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married

is he really married? no where else says so either way and his listed spouse doesn't come up anywhere on google except for this page. there's nothing in the article itself about his supposed wife or marriage. --24.181.229.174 15:35, 16 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I'm certain I would've heard about it by now, what with Drew everywhere plugging Power and Price. I'm going to remove it from the article. --Evildevil 05:34, 28 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

A June 2005 interview in Sports Illustrated (at http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2005/writers/richard_deitsch/06/14/drew.carey/1.html) gives Drew's birthday as May 28, 1958, not the 23rd.

Parma has no suburbs...Parma IS a suburb of Cleveland. Just thought I would clear that up.

USO Involvement

I saw a special on HBO about a USO tour of comedians led by Drew in Iraq. It was pretty good, but I don't remember what it was. 67.187.48.82 18:00, 5 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Here's a picture if it warrants inclusion. Drew Carey wearing the 3d ACR's Cavalry hat at Al Asad Airbase, Iraq. - Atfyfe (talk) 03:43, 8 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Obese

Drew Carey is not obese. He might be overweight, but I wouldn't consider him obese because he lost a lot of weight after he has surgery. Mr. C.C. 21:48, 25 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I find Drew Carey to be obese, and you spelled it wrong.

Obesity is a medical condition, not an opinion. 68.42.17.202 05:17, 10 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Obesity is a disease in which excess body fat has accumulated to such an extent that health may be negatively affected. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.63.133.208 (talk) 21:08, 8 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

He's lost a lot of weight now. Very noticeable in his Improv-A-Ganza show. Worth mentioning? Few photos and a write-up @ Parade: http://www.parade.com/health/2010/09/26-drew-carey.html Hervard (talk) 11:55, 30 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Marines

There was a small issue with the personal life section. The sentence started with "A former United States Marine". Per USMC culture it is rude to refer to any person who has received his Eagle, Globe and Anchor as a former marine. If you have the unfortunate experience of doing this during boot, you will find yourself in the pit for an extended period of time. Legally, "ex-marines" are those that have gone AWOL, or have received a courts - martial. I changed the paragraph to read "retired", which is correct as he did a 6+ year hitch and would qualify for base privs at the least. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.26.6.179 (talk) 15:10, 28 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I'm having some trouble with the timeline. The article states that he joined the Marines in 1980 and served six years. It then states that he relocated to Las Vegas in 1982. Well, unless the Marines stationed him in Vegas (I'm no Marine, but I don't think there are any bases in Vegas except of Nellis AFB) or he went AWOL, there is no way that is correct. Further in the article, it states that he was in the Marine Reserves, and this might explain an ability to relocate to Las Vegas. Can someone please clarify the exact terms and circumstances of his military service? 13:05, 19 January 2007

I modified it. --Nehrams2020 21:41, 19 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

There are Marine detachments all over the place; my MOS school was on an army base. It wouldn't surprise me at all if his unit was at Nellis. Besides, there are Marines in my unit who drive 5 hours to get to drill (I have to drive them, occasionally :-)). A friend of mine from MOS school actually has to fly out to Battle Creek, MI from Oceanside once a month, at the moment. Anyway, I'm curious what rank he got out with. I'd imagine corporal. --Cuervo, not logged in 23:49, 12 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

That's correct, there are Marines all over the place in detachments.128.59.104.22 05:30, 1 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Was Drew in Plattoon 1054, San Diego MCRD, graduate in Sept. 5, 1980? He kind of recollect that he might have been my squad leader but cannot verify by my records or photos. Not that it matters but would settle a question I have had in my head since his rise to public view...I had other survival issues at the time than to focus on names of those around me getting marched, yelled, and exersized about back in those days. (tr, 5:30 am, 23 feb 08 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.110.75.20 (talk) 14:32, 23 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

His Insignia in the picture is PFC not CPL —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.39.76.222 (talk) 03:14, 22 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hrm. Sure? I studied it for quite a bit before adding that text. In any case, that information seems to be gone now (at which I wonder why?) --User:Cuervo, not logged in

Yeah, that's a big negative, he's got two stripes in that picture. He's a corporal. --Johnny (Cuervo) 08:34, 8 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

No. That's one stripe. He's a PFC. Go look at the marine insignia for corporal. Not trying to be obnoxious here, but I really can't see how you can even come close to thinking that's a Marine corporal insignia. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.34.136.43 (talk) 02:20, 22 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Carey is wearing metal chevrons - two stripes. What might be interpreted as 'one stripe' is the blank between the two which shows up darker.

Eye surgery - when?

The article says he had laser eye surgery and he only wore glasses onscreen for people to recognize him. It implies it has been this way for his whole career. It seems like LASIK and such didn't hit big until after he was famous. Also, fans wouldn't need the glasses to recognize him unless he'd already been wearing them for real. (Or was it his stand-up fans he wanted to recognize him?) Does anyone know when he had that surgery? --Howdybob 03:49, 1 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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DumZiBoT (talk) 10:43, 8 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Newsflash from CBS.com

I'm not sure if this should be mentioned in the article, but I just found out from CBS.com that Drew Carey has the flu. All tapings from February 23-25 have therefore been cancelled.--Tomballguy (talk) 21:53, 25 February 2009 (UTC)Chris[reply]

Dear God, I just saw something else at CBS.com, it now says that the tapings from March 2-4 are canceled because Drew has Pneumonia! Since this is the case, what date do you think the Bob Barker episode will be taped?--70.240.209.191 (talk) 00:49, 28 February 2009 (UTC)Chris[reply]

Political Views

"Carey is known for his Republican leanings and considers himself a member of the Libertarian Party."

You do not consider yourself a member of a political party, you either are a member or you are not. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.255.186.70 (talk) 03:07, 13 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

and isn't safe to say that calling himself a "conservative with libertarian leanings" is negated by the fact that since that quote, he has been very aligned with libertarianism only? the only time he does outreach for conservative ideals or even claims conservative ideals anymore is when their concurrent with libertarianism. he also goes against "conservativism" when its aligned with libertarian ideals. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.60.12.119 (talk) 06:21, 29 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I changed the wording of these sections after finding the same inconsistencies with regard to what the articles actually said and generally poorly written and confusing wording with regard to semantics. Thorburn (talk) 03:00, 9 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hosted show on Sirius radio

I heard him yesterday (6/26/09) hosting a show on Little Steven's Underground Garage on Sirius radio. He said he would like to host more as his schedule allowed. Not sure whether this would go under the professional or personal section, since it seems to be more "hobby" related googuse (talk) 18:25, 27 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

If it becomes a continuous event, then it should be added. --Happy editing! Nehrams2020 (talk • contrib) 19:22, 27 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Sabrina: The Teenage Witch

Why is it not mentioned that he was in Sabrina? He was. It should be mentioned. Why is this not mentioned? I suggest someone mention it.

http://www.tv.com/sabrina-the-teenage-witch/to-tell-a-mortal/episode/2149/summary.html —Preceding unsigned comment added by 195.255.72.86 (talk) 21:47, 6 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Added to filmography. --Happy editing! Nehrams2020 (talk • contrib) 06:03, 7 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Improv All-Stars

Someone should make a page for this group, i can't find any info on who are in it, what shows they feature in prominently, and which members appear where. Anyone have any information on this? — Preceding unsigned comment added by TheMovieManiac (talk • contribs) 18:49, 8 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

2002 Annual White House correspondents' dinner

The paragraph about the 2002 Annual White House correspondents' dinner, under Other roles and appearances, states Bush made a comment about Carey after he had finished his speech. This is wrong as he did it during his speech, delivered before Carey went on the podium.

26:08 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Litxm27at0#t=1565

To quote: "Drew Carey is our entertainment tonight. Drew has a fun TV-show called 'Whose line is it anyway?', which is totally improvised. Drew; Got any interest(s) in the Middle East?"

Stermerkermer (talk) 07:36, 16 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Pictured Marine Corps rank

I am 99% sure that the rank being displayed on Drew's marine photo is that of a PFC. I don't want to go changing it immediately as I see some minor previous discussion has been done on it, but other's seem to mostly agree that it is the insignia of a PFC. It really looks nothing like a corporal, and exactly like private first class. PFC vs Corporal below.

~~VS.~~

There is actually crossed rifles below the band, which would make it a Corporal. I couldn't see it before because of the image quality but it is definitely there after a closer look.

DeniedClub ^{❯❯❯ talk?} 03:32, 27 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Non-reliable 'reliable' sources cited

Re: 'Carson invited Carey to the couch next to his desk' ... To the left of Carson's desk (from the viewers perspective) was a chair; the couch was to the left of that chair. See: www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6Bt-q_pRh8 , for the actual appearance. But I'm not gonna edit the article, as 'original research' is verboten on Wiki! Derfball (talk) 00:24, 23 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]