David Spade
Adept at playing comic brat extraordinaires both on film and TV, David Spade was born on July 22, 1964, in Birmingham, Michigan, the youngest of three brothers. He is the son of Judith J. (Meek), a writer and editor, and Wayne M. Spade, a sales rep, and is of German, English, Irish, and Scottish descent. Raised in both Scottsdale (from age four) and Casa Grande, Arizona, he graduated with a degree in business from Arizona State University in 1986. A natural prankster most of his life, Spade was pushed immediately into stand-up comedy by friends and appeared in nightclubs and college campuses all over the country. A casting agent saw his routine at "The Improv" in Los Angeles and offered him a mischievous role in the film Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol (1987). In 1990, the diminutive, flaxen-haired comedian finally hit the big time as a regular cast member and writer on Saturday Night Live (1975). Slow at first in gaining acceptance on the show, his razor-sharp sarcasm eventually caught on by his second season, when he played a number of smart-aleck characters in a variety of sketches, including a highly disinterested airline steward who bids each passenger adieu with a very sardonic "buh-bye" and an irritating receptionist for Dick Clark Productions who greets each huge celebrity with an unknowing "And you are . . . ?" A master of the putdown, Spade's "Hollywood Minute" reporter also took cynical advantage of tabloid-worthy stars. Spade impersonated such luminaries as Michael J. Fox, Kurt Cobain and Tom Petty during his tenure. Following his SNL departure after six years, he spun off into a slapstick movie career, most noticeably as the scrawny, taciturn foil to SNL's wild and crazy big boy Chris Farley in Tommy Boy (1995) and Black Sheep (1996). The teaming of this unlikely but funny pair ended with Farley's death from a 1997 drug overdose. Since then, Spade has appeared in his own lukewarm vehicles, including Joe Dirt (2001) and Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star (2003). More recently he teamed with former SNL member Rob Schneider on the film The Benchwarmers (2006). Television has been more accepting over the years, with Spade earning an Emmy nomination as the droll, skirt-chasing secretary Dennis Finch on Just Shoot Me! (1997) and filling in after the untimely death of John Ritter on ABC's 8 Simple Rules... for Dating My Teenage Daughter (2002) as Katey Sagal's unprincipled nephew. Into the millennium, David was the star of the Comedy Central show The Showbiz Show with David Spade (2005) in 2005 wherein he more or less resurrected his obnoxious, razor-tongued gossipmonger from the old "Hollywood Minute" put-down segment on SNL, as well as co-starring in the adult-oriented ensemble sitcom Rules of Engagement (2007). More recent comic film vehicles include The Benchwarmers (2006), The Do-Over (2016) alongside Adam Sandler; Father of the Year (2018); and The Wrong Missy (2020), along with cocky supporting roles in Entourage (2015) (as himself); the Adam Sandler vehicles Jack and Jill (2011), Grown Ups (2010), Grown Ups 2 (2013) and The Ridiculous 6 (2015); Sandy Wexler (2017); a voice in the animated feature Hotel Transylvania (2012) and its sequel Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (2018); Mad Families (2017) (also-co-wrote); and the rare dramatic thriller Warning Shot (2018). He also played recurring parts on the TV programs Carpet Bros (2008), Love (2016) and The Mayor (2017).
David Spadora
David Spadora is known for [Blank] My Life (2016), Looking Glass (2022) and The Americans (2013).
David Spaltro
David Spaltro grew up in Jersey City, New Jersey, across the Hudson from New York City. He graduated with a BFA in Directing at the School of Visual Arts in 2005. After a few years of traveling abroad and working as an editor and post-supervisor he wrote, directed and produced his first feature film "...Around" in 2007. A love-letter to NYC, and part auto-biography of his time at film school, "...Around" made the rounds on the festival circuit to much critical acclaim, and found release through Cinetic Media online, VOD, and Netflix in 2009. It had it's television debut on PBS on Christmas Day in 2010. Spaltro wrapped his second feature film, the multi-award winning and critically acclaimed drama "Things I Don't Understand" he also wrote, directed and produced in 2011 and which was released in 2013 on VOD. Spaltro directed the short film "The Cat's Cradle", written by Tawny Sorensen, and wrote, directed, and edited his third feature, "...In the Dark", a horror project for Seven Oaks Films and Intimation Productions in 2014. Spaltro optioned acclaimed, Gothic horror novelist Steven Peck's "A Short Stay in Hell" for an adaptation which he co-wrote with Peck, as well as writing-directing-producing "Wake Up in New York", the final chapter of his NYC Valentine Trilogy through his company Wandering/Cut Films. He is in development on a TV series, "Welcome to Hockey Town", a biopic of notorious rocket scientist and occultist, Jack Parson, and a dark comedy set in the world of the CIA.
David Sparkes
David Sparkes is an assistant director and producer, known for Spiral: From the Book of Saw (2021), Chicago (2002) and Patch Town (2011).
David Spelling
David Spelling is an actor, known for Legends of the Old Republic, Off-Piste (2016) and White Dreams (2015).
David Spencer
David Spencer is known for Little Evil (2017), Fun Size (2012) and Wu Xia 2 the Code (2019).
David Spergel
David Spergel is known for Nova (1974), The Nature of Existence (2009) and Stephen Hawking: Master of the Universe (2008).
David Sproxton
David Sproxton was born on January 6, 1954 in Bristol, England. He is known for The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005), Chicken Run (2000) and Flushed Away (2006).
David Spurlock
David Spurlock is known for Portal: Origins - Part 2 (2016) and A Christmas... Present (2022).
David Squires
David Squires is known for Lolita 2000 (1998) and Penthouse: Luscious Ladies (2000).