Drew Carey

Drew Allison Carey[1][2] (born May 23, 1958) is an American actor, comedian, and game show host. After serving in the U.S. Marine Corps and making a name for himself in stand-up comedy, he gained stardom in his own sitcom, The Drew Carey Show, and as host of the U.S. 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. He has hosted the game show The Price Is Right since October 15, 2007 on CBS.
Carey is interested in a variety of sports and has worked as a photographer at U.S. National Team soccer games. He is a minority owner of the Major League Soccer team Seattle Sounders FC, which won the MLS Cup, first in 2016 and again in 2019. He briefly participated in professional wrestling, most notably entering the 2001 Royal Rumble, and was inducted into the WWE Hall of Famein 2011.
Carey's autobiography, Dirty Jokes and Beer: Stories of the Unrefined, details his early life and television career.
He voiced Crank Casey in Robots.
== Early life and education ==
Carey was born on May 23, 1958.[3] He is the youngest of Lewis and Beulah Carey's three sons (Neil, 1946-2010 and Roger, born 1952)[4] and was raised in the Old Brooklyn neighborhood of Cleveland, Ohio.[5] When Drew was eight years old, his father died from a heart attack.[6][7] Drew played the cornet and trumpet in the marching band of James Ford Rhodes High School, from which he graduated in 1975.[8]
He continued on to college at Kent State University (KSU) and was a part of Delta Tau Delta Fraternity. He was expelled twice for poor academic performance. He left KSU after three years. Upon leaving the university, Carey enlisted into the United States Marine Corps Reserve in 1980 and served for six years as a field radio operator in the 25th Marine Regiment in Ohio.[5] He moved to Las Vegas for a few months in 1983, and for a short time worked as a bank teller and a waiter at Denny's.[5][7]
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