Drew Allison Carey (born May 23, 1958) is an American actor and comedian recognizable by his crew cut and black-rimmed glasses. After making a name for himself in stand up comedy he eventually gained his own self-titled sitcom.

Career

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Carey was born and raised in the Old Brooklyn neighborhood of Cleveland, Ohio. After playing the cornet and trumpet in the marching band of Rhodes High School, he continued on to college at Kent State University. He joined the Delta Tau Delta fraternity and later was expelled twice.

After dropping out of the university, Carey joined the United States Marine Corps in 1980. He served there for several years, and in 1985, he began his comedy career by following up on a suggestion by a friend to borrow books on how to write jokes from the library. In 1986, after winning an open-mic contest, he became emcee at the Cleveland Comedy Club. For the next few years, he performed at multiple comedy clubs in Cleveland and Los Angeles.

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SFDoug (Doug Levy) Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:52:53 -0000
RT @hahnwines: Drew Carey has more than 216,000 followers: 1 million will = 1 million bucks for LIVESTRONG! http://bit.ly/07K00Lx
RT @hahnwines: Drew Carey has more than 216,000 followers: 1 million will = 1 million bucks for LIVESTRONG! http://bit.ly/07K00Lx
vcuspoon (John Witherspoon) Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:51:20 -0000
RT @hahnwines: Drew Carey has more than 216,000 followers: 1 million will = 1 million bucks for LIVESTRONG! http://bit.ly/07K00Lx
Drew Carey has more than 216,000 followers: 1 million will = 1 million bucks for LIVESTRONG! http://bit.ly/07K00Lx
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Drew Carey has more than 216,000 followers: 1 million will = 1 million bucks for LIVESTRONG! http://bit.ly/07K00Lx
Oh, you hate your job? Why didn't you say so? There's a support group for that. It's called EVERYBODY, and they meet at the bar. Drew Carey
funnysamy (Samantha Granes) Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:42:54 -0000
Oh, you hate your job? Why didn't you say so? There's a support group for that. It's called EVERYBODY, and they meet at the bar. Drew Carey
You know that look women get when they want sex? Me neither! ~ Drew Carey #quote
dahara (dahara ) Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:08:09 -0000
You know that look women get when they want sex? Me neither! ~ Drew Carey #quote
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