Name: Drew Carey

Born: May 23, 1958

Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio

Height: 5'10"

Hair: Light brown

Eyes: Blue

Sign: Sun in Gemini, Moon in Leo

Mother: Beulah Collingwood

Father: Lewis Carey (Deceased)

Siblings: Neal Carey, Roger Carey

Junior High School: Mooney Junior High School

Senior High School: James Ford Rhodes High School

College: Kent State University (Ohio) 2 years

Service: United States Marine Corps

Residence: Los Angeles, California / Cleveland, Ohio

Actor filmography:
"Drew Carey Show, The" (1995) TV Series .... Drew Carey
Freaky Friday (1995) (TV)
"Good Life, The" (1994) TV Series .... Drew Clark
Coneheads (1993) .... Taxi Passenger

Drew Carey, the comedian, has a career that most would envy. He has accomplished a lot in his eight years as a stand-up comic.

In the Fall of 1985, Carey was living in Cleveland and working as a waiter. A disc jockey friend of his thought he was funny and offered to pay him if he ever came up with some funny ideas for his radio show. Carey found a book on how to write jokes at the local library and in January, 1986, he made good on his New Year's resolution to try them out on stage during an amateur night at a local comedy club. His first paid job doing stand-up was in April, 1986; and according to Carey, he "just barely" started making a living at comedy later that year.

A turning point in Carey's career was his first appearance on "The Tonight Show" with Johnny Carson in 1991, when Johnny asked him to come over and sit on the couch after his set. Part of that performance is included in the "Best of Carson" home video. Since then, he wrote and starred in his own cable special, "Drew Carey: Human Cartoon," for which he won a CableACE Award. He was also nominated for a CableACE award in 1993 for his performance at the "Tenth Anniversary of the Montreal Comedy Festival." He recently co-wrote and starred in a cable special, "The Mr. Vegas All-Night Party." Carey has also performed on HBO's "14th Annual Young Comedians Show," "Comic Strip Live," "The Sunday Comics," "Hot Country Nights," "MTV 1/2 Hour Comedy Hour," "Comics Only," "Showtime Comedy Club Network," "Comedy on the Caribbean" and "Comedy on the Road." He's also performed live as the opening act for Jermaine Jackson and the Marshall Tucker Band.

In addition to starring in his self-titled sitcom, Carey is also creator and producer along with Bruce Helford. Carey met Helford when he co-starred on "The Good Life," where Helford was a consultant.

Carey is still fiercely loyal to his hometown and despises any team which happens to be competing against the Indians or Cavaliers. He has written his first book of short stories and anecdotes, "Dirty Jokes and Beer." Carey, who is single, purchased his childhood home in Cleveland and hopes to move back there someday.