on ABC during the Spring of 1996. Dana Carvey was the show’s host and key player while Louis C.K. Serving as the head writer.
The series consists heavily members of Saturday Night Live and Second City Carvey, Steve Carell, Bill Chott, Stephen Colbert, Elon Gold, Chris McKinney, Heather Morgan, Peggy Shay, Robert Smigel, and James Stephens III.
In 1986, Carvey became a household name when he joined the cast of NBC’s Saturday Night Live. Carvey’s SNL work won him an Emmy Award in 1993 for Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program. He has a total of six Emmy nominations. Carvey has returned to host SNL four times, in 1994, 1996, 2000, and 2011.
The Church Lady is a recurring character from a series of sketches on the American television show, Saturday Night Live, that appeared from October 11, 1986, to December 1, 1990, and again in 1996, 2000, 2011, and 2016. Dana Carvey played the character.
