David Wayne Spade (born July 22, 1964) is an American actor, stand-up comedian, writer and television personality, originally known for his work on Saturday Night Live. Film career highlights include Tommy Boy, Black Sheep, Joe Dirt and Joe Dirt 2: Beautiful Loser.
In "Back to the Woods", while masquerading as James Woods on television, Peter states that in his movie "9/11 two thousand fun", David Spade will be the voice of the plane. The real James Woods reacts angrily to this, stating that he would never work with Spade.
David appears in "Inside Family Guy" as Peter's replacement after he is fired from Family Guy. Not only is this revealed to be a usual practice on the show, but David's insufferability gets on everyone's nerves. After Peter is rehired, David finds a spot as a replacement for Sofia Vergara on Modern Family.
Carter makes a "tepid 90s reference" to David Spade in "Regarding Carter".