Kevin Nealon is an American stand-up comedian and actor.
21 Facts About Kevin Nealon
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Kevin Nealon is of Irish descent and was raised Catholic.
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Kevin Nealon graduated from St Joseph High School in Trumbull, Connecticut, in 1971 and earned a bachelor's degree in marketing from Sacred Heart University.
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Kevin Nealon then took night courses at Fairfield University, where he played quarterback on the football team.
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Kevin Nealon played guitar in bands during high school and gravitated to comedy in college.
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Kevin Nealon had been doing stand-up for six years when he made his network television debut on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson in 1984.
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Kevin Nealon later became a regular there and on Late Night with David Letterman.
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Kevin Nealon stayed on SNL for one more season and left in 1995, after a then-record nine seasons.
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Kevin Nealon has a part in many of Adam Sandler's Happy Madison films, including Grandma's Boy, You Don't Mess with the Zohan, and Father of the Year, and made a cameo appearance in the 2008 film Get Smart.
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The most popular episode was titled "The New Writer" when he starts hanging around the office so much that Hank is worried Kevin Nealon is trying to steal his job.
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In 1994, Kevin Nealon hosted the 13-part series Amazing America on the Discovery Channel.
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Kevin Nealon appeared as a patient in a mental institution on the first season of Monk.
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Kevin Nealon played Dr Mark Crest in "Deja Vu", an episode of The Outer Limits television show.
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From 2005 to 2012, Kevin Nealon had an ongoing supporting role as Doug Wilson on the show Weeds on Showtime.
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Kevin Nealon hosted several years of World's Funniest Commercials specials on TBS in the 2000s.
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Kevin Nealon produces and edits the entire show by himself, recording simply using a selfie stick and a camera drone.
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Kevin Nealon is a fixture on the European melodic rock scene, and in 2019 he used his fame to organize a benefit for close friend and ailing rocker Tony Mills.
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On February 22,2006, Kevin Nealon contributed an opinion article to The New York Times about having his phone tapped and his police records searched by Hollywood private investigator Anthony Pellicano, who was later convicted of crimes including racketeering and illegal wiretapping.
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Kevin Nealon is a fixture on the European melodic rock scene both as a fan, and as a benefactor; in 2019 he used his fame to organize a benefit for close friend and ailing rocker Tony Mills.
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On May 15,2022, Kevin Nealon was awarded a Doctorate of Humane Letters, Honoris Causa, by his alma mater, Sacred Heart University.
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Kevin Nealon served as the convocation speaker for the graduating class of 2022.