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

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2015
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2021
Saturday Night Live
1990
The View
2019
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2022
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
2022
Real Time with Bill Maher
2015
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1999
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2009
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
2008
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2004

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
149
Directing
1
Writing
19
Producing
13
Crew
1
2026
Outcome
as Buddy
2026
Busboys
as Markie
2026
Outcome
as Buddy Gomorrah
2026
Norm: The Tale of Norm Macdonald
as Self (archive footage) · unreleased
2025
David Spade: Dandelion
as Self
2025
Downey Wrote That
as Self
2025
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
as Self
2025
Saturday Night Live
as Self
2025
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
as Self
2023
Once Upon a Studio
as Kuzco (voice) (archive sound)
2023
HouseBroken
as David Spade (voice)
2023
Snake Oil
as Self - Host
2022
David Spade: Nothing Personal
as Self
2022
Norm Macdonald: Nothing Special
as Self
2022
Hotel Transylvania: Transformania
as Griffin (voice)
2022
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self
2022
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Guest
2022
People's Choice Awards
as Self - Presenter
2022
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self - Guest
2021
Fate: The Winx Saga - The Afterparty
as Self - Host
2021
Ginny & Georgia - The Afterparty
as Self - Host
2021
Shadow and Bone - The Afterparty
as Self - Host
2021
The Circle - The Afterparty
as Self - Host
2021
The Upshaws - The Afterparty
as Self - Host
2021
Dad Stop Embarrassing Me - The Afterparty
as Self - Host
2021
Mr. Mayor
as Himself
2021
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
2021
The Netflix Afterparty
as Self - Host
2020
The Wrong Missy
as Tim Morris
2020
The Netflix Afterparty: The Best Shows of the Worst Year
as Self - Host
2020
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest Host
2020
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
as Westley
2019
Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh
as Self
2019
MTV Movie & TV Awards
as Self - Presenter
2019
Biography: Comedy Icons
as Self
2019
The View
as Self
2019
Lights Out with David Spade
as Self - Host
2019
Good Talk with Anthony Jeselnik
as Self
2018
Warning Shot
as Bobby
2018
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation
as Griffin (voice)
2018
Father of the Year
as Wayne
2018
Norm Macdonald Has a Show
as Self - Guest
2017
Mad Families
as Johnny Jon-John
2017
Sandy Wexler
as Testimonial
2017
Saturdays
2017
Love
as Steven Hopkins
2017
The Mayor
as Ed Gunt
2017
Lip Sync Battle
as Self
2016
The Do-Over
as Charlie
2016
Comedy Central Roast of Rob Lowe
as Self - Roastmaster
2016
Dana White: Lookin' for a Fight
2016
Chelsea
as Self
2016
Crowded
as Kyle Sullivan
2016
Jay Leno's Garage
as Self
2016
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self - Guest
2015
Hotel Transylvania 2
as Griffin (voice)
2015
Joe Dirt 2: Beautiful Loser
as Joe Dirt
2015
Entourage
as David Spade
2015
The Ridiculous 6
as General George Custer
2015
I Am Chris Farley
as Self
2015
Fameless Prankers
as Self - Host
2015
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
2015
Real Time with Bill Maher
as Self
2014
David Spade: My Fake Problems
as Self
2014
Norm Macdonald Live
as Self
2014
Ridiculousness
as Self
2014
The Spoils of Babylon
as Talc Munson
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
2014
The Goldbergs
as Gus
2013
Grown Ups 2
as Marcus Higgins
2013
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
as Self
2013
@midnight with Chris Hardwick
as Self
2012
Hotel Transylvania
as Griffin (voice)
2012
Hot in Cleveland
as Christopher
2011
Jack and Jill
as Monica
2011
Hollywood & Wine
as Harvey Harrison (uncredited)
2011
Entourage
as David Spade
2010
Grown Ups
as Marcus Higgins
2010
Saturday Night Live
as Dog (voice)
2009
Curb Your Enthusiasm
as David Spade
2008
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
2007
I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry
as Transvestite Groupie (uncredited)
2007
Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation
as Self
2007
Rules of Engagement
as Russell Dunbar
2006
Comedy Club Shoot-out: Vol. 1
as Self
2006
The Benchwarmers
as Richie
2006
Grandma's Boy
as Shiloh
2006
The Reichen Show
as Self
2006
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest
2005
Kronk's New Groove
as Kuzco (voice)
2005
Comedy Central Roast of Pamela Anderson
as Self
2005
Racing Stripes
as Scuzz (voice)
2005
Saturday Night Live: The Best of David Spade
2005
Lil' Pimp
as Principal Nixon (voice)
2005
Last Laugh '05
as Self
2005
Just the Two of Us
as Self
2005
The Showbiz Show with David Spade
as Self - Host
2005
Comedy Central Roasts
as Self
2004
8 Simple Rules
as C.J. Barnes
2004
Father of the Pride
as Tommy (voice)
2004
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self
2003
Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star
as Dickie Roberts
2003
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley
as Various (archive footage) (uncredited)
2002
Paul McCartney: Back in the U.S.
as Self
2002
The Sweatbox
as Self
2002
Saturday Night Live
as Thumper (voice)
2001
Joe Dirt
as Joe Dirt
2001
The Concert for New York City
as Self
2001
Rove
as Self
2000
The Emperor's New Groove
as Kuzco (voice)
2000
Loser
as Video Store Clerk (uncredited)
2000
Sammy
as Sammy Blake / James Blake (voice)
1999
Lost & Found
as Dylan Ramsey
1999
Saturday Night Live: Christmas
as (archive footage)
1999
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
as Self
1999
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
1998
Senseless
as Scott Thorpe
1998
The Rugrats Movie
as Ranger Frank (voice)
1998
David Spade: Take the Hit
as Himself
1998
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman
as The Receptionist
1998
Bad Boys of Saturday Night Live
as Self / Various (archive footage)
1998
Saturday Night Live: A Tribute to Chris Farley
as Self
1998
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
1997
8 Heads in a Duffel Bag
as Ernie
1997
Just Shoot Me!
as Dennis Finch
1997
Saturday Night Live
as Self (uncredited)
1996
Black Sheep
as Steve Dodds
1996
A Very Brady Sequel
as Sergio (uncredited)
1995
Tommy Boy
as Richard Hayden
1995
Beavis and Butt-Head
as Mr. Candy (voice)
1994
PCU
as Rand McPherson
1994
Reality Bites
as The "Wienerschnitzel" Manager (Uncredited)
1994
Beavis and Butt-Head
as Mr. Manners (voice)
1993
Coneheads
as Eli Turnbull, INS Agent
1993
Buddy
as Buddy 2
1993
Beavis and Butt-Head
as Ticket Attendant (voice)
1992
Light Sleeper
as Theological Cokehead
1992
The Larry Sanders Show
as David Spade
1990
Rita Rudner: Born to be Mild
as Stage Assistant
1990
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Various Characters
1990
ALF
as Larry Siotkin
1990
Saturday Night Live
as Patron (uncredited)
1990
Saturday Night Live
as Michael J. Fox (uncredited)
1990
Saturday Night Live
as Servant (uncredited)
1990
Monsters
as Teddy
1989
The 13th Annual Young Comedians Show
1989
Baywatch
as B.J.
1987
Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol
as Kyle
Grown Ups 3
as Marcus Higgins