Every Disney Hero Has a Voice
The Emperor’s New Groove
Emperor Kuzco
David Wayne Spade
July 22nd, 1964
David Wayne Spade (born July 22, 1964)
is an American actor, comedian, and television personality. He first became
famous in the 1990s as a cast member on Saturday Night Live, and from
1997 until 2003 when he starred as Dennis Finch on Just Shoot Me!. He
also starred as C.J. Barnes, along with Katey Sagal, James Garner and Kaley
Cuoco on 8 Simple Rules.
He currently stars as Russell Dunbar on the CBS sitcom Rules
of Engagement. He is also working with TBS on an animated series based on
his film Joe Dirt.
Early life
Spade was born in Birmingham, Michigan, the son of Judith
M, a writer and magazine editor, and Wayne M. Spade, a sales representative.
His brothers are Bryan and Andy Spade; Andy Spade is the husband of designer Kate
Spade and CEO of Kate Spade New York.
Spade attended Scottsdale Community College and briefly
went on to Arizona State University, where he was a member of the Sigma Alpha
Epsilon fraternity. Spade performed standup at the university's long-running
sketch comedy show, Farce Side Comedy Hour, on numerous occasions. In
the mid-80s he also did standup in the Monday night comedy show at Greasy
Tony's Pizza in Tempe, Arizona. Before finding success as a comedian, Spade
made money by working as a busboy, a valet parker, a skee ball championship
competitor and a shop employee.
Career
With the help of friend and fellow comedian Dennis Miller,
he joined Saturday Night Live in 1990 as a regular cast member and
writer. Here, he made popular his well-known sarcastic, smart aleck characters
in a number of sketches, some of which include: a flight attendant who bids a
perceived-as-unpleasant "Buh-Bye" to each passenger upon
disembarking; a receptionist for Dick Clark who, as a matter of policy, asks
people indiscriminately "And you are?"; and the sarcastic "Hollywood
Minute" reporter who communicates with celebrities by means of one-liners.
Other characters include Christy Henderson from the Gap Girls, and Karl from
the Karl's Video sketches. He has also done impressions of famous celebrities,
such as Brad Pitt and Michael J. Fox. According to interviews with Spade, most
of the material that he wrote early on was given to Dana Carvey to perform on
the show. Due to his relatively low work rate, he was in danger of being fired
as a performer, until the Hollywood Minute segment secured his position.
Though most of the cast left in 1995, Spade stayed on the
following year to help in the transition with the new cast. He then quit in
1996, citing "burnout" as the reason. Said Spade, "When I leave,
it will be to ease the pressure, not to be a movie star. You can't stay there
forever – it kills you inside. It ages you in dog years. It's a tough
place." He returned to host an episode in 1998 and another in 2005. He
recently also voiced a chihuahua in an animated short, written by Fred Wolf, in
2010.
Spade's attempt at a film career met with success. Movies
such as Joe Dirt and Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star were not
very successful critically, although both made back their budget and were well
received by the audience. (They were both written by Spade with Fred Wolf.) He
worked with fellow Saturday Night Live cast member and friend Chris
Farley in the movies Tommy Boy and Black Sheep. The two were
planning a third movie together when Farley died of a drug overdose at the age
of 33.
Although he received several offers to star in his own TV
shows, he turned them down and joined the ensemble cast of Steven Levitan's
office sitcom Just Shoot Me!, which ran for seven seasons from 1997 to
2003. He played to type as sarcastic receptionist Dennis Finch, which earned
him an Emmy nomination and two Golden Globe nominations.
Spade hosted both the Teen Choice Awards and SpikeTV's Video
Game Awards in 2003. He voiced characters on several episodes of Beavis and Butt-head,
and produced his own TV series Sammy in 2000. From 2002 to 2006, Spade
regularly 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 (and just about everything else) is "always no."
In 2004 he joined the cast of 8 Simple Rules, following the death of the
sitcom's star, John Ritter.
On
September 5, 2003, Spade received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. His
star is located at 7018 Hollywood Blvd. He was the host of the Comedy Central
show, The Showbiz Show with David Spade, which began in September 2005.
On the show, Spade made fun of Hollywood and celebrities in a manner similar to
his old "Hollywood Minute" segment on SNL. The Showbiz Show
with David Spade was canceled in October 2007 after three seasons.
Along with actors Elijah Wood and Gary Oldman, Spade is
one of the voice talents for The Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning, the
sixth installment of the platform game series Spyro the Dragon. He
provides the voice for Spyro's dragonfly companion, Sparx.
Currently, he stars as Russell Dunbar in the CBS comedy, Rules
of Engagement.
Personal life
Spade has one daughter with Playboy Playmate Jillian
Grace. Spade confirmed his paternity on September 3, 2008.
Spade is very sensitive to light. The combination of
bright lights on-set and working under sunlight while filming Black Sheep
caused permanent damage to his eyes. On his condition: "I have to wear a
hat even indoors and flashes in particular freak me out. I even have to make
them turn down the lights in the make-up trailers. I've become such a pain in
the butt with this light-sensitive thing, it's a wonder they don't just shoot
me!"
In December 2008, Spade donated $100,000 to the police
department in his hometown of Phoenix, Arizona, as part of a program designed
to provide patrol officers with rifles. Spade's contribution will buy 50 AR-15 semi-automatic
rifles for Phoenix police officers.
Filmography
Film
Film
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Year
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Title
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Role
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Notes/Award
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1987
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Police
Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol
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Kyle
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1992
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Light Sleeper
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Theological
Cokehead
|
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1993
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Coneheads
|
Eli Turnbull
|
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1994
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Reality Bites
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The
"Wienerschnitzel" Manager
|
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1994
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PCU
|
Rand McPherson
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1995
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Tommy Boy
|
Richard Hayden
|
MTV Movie Award for
Best On-Screen Duo
|
1996
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Black Sheep
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Steven
"Steve" Dodds
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1996
|
A Very Brady Sequel
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Sergio
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1996
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Beavis and
Butt-Head Do America
|
Voice
|
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1997
|
8 Heads in a
Duffel Bag
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Ernest
"Ernie" Lipscomb
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1998
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Senseless
|
Scott Thorpe
|
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1998
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The
Rugrats Movie
|
Ranger Frank
"Franklin"
|
voice role
|
1998
|
Jerome
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Executive
Producer
|
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1999
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Lost &
Found
|
Dylan Ramsey
|
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2000
|
Loser
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The Video Store
Clerk
|
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2000
|
The Emperor's New Groove
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Emperor Kuzco /
Llama Kuzco (voice)
|
Nominated - Kid's
Choice Award
|
2001
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Joe Dirt
|
Joseph
"Joe" Dirt
|
|
2003
|
Dickie
Roberts: Former Child Star
|
Dickie Roberts
|
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2005
|
Racing
Stripes
|
Scuzz
|
voice role
|
2005
|
Lil' Pimp
|
Principal Nixon
|
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2005
|
Kronk's New
Groove
|
Emperor Kuzco
|
voice role
|
2006
|
Grandma's Boy
|
Shilo
|
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2006
|
The
Benchwarmers
|
Richie Goodman
|
Nominated - Teen
Choice Award for Best Choice Chemistry
|
2010
|
Grown Ups
|
Marcus Higgins
|
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2011
|
Jack &
Jill
|
Monica
|
Razzie Award for
Worst Supporting Actress
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2012
|
Hotel
Transylvania
|
Griffin the
Invisible Man
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voice role
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2013
|
Grown Ups 2
|
Marcus Higgins
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Filming
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Television
Year
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Title
|
Role
|
Other notes
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1988
|
The
Facts of Life
|
Scott
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Season 9,
Episode 22: "Big Apple Blues"
|
1989
|
Baywatch
|
B.J.
|
Season 1,
Episode 3: "Second Wave"
|
1990
|
ALF
|
Larry Slotkin
|
Season 4,
Episode 14: "Make 'em Laugh"
|
1990
|
Monsters
|
Teddy
|
Season 3,
Episode 7: "Small Blessings"
|
1990
|
Born to Be
Mild
|
Stage Assistant
|
uncredited;
cameo
|
1990
|
Saturday
Night Live
|
Various
|
writer and cast
member from 1990–1996
Emmy Awards (nominated-3) Hosted episodes in 1998 and 2005. |
1992
|
The Larry Sanders Show
|
Himself
|
Season 1, Episode
2: "The Promise"
|
1994
|
Beavis and
Butt-Head
|
Mr. Manners/Mr.
Candy/Ticket Attendant
|
voice role;
uncredited; cast member from 1994–1997
|
1997–2003
|
Just Shoot
Me!
|
Dennis Finch
|
American Comedy
Awards (nominated-1)
Emmy Awards (nominated-1) Golden Globe Awards (nominated-2) TV Land Awards (nominated-1) |
1998
|
David Spade:
Take the Hit
|
Himself
|
Stand up comedy
special
|
2000
|
Sammy
|
Sammy
Blake/James Blake
|
voice role;
canceled after 2 episodes
|
2002
|
Greg The
Bunny
|
Himself
|
cameo
|
2004
|
Father of the
Pride
|
Tommy the Coyote
|
voice role
|
2004
|
8 Simple
Rules
|
C.J. Barnes
|
cast member from
2003–2005
|
2005
|
The Showbiz Show with David Spade
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Himself
|
|
2007–present
|
Rules of
Engagement
|
Russell Dunbar
|
Teen Choice
Awards (nominated-1)
|
2012
|
Hot in
Cleveland
|
Christopher
|
Episode 3.24:
"Blow Outs"
|
Music videos
Year
|
Title
|
Performer
|
Notes
|
1993
|
"Buddy"
|
Adam Sandler
|
Video games
Year
|
Title
|
Character
|
Notes
|
2006
|
The Legend of
Spyro: A New Beginning
|
Sparx
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