David Spade

David Spade

Known for
Acting
Born
July 22, 1964 (age 62)
Birthplace
Birmingham, Michigan, USA

Biography

David Wayne Spade (born July 22, 1964) is an American actor, comedian and television personality who first became famous in the 1990s as a cast member on Saturday Night Live, and from 1997 until 2003 starred as Dennis Finch on Just Shoot Me!. He also starred as C.J. Barnes, along with Katey Sagal, James Garner and Kaley Cuoco on 8 Simple Rules. He currently stars as Russell Dunbar on the CBS sitcom Rules of Engagement. He is also working with TBS on an animated series based on his film Joe Dirt.

Known For

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Filmography

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Grown Ups 3 poster

Grown Ups 3

Movie · as Marcus Higgins

2026
Outcome poster

Outcome

Movie · as Buddy, Buddy Gomorrah

2026
Busboys poster

Busboys

Movie · as Markie

2026
Norm: The Tale of Norm Macdonald poster

Norm: The Tale of Norm Macdonald

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2025
David Spade: Dandelion poster

David Spade: Dandelion

Movie · as Self

2025
Downey Wrote That poster

Downey Wrote That

Movie · as Self

2025
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert poster

SNL50: The Homecoming Concert

Movie · as Self

2025
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night poster

SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2023
Once Upon a Studio poster

Once Upon a Studio

Movie · as Kuzco (voice) (archive sound)

2023
Snake Oil poster

Snake Oil

TV · as Self - Host · 10 eps

2022
David Spade: Nothing Personal poster

David Spade: Nothing Personal

Movie · as Self

2022
Norm Macdonald: Nothing Special poster

Norm Macdonald: Nothing Special

Movie · as Self

2022
Hotel Transylvania: Transformania poster

Hotel Transylvania: Transformania

Movie · as Griffin (voice)

2021
Fate: The Winx Saga - The Afterparty poster

Fate: The Winx Saga - The Afterparty

Movie · as Self - Host

2021
Ginny & Georgia - The Afterparty poster

Ginny & Georgia - The Afterparty

Movie · as Self - Host

2021
Shadow and Bone - The Afterparty poster

Shadow and Bone - The Afterparty

Movie · as Self - Host

2021
The Circle - The Afterparty poster

The Circle - The Afterparty

Movie · as Self - Host

2021
The Upshaws - The Afterparty poster

The Upshaws - The Afterparty

Movie · as Self - Host

2021
Dad Stop Embarrassing Me - The Afterparty poster

Dad Stop Embarrassing Me - The Afterparty

Movie · as Self - Host

2021
Mr. Mayor poster

Mr. Mayor

TV · as Himself · 1 ep

2021
HouseBroken poster

HouseBroken

TV · as David Spade (voice) · 1 ep

2021
The Netflix Afterparty poster

The Netflix Afterparty

TV · as Self - Host · 4 eps

2020
The Wrong Missy poster

The Wrong Missy

Movie · as Tim Morris

2020
The Netflix Afterparty: The Best Shows of the Worst Year poster

The Netflix Afterparty: The Best Shows of the Worst Year

Movie · as Self - Host

2020
Home Movie: The Princess Bride poster

Home Movie: The Princess Bride

TV · as Westley · 1 ep

2019
Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh poster

Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh

Movie · as Self

2019
Biography: Comedy Icons poster

Biography: Comedy Icons

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2019
Lights Out with David Spade poster

Lights Out with David Spade

TV · as Self - Host · 107 eps

2019
Good Talk with Anthony Jeselnik poster

Good Talk with Anthony Jeselnik

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2018
Warning Shot poster

Warning Shot

Movie · as Bobby

2018
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation poster

Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation

Movie · as Griffin (voice)

2018
Father of the Year poster

Father of the Year

Movie · as Wayne

2018
Norm Macdonald Has a Show poster

Norm Macdonald Has a Show

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2017
Mad Families poster

Mad Families

Movie · as Johnny Jon-John

2017
Sandy Wexler poster

Sandy Wexler

Movie · as Testimonial

2017
Saturdays poster

Saturdays

Movie

2017
The Mayor poster

The Mayor

TV · as Ed Gunt · 3 eps

2016
The Do-Over poster

The Do-Over

Movie · as Charlie

2016
Comedy Central Roast of Rob Lowe poster

Comedy Central Roast of Rob Lowe

Movie · as Self - Roastmaster

2016
Chelsea poster

Chelsea

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2016
Crowded poster

Crowded

TV · as Kyle Sullivan · 1 ep

2016
Love poster

Love

TV · as Steven Hopkins · 3 eps

2015
Hotel Transylvania 2 poster

Hotel Transylvania 2

Movie · as Griffin (voice)

2015
Joe Dirt 2: Beautiful Loser poster

Joe Dirt 2: Beautiful Loser

Movie · as Joe Dirt

2015
Entourage poster

Entourage

Movie · as David Spade

2015
The Ridiculous 6 poster

The Ridiculous 6

Movie · as General George Custer

2015
I Am Chris Farley poster

I Am Chris Farley

Movie · as Self

2015
Fameless Prankers poster

Fameless Prankers

TV · as Self - Host · 18 eps

2015
Dana White: Lookin' for a Fight poster

Dana White: Lookin' for a Fight

TV · 1 ep

2015
Lip Sync Battle poster

Lip Sync Battle

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2015
Jay Leno's Garage poster

Jay Leno's Garage

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2014
David Spade: My Fake Problems poster

David Spade: My Fake Problems

Movie · as Self

2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers poster

Late Night with Seth Meyers

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2014
The Spoils of Babylon poster

The Spoils of Babylon

TV · as Talc Munson · 6 eps

2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon poster

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 3 eps

2013
Grown Ups 2 poster

Grown Ups 2

Movie · as Marcus Higgins

2013
Norm Macdonald Live poster

Norm Macdonald Live

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2013
@midnight with Chris Hardwick poster

@midnight with Chris Hardwick

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2013
The Goldbergs poster

The Goldbergs

TV · as Gus · 1 ep

2012
Hotel Transylvania poster

Hotel Transylvania

Movie · as Griffin (voice)

2011
Jack and Jill poster

Jack and Jill

Movie · as Monica

2011
Hollywood & Wine poster

Hollywood & Wine

Movie · as Harvey Harrison (uncredited)

2011
Ridiculousness poster

Ridiculousness

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2010
Grown Ups poster

Grown Ups

Movie · as Marcus Higgins

2010
Hot in Cleveland poster

Hot in Cleveland

TV · as Christopher · 1 ep

2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen poster

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2007
I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry poster

I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry

Movie · as Transvestite Groupie (uncredited)

2007
Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation poster

Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation

Movie · as Self

2007
Rules of Engagement poster

Rules of Engagement

TV · as Russell Dunbar · 100 eps

2007
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives poster

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2006
Comedy Club Shoot-out: Vol. 1 poster

Comedy Club Shoot-out: Vol. 1

Movie · as Self

2006
The Benchwarmers poster

The Benchwarmers

Movie · as Richie

2006
Grandma's Boy poster

Grandma's Boy

Movie · as Shiloh

2005
Kronk's New Groove poster

Kronk's New Groove

Movie · as Kuzco (voice)

2005
Comedy Central Roast of Pamela Anderson poster

Comedy Central Roast of Pamela Anderson

Movie · as Self

2005
Racing Stripes poster

Racing Stripes

Movie · as Scuzz (voice)

2005
Saturday Night Live: The Best of David Spade poster

Saturday Night Live: The Best of David Spade

Movie

2005
Lil' Pimp poster

Lil' Pimp

Movie · as Principal Nixon (voice)

2005
Last Laugh '05

Last Laugh '05

Movie · as Self

2005
Just the Two of Us poster

Just the Two of Us

Movie · as Self

2005
The Showbiz Show with David Spade poster

The Showbiz Show with David Spade

TV · as Self - Host · 38 eps

2005
The Reichen Show poster

The Reichen Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2004
Father of the Pride poster

Father of the Pride

TV · as Tommy (voice) · 1 ep

2004
Entourage poster

Entourage

TV · as David Spade · 1 ep

2003
Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star poster

Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star

Movie · as Dickie Roberts

2003
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley poster

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley

Movie · as Various (archive footage) (uncredited)

2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live! poster

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

TV · as Self, Self - Guest Host · 3 eps

2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show poster

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 7 eps

2003
Comedy Central Roasts poster

Comedy Central Roasts

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2003
Real Time with Bill Maher poster

Real Time with Bill Maher

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2002
Paul McCartney: Back in the U.S. poster

Paul McCartney: Back in the U.S.

Movie · as Self

2002
The Sweatbox poster

The Sweatbox

Movie · as Self

2002
8 Simple Rules poster

8 Simple Rules

TV · as C.J. Barnes · 38 eps

2001
Joe Dirt poster

Joe Dirt

Movie · as Joe Dirt

2001
The Concert for New York City poster

The Concert for New York City

Movie · as Self

2000
The Emperor's New Groove poster

The Emperor's New Groove

Movie · as Kuzco (voice)

2000
Loser poster

Loser

Movie · as Video Store Clerk (uncredited)

2000
Curb Your Enthusiasm poster

Curb Your Enthusiasm

TV · as David Spade · 1 ep

2000
Sammy poster

Sammy

TV · as Sammy Blake / James Blake (voice) · 2 eps

1999
Lost & Found poster

Lost & Found

Movie · as Dylan Ramsey

1999
Saturday Night Live: Christmas poster

Saturday Night Live: Christmas

Movie · as (archive footage)

1999
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special poster

Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special

Movie · as Self

1999
Rove poster

Rove

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1998
Senseless poster

Senseless

Movie · as Scott Thorpe

1998
The Rugrats Movie poster

The Rugrats Movie

Movie · as Ranger Frank (voice)

1998
David Spade: Take the Hit poster

David Spade: Take the Hit

Movie · as Himself

1998
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman poster

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman

Movie · as The Receptionist

1998
Bad Boys of Saturday Night Live poster

Bad Boys of Saturday Night Live

Movie · as Self / Various (archive footage)

1998
Saturday Night Live: A Tribute to Chris Farley poster

Saturday Night Live: A Tribute to Chris Farley

Movie · as Self

1997
8 Heads in a Duffel Bag poster

8 Heads in a Duffel Bag

Movie · as Ernie

1997
Just Shoot Me! poster

Just Shoot Me!

TV · as Dennis Finch · 148 eps

1997
The View poster

The View

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1996
Black Sheep poster

Black Sheep

Movie · as Steve Dodds

1996
A Very Brady Sequel poster

A Very Brady Sequel

Movie · as Sergio (uncredited)

1995
Tommy Boy poster

Tommy Boy

Movie · as Richard Hayden

1994
PCU poster

PCU

Movie · as Rand McPherson

1994
Reality Bites poster

Reality Bites

Movie · as The "Wienerschnitzel" Manager (Uncredited)

1993
Coneheads poster

Coneheads

Movie · as Eli Turnbull, INS Agent

1993
Buddy poster

Buddy

Movie · as Buddy 2

1993
Beavis and Butt-Head poster

Beavis and Butt-Head

TV · as Mr. Manners (voice), Ticket Attendant (voice), Mr. Candy (voice) · 1 ep

1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien poster

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

1992
Light Sleeper poster

Light Sleeper

Movie · as Theological Cokehead

1992
The Larry Sanders Show poster

The Larry Sanders Show

TV · as David Spade · 2 eps

1992
MTV Movie & TV Awards poster

MTV Movie & TV Awards

TV · as Self - Presenter · 2 eps

1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno poster

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

TV · 1 ep

1990
Rita Rudner: Born to be Mild poster

Rita Rudner: Born to be Mild

Movie · as Stage Assistant

1989
The 13th Annual Young Comedians Show poster

The 13th Annual Young Comedians Show

Movie

1989
Baywatch poster

Baywatch

TV · as B.J. · 1 ep

1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark poster

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

TV · as Self - Guest · 3 eps

1988
Monsters poster

Monsters

TV · as Teddy · 1 ep

1987
Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol poster

Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol

Movie · as Kyle

1986
ALF poster

ALF

TV · as Larry Siotkin · 1 ep

1975
Saturday Night Live poster

Saturday Night Live

TV · as Self - Various Characters, Self - Host, Self (uncredited), Patron (uncredited), Michael J. Fox (uncredited), Servant (uncredited), Thumper (voice), Dog (voice) · 120 eps

1975
People's Choice Awards poster

People's Choice Awards

TV · as Self - Presenter · 1 ep