Line #30 Creator/DavidSpade


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2	[[caption-width-right:350:''[[WesternAnimation/TheEmperorsNewGroove "BOOM, baby!"]]'']]
3	->''"It's just a campy blast. I just want to do as little as I can and make it good, and try not to sell out. I'm sure I will, but I'm just trying to postpone it."''
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5	[[WesternAnimation/TheEmperorsNewGroove "Don't tell me. We're about to]] [[JustforFun/DescribeTopicHere describe David Spade."]] [[Creator/JohnGoodman "Yep."]] [[MemeticMutation "Tropes at the bottom?" "Most likely."]] [[BringIt "...bring it on."]]
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7	David Wayne Spade (born July 22, 1964 in Birmingham, Michigan) is an American comedian, actor, and screenwriter who was famous for starring on ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' from 1990 to 1996, and starring on sitcoms like ''Series/JustShootMe'', ''Series/EightSimpleRules'' (after Creator/JohnRitter died), and ''Series/RulesOfEngagement''.
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9	He was part of the "Bad Boys of SNL" in the early 90s, along with Creator/AdamSandler, Creator/ChrisFarley, Creator/ChrisRock, and Creator/RobSchneider.
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11	Some of his ''SNL'' characters included a rude flight attendant who'd tell departing passengers "Buh-Bye" ("Total Bastard Airlines"), a receptionist for Dick Clark who would ask people "And you ''are''?" (even going as far as to give Jesus Christ [played by Creator/PhilHartman] the same treatment), one of the Gap Girls with Sandler and Farley, and Karl from the "Karl's Videos" sketches. Some of his celebrity impressions on the show included Creator/BradPitt (with whom he actually went to elementary school), Kato Kaelin, Music/KurtCobain, Creator/DenisLeary, Creator/JeffFoxworthy, Creator/OwenWilson, and Creator/MichaelJFox.
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13	He also did the "Hollywood Minute" sketch as part of Weekend Update, in which he'd make {{Take That}}s to Hollywood stars, including a notorious one to Creator/EddieMurphy in 1995 ("Look, children! It's a falling star! Make a wish!") which famously pissed Murphy off enough that he vowed never to return to ''SNL'' (at least until the 40th anniversary special in 2015 before finally hosting in 2019).
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15	He was close with Creator/ChrisFarley, frequently doing sketches together, and starring together in ''Film/TommyBoy'' and ''Film/BlackSheep1996''. After Farley's sudden death in 1997, Spade notably did not attend his funeral, saying "[[TearJerker I just couldn't have gone into a room where Chris was in a box]]."
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17	He also appeared in a series of Capital One credit card commercials as a phone operator who would answer "No" to everything. And voiced [[SarcasticDevotee Sparx]] in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfSpyroANewBeginning'' (but just that one, as he was [[TheOtherDarrin recast]] ''twice'' with Creator/BillyWest and Creator/WayneBrady)
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19	His sister-in-law was the late fashion designer Kate Spade.
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21	!!Selected filmography of David Spade:
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23	* ''Film/LightSleeper'' (1992)
24	* ''Film/{{Coneheads}}'' (1993)
25	* ''Film/{{PCU}}'' (1994)
26	* ''Film/TommyBoy'' (1995)
27	* ''Film/{{Black Sheep\|1996}}'' (1996)
28	* ''Film/{{Senseless}}'' (1998)
29	* ''Film/{{Lost and Found\|1999}}'' (1999)
30	* ''WesternAnimation/TheEmperorsNewGroove'' (2000, voice)
31	** ''WesternAnimation/KronksNewGroove'' (2005)
32	* ''Film/JoeDirt'' (2001)
33	* ''Film/DickieRobertsFormerChildStar'' (2003)
34	* ''Film/RacingStripes'' (2005, voice)
35	* ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfSpyroANewBeginning'' (2005, voice[[note]]he was subsequently [[TheOtherDarrin replaced as Sparx]] by Creator/BillyWest and [[Series/LetsMakeADeal Wayne Brady]] for the next two ''LoS'' games[[/note]])
36	* ''Film/TheBenchwarmers'' (2006)
37	* ''Film/GrownUps'' (2010)
38	** ''Grown Ups 2'' (2013
39	* ''WesternAnimation/HotelTransylvania'' (2012, voice)
40	** ''WesternAnimation/HotelTransylvania2'' (2015)
41	** ''WesternAnimation/HotelTransylvania3SummerVacation'' (2018)
42	** ''WesternAnimation/HotelTransylvaniaTransformania'' (2022)
43	* ''Film/TheDoOver'' (2016)
44	* ''The Wrong Missy'' (2020)
45	* ''Series/HomeMovieThePrincessBride'' (2020)
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47	!!Tropes applying to David Spade:
48	* CallingTheOldManOut: In one of his standup routines, he reveals that his dad constantly talks about how he had sex with his mother... when she was 19. He later proceeds to call his dad out on it.
49	* DeadpanSnarker: Has a tendency to play these.
50	* FatAndSkinny: Skinny to Farley's Fat.
51	* OlderThanTheyLook: He could easily pass for a teenager during his ''SNL'' days and still manages to look relatively young despite being in his late 50s.
52	* PlayingAgainstType: His starring role in ''The Wrong Missy'' is decidedly different from his usual persona; he's not sarcastic or surly at all and is more the StraightMan reacting to Missy's craziness.
53	* SunglassesAtNight: Has said in interviews that he has eye problems that make seeing in certain levels of light painful, so he is often seen wearing shades indoors and at night.
54	* TrueCompanions: He was this with Creator/ChrisFarley whom he frequently tried to help with his addictions. Farley's premature death devastated Spade so much he couldn't even bear to attend his funeral. Spade's declining to attend Farley's funeral led to speculation that the two had a falling out prior to Farley's death. Spade admitted that he could not keep up with Farley's drug problems and reckless lifestyle, but denied that there was ever any ill will between them.

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