Kevin Nealon
Kevin Nealon sets himself apart from other comedic performers with his unique sense of humour, dry wit and likeable demeanour. Nealon is best known for his nine-year stint as a cast member of NBC’s Saturday Night Live. He received critical acclaim for his role in the Showtime series Weeds, which recently completed its eighth and final season, has been honoured at the 2006, 2007 and 2009 Golden Globes with nominations for Best Television Series Comedy or Musical. In 2007 and 2009, Weeds was nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series. In the show, Nealon portrayed a stoned accountant and business advisor. Nealon’s second stand-up special for Showtime, Whelmed… But Not Overly, debuted in August, 2012.
On the big screen, Kevin recently starred alongside Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston in Just Go With It, a film about a man who enlists the help of his receptionist and her kids to land the woman of his dreams. In the film, he portrays one half of a plastic-surgery-obsessed couple. Just Go With It grossed over $30 million in its opening weekend and over $214 million worldwide.
Nealon has found great comedic success in his extensive film career. In Anger Management, he played opposite Jack Nicholson and fellow Saturday Night Live comedian, Adam Sandler. He and Sandler also teamed up in Eight Crazy Nights, The Wedding Singer, Happy Gilmore and You Don’t Mess With the Zohan, the latter of which grossed over $200 million worldwide. In Joe Dirt, Nealon joined another Saturday Night Live alumnus David Spade. Kevin's other film credits include Daddy Day Care with Eddie Murphy, Good Boy with Molly Shannon, Roxanne with Steve Martin, and cult hit Grandma's Boy with Jonah Hill and Nick Swardson.
As one of the longest running cast members on NBC’s Saturday Night Live (1986-1995), Nealon created some of the show’s most memorable characters, including The Subliminal Man and Hans and Franz. Nealon's reoccurring role as an anchor on Weekend Update made the sketch a show staple. In 1988 Kevin earned an Emmy Award nomination as part of the SNL writing team.
A sought-after guest star on television, Kevin has made a number of appearances on Hot In Cleveland, Franklin & Bash, Monk, Fat Actress, Curb Your Enthusiasm and Still Standing. In 2008, Nealon released his first book, Yes, You’re Pregnant, But What About Me? - a comical look at the male perspective of pregnancy. The book is available in bookstores.
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