Drew Allison Carey was born on May 23, 1958, and is an American comedian, actor, and game show host.
Drew Allison Carey served in the U.S. Marine Corps and made a name for himself in stand-up comedy, Carey gained stardom in his own sitcom, The Drew Carey Show, and as host of the U.S. version of the improv comedy show Whose Line Is It Anyway?, both of which aired on ABC.
He then appeared in several films, television series, music videos, a made-for-television film, and a computer game. Carey has hosted the game show The Price Is Right since October 15, 2007, on CBS.
Carey is interested in a variety of sports and has worked as a photographer at U.S. National Team soccer games. He is a minority owner of the Major League Soccer team Seattle Sounders FC, which won the MLS Cup, first in 2016 and again in 2019. Carey briefly participated in professional wrestling, entering the 2001 Royal Rumble, and was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2011.
Carey’s autobiography, Dirty Jokes, and Beer: Stories of the Unrefined, details his early life and television career.
How did Drew Carey lose weight? How much did Drew Carey lose?
According to Parade magazine, Carey set a goal to lose close to 90 pounds by November, dropping from a high of 262 pounds at the start of the year to around 170. He had shrunk from a size-44 to a size-34 waist by press tour last August. He said it was a year-long commitment to diet and exercise that did the trick.