History Creator / DanaCarvey

* Garth Algar of "Wayne's World": a nerdy metalhead. (It should be noted Carvey based his portrayal of Garth [[WriteWhoYouKnow off his own brother]] [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brad_Carvey Brad Carvey]], one of the co-creators of the UsefulNotes/{{Amiga}}-based VFX machine Video Toaster; correspondingly, Garth wears a T-shirt with a Video Toaster test card on it during ''Wayne's World 2''.)

Carvey ultimately joined ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' during its second GoldenAge (1986-1993)[[note]]after Lorne Michaels returned and his plans on making celebrities of his new "Not Ready For Primetime" cast (the 1985-1986 season) fell through and nearly got the show cancelled, resulting in the cast overhaul that would bring the show back from the dead[[/note]]. Carvey's characters on ''SNL'' included the Church Lady ("Isn't that special?"), Garth of ''Film/WaynesWorld'', President George H. W. Bush ("Wouldn't be prudent"), and numerous other celebrity impersonations. (Fun fact: the same day he was invited to join ''SNL'', he got another offer, to host ''Series/DoubleDare1986''!)

* UsefulNotes/GeorgeHWBush: Carvey's CloudCuckoolander was a sort of TropeCodifier for other impersonators.

Dana Thomas Carvey (born June 3, 1955 in Missoula, Montana) is a stand-up comedian and comedy actor.

* ''The Dana Carvey Show'': TheEponymousShow. The show also had [[TropeCoTropeOfTheWeek a different sponsor each week with their name forced in]] as an homage to the shows of old e.g. ''The Taco Bell Dana Carvey Show''.

Dana Carvey was with ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' during its second GoldenAge (1986-1993) after Lorne Michaels returned and his plans on making celebrities of his new "Not Ready For Primetime" cast (the 1985-1986 season) fell through and nearly got the show cancelled, resulting in the cast overhaul that would bring the show back from the dead. Carvey's characters on ''SNL'' included the Church Lady ("Isn't that special?"), Garth of ''Film/WaynesWorld'', President George H. W. Bush ("Wouldn't be prudent"), and numerous other celebrity impersonations.

Dana Carvey was with ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' during its second GoldenAge (1986-1993) after Lorne Michaels returned and his plans on making celebrities of his new "Not Ready For Primetime" cast (the 1985-1986 season) fell through and nearly got the show cancelled, resulting in the cast overhaul that would bring the show back from the dead. Carvey's recurring characters include: Ching Change (a Chinese laundry worker), The Church Lady (a Bible thumping old woman who hosts a public access show called ''Church Chat'' where she shames public figures who have sinned), Derek Stevens (a musician who had a hit singing "Choppin' Broccoli"), Garth Algar (from ''Wayne's World''), Grumpy Old Man (a Weekend Update commentator who complains about modern conveniences), Hans (the German bodybuilder and co-host of ''Pumping Up with Hans and Franz''), and Lyle Billup (a CampStraight man who is often MistakenForGay). Carvey's notable celebrity impressions include: George H.W. Bush (whose impression is more well-known than the actual man) ''and'' his VP, Dan Quayle (making it the first time one cast member played both a U.S. President and a Vice President simultaneously. Darrell Hammond from the mid-to-late 1990s cast would play both Bill Clinton and Al Gore, as well as be one of the cast members to play George W. Bush after Will Ferrell left the show and Dick Cheney); fellow cast member at the time Creator/DennisMiller (in Weekend Update point-counterpoints where [[CelebrityParadox the real Dennis Miller debates himself]] over current events), Robin Leach, Paul [=McCartney=], Jimmy Stewart, Keith Richards, George Michael, John [=McLaughlin=] (from ''The [=McLaughlin=] Group''), Jacques Cousteau, and Johnny Carson. A full list of Carvey's celebrity impressions and recurring characters can be found [[http://snlarchives.net/Cast/?DaCa here]].

* UsefulNotes/GeorgeHWBush: Carvey's CloudCuckoolander was a sort of TropeCodifier for other impersonators. This also ended up being a big case of the ImpersonationParadox.

* Garth Algar of "Wayne's World": a nerdy metalhead.

Dana Carvey was with ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' during its second GoldenAge (1986-1993) after Lorne Michaels returned and his plans on making celebrities of his new "Not Ready For Primetime" cast (the 1985-1986 season) fell through and nearly got the show cancelled, resulting in the cast overhaul that would bring the show back from the dead. Carvey's recurring characters include: Ching Change (a Chinese laundry worker), The Church Lady (a Bible thumping old woman who hosts a public access show called ''Church Chat'' where she shames public figures who have sinned), Derek Stevens (a musician who had a hit singing "Choppin' Broccoli"), Garth Algar (from ''Wayne's World''), Grumpy Old Man (a Weekend Update commentator who complains about modern conveniences), Hans (the German bodybuilder and co-host of ''Pumping Up with Hans and Franz''), and Lyle Billup (a CampStraight man who is often MistakenForGay). Carvey's notable celebrity impressions include: George H.W. Bush (whose impression is more well-known than the actual man) ''and'' his VP, Dan Quayle (making it the only time one cast member played both a U.S. President and a Vice President simultaneously); fellow cast member at the time Creator/DennisMiller (in Weekend Update point-counterpoints where [[CelebrityParadox the real Dennis Miller debates himself]] over current events), Robin Leach, Paul [=McCartney=], Jimmy Stewart, Keith Richards, George Michael, John [=McLaughlin=] (from ''The [=McLaughlin=] Group''), Jacques Cousteau, and Johnny Carson. A full list of Carvey's celebrity impressions and recurring characters can be found [[http://snlarchives.net/Cast/?DaCa here]].

Dana Carvey was with ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' during its second GoldenAge (1986-1993) after Lorne Michaels returned and his plans on making celebrities of his new "Not Ready For Primetime" cast (the 1985-1986 season) fell through and nearly got the show cancelled, resulting in the cast overhaul that would bring the show back from the dead. Carvey's characters on ''SNL'' included the Church Lady ("Isn't that special?"), Garth of ''Film/WaynesWorld'', President George H. W. Bush ("Wouldn't be prudent"), and numerous other celebrity impersonations.

Dana Thomas Carvey (born June 3, 1955) is a stand-up comedian and comedy actor.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheSecretLifeOfPets'' as Pops, the resident BadassGrandpa [[GrumpyOldMan Grumpy Old Dog]]

'''Dana Thomas Carvey''' (born June 3, 1955) is a stand-up comedian and comedy actor.