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Drew has one son, Connor.
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Drew announced the end of his four-year engagement to Nicole Jaracz in January 2012.
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In 2011, Drew was inducted into the celebrity-wing section of the WWE Hall of Fame.
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Drew Carey lost 80 pounds in 2010 by September, and even lost his type-2 diabetes.
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In 2007, when he became the host of the game show Power of 10, he started living in New York City and Los Angeles part time.
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Drew threw out the first pitch of a Cleveland Indians game on August 13, 2006. The team was hosting a promotion that night, handing out Drew Carey bobbleheads to fans.
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Drew was slated to star in numerous videos for the Reason Foundation.
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Drew Carey is an active supporter of gun rights and medical marijuana legalization.
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Drew developed an interest and hobby in sports photography, specifically, soccer after the show he hosted, Whose Line Is It Anyway?ended in 2006.
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Drew Carey was chosen to host the 2002 White House Correspondents Dinner.
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In April 1986, Drew won a competition at the Cleveland Comedy Club. Following his performance, he began working as their regular emcee.
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Drew wrote comedy bits for morning radio DJ and childhood friend David Lawrence in 1986.
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In the 1980's, Drew saved money by taking on odd jobs and serving as a waiter at a local restaurant.
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Drew was expelled from Kent State University twice before he eventually dropped out during his junior year to pursue a stand-up comedy career.
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Drew become an avid board game player in college.
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Drew attended Rhodes High School in Cleveland, Ohio.
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In high school, Drew was a trumpet and coronet player in the marching band.
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After his father died, Drew spent most days after school as a kid entertaining himself with humor books and recordings of comedians and cartoons.
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Drew was the youngest of three brothers.
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He kept his signature stylebuzz-cut hair after his time in the Marine Corps Reserves.
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Drew battled depression as a young adult.
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In March 2008, Carey became the first US game show host to award a one million dollar cash prize on three separate game shows. The first occurred on Pepsi's Play for a Billion, which aired in September 2003. The second incident happened on the premiere episode of The Power of 10 in August 2007, while the third was won on a primetime episode of The Price is Right, March 2008.
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He received an honorary Ph.D. from Cleveland State University in 2000.
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He received a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Friday, 21 February 2003.
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He is a member of Delta Tau Delta International Fraternity.
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His hand was injured on the set of The Price is Right when his hand got jammed in one of the turntable walls.
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He competed in the World Wrestling Federation's 30-man "Royal Rumble" battle royal match on January 21, 2001.
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He filed $600,000 breach of contract suit against A&W restaurant chain when they refused to pay for commercials after an episode of his TV series featured competitor McDonalds on January 8, 1999.
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He played in his high school marching band.
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He is the host of the two biggest-money games in television history. In 2003, he hosted Pepsi Play for a Billion. In 2007, he became the host of Power of 10.
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He introduced the Cleveland Browns on their first game of the 1999 season.
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Drew is engaged to Nicole Jaracz, a recent graduate of culinary school. It will be the first marriage for both. They were engaged on October 9th, 2007, and they have not yet set a date for the wedding.
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In July 2007, it was revealed Drew would host The Price Is Right, taking over from Bob Barker who retired in June 2007.
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Drew will host a new game show for CBS in August 2007 called The Power Of 10.
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His favorite soccer team is the Glasgow Rangers.
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He had open heart surgery in 1997.
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Carey played on the World Poker Tour in the Hollywood Home games for The Cleveland Public Library charity.
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On May 2, 2000, in a celebrity edition of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, he selected the Ohio Library Foundation to receive his $500,000 winnings.
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Carey made a cameo appearance in the computer game The Sims, but only in the House Party expansion pack.
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Carey is a Cleveland Browns, Indians and US Soccer fan.
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He supports the Libertarian Party.
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He is a Republican.
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In 2005 he was doing improv. tours with other members of Whose Line is it Anyway? and other friends.
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Was the first celebrity to enter WWE's Pay-Per-View Royal Rumble. He eliminated himself when the seven footer Kane (Glen Jacobs) came out. This became one of WWE's greatest moments in sport's entertainment history.
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He likes "The Sims" series for PC.
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He is a member of Delta Tau Delta International Fraternity.
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His trade mark is "Buddy Holly" style glasses.
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Councilman Sean Brennan of Carey's hometown (Parma, Ohio) has commended Carey for placing Parma (a Cleveland suburb) on the world stage.
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On February 21, 2003, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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In both 2000 and 2001, Drew won the People's Choice Award for Favorite Male Television Performer for his work in The Drew Carey Show.
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Carey received an honorary Ph.D. degree from Cleveland State University in 2000.
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Drew's character on the Drew Carey show continues to wear glasses, even though in real life Drew had laser eye surgery to correct his vision and no longer needs glasses.
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The Crew Cut Drew has now came from his time as a marine reservist.
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Drew has the same birthday as Barbara Barrie.
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He is a season ticket holder for the Los Angeles Galaxy.
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Drew was born on the same day as Mitch Albom, a writer.
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Drew was ranked 84th on Comedy Central on the 100 Greatest Standups Of All Time.
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Drew is friends with Ryan Stiles, Wayne Brady and Colin Mochrie.
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Drew is related to Jim Carey, another comedian.
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Drew made Drew Carey's Green Screen Show.
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He makes about $750,000 per episode for The Drew Carey Show.
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He was a taxi passenger in Coneheads.
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Drew was roasted by the New York Friars' club in October 2002.
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Drew says he got into soccer playing FIFA and read Soccer for Dummies, so he could become a "true fan".
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Drew Carey is a fan of soccer.
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Drew considers the writings of Dr. Wayne W. Dyer a major influence in his life.
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Drew Carey is a wrestling fan.
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Drew Carey is 5' 10" in height.
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Drew Carey's name is mentioned in the song Ohio (Come Back To Texas) by Bowling For Soup.
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Drew is a self-professed "computer geek" because of his love of video games and the internet.
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Drew Carey was born at 7:00pm-EDT.
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Drew was Stan Horner in the 1995 movie, Freaky Friday.
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Drew voiced Crank in the movie, Robots.
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Drew was nominated for a Golden Satellite Award in 1998 for The Drew Carey Show. He won the award in 1999.
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Drew filed $600,000 breach of contract suit against A&W restaurant chain when they refused to pay for commercials after an episode of his TV series featured competitor McDonalds on January 8, 1999.
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He has done TV commercials for Chevy Venture, DIRECTV, Disney, and Frito-Lay.
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Drew has hosted HBO's Mr. Vegas All-Night Party in 1997, the 1997 CableACE awards, and the 1998 American Music Awards.
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Drew's first book, Dirty Jokes and Beer: Stories of the Unrefined, was published in 1997 and spent 3 months on the bestsellers list.
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Drew was in the US Marine Corps.
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He appears in "Weird Al" Yankovic's music video It's All About the Pentiums.
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Drew attended Kent State University.
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He says he was molested at age nine, but doesn't like to talk about the incident.
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His father died when Carey was 8, and has attempted suicide twice.