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Carvey costarred on One of the Boys in 1982, a
short-lived television Situation comedy|sitcom
that also starred Mickey Rooney, Nathan Lane, and
Meg Ryan. In 1984, Carvey had a small role in Rob
Reiner's This Is Spinal Tap film, where he played
a mime, with fellow comedian Billy Crystal. 

In 1986, Carvey became a household name when he
joined the cast of NBC's Saturday Night Live.
Carvey's SNL impressions and characters included
Johnny Carson, Garth Algar (from Wayne's World),
President George H. W. Bush, Ross Perot, The
Church Lady, Franz (from Hans and Franz),
President Jimmy Carter, Walter Mondale, John
McLaughlin (musician)|John McLaughlin, Charles
Grodin, and Woody Allen. Garth Algar is actually
an affectionate caricature of Dana's brother, Brad
Carvey, an accomplished electrical engineer who
invented the Video Toaster.  Carvey left the show
in 1993. 

In 1992, Carvey joined Mike Myers (actor)|Mike
Myers to bring their popular Wayne's World sketch
to the silver screen. A sequel was filmed and
released in 1993, entitled Wayne's World 2. 

In 1994, he starred in Clean Slate. 

In 1996, he reprised many of his SNL characters
for The Dana Carvey Show. 

In 1997, he underwent open-heart surgery for a
blocked artery. Unfortunately, the doctors
operated on the wrong artery. Carvey later sued
for medical malpractice and was awarded $7.5
million. Carvey has had to undergo a total of five
operations to correct his heart problems. 

In 2002, he returned to the silver screen in the
comedy, Master of Disguise.

== Filmography ==

*This is Spinal Tap - 1984 in film|1984
*Racing with the Moon - 1984 in film|1984
*Tough Guys - 1986 in film|1986
*Moving - 1988 in film|1988
*Opportunity Knocks - 1990 in film|1990
*Wayne's World - 1992 in film|1992
*Wayne's World 2 - 1993 in film|1993
*Clean Slate - 1994 in film|1994
*The Road to Wellville - 1994 in film|1994
*The Shot - 1996 in film|1996
*Little Nicky - 2000 in film|2000
*Master of Disguise - 2002 in film|2002