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David Spade is an American screenwriter and actor who works in television, film, and voice acting. Born David Wayne Spade in Birmingham, Michigan, he began his work period in 1987. He is educated at Arizona State University and speaks English. His notable works include the films *Tommy Boy* and *The Emperor's New Groove*.
Spade is a member of the Republican Party and has received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He is recognized in the Hollywood Walk Of Fame collection. He is male and has one child. His ethnic background includes German, English, Irish, and Scottish American heritage.
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Film & TV
Birmingham, Michigan, USA
David Wayne Spade (born July 22, 1964) is an American actor, comedian and television personality who first became famous in the 1990s as a cast member on Saturday Night Live, and from 1997 until 2003 starred as Dennis Finch on Just Shoot Me!. He also starred as C.J. Barnes, along with Katey Sagal, James Garner and Kaley Cuoco on 8 Simple Rules. He currently stars as Russell Dunbar on the CBS…
Known for
- Outcome — Buddy2026
- Busboys — Markie2026
- Outcome — Buddy Gomorrah2026
- David Spade: Dandelion — Self2025
- Downey Wrote That — Self2025
- SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night — Self2025
- Once Upon a Studio — Kuzco (voice) (archive sound)2023
- Snake Oil — Self - Host2023
- David Spade: Nothing Personal — Self2022
- Norm Macdonald: Nothing Special — Self2022
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Israel
- Active from
- 1964
Discography
- My Fake Problems2014
Member of
- Saturday Night Live1990–1996
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 3,737
- Total plays
- 24,965
Tags
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Key facts
- Born
- David Wayne Spade , ( 1964-07-22 ) July 22, 1964 (age 61) , Birmingham, Michigan , U.S.
- Occupations
- Stand-up comedian actor podcaster
- Relatives
- Andy Spade (brother)
- Years active
- 1987–present
- Medium
- Stand-up television film
- Genres
- Sketch comedy observational comedy insult comedy slapstick musical comedy sarcasm self-deprecation
- Website
- davidspade .com
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- David
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Birmingham
- Occupation
- stand-up comedian
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Notable work
- The Emperor's New Groove
- Official website
- www.davidspade.com
- Image
- David Spade.jpg
- Number of children
- 1
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- Commons category
- David Spade
- date of birth
- 1964-07-22
- political alignment
- Republican Party (United States)
- different from
- David Slade
- start of work period
- 1987-00-00
- social media followers
- 2817233
- birth name
- David Wayne Spade
- name in native language
- David Spade
- ethnic group
- Dutch Americans
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Encyclopedic overview
David Wayne Spade (born July 22, 1964) is an American stand-up comedian, actor and podcaster. His comedic style, in both his stand-up material and acting roles, relies heavily on sarcasm and self-deprecation. For his roles on television, Spade has received nominations for four Primetime Emmy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards. In 2003, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
After several years as a stand-up comedian, Spade rose to prominence as a writer and cast member on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live from 1990 to 1996. He played Dennis Finch in the NBC sitcom Just Shoot Me! (1997–2003) for which he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. He later acted in the ABC sitcom 8 Simple Rules (2004–2005) and the CBS sitcom Rules of Engagement (2007–2013). He hosted the Comedy Central late-night talk show Lights Out with David Spade (2019–2020).
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