David Wayne Spade is an American actor, stand-up comedian, writer and television host. He was a cast member on Saturday Night Live in the 1990s, and he later began an acting career in both film and television. He also starred or co-starred in the films Police Academy 4 (1987), Tommy Boy (1995), Black Sheep (1996), Joe Dirt (2001), Joe Dirt 2: Beautiful Loser (2015), Grown Ups (2010), Grown Ups 2 (2013), and Father of the Year (2018), among others. Spade hosted a late-night talk show Lights Out with David Spade, which premiered on July 29, 2019. In the 2006 video game The Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning, Spade provided the voice of Spyro’s dragonfly companion, Sparx. Spade’s comedic style, in both his stand-up material and acting roles, relies heavily on sarcasm and self-deprecation.