Drew Carey Wikipedia. Drew Allison Carey1 born May 2. American actor, comedian, sports executive, and game show host. After serving in the U. S. Marine Corps and making a name for himself in stand up comedy, Carey eventually gained popularity starring in his own sitcom, The Drew Carey Show, and serving as host of the U. DeQU3l-JSg/0.jpg' alt='Watch Coneheads Online' title='Watch Coneheads Online' />Directed by Steve Barron. With Dan Aykroyd, Jane Curtin, Robert Knott, Jonathan Penner. Aliens with conical crania crashland on Earth. Steve Barron, Director The Durrells. Steve Barron started in films as a camera assistant on epic productions such as Richard Donners Superman, Richard. S. version of the improv comedy show Whose Line Is It Anyway, both of which aired on ABC. Carey has appeared in several films, television series, music videos, a made for television film, and a computer game. He has hosted the game show. The Price Is Right since 2. CBS. He is interested in a variety of sports, has worked as a photographer at U. S. National Team soccer games, and is a minority owner of the Major League Soccer team Seattle Sounders FC. Carey has written an autobiography, Dirty Jokes and Beer Stories of the Unrefined, detailing his early life and television career. Early lifeeditCarey is the youngest of Lewis and Beulah Careys three sons and raised in the Old Brooklyn neighborhood of Cleveland, Ohio. When Drew was eight years old, his father died from a brain tumor. He played the cornet and trumpet in the marching band of James Ford Rhodes High School, from which he graduated in 1. He continued on to college at Kent State University KSU and was expelled twice for poor academic performance. He left KSU after three years. After leaving the university, Carey enlisted into the United States Marine Corps Reserve in 1. He moved to Las Vegas for a few months in 1. Play Sims 2 Seasons Free Online. Watch Coneheads Online' title='Watch Coneheads Online' />Dennys. Stand up careereditIn 1. David Lawrence a disc jockey friend who had been paying Drew to write jokes for Davids radio show in Cleveland to go to the library and borrow books on how to write jokes. The following year, after winning an open microphone contest, he became Master of Ceremonies at the Cleveland Comedy Club. He performed at comedy clubs over the next few years in Cleveland and Los Angeles. He first came to the national eye as a comedian when he competed in the 1. Star Search. 8 Carey was working as a stand up comedian when he appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson in November 1. His performance that night impressed Carson, who invited Carey to the couch next to his desk this was considered a rare honor for any comedian. In that same year, Carey joined the 1. Annual Young Comedians Special on HBO and made his first appearance on Late Night with David Letterman. In 1. 99. 4, Carey wrote his own stand up comedy special, Drew Carey Human Cartoon, which aired on Showtime and won a Cable. ACE Award for Best Writing. Acting careereditEarly roleseditHis early stand up career led to supporting roles on television shows, during which he developed the character of a hapless middle class bachelor. In 1. 99. 3, Carey had a small role in the film Coneheads as a taxi passenger. In 1. 99. 4, Carey co starred with John Caponera in The Good Life, a short lived sitcom on NBC. After the show was cancelled, Bruce Helford, a writer on the show, hired Carey as a consultant for the television show Someone Like Me. The Drew Carey ShoweditAfter their stint on Someone Like Me, Carey and Helford developed and produced the storyline for The Drew Carey Show. The sitcom revolved around a fictionalized version of Carey, as he took on the stresses of life and work with his group of childhood friends. The show premiered on September 1. ABC. In his autobiography, Carey revealed his frustration with having to deal with censors and being unable to employ the off color humor common in his stand up routines. Carey initially earned 6. By the final season, he was earning 7. The show had high ratings for its first few seasons, but declining ratings and increasing production costs around 3 million per episode precipitated its cancellation. The program had a total of 2. Carey was one of four actors to appear in every episode. The show starred in order of episode appearances Carey, Diedrich Bader, Kathy Kinney, Ryan Stiles all in every episode Craig Ferguson starring role in seasons 28 and guest appearances in 9 Christa Miller seasons 17 and Ian Gomez semi regular from seasons 19 and John Carroll Lynch semi regular from seasons 39. Improv televisioneditWhile still starring in The Drew Carey Show, Carey began hosting the American version of the improvisational comedy show Whose Line Is It Anyway He would announce the improv guests, direct the games, and then would usually involve himself in the final game of the episode. The show ran for a total of 2. In 1. 99. 8, the New York Friars Club made Carey the newest inductee of the groups Comedy Central Roast. His friend Ryan Stiles who costarred in The Drew Carey Show and Whose Line Is It Anyway served as the roastmaster. Careys income from Whose Line Is It Anyway The Drew Carey Show led to his inclusion on the Forbes list of highest paid entertainers of 1. For the WBs 2. 00. Carey co produced and starred in Drew Careys Green Screen Show, a spin off of Whose Line Is It Anyway2. It was canceled by the WB, but picked up shortly afterward by Comedy Central. The shows premise relied on the use of a green screen for all of the actors improv interactions. Animation on the screen was inserted during post production. In April 2. 01. 1, Carey began hosting a primetime improv show, called Drew Careys Improv A Ganza. It was filmed at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada, and first aired on April 1. The show took on the premise of Whose Line Drew Careys Green Screen Show in that it features many of the same performers from both shows and did improv based on audience provided suggestions. Improv All StarseditCarey was one of the founders of the Improv All Stars, a group of eleven actors who perform in unscripted skits. The group joined Carey in all three of his improv shows, Whose Line Is It Anyway, Drew Careys Green Screen Show, and Drew Careys Improv A Ganza, and some members had major roles or guest starred on The Drew Carey Show. The Improv All Stars travel on comedy tours, performing at comedy clubs throughout the United States. Game show hosteditPower of 1. Beginning in 2. 00. Carey began hosting game shows, beginning with his April selection as host of the CBS game show pilot Power of 1. The show ran from August 7, 2. April 7, 2. 00. 8 and aired twice weekly during the late summer and early fall. Each game featured contestants predicting how a cross section of Americans responded to questions covering a wide variety of topics in polls conducted by CBS. The Price Is RighteditAfter taping the pilot episode for Power of 1. Carey was contacted by CBS about replacing Bob Barkerwho had earlier announced his own retirementas host of The Price Is Right. After initially turning down the offer, Carey announced on Late Show with David Letterman that he would succeed Barker as host of the program beginning in the fall of 2. His first episode of The Price Is Right was taped on August 1. October 1. 5. In response to replacing Barker as host of the game show, Carey stated You cant replace Bob Barker. I dont compare myself to anybody. Its only about what youre doing and supposed to do, and I feel like Im supposed to be doing this. When Carey began hosting, the set, theme music, and show logo were updated. Watch Bedazzled Online.