David Wayne Spade is an American comedian and actor. After several years as a stand-up comedian, Spade rose to prominence as a writer and cast member on the NBC sketch comedy series
Saturday Night Live from 1990 to 1996. Following his departure from
SNL, he began an acting career in both film and television, starring or co-starring in the films
Tommy Boy (1995),
Black Sheep (1996),
Senseless (1998),
Joe Dirt (2001),
Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star (2003),
The Benchwarmers (2006),
Grown Ups (2010) and its 2013 sequel,
The Ridiculous 6 (2015),
The Do-Over (2016), and
The Wrong Missy (2020).