Former Saturday Night time Reside star Dana Carvey shared on Thursday that his eldest son, Dex Carvey, died at 32 from an unintentional drug overdose on Wednesday night time.
“Final night time we suffered a horrible tragedy,” Carvey wrote on Instagram in a submit signed by the comic and his spouse, Paula Zwagerman. “Our beloved son, Dex, died of an unintentional drug overdose. He was 32 years outdated. Dex packed so much into these 32 years. He was extraordinarily proficient at so many things–music, artwork, movie making; comedy–and pursued all of them passionately.”
The submit continued, “It isn’t an exaggeration to say that Dex beloved life. And if you had been with him, you really liked life too. He made every little thing enjoyable. However most of all, he beloved his household; his mates and his girlfriend, Kaylee.”
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The Carveys’ submit concluded, “Dex was a lovely individual. His handmade birthday playing cards are a treasure. We’ll miss him ceaselessly. To anybody combating habit or who loves somebody combating habit, you might be in our hearts and prayers.”
TMZ reported that Dex was discovered unresponsive locked in a toilet at his dwelling in Los Angeles by first responders after they obtained a name from his girlfriend.
Dex had adopted in his father’s footsteps to pursue a profession as a stand-up comedian, even opening for the legendary SNL star’s 2016 Netflix particular, Straight White Male. Carvey’s youthful son, Thomas, can also be pursuing a profession in comedy.
Fred Armisen beforehand revealed that he had primarily based his character in SNL’s “Californians” sketch on one among Carvey’s kids, however didn’t specify which son. “We did a stand-up present in San Francisco and Dana was telling me about his son,” Armisen defined on an episode of Carvey’s Fly on the Wall podcast cohosted by David Spade. “And he is identical to, ‘It is arduous to be mad at him,’ as a result of, I believe he obtained pulled over or one thing. He does this impression of his son and he goes, ‘No, however, no, Dad, no, you do not,’ you recognize? And, from that, as we had been attempting to do a California accent, as we’re writing the sketch, that form of got here up.”
Watch Dex doing a stand-up set to open for his dad under.
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