| NET WORTH: | $62 Million |
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| Source of Wealth: | actor, comedian, TV personality, writer |
| Born: | July 22, 1964 |
| Spouse: | Single |
| Children: | One (Harper Spade) |
| Birth Name: | David Wayne Spade |
| Height: | 5 ft. 5 in. (1.65m) |
“No matter what your circumstances are you can always have a good sense of humor to help put a smile on your face and those around you. Having a good sense of humor and the ability to make yourself and other people feel good is powerful.” - David Spade
Awards
Spade received nominations only, including one in the Emmy Awards and 2 in the Golden Awards. He also acquired a badge on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2003.
Early Life
David Wayne Spade was born on July 22, 1964 in Birmingham, Michigan. He attended Saguaro High School and Scottsdale Community College. He transferred to Arizona State University and earned his business degree in 1986. In college, he used to perform stand-up comedy at the University's Farce Side Comedy Hour.
Spade made his acting debut in 1987 for the movie Police Academy 4. His big break came when he became part of the TV show Saturday Night Live (SNL) in 1990 as writer and cast until 1996. He earned different recognition for his contribution for SNL. He is also part of the long-running sitcom Just Shoot Me, which runs from 1997-2003. The show revolves around the staff of the fictional magazine Blush.
He then played as Russell Dunbar in the sitcom Rules of Engagement, which ran from 2007-2013. Dunbar is a narcissistic and womanizer single friend of Jeff Bingham (Patrick Warburton). The show focuses on how the characters deal with the issues on dating, marriage, and commitment.
Movies
In 1995, he starred as Richard in the comedy film Tommy Boy with SNL co-star Chris Farley. The movie focuses on the journey of Richard (an accountant) and Tommy Boy (Farley) to save the latter's family auto-parts business. They also starred in Black Sheep in 1996. He earned commendable wealth from these films.
Spade co-starred with Adam Sandler, Kevin James, and Rob Schnider for the 2010 film Grown Ups. He played the role of Marcus Higgins, a man who is a slacker and is sexaully juvenile. The film focuses on the challenges faced by childhood friends who are already grown ups. Spade reappeared in the movie sequel Grown Ups 2 released in 2013. The films earned $1620 million and $597.5 million gross income, respectively.
After his success in Grown Ups, he starred in another box office hit comedy film Jack and Jill in 2011. The movie earned a gross income of $741.5 million. He gave his voice to Griffin in Hotel Transylvania 2 in 2015, which led him to earn millions. Griffin is an invisible man who wears eyeglasses. He is a friend of Dracula and is one of the guests in Hotel Transylvania for the 118th birthday party of Mavis. He is funny and plays drums in the band. The movie gained 1697 million in the box office.
The Benchwarmers (598.4 million), Tommy Boy (326.7 million), and Black Sheep (324.1 million) are his other top grossing films.
Relationships
Spade is single but he has an 11-year-old daughter named Harper Spade. He shares custody with his ex-girlfriend Jillian Grace, a former Playboy bunny. Grace gave birth to Harper in 2008, shortly after their split.
He’s been romantically linked to different actresses and models throughout his career. Naya Rivera is an American actress and singer whom he dated in 2017. Nicolette Sheridan is an English-American actress, writer, and producer. They’ve dated for a year from 2008-2009. He dated American actresses Heather Locklear and Julie Bowen in 2006 and 2002-2003, respectively. He’s been with Lara Fynn Boyle, an American actress and producer, in 1998 until 1999.
