Dana Thomas Carvey born June 2, is an American stand-up comedian, actor, podcaster, screenwriter and producer.
Carvey is best known for his seven seasons on Saturday Night Live , from to , which earned him five consecutive Primetime Emmy Award nominations.
He returned to the show during and immediately after the presidential election to impersonate outgoing US President Joe Biden as well as Trump advisor, businessman, and billionaire Elon Musk. Carvey was born in Missoula, Montana , the fourth of five with three older brothers and one younger sister [ 3 ] born to Billie Dahl, [ 4 ] [ 5 ] a schoolteacher, and William John Bud Carvey, [ 6 ] [ 7 ] [ 8 ] a high school business teacher. The character Garth Algar is loosely based on Brad.
Carvey was raised Lutheran. In , his family moved to Anderson, California , where his father got a teaching job. He appeared in the music video for the Greg Kihn song "Lucky" in He also appeared in the short-lived film-based action television series Blue Thunder. As a lifelong Douglas fan, Carvey threw in an affectionate impression of his mentor, while describing a hairy scene they did together on a moving train.
He ultimately withdrew his name from consideration after he was cast on Saturday Night Live. The job would go to Marc Summers. An important part of the show's revival was Carvey's breakout character, the Church Lady , the uptight, smug, and pious host of Church Chat. He became so associated with the character that later cast members such as Chris Farley referred to Carvey simply as "The Lady". The Church Lady's discontinuation was mentioned in a sketch which satirized the film Misery with host Roseanne Barr playing the role of Annie Wilkes.
