Kevin Nealon (born November 18, 1953) is a comedian and actor best known for the characters he played on Saturday Night Live from 1986 to 1995. They include Mr. Subliminal or Subliminal Message Man, Hans and Franz along with Dana Carvey, Mr. No Depth Perception, the anchor of Weekend Update (where his catchphrase was "That's news to me"), and many others. Nealon imbued all these characters with a characteristic deadpan delivery.
More recently he's appeared in the movies Dirty Work, Anger Management, Daddy Day Care, and Good Boy!.
Nealon is now a regular cast member on the Showtime comedy series Weeds and the host of the poker show Poker Royale: The WPPA Championship.
He recently (Fall 2005) appeared in an episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm, where he played himself (Season 5, Episode 4).
On February 22nd 2006, Mr. Nealon contributed a story to the New York Times about being wiretapped by Hollywood private investigator Anthony Pellicano, who has been indicted on racketeering and conspiracy charges. The article is mostly humorous and gives an exceptional insight to Kevin's comedy talents.
He lives in the Lake Tahoe area.
"If the election were held today, most people say they would be really confused because it's usually held in November"- from SNL
"If you want a transcript of tonight's program, get a pen and write down everything I said." -- from SNL's "Weekend Update"
"Workers insist that they are not disgruntled. They are very gruntled." -- another "Weekend Update" quote
"I'm Kevin Nealon, and that's news to me."
