David Spade

David Wayne Spade (born July 22, 1964) is an American comedian and actor.

Spade was born on July 22, 1964, in Birmingham, Michigan, to Judith J. (née Meek), a writer and magazine editor, and Wayne M. "Sam" Spade, a sales representative.

His older brothers are Bryan and Andy Spade.

The latter is an entrepreneur who, together with David's sister-in-law Kate Spade, co-founded the designer brand Kate Spade New York.

Spade and his family moved to Scottsdale, Arizona, when he was four years old.

His parents divorced soon thereafter, and he and his brothers were raised for the most part by their mother, in relative poverty.

Spade attended Saguaro High School and later Scottsdale Community College before transferring to Arizona State University and dropping out shortly thereafter since he was making a decent living doing stand-up.

He also was a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity.

Spade performed standup at the university's long-running sketch comedy show, Farce Side Comedy Hour, on numerous occasions.

In the mid-1980s he also did stand-up in the Monday night comedy show at Greasy Tony's Pizza in Tempe, Arizona.

Spade began performing stand-up comedy after dropping out of college.

After being spotted by a talent agent while performing at The Improv in Los Angeles he was cast in the 1987 film Police Academy 4.

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.

With the help of friend and fellow comedian Dennis Miller, he joined Saturday Night Live in 1990.

Spade started as a writer and eventually moved up to cast member.

While there, he became known for his brand of sarcasm, and his characters in a number of sketches were hits.

Some of them include a flight attendant for "Total Bastard Airlines" who bids a dismissive "Buh-Bye" to each passenger upon disembarking; a receptionist for Dick Clark who, as a matter of policy, asks people indiscriminately, "And you are?"; and the quick-witted "Hollywood Minute" reporter who roasts celebrities with personal one-liners.

Other characters include Christy Henderson from the Gap Girls and Karl from the Karl's Video sketches.

He also did impressions of various celebrities, including Brad Pitt and Michael J. Fox.

According to interviews with Spade, most of the material that he wrote early in his time at SNL was given to Dana Carvey to perform on the show.

Spade, alongside Chris Farley, Chris Rock, Adam Sandler and Rob Schneider were known as the "Bad Boys" of SNL.

After the major cast overhaul following the 1994–1995 season, Spade agreed to remain on the show for the 1995–96 season to serve as a bridge between the former cast and new cast members Will Ferrell, Molly Shannon, and Cheri Oteri.

During this season, Spade was given a weekly segment called "Spade in America" which was a spin-off of his "Hollywood Minute" and "Weekend Update" commentaries.

Following his departure from SNL, he began an acting career in both film and television, starring or co-starring in the films Tommy Boy (1995), Black Sheep (1996), Senseless (1998), Joe Dirt (2001), Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star (2003), The Benchwarmers (2006), Grown Ups (2010) and its 2013 sequel, The Ridiculous 6 (2015), The Do-Over (2016), and The Wrong Missy (2020).

On December 9, 1995, Spade revived "Hollywood Minute" inside one of his "Spade in America" segments; Spade joked, "Look, children, it's a falling star. Make a wish!"

next to a picture of former Saturday Night Live cast member Eddie Murphy.

The one-liner referred to Murphy's lack of recent box office success, especially the bomb Vampire in Brooklyn.

The quip made Murphy turn against both Spade and SNL for several years afterward.

Spade starred with fellow Saturday Night Live cast member Chris Farley in two buddy comedy films, Tommy Boy (1995) and Black Sheep (1996), both of which were distributed by Paramount Pictures.

Spade left SNL in 1996.

He has been part of an ensemble cast of two sitcoms: Just Shoot Me! (1997–2003) and Rules of Engagement (2007–2013).

The two were planning a third film together, but Farley died of a drug overdose in 1997 at the age of 33 and thus it was cancelled.

When Spade declined to attend Farley's funeral, rumors abounded that there had been a falling out between the two.

In animation, he voiced Ranger Frank in The Rugrats Movie (1998), Kuzco in The Emperor's New Groove (2000) and its direct-to-video sequel, Kronk's New Groove (2005), the red panda Aliur in Snowflake, the White Gorilla (2013) and Griffin the Invisible Man in the Hotel Transylvania film series (2012–2022).

He returned to host an episode in 1998 and another in 2005.

Additionally, he starred as C. J. Barnes in the sitcom 8 Simple Rules (2004–2005).

For his role in Just Shoot Me!, he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award and two Golden Globes.

Spade wrote in his 2015 memoir that he received an angry phone call from Murphy two days later at the SNL offices; the two did not reconcile until a chance meeting in 2011.

Spade hosted a late-night talk show Lights Out with David Spade, which premiered on July 29, 2019.

Spade's comedic style, in both his stand-up material and acting roles, relies heavily on sarcasm and self-deprecation.