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Born in Birmingham, Michigan
July 22, 1964
was born in Birmingham, Michigan to Judith M., a writer and magazine editor, and Wayne M. Spade, a sales representative. His father moved the family to Scottsdale, Arizona, but abandoned them not long afterwards. His brothers are Bryan and Andy Spade; Andy Spade is the husband of designer Kate Spade and CEO of Kate Spade New York.
Spade's mother eventually remarried, but David's stepfather committed suicide in 1981 (David was 17 years old at the time). He was brighter than his second-grade classmates, and took advanced math and reading. "I was a somewhat bright child, which led to different sorts of problems. In second grade, I moved up to fourth grade math and reading. There was an option to skip a grade but I was so tiny and microscopic that my mom was, like, 'He has enough [expletive] now, let's not make his life totally terrible.' I stayed in my grade but alienated everyone by being, like, 'brainiac."
Spade graduated from Saguaro High School in 1982. He then went on to Arizona State University, where he had a brief attendance. He was a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity.[4] ASU has had a long-running sketch comedy show, Farce Side Comedy Hour, from 1985 to present. Spade performed standup for the show on numerous occasions. Before finding success as a comedian, Spade made money by working as a busboy, a valet parker, and a skateboard shop employee.
Saturday Night Live
January 1, 1990 - January 1, 2006
With the help of friend and fellow comedian Dennis Miller, he joined Saturday Night Live in 1990 as a regular cast member and writer. Here he made popular his well-known sarcastic, smart aleck character in a number of sketches, some of which include: a flight attendant who bids an unpleasant "Buh-Bye" to each passenger as they disembark; a receptionist for Dick Clark who, as a matter of policy, asks even the most recognizable face "And you are?"; and, most famously, the bitingly sarcastic Hollywood Minute reporter who assaults celebrities with a series of one-liners. Other characters include Christy Henderson from the Gap Girls, and Karl from the Karl's Video sketches. He has also done impressions of famous celebrities, such as Brad Pitt and Michael J. Fox. According to interviews with Spade, most of the material that he wrote early on was given to Dana Carvey to perform on the show. Due to his relatively low work rate, he was in danger of being fired as a performer, until the Hollywood Minute segment secured his position.
Though most of the cast left in 1995, Spade stayed on the following year to help in the transition with the new cast. He then quit in 1996, citing "burnout" as the reason. Said Spade, "When I leave, it will be to ease the pressure, not to be a movie star. You can't stay there forever--it kills you inside. It ages you in dog years. It's a tough place." He returned to host an episode in 1998 and another in 2005.
Tommy Boy
March 31, 1995
After seven years at Marquette University, hard-partying D-student Thomas R. "Tommy" Callahan III (Chris Farley) returns to his hometown, Sandusky, Ohio. There, his proud father, industrialist Tom Callahan Sr. (Brian Dennehy), gives him an executive job at the family's auto parts plant.
In addition to a job and an office, Tom Sr. reveals other surprises for his son: he is engaged to a woman he met at a fat farm, Beverly Barish-Burns (Bo Derek), and that Tommy will soon have a step-brother, Beverly's son Paul (Rob Lowe).
Black Sheep
Feburary 2, 1996
Black Sheep is a 1996 comedy film, directed by Penelope Spheeris (Wayne's World) and starring the comedy duo Chris Farley and David Spade. The film portrays a political contest in which the candidate deals with unwanted and incompetent help from his brother. Co-starring are Tim Matheson, Christine Ebersole, and Gary Busey. Chris Owen and Fred Wolf have cameo appearances, and Farley's real-life brothers Kevin Farley and John P. Farley appear as bouncers.
Just Shoot Me
January 1, 1997 - November 26, 2003
Although Spade received several offers to star in his own TV shows, he turned them down and joined the ensemble cast of Steven Levitan's office sitcom Just Shoot Me!, which ran for seven seasons from 1997 to 2003. He played to type as a sarcastic receptionist Dennis Finch, which earned him several Emmy and Golden Globe nominations.
Attacked by Stun Gun
November 29, 2000
Spade was attacked with a stun gun by his personal assistant, David "Skippy" Malloy, and was then robbed.
Joe Dirt
April 11, 2001
This episodic film revolves around white trash classic rock fan Joe Dirt (David Spade) in search of his lost family. Dirt, works as a janitor at a Los Angeles radio-station and lives in a boiler room. He is discovered by disc jockey Zander Kelly (Dennis Miller) and recounts his life-story on the air.
Reckless Jet-Skiing
July 1, 2001
Spade was charged by police in his home state of Arizona with reckless jet-skiing.
Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star
September 5, 2003
Dickie Roberts is a former child star who once starred on an eponymous TV sitcom and shot to fame with his catch phrase "This is Nuckin' Futs!" Since his heyday, he has been reduced to parking cars at Morton's and going on Celebrity Boxing, where he gets beaten up by a heavily-tattooed Emmanuel Lewis. From the public's point of view, Dickie is a walking joke or "the washed up actor freak".
Hollywood Walk of Fame Star
September 5, 2003
On September 5, 2003, Spade received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. His star is located at 7018 Hollywood Blvd.
8 Simple Rules
January 6, 2004 - April 15, 2005
In 2004, Spade joined the cast of 8 Simple Rules, following the untimely death of the sitcom's star, John Ritter.
The Showbiz Show with David Spade
September 17, 2005
Spade was recently the host of a new Comedy Central show, The Showbiz Show with David Spade, which began in September 2005. On the show, Spade makes fun of Hollywood and celebrities in a manner similar to his old "Hollywood Minute" segment on SNL. The Showbiz Show with David Spade was canceled in October 2007 after three seasons
Dating Heather Locklear
May 1, 2006 - August 6, 2006
Spade dated Heather Locklear for 5 months. It was reported that they had split in August of 2006.
David Spade and his girlfriend of five months, Heather Locklear, have ended their relationship, sources tell Us Weekly.
Spade’s rep would neither confirm or deny the breakup, but tells Us, "David and Heather have always been friends and will remain friends."
Though it was Spade’s decision to end the relationship, the couple’s constant fighting over the last several weeks made it obvious to both that it was over.
“They broke up simply because she became more and more of a b-tch as she became more comfortable with him, and was difficult in every way,” says the source, who says that Spade was wary that Locklear was simply rebounding from husband Richie Sambora, from whom she split in February.
Rules of Engagement
Feburary 3, 2007 - Now
Two couples and their single friend deal with the complications of dating, commitment and marriage. It looks at different relationships in various stages, starring Oliver Hudson and Bianca Kajlich as newly engaged sweethearts, Patrick Warburton and Megyn Price as a long-married couple and David Spade as their still-single friend. Featuring writers from the Emmy Award winning show, Everybody Loves Raymond.
Expecting Baby
January 16, 2008
In early 2008, Playboy Playmate Jillian Grace announced that she was pregnant with Spade's child. She is due to give birth on Labor Day. Spade has publicly announced that if he is indeed the father, he will take responsibility for the baby.
