Drew Carey

About Drew Carey

Drew Allison Carey (born May 23, 1958) is an American comedian, actor and game show host. After serving in the U.S. Marines and making a name for himself in stand-up comedy, Carey eventually gained popularity starring on his own sitcom, The Drew Carey Show, and serving as host on the U.S. version of Whose Line Is It Anyway?, both of which aired on ABC.

Carey has appeared in several films, television series, music videos, a made-for-television film, and a computer game. He is interested in and involved with a variety of sports and has worked as a photographer at U.S. National Team soccer games. Carey is engaged and has written an autobiography detailing his early life and television career. Carey currently hosts the game show The Price Is Right, which airs on CBS.

Carey was the youngest of Lewis and Beulah Carey's three boys, and raised in the Old Brooklyn neighborhood of Cleveland, Ohio. When he was eight years old his father died from a brain tumor. According to his autobiography, he had 6 toes on his right foot and he played the cornet and trumpet in the marching band of James Ford Rhodes High School, from which he graduated in 1975.