David Wayne Spade was born on July 22,1964 and is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, producer, and television host.
26 Facts About David Spade
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Spade hosted a late-night talk show Lights Out with David Spade, which premiered on July 29,2019.
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David Spade's parents divorced soon thereafter, and he and his brothers were raised for the most part by their mother, in relative poverty.
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David Spade attended Saguaro High School and later Scottsdale Community College before transferring to Arizona State University and dropping out shortly thereafter since he was making a decent living doing stand-up.
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David Spade was a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity.
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David Spade performed standup at the university's long-running sketch comedy show, Farce Side Comedy Hour, on numerous occasions.
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David Spade began performing stand-up comedy after dropping out of college.
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David Spade started as a writer and eventually moved up to cast member.
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David Spade did impressions of various celebrities, including Brad Pitt and Michael J Fox.
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David Spade wrote in his 2015 memoir that he received an angry phone call from Murphy two days later at the SNL offices; the two did not reconcile until a chance meeting in 2011.
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David Spade returned to host an episode in 1998 and another in 2005.
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David Spade starred with fellow Saturday Night Live cast member Chris Farley in two buddy comedy films, Tommy Boy and Black Sheep, both of which were distributed by Paramount Pictures.
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When David Spade declined to attend Farley's funeral, rumors abounded that there had been a falling out between the two.
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David Spade stated that their friendship had been under some tension, partly because of Farley's drug problem and reckless lifestyle, which David Spade admittedly could not keep up with.
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In 2000, David Spade provided the voice of Kuzco in Disney's buddy comedy film, The Emperor's New Groove and would later reprise the role in its direct-to-video sequel Kronk's New Groove.
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David Spade starred again in the 2003 film Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star, again co-written by David Spade and Wolf.
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David Spade hosted both the Teen Choice Awards and SpikeTV's Video Game Awards in 2003.
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David Spade voiced characters on several episodes of Beavis and Butt-Head and produced his own TV series Sammy in 2000.
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From 2002 to 2006, David Spade regularly appeared in commercials for Capital One where he played the employee of a fictional rival company whose policy toward honoring credit card rewards is "always no".
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In 2018, David Spade appeared in his first major dramatic role in the movie Warning Shot co-starring Bruce Dern and James Earl Jones, with David Spade playing the dangerous grandson of a powerful business tycoon.
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David Spade hosted the Comedy Central TV show The Showbiz Show with David Spade for three seasons, from September 2005 to October 2007.
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In 2014, David Spade had a guest role on an episode of ABC sitcom The Goldbergs.
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On September 5,2003, David Spade received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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David Spade subsequently received five years' probation, was ordered to stay at least 100 yards away from Spade and perform 480 hours of community service.
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In December 2005, David Spade donated $100,000 to the Phoenix Police Department to buy 300 firearms, including 50 AR-15 rifles for patrol officers.
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David Spade donated $200,000 for the Oklahoma tornado relief program on May 20,2013, $100,000 toward the ALS ice bucket challenge in 2014, and $100,000 to the National Alliance on Mental Illness in June 2018 after the suicide of his sister-in-law Kate David Spade, a fashion designer.