Biography
After a failed attempt at earning a degree at Ohio's Kent State University, the young Carey - struggling with depression and a lack of direction - enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps. The experience seemed to have been a positive one for Carey, who came out of the service more self-assured, later writing jokes for a local radio station at the urging of a friend. It was not long before he was performing stand-up comedy at clubs around the …
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Career Milestones
2007 | Accepted an offer from CBS to be the new host of "The Price is Right" |
2005 | Voiced Crank Casey in the animated feature "Robots" |
2004 | Starred in an improvisational comedy show on the WB, "Drew Carey's Green Screen Show" |
2001 | Hosted the Showtime special "Drew Carey's Improv All-Stars" |
2000 | Starred in title role in the ABC musical "Geppetto" |
1998 | Hosted the ABC version of the improv series "Whose Line Is It Anyway" concurrent with TV sitcom |
1997 | Revealed in interviews that he had been sexually molested as a 9-year old |
1995 | Starred in "The Drew Carey Show" on ABC |
1994 | TV series debut in short-lived sitcom, "The Good Life" |
1993 | Wrote and starred in "Drew Carey: Human Cartoon," for Showtime; won CableACE Award for effort. |
1991 | Appeared on "The Tonight Show" |
1987 | TV debut on "Star Search" |
1980 | Served in the Marines |