Acting

Dana Carvey

Born: 1955-06-02
Birthplace: Missoula, Montana, USA

Biography

Dana Thomas Carvey (born June 2, 1955) is an American actor and stand-up comedian, best known for his work as a cast member on Saturday Night Live from 1986 to 1993 and for playing the role of Garth in Wayne's World (1992) and Wayne's World (1993). Carvey is also known for his film roles in comedies such as Moving (1988), Opportunity Knocks (1990), Trapped in Paradise (1994), and The Master of Disguise (2002).

Known For

Filmography

90 titles · Newest first · Cast and crew credits

Lorne

2026 · Movie

Self · Self (Uncredited)

Miller Night Football

2026 · Movie

Self

Playing POTUS

2026 · Movie

Self

Downey Wrote That

2025 · Movie

Self

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

2025 · Movie

Self

SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night

2025 · TV Show

Self

The White House Effect

2024 · Movie

Self (archive footage)

Mulligan

2023 · TV Show

Sentator Cartwright LaMarr (voice)

Reunited Apart

2020 · TV Show

Self

Lights Out with David Spade

2019 · TV Show

Self - Panelist · Cocaine Expert

The Secret Life of Pets 2

2019 · Movie

Pops (voice)

Becoming Bond

2017 · Movie

Johnny Carson

Sandy Wexler

2017 · Movie

Testimonial

The Gong Show

2017 · TV Show

Self - Judge

Too Funny to Fail: The Life & Death of The Dana Carvey Show

2017 · Movie

Self

Bajillion Dollar Propertie$

2016 · TV Show

Prince Borislav

Dana Carvey: Straight White Male, 60

2016 · Movie

Himself · Writer · Executive Producer

First Impressions

2016 · TV Show

Himself - Expert-In-Residence

Great Minds with Dan Harmon

2016 · TV Show

John F. Kennedy

The Comedy Club

2016 · Movie

Self

The Secret Life of Pets

2016 · Movie

Pops (voice)

41 on 41

2015 · Movie

Self

Hotel Transylvania 2

2015 · Movie

Dana (voice)

The Late Late Show with James Corden

2015 · TV Show

Self

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015 · TV Show

Self

3 Still Standing

2014 · Movie

Cast

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014 · TV Show

Self - Guest

@midnight with Chris Hardwick

2013 · TV Show

Self

Norm Macdonald Live

2013 · TV Show

Self

Rick and Morty

2013 · TV Show

Leonard Smith (voice)

The Birthday Boys

2013 · TV Show

Cast

Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee

2012 · TV Show

Self

Jack and Jill

2011 · Movie

Scraggly Puppeteer

Conan

2010 · TV Show

Self

Presidential Reunion

2010 · Movie

George H.W. Bush

The Jay Leno Show

2009 · TV Show

Self

The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien

2009 · TV Show

Self - Guest

Dana Carvey: Squatting Monkeys Tell No Lies

2008 · Movie

Himself · Writer · Executive Producer

Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation

2007 · Movie

Self

Earth to America

2005 · Movie

Self

Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found

2005 · Movie

Self

The Reichen Show

2005 · TV Show

Self

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003 · TV Show

Self · Self - Guest

Real Time with Bill Maher

2003 · TV Show

Self

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley

2003 · Movie

Various (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

2003 · TV Show

Self

The Master of Disguise

2002 · Movie

Pistachio Disguisey · Writer

Adam Sandler Goes to Hell

2001 · Movie

Self

The Fairly OddParents

2001 · TV Show

Schnozmo (voice)

Little Nicky

2000 · Movie

Referee

TV Funhouse

2000 · TV Show

Creator

Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special

1999 · Movie

Self

Saturday Night Live: Christmas

1999 · Movie

Self (archive footage)

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dana Carvey

1999 · Movie

Massive Headwoound Harry

Saturday Night Live: A Tribute to Chris Farley

1998 · Movie

Self

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman

1998 · Movie

Self / H. Ross Perot / Various Characters

Just Shoot Me!

1997 · TV Show

Milos

The View

1997 · TV Show

Self

The Dana Carvey Show

1996 · TV Show

Various Characters

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

1996 · TV Show

Self - Guest

The Shot

1996 · Movie

Dana Carvey

Dana Carvey: Critics' Choice

1995 · Movie

Himself · Writer

Fire on the Track: The Steve Prefontaine Story

1995 · Movie

Himself

The 100 Funniest Moments of the 20th Century: The Unexpected

1995 · Movie

George H. W. Bush

Clean Slate

1994 · Movie

Maurice L. Pogue

Nirvana: Live! Tonight! Sold Out!!

1994 · Movie

Cast

The Road to Wellville

1994 · Movie

George Kellogg

Trapped in Paradise

1994 · Movie

Alvin Firpo

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

1993 · TV Show

Self - Guest

Late Show with David Letterman

1993 · TV Show

Self

Wayne's World 2

1993 · Movie

Garth Algar

The 15th Annual Young Comedians Show

1992 · Movie

Cast

The Larry Sanders Show

1992 · TV Show

Dana Carvey

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

1992 · TV Show

Cast

Wayne's World

1992 · Movie

Garth Algar

Saturday Night Live: Halloween Special

1991 · Movie

Garth Algar

Opportunity Knocks

1990 · Movie

Eddie

Cranium Command

1989 · Movie

Right Ventricle (voice)

Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary

1989 · Movie

Self

Moving

1988 · Movie

Brad Williams

Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel

1988 · Movie

Self

Tough Guys

1986 · Movie

Richie Evans

Blue Thunder

1984 · TV Show

Clinton Wonderlove

MTV Video Music Awards

1984 · TV Show

Self - Host

Racing with the Moon

1984 · Movie

Baby Face

This Is Spinal Tap

1984 · Movie

Mime Waiter

Young Lust: A Soap Opera

1984 · Movie

Dwayne Bimster

One of the Boys

1982 · TV Show

Adam Shields

Halloween II

1981 · Movie

Assistant

Saturday Night Live

1975 · TV Show

Self - Various Characters · Self - Host · Self - Cameo (uncredited) · Self / Church Lady (archive footage) · Self - Various Characters (uncredited) · Hans (uncredited) · George Bush (uncredited) · Hippie (voice)