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Dana Carvey, born on June 2, 1955, is an American actor renowned for his exceptional contributions to comedy. He is best known for his work on the sketch comedy show 'Saturday Night Live', where he created memorable characters and left a lasting impact on American comedy.

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“I have no regrets. I wanted to raise the kids and be a present father. When I developed a movie, I was gone for a year. That didn't really work for me. That isn't fair to make these life-forms and then disappear.”

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Author:Dana Carvey

“I used to sneak up to the 8th floor and watch Eddie Murphy and Joe Piscopo rehearsing 'Saturday Night Live' and could only wonder if I would ever have the chance to be funny. It took me five years to go up the two stories, but it is such a sense of fulfillment to be able to show what I can do on national television.”

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“A mom and dad found an S&M magazine under their 10-year-old son's bed, and the dad said, 'Well, we sure can't spank him.'”

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“I'm thirty years old, but I read at the thirty-four-year-old level.”

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“After years of begging, I got my parents to get me a little Craig tape recorder, a reel to reel. Then I started recording voices, or recording Jonathan Winters off television and stuff like that.”

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“Well, I loved variety in television, I loved sketch comedy. At 'Saturday Night Live,' I stayed almost seven years.”

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“I have a theory that if you're famous more years than you're not famous, then you get a little nutty.”

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Author:Dana Carvey

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Born: June 2, 1955
Known for: Actor
Quotes: 39

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