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David Spade (born July 22, 1964) is an United
States|American actor, comedian and producer.
Spade was born in Birmingham, Michigan, the
youngest of Wayne Spade and Judy Todd's three
sons. He grew up in Scottsdale, Arizona and is the
brother of Andy Spade, CEO of Kate Spade and
brother-in-law of the famed designer Kate Spade.

He graduated with a degree in business from
Arizona State University in 1986 and is a member
of Sigma Alpha Epsilon.

Spade, encouraged by friends to pursue a career in
comedy, joined Saturday Night Live in 1990 as a
regular cast member and writer. Here he made
popular his well-known sarcastic, smart alec
fictional character|character in a number of
skits, some of which include: a flight attendant
who bids an unpleasant "Buh-Bye" to passengers as
they deplane; a receptionist for Dick Clark
(entertainer)|Dick Clark who, as a matter of
policy, asks even the most recognizable face "And
you are?"; and, most famously, the bitingly
sarcastic Hollywood Minute reporter who assaults
celebrities with a series of one-liner
joke|one-liners. This particular role won Spade
both acclaim from the public and scorn from
celebrities—perhaps most noticeably from
fellow Saturday Night Live alumnus Eddie Murphy
when Spade did a joke in which a photograph of
Murphy, whose career had started to falter, was
shown, and Spade quipped, "Look children, a
falling star... Quick, make a wish." He also
impersonated celebrities such as Michael J. Fox,
Kurt Cobain and Tom Petty. 

Though many of the cast left in 1995, Spade stayed
on the following year to help in the transition
with the new cast. He returned to host an episode
in 1997 and another in 2005.

Spade also has a reasonably successful movie
career highlighted by his work with fellow
Saturday Night Live cast member Chris Farley. His
more recent movies, such as Joe Dirt, while not
commercial successes, have gained a strong cult
film|cult following. In 1997 Spade reprised his
role as a sarcastic receptionist in the television
series Just Shoot Me.

He starred, among others, in:
*Police Academy 4 (1987)
*Light Sleeper (1992)
*Coneheads (1993)
*PCU (movie)|PCU (1994)
*Tommy Boy (1995)
*Black Sheep (movie)|Black Sheep (1996)
*The Loser (2000)
*The Emperor's New Groove (2000)
*Joe Dirt (2001)
*Dickie Roberts-Former Child Star (2003)

David has been a regular on television, appearing
in the casts of:
*Saturday Night Live (1990-1996, NBC)
*Just Shoot Me (1997-2003, NBC)
*8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter
(2003-2005, American Broadcasting Company|ABC)

He voiced several episodes of Beavis and
Butt-head, and produced his own TV series Sammy
(show)|Sammy in 2000.  Spade has also appeared in
recent commercials for Capital One.

==External links==
* http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005450/ IMDb
database entry
* http://www.davidspadeonline.com/ David Spade
Online