Carey, Drew

Drew Carey grew up in Cleveland and started his career as a stand-up comic in his

hometown after a disc jockey friend enlisted him to write some jokes for his

radio show. A few years later, after appearing on "The Tonight Show" with Johnny

Carson, he scripted and starred in his own cable special "Drew Carey: Human

Cartoon," for which he won a Cable ACE Award. He was nominated for another Cable

ACE Award in 1993 for his performance at the "Tenth Anniversary of the Montreal

Comedy Festival." After co-starring on one sitcom and co-writing another, Drew

hooked up with writer/producer...