Brad Carvey

Bradley John "Brad" Carvey (born July 10, 1951) is an American engineer best known as the builder of the first wire-wrapped Video Toaster, a system used in the production and editing of movie and television video.[1]

Brad Carvey
Carvey during NAB
Born
Bradley John Carvey

July 10, 1951 (1951-07-10) (age 69)
Missoula, Montana, U.S.

Biography

He is the brother of comedian Dana Carvey, who based the Garth Algar character (from the Wayne's World comedy sketches and movies) on his nerdy older brother Brad.[2][3][4] Brad built the first Video Toaster wire wrap prototype, and Steve Kell wrote the software for the prototype.[5] Dana wears a Video Toaster "test pattern" T-shirt during a scene in Wayne's World 2. In 1993 Dana and Brad both won Primetime Emmys. Brad's Emmy was for "Outstanding achievement in Engineering", awarded to the development team of the Video Toaster, while Dana's was for Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program.[1][6]

Brad has also done visual effects for feature films and TV shows, including Men In Black, Stuart Little, Black Hawk Down, Kate & Leopold, Stargazers and Elvis Has Left The Building.[7][8]

References
  1. Wired: Flying Toasters – High-flying NewTek, whose Toaster revolutionized video production, is screaming to the next level
  2. "Wired Magazine profile of Newtek". Wired.com. Retrieved 2013-07-24.
  3. "WTF Podcast, Episode 765 – Dana Carvey". wtfpod.com. 2016-12-05. Event occurs at 15:30. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
  4. Internet Movie Database: Brad Carvey biography
  5. https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2016/03/a-history-of-the-amiga-part-9-the-video-toaster/
  6. TV Now: Dana Carvey Biography
  7. Internet Movie Database: Brad Carvey filmography
  8. HDRI 3D: Brad Carvey biography
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