David Spade

**David Wayne Spade** (born July 22, 1964) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, and television personality, known for his roles as Dennis Finch in _Just Shoot Me!_, Marcus Higgins in _Grown Ups_, and Russell Dunbar in _Rules of Engagement_. He is also known as the voice of Kuzco in _The Emperor's New Groove_ and _Kronk's New Groove_.

Spade was born on August 22, 1964 in Birmingham, Michigan. Spade moved to Scottsdale, Arizona at age four. He studied at Arizona State University. Spade has a daughter named Harper. The mother is Jillian Grace, a Playboy Playmate.

## Movies

|scope="col"|Year|scope="col"|Title|scope="col"|Role|scope="col" class="unsortable"|Notes|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1987|_Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol_|Kyle||||||
|rowspan="2"|1992|_Light Sleeper_|Theological Cokehead|||||
|_Indiana Jones_|Captain Samuel Fuller|||||||
|1993|_Coneheads_|Eli Turnbull||||||
|1994|_Reality Bites_|The "Wienerschnitzel" Manager|Uncredited|||||
|1994|_PCU_|Rand McPherson||||||
|1995|_Tommy Boy_|Richard Hayden|MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Duo|||||
|1996|_Black Sheep_|Steven "Steve" Dodds||||||
|1996|_A Very Brady Sequel_|Sergio||||||
|rowspan="2"|1997|_8 Heads in a Duffel Bag_|Ernest "Ernie" Lipscomb|||||
|_Scream 2_|Hugh Daniels|||||||
|1998|_Senseless_|Scott Thorpe||||||
|1998|_The Rugrats Movie_|Ranger Franklin (voice)||||||
|1999|_Lost & Found_|Dylan Ramsey|Also writer|||||
|2000|_Loser_|Video Store Clerk|Uncredited cameo|||||
|2000|_The Emperor's New Groove_|Emperor Kuzco (voice)|Nominated – Kid's Choice Award|||||
|2001|_Joe Dirt_|Joseph "Joe" Dirt|Also writer|||||
|2003|_Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star_|Dickie Roberts|Also writer|||||
|2005|_Robots_|Rodney Copperbottom (voice)||||||
|2005|_Racing Stripes_|Scuzz (voice)||||||
|2005|_Lil' Pimp_|Principal Nixon (voice)||||||
|2005|_Kronk's New Groove_|Emperor Kuzco (voice)||||||
|2006|_Grandma's Boy_|Guyblow||||||
|2006|_The Benchwarmers_|Richie Goodman|Nominated – Teen Choice Award for Best Choice Chemistry|||||
|2007|_I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry_|Transvestite Groupie|Cameo|||||
|2007|_The Simpsons Movie_|Himself (voice)||||||
|2010|_Grown Ups_|Marcus Higgins||||||
|2011|_Jack & Jill_|Monica|Razzie Award for Worst Supporting Actress|||||
|2012|_Hotel Transylvania_|Griffin the Invisible Man (voice)||||||
|2013|_Jungle Master_|Boss Cain (voice)||||||
|2013|_Snowflake, the White Gorilla_|Jenga (voice)|English dub|||||
|2013|_Grown Ups 2_|Marcus Higgins||||||
|2015|_Space Breakout_|Xanor (voice)||||||
|2015|_Joe Dirt 2: Beautiful Loser_|Joseph "Joe" Dirt|Also writer and producer|||||
|2015|_I Am Chris Farley_|Himself|Documentary|||||
|2015|_Hotel Transylvania 2_|Griffin the Invisible Man (voice)||||||
|2015|_The Ridiculous 6_|General Custer||||||
|2016|_The Do-Over_|Charlie McMillian||||||
|2017|_Mad Families_|Johnny Jon-John|Also writer|||||
|2017|_Sandy Wexler_|Himself||||||
|2018|_Hotel Transylvania 3_|Griffin the Invisible Man (voice)||||||
|2018|_Father of the Year_|Wayne||||||

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: David Spade
- **image**: David Spade.jpg
- **caption**: Spade in 2008
- **birth name**: David Wayne Spade
- **birth place**: Birmingham, Michigan, United States, U.S.
- **nationality**: American
Canadian
Mexican
- **alma mater**: Arizona State University
- **height**: 170 cm
- **years active**: 1987–present
- **domestic partner**: Jillian Grace
- **children**: 1
- **parents**: Judith J. Spade
Wayne M. Spade
- **relatives**: Andy Spade (brother)
Kate Spade (sister-in-law)
- **website**: [http://www.davidspade.com/ DavidSpade.com]