premise: David Spade starred in something.
hypothesis: David Spade . He rose to fame in the 1990s as a cast member on Saturday Night Live , then began a successful acting career in both film and television . He also starred and co-starred in the films Tommy Boy , Black Sheep , Joe Dirt , Joe Dirt 2 : Beautiful Loser , Grown Ups , and Grown Ups 2 , among others . ( 1997 -- 2003 ) and Rules of Engagement ( 2007 -- 2013 ) . He also starred as C. J. Barnes in the sitcom 8 Simple Rules ( 2004 -- 2005 ) . In animation , he voiced Kuzco in the 2000 film The Emperor 's New Groove and its direct-to-video sequel , Kronk 's New Groove .