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Drew Alison Carey (born May 23, 1958 in Cleveland,
Ohio, United States|USA) is an actor and comedian
famous for his black-rimmed glasses. A former
United States Marine Corps|United States Marine
reservist, he adopted his trademark crew cut
during his time in the service.

After a period spent performing stand-up comedy
and supporting roles on a number of television
shows, he was given his own Situation
comedy|sitcom on American Broadcasting
Company|ABC, The Drew Carey Show (1995-2004), in
which he played the assistant director of
personnel at a department store in Cleveland,
Ohio. Carey also hosts the United States version
of the improvisational theatre|improvisational
comedy show, Whose Line Is It Anyway?

In 1997, Carey published his autobiography,
entitled Dirty Jokes and Beer: Stories of the
Unrefined, where he shared memories of his early
childhood, how his father died when Drew was eight
years old, his claim that he was once sexually
molested, his bouts with clinical
depression|depression, his failed attempts at
suicide, his college fraternity years while
attending Kent State University, and his
professional career up to that time.

In 2000, he received an honorary Ph.D. degree from
Cleveland State University.

Carey was the first star to ever enter the World
Wrestling Entertainment|World Wrestling
Federation's 30-man "Royal Rumble" battle royal
match in 2001; he then eliminated himself when
Kane came out. Drew Carey is also unique in
Hollywood because he is not a liberal or a
conservative but is in fact a libertarian and has
expressed support for the Libertarian Party.  The
The Drew Carey Show often supported a libertarian
critique of political correctness, government
regulations, racism and sexism and anti-gay bias
with Carey's cross-dressing brother, an ongoing
storyline line that was criticial of the Boy
Scouts of America exclusionary policy against gay
men, and supportive of gay marriage.

For The WB Television Network|The WB's 2004 in
television|2004-2005 in television|2005 prime time
schedule, Carey co-produced and starred in the
short-lived  Drew Carey's Green Screen Show, a
spin-off of Whose Line Is It Anyway.

Carey is also known for being a devoted Cleveland
Browns and Cleveland Indians|Indians fan.  When he
promoted The Drew Carey Show in 1995, at the same
time the Indians were making a miraculous run at
the World Series, he poked fun at the rest of
baseball by saying, "Finally, it's your team that
sucks!"

==External links==
* tvtome person|id=1504|name=Drew Carey
* CNN:
http://edition.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/9804/01/drew.carey/
Drew Carey leads 'smoke-in' to protest ban