Dana Carvey; son Dex Carvey.Photo:Paul Morigi/Getty;Michael S. Schwartz/Getty
Paul Morigi/Getty;Michael S. Schwartz/Getty
Dana Carveyis sharing his appreciation for the outpouring of support he’s received since announcing thesudden death of his 32-year-old son, Dex.
On Saturday, Carvey, 68, posted a message onInstagramandX(formerly known as Twitter) that began, “This is just to say thank you.”
“We received so many beautiful messages from people who knew Dex. These touched us more than we could ever express in words,” he wrote, before revealing his decision to step away from work and social media while he and his family grieve their loss.
“I will be taking a break from work and social media — trying to figure out what life looks like now that we are a family of 3,” he wrote. “We will heal the best we can and carry on. Our darling Dex would have wanted it that way.”
Carvey — who also shares son Thomas, 30, with his wife — signed his message, “Much Love, Dana.”
Dex Carvey.Al Pereira/Getty
Al Pereira/Getty
The comedian and Zwagerman announced their son’s death onInstagramThursday, revealing that Dex died from “an accidental drug overdose" on Wednesday.
“Dex packed a lot into those 32 years. He was extremely talented at so many things — music, art, film making, comedy — and pursued all of them passionately,” they said. “It’s not an exaggeration to say that Dex loved life.”
“And when you were with him, you loved life too," they continued. “He made everything fun. But most of all, he loved his family, his friends and his girlfriend, Kaylee. Dex was a beautiful person. His handmade birthday cards are a treasure. We will miss him forever.”
Carvey followed up with two more posts about his son. Alongsidea photo of Dex, he wrote, “F— the tabloids. This is my boy.” He also shareda snapshot of father and sonteaming up on a project. “Dex and me working together. What a joy,” he reflected.
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Several of Carvey’s friends and fellow comedians commented on the post including Jim Gaffigan, who wrote: “What a great picture. Love the focus you are putting on telling us about Dex. Such a lovely tribute to your boy.”
Kevin Nealon — who famously starred alongside Carvey in the 1980sSaturday Night Livesketch “Hans and Franz” — commented, “Love this picture, Dana. It tells so much. God bless you, Dex.”
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source: people.com
