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Kevin Nealon (/ˈniːlən/; born November 18, 1953) is an
American actor and comedian, best known as a cast member on Saturday Night Live
from 1986 to 1995, acting in several of the Happy Madison films, for playing
Doug Wilson on the Showtime series Weeds, and providing the voice of the title
character, Glenn Martin on Glenn Martin, DDS.
Nealon was born in St. Louis, Missouri, the son of Kathleen
and Emmett Nealon, an aircraft company executive. A few months after he was
born, the family moved to Bridgeport, Connecticut. He graduated from St. Joseph
High School in Trumbull, Connecticut in 1971 and then graduated with a
bachelor's degree in marketing from Sacred Heart University (and worked in a
variety of part-time jobs while doing stand-up comedy).
Career
Nealon debuted on network television doing a stand-up
routine for The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson in 1984. In 1986, Saturday
Night Live recruited his friend Dana Carvey, and Carvey in turn recommended
Nealon. Both joined the cast that year, and Nealon became a full-time performer
in the 1987-1988 season, and remained for nine seasons.
Nealon's SNL characters include Mr. Subliminal (or
Subliminal Message Man), Franz (of Hans and Franz) along with Dana Carvey, Mr.
No Depth Perception, the anchor of Weekend Update (where his catchphrase was
"That's news to me"), and many others.
In 1991, he starred in the Christmas movie, All I Want for
Christmas. More recently Nealon has appeared in the movies Happy Gilmore, Anger
Management, Little Nicky, Daddy Day Care, Good Boy! and Grandma's Boy. In fall
2005, he appeared in an episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm, where he played
himself (Season 5, Episode 4).
Nealon had a recurring television role on the 2002-06 CBS
comedy Still Standing playing Ted Halverson, the Millers' competitive and
religious neighbor. He has also appeared as a patient in a mental institution
on the first season of Monk. "Deja Vu" is an episode of The Outer
Limits television show. It first aired on 9 July 1999, during the fifth season.
Nealon played Dr. Mark Crest. Nealon has an ongoing supporting role as Doug
Wilson on the show Weeds on Showtime.
In 1994, Nealon hosted the 13 part series Amazing America on
the Discovery Channel.
In 2002, Nealon hosted The Conspiracy Zone on The New TNN
for 26 episodes plus an unaired pilot.
Nealon appeared as a couples counselor on the sitcom, 3rd
Rock from the Sun. He had a small cameo appearance in the 2008 film Get Smart.
Nealon also hosted the World's Funniest Commercials on TBS.
In a performance similar to Bob Saget, Nealon tells corny jokes in between each
funny commercial. In 2008, a book authored by Nealon chronicling his
experiences during his wife's pregnancy called Yes, You're Pregnant, But What
About Me? was released.
Nealon played Stuart Pearson in the adventure comedy movie
Aliens in the Attic. Shooting took place in Auckland, New Zealand.
Nealon married actress Susan Yeagley on September 3, 2005 in
Bellagio, Italy. Yeagley gave birth to their first child, son Gable Ness
Nealon, on January 29, 2007 in Santa Monica, California.
Nealon played rugby for Connecticut Yankees RFC.
On February 22, 2006, Nealon contributed a story to the New
York Times about being wiretapped by Hollywood private investigator Anthony
Pellicano, who has been indicted on racketeering and conspiracy charges. It was
also revealed in a separate court case on February 27, 2006, that investigators
working for the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus may also have
targeted Nealon for wiretapping.He has been a vegetarian for 18 years due to
animal cruelty and the health benefits. He lives in the Los Angeles area.
He is an avid golfer and poker player and also plays banjo
and guitar. He also claims to be fluent in German, having lived in Germany for
four years.
Activism
Nealon and his ex-wife Linda Dupree (who played one of the
mud wrestlers fighting John Candy in Stripes) had been active in the animal
rights movement, supporting fundraising events for the Amanda Foundation, Farm
Sanctuary, the Washington Wildlife Protection Association, The Ark Trust's
Genesis Awards and also Meat Out.
In 2001, Nealon played on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire for
his charity. The final question he faced, worth $125,000, was about Barbie
dolls. He used his 50:50 and Phone-A-Friend, but he answered the question
wrong, walking away with $32,000.
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