Alan Sawyer
The Drew Carey Show was a sitcom that ran on the ABC network from 1995-2004. It starred Drew Carey, Christa Miller, Diedrich Bader, Ryan Stiles, and Kathy Kinney. Guest stars on the show included in the decade-plus since the show has ended. Here’s what the Cleveland, Ohio show’s cast members have been getting into.
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Drew Carey:
Carey played a version of himself as an everyman kind of dude. He works in the HR department for a department store called Winfred-Lauder. He has a crew of friends and gets into life-esq situations with them, including dating multiple friends, Christa Miller and Cynthia Watros (Kellie). The real-life Drew was known for hosting Price is Right, Drew Cary’s Sporting adventures, Drew Carey’s Improv-A-Ganza, dancing with the stars. He’s diversified and hosted shows on satellite radio, as well.
Christa Miller:
Star from Cougar Town and Scrubs, miller was no stranger to acting. The Kate O’Brien character was married to Carey in season 7. Drew and Kate, however, only last until the beginning of season 8. Off of the show, she appeared on TV shows like The Andromeda Strain and CSI: Miami, and Cavalier. She is married to Spin City co-creator Bill Lawrence.
Diedrich Bader:
Bader is a film and voice actor. On The Drew Carey Show, he was Oswald Lee Harvey. Some of his voice gigs include Batman: The Brave and the Bold, Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness. Otherwise, you may have seen him appearing on Veep, The Goldbergs, Monk, Napoleon Dynamite, The Exes, Better Things, and is on American Housewife, as Greg. His IG is all flowers!!
Craig Ferguson:
Carey’s TV boss at Winfred-Lauder is Nigel Wick. He is mentioned but only ever seen in the first season. Drew gets suckered into strange situations to keep his job with Mr. Wick.
John Carroll Lynch:
The Drew Carey Show‘s Steve Carey, aka Drew’s brother, liked to “crossdress” the term of the time, and this was also a point of his character. Since leaving the show, he has had a very successful career in Hollywood films. He was in Grand Torino, Shutter Island, and the Zodiac Killer in David Fincher’s Zodiac.
Kathy Kinney:
Kinney played Mimi Bobeck; Drew’s number one enemy in the show. She is his co-worker at the department store. Her other works included a recurring role on The Secret Life of the American Teenager. Continuing work in children’s entertainment, she created a children’s entertainment website called MrsP.com. Kinney also authored the book “Queen of Your Own Life.” On The Price is Right and The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, she appeared as her Mimi Bobeck character.
Ryan Stiles:
Stiles played Oswald’s roommate Lewis Kiniski. The comedic actor has been on Whose Line Is It Anyway?, starred on the CBS TV series Two and a Half Men as Dr. Herb Melnick, and done lots of improv comedy.
