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USA (1955 -). Actor y comediante norteamericano nacido el 2 de Junio de 1955 en Missoula, MT. Boyish, baby-faced comedian and mimic known for his dead-on (if slightly toothless) impersonations of such notables as George Bush, Ross Perot, James Stewart and Johnny Carson. Carvey began his career performing stand-up around the San Francisco Bay area until 1981, when he moved to LA to work as an actor. He began with small turns in HALLOWEEN II (1981) and THIS IS SPINAL TAP (1984), before joining the ensemble cast of Saturday Night Live (1986), where his unique brand of humor propelled him to stardom. It was at SNL that Carvey created several memorable characters that made their mark on the American vernacular, including Church Lady, a god-fearing, devil-accusing talk show host who coined the phrase Well, isn't that special? Another memorable character was Hans of the Austrian body-building team Hans and Franz, which gave America the phrase I Want to Pump (clap) You Up! SNL.
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