David Wayne Spade is an American actor, stand-up comedian, writer, and television personality who was best known for being a cast member on the NBC late-night sketch comedy and variety show Saturday Night Live from 1990 to 1996. Among other film roles, he is well known as the title character in the 2001 comedy Joe Dirt. He also voiced Griffin the Invisible Man in the Hotel Transylvania trilogy.
For Disney, he voiced Kuzco in the 2000 animated feature film, The Emperor's New Groove and its 2005 direct-to-video sequel, Kronk's New Groove, and played as C.J. Barnes on the ABC sitcom 8 Simple Rules from 2004 to 2005. He also played Ed Gunt in the ABC TV show The Mayor.
Disney Roles
C.J. Barnes
(8 Simple Rules)
(8 Simple Rules)
Gallery
David Spade behind the scenes of The Emperor's New Groove.
David Spade with partner Jillian Grace and their daughter Harper riding the Mad Tea Party in Disneyland in September 2011.
David Spade speaks onstage during the 2015 Spike TV's Guys Choice awards.
David Spade visiting The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon in May 2016.
David Spade attending the 6th biennial Stand Up to Cancer event in September 2018.
Trivia
- Spade was at one point considered for the role of Chicken Little in the 2005 film of the same name, along with Michael J. Fox and Matthew Broderick, before Zach Braff was chosen.[1]
References
- ↑ Hischak, Thomas S. (2011-09-15). Disney Voice Actors: A Biographical Dictionary (in en). McFarland. ISBN 9780786486946.