What is Dana Carvey?
{{Infobox comedian | image = Dana Carvey at the Governor's Ball following the 41st Annual Emmy Awards cropped.jpg | caption = Carvey in September 1989 | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1955|6|2}} | birth_place = [[Missoula, Montana]], U.S. | birth_name = Dana Thomas Carvey | medium = [[Stand-up comedy|Stand-up]], [[movie]]s, [[television]] | nationality = American | alma_mater = [[San Francisco State University]] | active = 1978–present | genre = [[Improvisational comedy|Improvisational]], [[Observational comedy|observational]], [[character comedy]], [[satire]] | spouse = {{marriage|Leah Carvey|1979|1980|reason=divorced}}<br>{{marriage|Paula Zwagerman|1983}} | children = 2 | website = }} '''Dana Thomas Carvey''' (born June 2, 1955) is an [[Americans|American]] stand-up comedian and actor. He is best known for his work as a cast member on ''[[Saturday Night Live]]''. He is also known for playing the role of Garth Algar in the ''[[Wayne's World|Wayne's World movies series]]''. Carvey was born on June 2, 1955 in [[Missoula, Montana|Missoula]], [[Montana]].<ref name=carvey2>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/39/Dana-Carvey.html|title=Dana Carvey Biography (1955-)| publisher=FilmReference.com|access-date=September 3, 2011}}</ref> He studied at [[College of San Mateo]] and at the [[University of San Francisco]]. Carvey was married to Leah Carvey from 1979 until they divorced in 1980. He married Paula Zwagerman in 1983. They have two sons. Carvey is widely considered as one of the best comedians of all time by his colleagues, but he is surprisingly overlooked by mainstream media. Carvey is also known for his lead role in [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Master_of_Disguise The Master of Disguise] which was reportedly considered “the worst comedy film of all time;” however, the movie grossed approximately $26 million at the box office. ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== {{Commonscat-inline|Dana Carvey}} *{{IMDb name|1022}} *[http://danacarvey.net/biography.html Dana Carvey fansite