David Spade

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Recent Role:
Himself on TMZ on TV
Gender:
Male
Born:
7-22-1964
Birthplace:
Birmingham, Michigan (USA)
Birth Name:
David Wayne Spade
Spade is the youngest of Wayne Spade and Judy Todd's three sons. He grew up in Scottsdale, Arizona. His brothers are Bryan Spade and Andy Spade, CEO of Kate Spade New York. David is the brother-in-law of famed designer Kate Spade.

Wayne Spade abandoned his family when David was six. Judy Todd eventually remarried, but David's stepfather committed suicide in 1980 (David was 15 years old at the time).

David Spade went to Saguaro High School, graduating in 1982. In April of 2006, The Sabercat, the school's paper launched a story on alumni of the school, including a



More small section on Spade.

He graduated with a degree in business from Arizona State University in 1986 and is a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. Other famous SAE alumni include former President William McKinley, golfer Bobby Jones, actor Fred Savage, and recording artist Nick Lachey.

Spade, encouraged by friends to pursue a career in comedy, joined Saturday Night Live in 1990 as a regular cast member and writer. Here he made popular his well-known sarcastic, smart aleck character in a number of skits, some of which include: a flight attendant who bids an unpleasant "Buh-Bye" to each passenger as they deplane; a receptionist for Dick Clark who, as a matter of policy, asks even the most recognizable face "And you are?"; and, most famously, the bitingly sarcastic Hollywood Minute reporter who assaults celebrities with a series of one-liners. This particular role won Spade both acclaim from the public and scorn from celebrities—perhaps most noticeably from fellow Saturday Night Live alumnus Eddie Murphy when Spade did a joke in which a photograph of Murphy, whose career had started to falter, was shown, and Spade quipped, "Look children, a falling star... Quick, make a wish." In a Spade in America sketch he received a tattoo of Calvin from Calvin and Hobbes from Sean Penn. He also impersonated celebrities such as Michael J. Fox, Kurt Cobain and Tom Petty.

Though many of the cast left in 1995, Spade stayed on the following year to help in the transition with the new cast. He returned to host an episode in 1998 and another in 2005.

Spade also has a reasonably successful movie career highlighted by his work with fellow Saturday Night Live cast member Chris Farley. His more recent movies, such as Joe Dirt, have not been commercial successes. In 1997, Spade reprised his role as a sarcastic receptionist in the television series Just Shoot Me.

He voiced characters on several episodes of Beavis and Butt-head, and produced his own TV series Sammy in 2000. Spade has also appeared in recent commercials for Capital One, with Nate Torrence where he plays the employee of a fictional rival company whose policy toward honoring credit card rewards is "always no." In 2004, he joined the cast of 8 Simple Rules, following the untimely death of the sitcom's star, John Ritter.

On Friday, September 5, 2003, at 11:30 a.m., Spade received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. His star is located at 7018 Hollywood Blvd.

He is currently the host of a new Comedy Central show, The Showbiz Show with David Spade, which began in September 2005. On the show, Spade makes fun of Hollywood and celebrities in a manner similar to his old "Hollywood Minute" segment on SNL.

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    8.9 Great
    Definatly underrated; David Spade is a fantastic actor! hide show

    David Spade is a great actor! He should have been a bigger star and is definatly underrated. Anyways, some of the things that I like about David Spade is:

    1) David Spade has great comedic timing and can make something that doesn't seem that funny, funny! His voice and the way he can use it is just spectacular! And his facial expressions can be priceless!
    2) Cartooning voicing is not for everyone. David Spade did a wonderful in the emperors new grove. When i had sen TENG, i didn't know David Spade at the time, but i remember thinking he was great. When i find out he played a role on 8 simple rules, i was thrilled! He also does a great job as C.J. on 8 simple rules.

    Overall, David spade is a great actor!

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    8 Great
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    I think he is a good actor, and I really enjoy his acting in various movies. Some movies are very good, but some others seem just not enough for hia quality. I think that it kind of depends what kind of movie he is acting in, but overall I think that he is a good actor, and I really like his style.

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    David is an American actor. He may be best known for CJ off of 8 Simple Rules and Dennis Finch of Just Shoot Me. hide show

    David Spade was born in Birmingham, Michigan on July 22nd, 1965. David Spade graduated a year early (being 17) from Saguaro High School in 1982. He then went on to Arizona State University, where he earned a degree in business (1986). He hosted both the Teen Choice Awards and SpikeTV's Video Game Awards in 2003. He stared in different shows on TV including Just Shoot Me, 8 Simple Rules and his new talk show The Showbiz Show with David Spade. He voiced characters on several episodes of Beavis and Butt-head, and produced his own TV series Sammy in 2000. Spade has also appeared in commercials for Capital One, with Nate Torrence where he plays the employee of a fictional rival company whose policy toward honoring credit card rewards is "always no." Overall this guy is totally underrated.

    So what makes him okay at his job. He shows up and does his job. Even though he may not be one of the best, he still does play funny roles and sometimes boring roles. Most people just underrate him and doesn't end up doing the best for casting.

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    10 Perfect
    He should be way more famous and highly regarded then he is. I have loved all his performances. It is simply incredible that he has endured all the pain he has and is still so successful. hide show

    He is probably best known for his work on the popular eight year long sitcom "Just Shoot Me!". I personally didn't like most of the sketches on "Saturday Night Live" I only liked the "Hollywood Minute". I love his new show "The Showbiz Show With David Spade" because it is just like the "Hollywood Minute" except longer with funnier jokes. I love knowing that he writes all the jokes himself instead of just reading them off a teleprompter. To me his best movies were "Tommy Boy" and "Dickie Roberts Former Child Star". However his other movies were good as well. Be sure to check out some of his work!

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    9 Superb
    defenatly one of the best actors. hide show

    I think he is funny and talented. I like all the shows he was in. I think is very talented. I think his a great actor. Everyone in my family like him alot. I think he does get alot of shows but then again I think he deserves it. I like David Spade now and will always like him in the future.

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