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Dwight Slade
Despite his impossibly youthful appearance, Dwight Slade is a comedy veteran of twenty years. He began his stand-up career at the age of 13 when he and a childhood friend, Bill Hicks, formed a comedy team to amuse their peers in Houston, Texas. A year later, the duo had an eight-by-ten promotional photo, ambition, and an agent. Often times the young performers were asked to wait outside of nightclubs due to their underage status. After circulating in Houston's open-mike scene, the friends separated when Slade's family relocated to Portland, Oregon.
However, the move didn't hinder Slade from pursuing comedy. After a year in college, Slade reunited with Hicks in Los Angeles in the early '80s. At the age of 18, he became one of the youngest comics to ever perform at the world famous Comedy Store. In 1985, Slade moved back to Portland where he could garner more precious stage time than in the over-saturated comedy clubs of Los Angeles.
"Why should I live in Los Angeles to fulfill my creative desires when I can be just as miserable and unknown in Portland?"
Back in Oregon, Slade finished a Bachelor's degree at Portland State University while evolving into one of the most sought after comedians in the Northwest. He opened shows for Jay Leno and Jerry Seinfeld and toured with the legendary guitar hero, Jeff Beck, as his warm-up act.
In 1988, with a wife and newborn daughter, Slade was presented with a difficult situation: how to... [MORE]
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