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Biography: David Spade made a name for himself as a stand-up comedian. He spent most of the '80s performing in clubs and college campuses. He joined the cast of Saturday Night Live in 1990 as a writer and a performer. On the show, he soon gained popularity for sketches such as "The Hollywood Minute" in which Spade would joke about some of Hollywood's biggest stars. Spade also impersonated celebrities ranging from Jeff Foxworthy to Tom Petty. He began his film career in the late '80s playing a small role in Police Academy 4. In the '90s, he began playing major supporting roles in such films as Coneheads (1993) and P.C.U. (1994). He and former SNL alumni Chris Farley shared top billing in two popular comedies Tommy Boy (1995)
and Black Sheep (1996). In 1997, Spade returned to series television in the sitcom Just Shoot Me. In 2001 he returned to the big screen with the film Joe Dirt.
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