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Drew Carey Pictures & Biography
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Drew Carey (born May 23, 1958 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA) is an actor and comedian famous for his black-rimmed glasses. A former United States Marine reservist, he adopted his trademark crew cut during his time in the service.
After a period spent performing stand-up comedy and supporting roles on a number of television shows, he was given his own sitcom on ABC, The Drew Carey Show (1995-2004), in which he played the assistant director of personnel at a department store in Cleveland, Ohio. Carey also hosted the United States version of the improvisational comedy show, Whose Line Is It Anyway?
In 1997, Carey published his autobiography, entitled Dirty Jokes and Beer: Stories of the Unrefined, where he shared memories of his early childhood, how his father died when Drew was eight years old, his claim that he was once sexually molested, his bouts with depression, his failed attempts at suicide, his college fraternity years while attending Kent State University, and his professional career up to that time.
In 2000, he received an honorary Ph.D. degree from Cleveland State University.
Carey was the first star to ever enter the World Wrestling Federation's 30-man "Royal Rumble" battle royal match in 2001; he then eliminated himself when Kane came out. Drew Carey is also unique in Hollywood because he is not a liberal or a conservative but is in fact a libertarian and has expressed support for the Libertarian Party. The The Drew Carey Show often supported a libertarian critique of political correctness, government regulations, racism and sexism and anti-gay bias with Carey's cross-dressing brother, an ongoing storyline line that was criticial of the Boy Scouts of America exclusionary policy against gay men, and supportive of gay marriage.
For The WB's 2004-2005 prime time schedule, Carey co-produced and starred in the short-lived Drew Carey's Green Screen Show, a spin-off of Whose Line Is It Anyway.
Carey is also known for being a devoted Cleveland Browns and Indians fan. When he promoted The Drew Carey Show in 1995, at the same time the Indians were making a miraculous run at the World Series, he poked fun at the rest of baseball by saying, "Finally, it's your team that sucks!".
Drew Carey Filmography
Actor
• The Aristocrats (2005)
• Robots (2005)
• Geppetto (2000)
• The Big Tease (2000)
• Play It to the Bone (1999)
• Coneheads (1993)
Cameo
• The Big Tease (2000)
Voice
• Robots (2005)
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