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
Movies
- Police Academy 4: Citiz...
1987
- Comedy Club Shoot-out: ...
2006
- Joe Dirt
2001
- Tommy Boy
1995
- The Emperor's New Groove
2000
- Senseless
1998
- The Benchwarmers
2006
- Coneheads
1993
- Kronk's New Groove
2005
- Dickie Roberts: Former ...
2003
- 8 Heads in a Duffel Bag
1997
- Black Sheep
1996
- PCU
1994
- The Rugrats Movie
1998
- Light Sleeper
1992
- Paul McCartney: Back in...
2002
- Grown Ups
2010
- Lost & Found
1999
- Jack and Jill
2011
- David Spade: Take the H...
1998
- Hotel Transylvania
2012
- Buddy
1993
- The Sweatbox
2002
- Grown Ups 2
2013
- David Spade: Nothing Pe...
2022
- Norm Macdonald: Nothing...
2022
- Once Upon a Studio
2023
- The 13th Annual Young C...
1989
- David Spade: My Fake Pr...
2014
- Mad Families
2017
- Rita Rudner: Born to be...
1990
- Comedy Central Roast of...
2005
- Hotel Transylvania 2
2015
- Saturday Night Live: Th...
2003
- Saturday Night Live: Th...
1998
- Racing Stripes
2005
- Joe Dirt 2: Beautiful L...
2015
- Entourage
2015
- The Ridiculous 6
2015
- I Am Chris Farley
2015
- Outcome
- Saturday Night Live: Th...
2005
- The Do-Over
2016
- Comedy Central Roast of...
2016
- Bad Boys of Saturday Ni...
1998
- I Now Pronounce You Chu...
2007
- Sandy Wexler
2017
- Hollywood & Wine
2011
- Warning Shot
2018
- Hotel Transylvania 3: S...
2018
- Father of the Year
2018
- Saturdays
2017
- The Concert for New Yor...
2001
- The Wrong Missy
2020
- Saturday Night Live: A ...
1998
- Lil' Pimp
2005
- Reality Bites
1994
- Grandma's Boy
2006
- Loser
2000
- A Very Brady Sequel
1996
- Chris Farley: Anything ...
2019
- The Netflix Afterparty:...
2020
- Fate: The Winx Saga - T...
2021
- Ginny & Georgia - The A...
2021
- Last Laugh '05
2005
- Shadow and Bone - The A...
2021
- Hotel Transylvania: Tra...
2022
- The Circle - The Afterp...
2021
- The Upshaws - The After...
2021
- Busboys
- David Spade: Dandelion
2025
- Dad Stop Embarrassing M...
2021
- Downey Wrote That
2025
- Grown Ups 3
- Saturday Night Live in ...
2007
TV Shows
- Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
- Saturday Night Live
1975
- The Showbiz Show with D...
2005
- The Larry Sanders Show
1992
- Rules of Engagement
2007
- Fameless
2015
- Just Shoot Me!
1997
- Dana White: Lookin' for...
2015
- Mr. Mayor
2021
- ALF
1986
- Saturday Night Live
1975
- Norm Macdonald Live
2013
- 8 Simple Rules
2002
- Late Night with Seth Me...
2014
- Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000
- Chelsea
2016
- HouseBroken
2021
- Baywatch
1989
- Rove
1999
- Crowded
2016
- Snake Oil
2023
- Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
- MTV Movie & TV Awards
1992
- Love
2016
- Ridiculousness
2011
- The Mayor
2017
- Father of the Pride
2004
- Home Movie: The Princes...
2020
- Sammy
2000
- Diners, Drive-Ins and D...
2007
- The Spoils of Babylon
2014
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
- The Tonight Show Starri...
2014
- Lip Sync Battle
2015
- @midnight with Chris Ha...
2013
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
- Biography: Comedy Icons
2019
- The Tonight Show with J...
1992
- The Reichen Show
2005
- Norm Macdonald Has a Sh...
2018
- Watch What Happens Live...
2009
- The View
1997
- Lights Out with David S...
2019
- Saturday Night Live
1975
- Good Talk with Anthony ...
2019
- Beavis and Butt-Head
1993
- Beavis and Butt-Head
1993
- Beavis and Butt-Head
1993
- Jay Leno's Garage
2015
- The Goldbergs
2013
- Comedy Central Roasts
2003
- Hot in Cleveland
2010
- Real Time with Bill Mah...
2003
- Saturday Night Live
1975
- MTV Movie & TV Awards
1992
- The Netflix Afterparty
2021
- Entourage
2004
- SNL50: Beyond Saturday ...
2025