My first glimpse of Dana Carvey was on my basement bedroom 13" television in the wee hours of the night watching Saturday Night Live. He had me at "isn't that speeecial?" If you don't know the reference, you'll be bored from here on out.
Who can forget Garth Algar or his inspiring impersonations of George Bush (Sr.) and John Travolta? But probably my favorite was "Massive Head Wound Harry". click here if you're curious
Dana (we're on a first name basis) began his stint on SNL in 1986 and left in 1993 (single tear). After leaving SNL he only starred in 2 motion pictures: "Clean Slate" and "Master of Disguise", each mildly entertaining. He also attempted his own variety show which lasted only moments longer than Chevy Chase's and Martin Short's.
So what's he doing now? In June of this year he released an HBO stand-up special called Squatting Monkeys Tell No Lies (tell me something I don't know). To his credit, Dana is largely a family man. He's all but retreated from showbiz to give his kids a dad rather than just a famous millionaire. Good for him. I still miss him though.
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