Drew Carey (born May 23, 1958) is an actor and comedian famous for his black-rimmed glasses. A former United States Marine reservistreservist, he adopted his trademark crew cut during his time in the service. His barber is also a former Marine.

After a period spent performing stand-up comedy and supporting roles on a number of television shows he was given his own sitcom on ABC, The Drew Carey Show, in which he plays the assistant manager of personnel at a department store in Cleveland, Ohio. Carey also hosts the United States version of the improv comedy show, Whose Line Is It Anyway