Drew Carey
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Date of Birth 23 May 1958, Cleveland, Ohio, USA Birth Name Drew Allison Carey Height 5' 10" (1.78 m) Trade Mark "Buddy Holly" style glasses His flat-top haircut Breathy high-pitched laugh Born at 7:00pm-EDT Filed $600,000 breach of contract suit against A&W restaurant chain when they refused to pay for commercials after an episode of his TV series featured competitor McDonalds. [8 January 1999] Father died when Carey was 8, spawning years of depression. Attempted suicide on many occasi
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- Born
- Drew Allison Carey , ( 1958-05-23 ) May 23, 1958 (age 68) , Cleveland , Ohio, U.S.
- Notable work
- The Drew Carey Show , Drew Carey's Green Screen Show , Host of :, Whose Line Is It Anyway? , The Price Is Right , Power of 10 , Drew Carey's Improv-A-Ganza
- Years active
- 1985–present
- Medium
- Film stand-up television
- Genre
- Improvisational comedy
- Allegiance
- United States of America
- Branch
- United States Marine Corps Reserve
- Service years
- 1981–1987
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Drew Allison Carey (born May 23, 1958) is an American comedian, game show host, and actor.
After serving in the U.S. Marine Corps and making a name for himself in stand-up comedy, Carey gained stardom in his own sitcom, The Drew Carey Show, and as host of the American version of the improv comedy show Whose Line Is It Anyway?, both of which aired on ABC. He then appeared in several films, television series, music videos, a made-for-television film, and a computer game. Since 2007, Carey has hosted the game show The Price Is Right on CBS.
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