Dana Carvey

Known for: Acting

Born: 1955-06-02 (age 71)

From: Missoula, Montana, USA

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).

Filmography (88)

MOVIE
Playing POTUS
2026
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.8
Lorne
2026
as Self
MOVIE
Downey Wrote That
2025
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.7
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025
as Self
TV★ 8.0
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
2025
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.0
The White House Effect
2024
as Self (archive footage)
TV★ 5.5
Mulligan
2023
as Sentator Cartwright LaMarr (voice)
TV★ 5.5
Reunited Apart
2020
as Self
TV★ 5.6
Lights Out with David Spade
2019
as Self - Panelist
MOVIE★ 6.9
The Secret Life of Pets 2
2019
as Pops (voice)
MOVIE★ 7.9
Too Funny to Fail: The Life & Death of The Dana Carvey Show
2017
as Self
TV★ 5.6
The Gong Show
2017
as Self - Judge
MOVIE★ 5.5
Sandy Wexler
2017
as Testimonial
MOVIE★ 6.9
Becoming Bond
2017
as Johnny Carson
MOVIE★ 6.3
Dana Carvey: Straight White Male, 60
2016
as Himself
MOVIE★ 6.3
The Secret Life of Pets
2016
as Pops (voice)
TV
First Impressions
2016
as Himself - Expert-In-Residence
MOVIE
The Comedy Club
2016
as Self
TV★ 7.1
Great Minds with Dan Harmon
2016
as John F. Kennedy
TV★ 6.0
Bajillion Dollar Propertie$
2016
as Prince Borislav
MOVIE★ 6.8
Hotel Transylvania 2
2015
as Dana (voice)
TV★ 6.1
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.5
41 on 41
2015
as Self
TV★ 5.1
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.0
3 Still Standing
2014
TV★ 5.8
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self - Guest
TV★ 8.7
Rick and Morty
2013
as Leonard Smith (voice)
TV★ 5.3
@midnight with Chris Hardwick
2013
as Self
TV★ 6.8
The Birthday Boys
2013
TV★ 8.0
Norm Macdonald Live
2013
as Self
TV★ 7.1
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
2012
as Self
MOVIE★ 4.4
Jack and Jill
2011
as Scraggly Puppeteer
TV★ 7.2
Conan
2010
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.1
Presidential Reunion
2010
as George H.W. Bush
TV★ 3.3
The Jay Leno Show
2009
as Self
TV★ 7.2
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
2009
as Self - Guest
MOVIE★ 6.3
Dana Carvey: Squatting Monkeys Tell No Lies
2008
as Himself
MOVIE
Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation
2007
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.7
Earth to America
2005
as Self
TV★ 4.8
The Reichen Show
2005
as Self
MOVIE★ 8.0
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
2005
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.6
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley
2003
as Various (archive footage) (uncredited)
TV★ 5.6
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
TV★ 6.1
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003
as Self
TV★ 5.3
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self
MOVIE★ 4.0
The Master of Disguise
2002
as Pistachio Disguisey
MOVIE★ 10.0
Adam Sandler Goes to Hell
2001
as Self
TV★ 7.6
The Fairly OddParents
2001
as Schnozmo (voice)
MOVIE★ 5.8
Little Nicky
2000
as Referee
MOVIE★ 5.6
Saturday Night Live: Christmas
1999
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 7.0
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dana Carvey
1999
as Massive Headwoound Harry
MOVIE★ 6.9
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
1999
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.7
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman
1998
as Self / H. Ross Perot / Various Characters
MOVIE★ 4.5
Saturday Night Live: A Tribute to Chris Farley
1998
as Self
TV★ 4.3
The View
1997
as Self
TV★ 6.6
Just Shoot Me!
1997
as Milos
TV★ 4.1
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
as Self - Guest
TV★ 6.1
The Dana Carvey Show
1996
as Various Characters
MOVIE★ 10.0
The Shot
1996
as Dana Carvey
MOVIE★ 6.8
Dana Carvey: Critics' Choice
1995
as Himself
MOVIE
The 100 Funniest Moments of the 20th Century: The Unexpected
1995
as George H. W. Bush
MOVIE★ 7.7
Fire on the Track: The Steve Prefontaine Story
1995
as Himself
MOVIE★ 5.6
Trapped in Paradise
1994
as Alvin Firpo
MOVIE★ 7.6
Nirvana: Live! Tonight! Sold Out!!
1994
MOVIE★ 5.6
The Road to Wellville
1994
as George Kellogg
MOVIE★ 5.8
Clean Slate
1994
as Maurice L. Pogue
MOVIE★ 6.1
Wayne's World 2
1993
as Garth Algar
TV★ 7.3
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
TV★ 6.4
Late Show with David Letterman
1993
as Self
MOVIE
The 15th Annual Young Comedians Show
1992
TV★ 7.7
The Larry Sanders Show
1992
as Dana Carvey
TV★ 5.4
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
MOVIE★ 6.7
Wayne's World
1992
as Garth Algar
MOVIE
Saturday Night Live: Halloween Special
1991
as Garth Algar
MOVIE★ 5.7
Opportunity Knocks
1990
as Eddie
MOVIE★ 9.0
Cranium Command
1989
as Right Ventricle (voice)
MOVIE★ 7.8
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
1989
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.5
Moving
1988
as Brad Williams
MOVIE★ 8.0
Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel
1988
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.0
Tough Guys
1986
as Richie Evans
TV★ 7.9
MTV Video Music Awards
1984
as Self - Host
MOVIE★ 3.5
Young Lust: A Soap Opera
1984
as Dwayne Bimster
MOVIE★ 6.3
Racing with the Moon
1984
as Baby Face
MOVIE★ 7.4
This Is Spinal Tap
1984
as Mime Waiter
TV★ 6.9
Blue Thunder
1984
as Clinton Wonderlove
TV★ 5.5
One of the Boys
1982
as Adam Shields
MOVIE★ 6.6
Halloween II
1981
as Assistant
TV★ 6.9
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Various Characters