David Spade

David Wayne Spade (born July 22, 1964) is an American actor, stand-up comedian, writer, and television personality. He rose to fame in the 1990s as a cast member on Saturday Night Live, then began a successful acting career in both film and television. He also starred or co-starred in the films Tommy Boy, Black Sheep, Joe Dirt, Joe Dirt 2: Beautiful Loser, Grown Ups, and Grown Ups 2, among others.
He has been part of an ensemble cast of two long-running sitcoms: Just Shoot Me! (1997–2003) and Rules of Engagement (2007–2013). Additionally, he starred as C. J. Barnes in the sitcom 8 Simple Rules (2004–2005). In animation, he voiced Kuzco in the 2000 film The Emperor's New Groove and its direct-to-video sequel, Kronk's New Groove and the red panda Aliur in Snowflake, the White Gorilla.
His comedic style, in both his stand-up material and acting roles, relies heavily on sarcasm and self-deprecation.
==Early life==
Spade was born in Birmingham, Michigan to Judith J. (née Meek), a writer and magazine editor, and Wayne M. Spade, a sales representative. His brothers are Bryan and Andy Spade; Andy Spade is an entrepreneur who, together with his late wife Kate Spade, co-founded the designer brand Kate Spade New York.
Spade and his family moved to Scottsdale, Arizona, when David 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 where he eventually dropped out. 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-80s he also did "stand up" in the Monday night comedy show at Greasy Tony's Pizza in Tempe, Arizona.
==Career==
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 sarcastic "Hollywood Minute" reporter who puts celebrities down by means of 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. Due to his relatively low work rate, he was in danger of being fired as a performer, until the "Hollywood Minute" segment secured his position.
The most infamous moment of "Hollywood Minute" occurred in 1996 when a picture appeared on-screen of Eddie Murphy, himself a former Saturday Night Live cast member and Spade exclaimed, "Look, children, it's a falling star. Make a wish!", referring to Murphy's lack of box office success at the time, most recently with the film Vampire in Brooklyn. The crack led to audience boos and made Murphy angry at both Spade and SNL for several years afterward.
Though most of the cast left in 1995, Spade stayed the following year to help in the transition with the new cast. He then quit in 1996 citing "burnout" as the reason. Said Spade, "When I leave, it will be to ease the pressure, not to be a movie star. You can't stay there forever – it kills you inside. It ages you in dog years. It's a tough place." He returned to host an episode in 1998 and another in 2005.
Spade's film career was successful. He appeared with fellow Saturday Night Live cast member and friend Chris Farley in two buddy comedy films, Tommy Boy (1995) and Black Sheep (1996). The two were planning a third film together when Farley died of a drug overdose in 1997 at the age of 33. When Spade declined to attend Farley's funeral, rumors abounded that there was a falling out between the two. Spade admitted that their friendship had been under some tension partly because of Farley's drug problem, but stated that the reason he did not attend the funeral, had nothing to do with any of that, and was simply because he could not handle it emotionally.
Although he received several offers to star in his own TV shows, he turned them down and joined the ensemble cast of Steven Levitan's office sitcom Just Shoot Me!, opposite Laura San Giacomo and George Segal, which ran for seven seasons from 1997 to 2003. He played a sarcastic receptionist, Dennis Finch.
While appearing on Just Shoot Me, Spade had his first solo starring role as the title character in the 2001 film Joe Dirt, which was a modest box office success. The film was co-written by Spade and Fred Wolf.
Spade starred again in the 2003 film Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star, again co-written by Spade and Wolf. It was the first of many films in which Spade has appeared that were produced by another Saturday Night Live castmate, Adam Sandler. Most notable among these are the films Grown Ups (2010) and Grown Ups 2 (2013), both of which included Spade and Sandler among the lead roles, and both of which were major box office hits.
Spade hosted both the Teen Choice Awards and SpikeTV's Video Game Awards in 2003. He voiced characters on several episodes of Beavis and Butt-head and produced his own TV series Sammy in 2000. From 2002 to 2006, Spade regularly appeared in commercials for Capital One (with Nate Torrence) where he played the employee of a fictional rival company whose policy toward honoring credit card rewards (and just about everything else) is "always no." In 2004, he joined the cast of 8 Simple Rules, following the death of the sitcom's star, John Ritter, for the show's third and final season.
He hosted the Comedy Central TV show The Showbiz Show with David Spade for three seasons, from September 2005 to October 2007. On the show, Spade made fun of Hollywood and celebrities in a manner similar to his old "Hollywood Minute" segment on SNL.
Spade was one of the voice talents for the 2006 video game The Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning. He provided the voice of Spyro's dragonfly companion, Sparx.
From 2007 to 2013, Spade starred as Russell Dunbar in the ensemble CBS sitcom Rules of Engagement.
In 2010, he worked with TBS on a pilot for an animated series based on Joe Dirt, but it was eventually dropped.
In 2014, Spade had a guest role on an episode of ABC sitcom The Goldbergs (on which George Segal has a major role as "Pops", the protagonist's grandfather). The end credits featured an interaction between Pops and Spade's character.
==Awards and honors==
Spade received an Emmy nomination and two Golden Globe nominations for his role as Dennis Finch on Just Shoot Me!.
On September 5, 2003, Spade received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
==Personal life==
Spade has dated numerous actresses and celebrities, including Heather Locklear, Julie Bowen, Teri Hatcher, and Naya Rivera, with E! News calling him "a bachelor-era George Clooney of the comedy world". He and Playboy Playmate Jillian Grace have a daughter together.
In December 2005, Spade donated $100,000 to the police department of Phoenix, which provided firearms for the officers. Spade also donated $200,000 for the Oklahoma tornado relief program on May 20, 2013, $100,000 toward the ALS ice bucket challenge in 2014, and $100,000 to NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) in June 2018 after the suicide of his sister-in-law Kate Spade, a fashion designer.
Spade resides in Beverly Hills, California. In June 2017, his house was burglarized.
==Filmography==
===Film===
Year	Title 	Role 	Notes
1987	Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol	Kyle 	
1992	Light Sleeper 	Theological Cokehead 	
1993	Coneheads 	Eli Turnbull 	
1994	Reality Bites 	The "Wienerschnitzel" Manager 	Uncredited Cameo
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 	
1997	8 Heads in a Duffel Bag 	Ernest "Ernie" Lipscomb 	
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	Racing Stripes 	Scuzz (voice) 	
2005	Lil' Pimp 	Principal Nixon (voice) 	
2005	Kronk's New Groove 	Emperor Kuzco (voice) 	
2006	Grandma's Boy 	Shiloh 	
2006	The Benchwarmers 	Richie Goodman 	Nominated – Teen Choice Award for Best Choice Chemistry
2007	I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry 	Transvestite Groupie 	Cameo
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 	
===Television===
Year 	Title 	Role 	Notes
1988 	The Facts of Life 	Scott 	Episode: "Big Apple Blues"
1989 	Baywatch 	B. J. 	Episode: "Second Wave"
1990 	ALF 	Larry Slotkin 	Episode: "Make 'em Laugh"
1990 	Monsters 	Teddy 	Episode: "Small Blessings"
1990 	Born to Be Mild 	Stage Assistant 	UncreditedTelevision film
1990–1996 	Saturday Night Live 	Various roles 	70 episodes; also writerNominated – Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series(1990–1993)
1992, 1998	The Larry Sanders Show 	Himself 	2 episodes
1994 	Beavis and Butt-Head 	Mr. Manners / Mr. Candy / Ticket Attendant (voices)	3 episodes
1997–2003 	Just Shoot Me! 	Dennis Finch 	149 episodesNominated – Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series(1999)Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film(1999–2000)Nominated – American Comedy Award for Funniest Supporting Male Performer in a TV Series (1999)
1998 	Saturday Night Live 	Himself (host) 	Episode: "David Spade/Eagle-Eye Cherry"
1998 	David Spade: Take the Hit 	Himself 	Stand-up special
2000 	Sammy 	Sammy Blake / James Blake (voices) 	13 episodes
2002 	Greg the Bunny 	Himself 	Episode: "Welcome to Sweetknuckle Junction"
2003 	2003 Spike Video Game Awards 	Himself (host) 	Television special
2004 	Father of the Pride 	Tommy the Coyote (voice) 	Episode: "Road Trip"
2004–2005 	8 Simple Rules 	C. J. Barnes 	39 episodes
2005 	Saturday Night Live 	Himself (host) 	Episode: "David Spade/Eagle-Eye Cherry"
2005–2007 	The Showbiz Show with David Spade	Himself (host) 	39 episodes; also writer and executive producer
2007–2013 	Rules of Engagement 	Russell Dunbar 	100 episodesNominated – Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Actor: Comedy
2009 	Curb Your Enthusiasm 	Himself 	Episode: The Reunion
2011 	Entourage 	Himself 	Episode: "The Big Bang"
2012 	Hot in Cleveland 	Christopher 	Episode: "Blow Outs"
2014 	The Spoils of Babylon 	Talc Munson 	2 episodes
2014 	David Spade: My Fake Problems 	Himself 	Stand-up special
2014 	The Goldberg 	Gus 	Episode: "Love is a Mixtape"
2015 	Real Rob 	Himself 	Episode: "VIP Treatment"
2015–2017 	Fameless 	Himself 	7 episodes
2016 	Crowded 	Kyle 	Episode: "RearviewMirror"
2016 	Inside Amy Schumer 	Showrunner 	Episode: "Welcome to the Gun Show"
2016 	Roadies 	Harris DeSoto 	4 episodes
2016 	Comedy Central Roast of Rob Lowe 	Himself (Roast master) 	Television special
2017–2018 	Love 	Steven Hopkins 	4 episodes
2017 	Jimmy Kimmel Live! 	Himself/Guest Host 	1 episode
2017 	Lady Dynamite 	Himself 	Episode: "Kids Have to Dance"
2017 	The Mayor 	Ed Gunt 	Recurring role; 7 episodes
===Video games===
Year	Title 	Voice role
2000	The Emperor's New Groove 	Kuzco (archive footage)
2006	The Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning	Sparx
===Music videos===
Year	Title 	Performer
1993	"Buddy" 	Adam Sandler
2018	Gucci Flip Flops	Bhad Bhabie
==External links==
*Official website
*David Spade on IMDb
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