Archive-name: tv/sat-night-live/quick-bios
Last-modified: 1998/05/28 Posting-Frequency: Monthly See reader questions & answers on this topic! - Help others by sharing your knowledge Saturday Night Live FAQ: Quick Bios ==================================== This is a list of very short (and hopefully accurate) biographies for people associated with Saturday Night Live. Aykroyd, Dan ------------ Daniel Edward Aykroyd Born: 01 Jul 1952 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Brother of Peter Aykroyd Married Donna Dixon SNL Credits: Player 18 Oct 1975 to 26 May 1979 Writer Aykroyd, Peter -------------- Peter Aykroyd Born: Brother of Dan Aykroyd SNL Credits: Featured Player 1979-1980 Writer? Banks, Morwenna --------------- Morwenna Banks Born: SNL Credits: Player Jan 1995 - Apr/May 1995 Belushi, Jim ------------ James Belushi Born: 15 Jun 1954 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois Brother of John Belushi SNL Credits: Player 1983 to 13 Apr 1985 Belushi, John ------------- John Belushi Born: 24 Jan 1949 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois Died: 05 Mar 1982 in West Hollywood, Los Angeles, California Cause: Drug overdose Buried: in Chilmark (Martha's Vineyard), Massachusetts (Abel's Hill Cemetery) Brother of actor Jim Belushi SNL Credits: Player 18 Oct 1975 to 26 May 1979 Breuer, Jim ----------- Jim Breuer Born: SNL Credits: Player 30 Sep 1995 to present Brooks, Albert -------------- Albert Einstein Born: 22 Jul 1947 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California Son of vaudeville/radio comic "Parkyercarcass" (sp?) Brother of actor/comedian Bob Einstein (aka "Super Dave Osbourne") SNL Credits: produced short films for the first season Brown, A. Whitney ----------------- Alan Whitney Brown Born: 09 Jul 1942 in Michigan SNL Credits: Commentator on Weekend Update Featured Player 1985-1990/91 Cahill, Beth ------------ Beth Cahill Born: SNL Credits: Featured Player 1991-1992 Carvey, Dana ------------ Dana Carvey Born: 02 June 1955 in Missoula, Missoula, Montana SNL Credits: Player 11 Oct 1986 to 06 Feb 1993 Chase, Chevy ------------ Cornelius Crane Chase Born: 08 Oct 1943 in New York, New York, New York Married Jacqueline Carlin Married Jayni (Chase) SNL Credits: Player 18 Oct 1975 to 30 Oct 1976 Writer Cleghorne, Ellen ---------------- Ellen Cleghorne Born: in New York, New York, New York SNL Credits: Featured Player 1992-1993 Player 25 Sep 1983 to Apr/May 1995 Coe, George ----------- George Coe Born: SNL Credits: Player 18 Oct 1975 Crystal, Billy -------------- Billy Crystal Born: 14 March 1947 in Long Beach, Nassau, New York Married: Janice Goldfinger on 4 June 1970 in New York, New York, New York SNL Credits: Player 1984 to 13 Apr 1985 Curtin, Jane ------------ Jane Curtin Born: 06 Sep 1947 in Cambridge, Suffolk, Massachusetts SNL Credits: Player 18 Oct 1975 to 24 May 1980 Cusack, Joan ------------ Joan Cusack Born: 11 Oct 1962 in Evanston, Cook, Illinois Sister of actor John Cusack SNL Credits: Player 09 Nov 1985 to 24 May 1986 Davis, Tom ---------- Tom Davis Born: SNL Credits: Featured Player 1979-1980 Writer Dillon, Denny ------------- Denny Dillon Born: SNL Credits: Player 15 Nov 1980 to 07 Mar 1981 Downey Jr., Robert ------------------ Robert Downey Jr. Born: 04 Apr 1965 in New York, New York, New York Son of director Robert Downey Sr. Nephew of actor/writer Jim Downey Married Deborah Falconer in 1993 SNL Credits: Player 09 Nov 1985 to 24 May 1986 Downey, Jim ----------- James Downey Born: Brother of director Robert Downey Sr. Uncle of actor Robert Downey Jr. SNL Credits: Featured Player 1979-1980 Writer Weekend Update producer Doyle-Murray, Brian ------------------- Brian Doyle-Murray Born: Brother of actor Bill Murray SNL Credits: Featured Player 1977-1980, 1981-1982 Player 1981-1982 Duke, Robin ----------- Robin Duke Born: 13 Mar 1954 in some city, some province, Canada? SNL Credits: Player last show of 1980/81 to spring 1984 Dunn, Nora ---------- Nora Dunn Born: 29 Apr 1952 to Chicago, Cook, Illinois SNL Credits: Player 09 Nov 1985 to 29 May 1990 Ebersole, Christine ------------------- Christine Ebersole Born: 1953 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois SNL Credits: Player 03 Oct 1981 to spring 1982 Elliott, Chris -------------- Chris Elliott Born: 1960 in New York, New York, New York Son of comedian Bob Elliott SNL Credits: Player Jan 1994 to Apr/May 1995 Fallon, Siobhan --------------- Siobhan J. Fallon Born: 1961 in Cazenovia, Madison, New York SNL Credits: Featured Player 1991-1992 Farley, Chris ------------- Christopher Crosby Farley Born: 15 Feb 1964 in Madison, Wisconsin Died: 18 Dec 1997 in Chicago, Illinois Cause: Drug overdose and apparent drug induced heart attack Buried: 23 Dec 1997 in Madison, Wisconsin (Resurrection Cemetery) SNL Credits: Featured Player Player 28 Sep 1991 to ? Ferrell, Will ------------- Will Ferrell Born: Irvine, Orange, California (he is 28 as of Sep 1995) SNL Credits: Player 30 Sep 1995 to present Franken, Al ----------- Al Franken Born: St. Louis Park, Minnesota? SNL Credits: Featured Player 1979-1980, 1988-1995 Writer Garofalo, Janeane ----------------- Janeane Garofalo Born: 28 Sep 1964 in New Jersey SNL Credits: Player Sep/Oct 1994 to Dec 1994 Gasteyer, Ana ------------- Ana Gasteyer Born: SNL Credits: Player 1996 to present Gottfried, Gilbert ------------------ Gilbert Gottfried Born: SNL Credits: Player 15 Nov 1980 to 07 Mar 1981 Gross, Mary ----------- Mary Gross Born: 25 Mar 1953 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois Sister of actor Michael Gross SNL Credits: Player 03 Oct 1981 to 13 Apr 1985 Guest, Christopher ------------------ Christopher Haden-Guest Born: 05 Feb 1948 in New York, New York, New York Fifth Baron Haden-Guest of Saling in the County of Essex in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (since 15 April 1996) Son of Peter Haden-Guest, Fourth Baron Haden-Guest of Saling and Jean Pauline Hindes, Vice President of CBS from 1976 to 1986 Brother of actor Nicholas Guest Half-brother of journalist Anthony Haden-Guest Married actress Jamie Lee Curtis SNL Credits: Player 1984 to 13 Apr 1985 Hall, Anthony Michael --------------------- Anthony Michael Hall Born: 14 Apr 1968 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts SNL Credits: Player 09 Nov 1985 to 24 May 1986 Hall, Brad ---------- D. Bradford Hall Born: SNL Credits: Player 25 Sep 1982 to spring 1984 Married Julia Louis-Dreyfus Hall, Rich ---------- Rich Hall Born: SNL Credits: Player 1984 to 13 Apr 1985 Hammond, Darrell ---------------- Darrell Hammond Born: SNL Credits: Player 30 Sep 1995 to present Hartman, Phil ------------- Phil Hartman Born: 24 Sep 1948 in Brantford, Ontario, Canada Died: 28 May 1998 in Encino, Los Angeles, California Cause: Gunshot wounds SNL Credits: Player 11 Oct 1986 to Apr/May 1994 Hooks, Jan ---------- Jan Hooks Born: 23 Apr 1957 in Decatur, De Kalb, Georgia SNL Credits: Player 11 Oct 1986 to 18 May 1991 Hutsell, Melanie ---------------- Melanie Hutsell Born: SNL Credits: Featured Player 1991-1993 Player 25 Sep 1993 to Apr/May 1994 Jackson, Victoria ----------------- Victoria Jackson Born: 02 Aug 1959 in Miami, Dade, Florida SNL Credits: Player 86/87 to 16 May 1992 Kattan, Chris ------------- Chris Kattan SNL Credits: Featured Player 1995/1996 Kaufman, Andy ------------- Andrew G. Kaufman Born: 17 Jan 1949 in New York City, New York, New York Died: 16 May 1984 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California Cause: Lung cancer Buried: in Elmont (Long Island), New York (Beth David Cemetery) SNL Credits: Featured Player Kazurinsky, Tim --------------- Tim Kazurinsky Born: 03 Mar 1950 in Johnstown, Cambria|Lebanon|Union, Pennsylvania SNL Credits: Writer Player last show of 1980/81 to spring 1984 Kightlinger, Laura ------------------ Laura Kightlinger Born: SNL Credits: Featured Player 1994 to Apr/May 1995 Koechner, David --------------- David Koechner Born: in Tipton, Missouri SNL Credits: Player 30 Sep 1995 to 1996 Kroeger, Gary ------------- Gary Kroeger Born: Cedar Falls, Black Hawk, Iowa SNL Credits: Player 25 Sep 1982 to spring 1984/13 Apr 1985 Louis-Dreyfus, Julia -------------------- Julia Louis-Dreyfus Born: 13 Jan 1961 Married actor Brad Hall Won an Emmy for "Seinfeld" on 1996.09.08 SNL Credits: Player 25 Sep 1982 to 13 Apr 1985 Lovitz, Jon ----------- Jon Lovitz Born: 21 Jul 1957 in Tarzana, Los Angeles, California SNL Credits: Player 09 Nov 1985 to 19 May 1990 MacDonald, Norm --------------- Norm MacDonald Born: 25 Dec? 1962 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada SNL Credits: Featured Player 1993-1994 Player 1994 to present Writer Matthius, Gail -------------- Gail Matthius Born: SNL Credits: Player 15 Nov 1980 to 07 Mar 1981 McKean, Michael --------------- Michael McKean Born: 17 Oct 1947 in New York, New York, New York SNL Credits: Player 19? Mar 1994 to spring 1995?? McKinney, Mark -------------- Mark Douglas Brown McKinney Born: 26 Jun 1959 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada SNL Credits: Apprentice writer 1985 to 1986 Featured Player: Jan 1995 to present Meadows, Tim ------------ Tim Meadows Born: in Highland Park, Michigan SNL Credits: Featured Player Player 25 Sep 1993 to present Metcalf, Laurie --------------- Laurie Metcalf Born: 16 Jun 1955 in Carbondale, Illinois SNL Credits: Featured Player 1981 Michaels, Lorne --------------- Lorne Lipowitz Born: 17 Nov 1944 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada Married Rosie Shuster (divorced) Married Susan Forristal (divorced) Married Alice Barry SNL Credits: Producer from 1975 to 1980 Producer from 1985 to present Writer Miller, Dennis -------------- Dennis Miller Born: 03 Nov 1953 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania Won 2 Emmies for "Dennis Miller Live" on 1996.09.08 SNL Credits: Player 09 Nov 1985 to 18 May 1991 Mohr, Jay --------- Jay Mohr Born: in New Jersey SNL Credits: Featured Player 1993-1995 Writer Morgan, Tracy ------------- Tracy Morgan Born: SNL Credits: Player 1996 to present Morris, Garrett --------------- Garrett Morris Born: 01 Feb 1937 in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana SNL Credits: Player 18 Oct 1975 to 24 May 1980 Writer Murphy, Eddie ------------- Edward Murphy Born: 03 Apr 1961 in Brooklyn, King, New York Married Nicole Mitchell, 2 children and expecting 3rd Received Hollywood Walk of Fame Star #2067 on 26 June 1996 SNL Credits: Featured Player 1980-1981 Player 24 Jan 1981 to 25 Feb 1984 Murray, Bill ------------ William J. Murray Born: 21 Sep 1950 in Evanston, Cook, Illinois Brother of actor Brian Doyle-Murray SNL Credits: Featured Player Writer Player 22/29 Jan 1977 to 24 May 1980 Myers, Mike ----------- Mike Myers Born: Toronto, Ontario, Canada SNL Credits: Featured Player 1988-1990 Player 17 Feb 1990 to Apr? 1995 Nealon, Kevin ------------- Kevin Nealon Born: 18 Nov 1953 in Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut SNL Credits: Featured Player 1986-1987 Player 17 Oct 1987? to Apr/May 1995 Newman, Laraine --------------- Laraine Newman Born: 02 Mar 1952 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California SNL Credits: Player 18 Oct 1975 to 24 May 1980 Novello, Don ------------ Don Novello Brother-in-law of former U.S. Surgeon General Antonia Novello Born: 01 Jan 1943 in Ashtabula, Ashtabula, Ohio SNL Credits: Featured Player 1977-1980, 1985-1986 Writer O'Donoghue, Michael ------------------- Michael Donoghue Born: 1940? in Sauquoit, Herkimer|Oneida, New York Died: 07 Nov 1994 in New York, New York, New York Cause: Brain hemorrhage Married: Cheryl Hardwick SNL Credits: Player 18 Oct 1975 to 25 Jan 1975 Featured Player 1975-1979 Writer Head Writer Oteri, Cheri ------------ Cheri Oteri Born: SNL Credits: Player 30 Sep 1995 to present Pardo, Don ---------- Don Pardo Born: 22 Feb 1918 SNL Credits: Announcer 1975-1980, 1982 to present Piscopo, Joe ------------ Joseph Charles John Piscopo Born: 17 Jun 1951 in Passaic, Passaic, New Jersey SNL Credits: Player 15 Nov 1980 to spring 1984 Quaid, Randy ------------ Randy Quaid Born: 01 Oct 1950 in Houston, Harris, Texas Brother of actor Dennis Quaid SNL Credits: Player 09 Nov 1985 to 24 May 1986 Quinn, Colin ------------ Colin Quinn SNL Credits: Featured Player 1995/1996 Radner, Gilda ------------- Gilda Radner Born: 28 Jun 1946 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan Died: 20 May 1989 Cause: Ovarian cancer Buried: in Stamford, Connecticut (Long Ridge Cemetery) Married GE Smith Married actor Gene Wilder 19?? to 1989 SNL Credits: Player 18 Oct 1975 to 24 May 1980 Risley, Ann ----------- Ann Risley Born: SNL Credits: Player 15 Nov 1980 to 07 Mar 1981 Rock, Chris ----------- Chris Rock Born: 1967 in New York City, New York, New York SNL Credits: Featured Player Player 28 Sep 1991 to 15 May 1993 Rocket, Charles --------------- Charles Rocket Born: SNL Credits: Player 15 Nov 1980 to 07 Mar 1981 Rosato, Tony ------------ Tony Rosato Born: Canada? SNL Credits: Player 03 Oct 1981 to 1982 Sandler, Adam ------------- Adam Sandler Born: 1967/1968 in Brooklyn, King, New York SNL Credits: Featured Player 1991-1993 Player 25 Sep 1993 to Apr/May 1995 Schneider, Rob -------------- Rob Schneider Born: Bay Area, California? SNL Credits: Writer Featured Player Player 26 Sep 1992 to Apr/May 1994 Shaffer, Paul ------------- Paul Shaffer Born: 28 Nov 1949 in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada SNL Credits: Band Leader Featured Player 1977-1980 Shannon, Molly -------------- Molly Shannon Born: SNL Credits: Featured Player Player Fall 1994 to present Shearer, Harry -------------- Harry Shearer Born: 23 Dec 1943 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California SNL Credits: Featured Player Player 09 Feb 1980 to 24 May 1980 Player 1984 to 1985 Shore, Howard ------------- Howard Shore Born: Canada SNL Credits: Band Leader Short, Martin ------------- Martin Short Born: 26 Mar 1950 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada SNL Credits: Player 1984 to 13 Apr 1985 Silverman, Sarah ---------------- Sarah Silverman Born: SNL Credits: Featured Player 1993-1994 Writer Smigel, Rob ----------- Rob Smigel Born: SNL Credits: Featured Player Writer Smith, GE --------- George Edward Smith Born: Married Gilda Radner SNL Credits: Band Leader Spade, David ------------ David Spade Born: 22 Jul 1964 or 1965 in Birmingham, Michigan SNL Credits: Featured Player Player 25 Sep 1993 to ? Writer Stephenson, Pamela ------------------ Pamela Stephenson Born: 04 Dec 1950 in Aukland, New Zealand Married Billy Connolly SNL Credits: Player 1984 to 13 Apr 1985 Stiller, Ben ------------ Ben Stiller Born: 1966 in New York City, New York, New York Son of actor/comedians Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara SNL Credits: Featured Player 1988-1989 Sweeney, Julia -------------- Julia Sweeney Born: 1961 in Spokane, Washington SNL Credits: Featured Player Player 28 Sep 1991 to Apr/May 1994 Sweeney, Terry -------------- Terry Sweeney Born: SNL Credits: Player 09 Nov 1985 to 24 May 1986 Writer Vance, Danitra -------------- Danitra Vance Born: Jul 1959 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois Died: 21 Aug 1994 in Markham, Illinois Cause: Breast cancer SNL Credits: Player 09 Nov 1985 to 24 May 1986 Vitale, Dan ----------- Dan Vitale Born: SNL Credits: Featured Player Walls, Nancy ------------ Nancy Walls Born: in Cohasset, Massachusetts SNL Credits: 30 Sep 1995 to 1996 Wayans, Damon ------------- Damon Wayans Born: 1960 in New York, New York, New York Brother of actor/comedian Keenan Ivory Wayans SNL Credits: Featured Player 1985-1986 Wolf, Fred ---------- Fred Wolf SNL Credits: Featured Player 1995/1996 Zweibel, Alan ------------- Alan Zweibel Born: Cousin of "Richard Feder of Fort Lee, New Jersey" SNL Credits: Writer Featured Player Thanks to: The cast and crew of "Saturday Night" Doug Hill and Jeff Weingrad (co-authors of 'Saturday Night: A backstage history of Saturday Night Live') MSz <SZCZEPANIK@idicl1.idi.oclc.org> Jeffrey Neau <jeffy@cray.com> Tom Nagy <sycore@bcarh4ce.bnr.ca> Dennis Lee <dennisl@netcom.com> Dave Mackey <dmackey@cybercomm.net> Ian Evans <ian.evans@bville.gts.org> Michael Urbanski <mikeu@rocky.sbi.com> John Scott <jcs@spica.ftc.scs.ag.gov> Greenpeace -- DC <wastetrade@igc.apc.org> Frank Serpas III <serpas@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu> Paul Park <bj686@FreeNet.Carleton.CA> Debbie Pikora <pikora@rapnet.sanders.lockheed.com> AJ489 -A. Joseph <aj489@delphi.com> firebug@canuck.com Jeremy Iwen <IWEN@uwplatt.edu> Dana Holm Howard <danahoho@ix.netcom.com> Tom Walsh <avs@netport.com> Judy Wang <fy950@cleveland.Freenet.Edu> Carissa J. Leeson <redtop@u.washington.edu> Scott Swanson <swandwn@agora.rdrop.com> Allen Kirshner <be343@freenet.carleton.ca> Ana oct <anaoct@aol.com> Ralph Morse <RalphMorse@msn.com> Scott Schneid <schnei29@mail.idt.net> Ashwee123@aol.com Anthony B. Gilpin <agilpin@pacbell.net> Special big thanks to: The Internet Movie Database: http://www.imdb.com/ If this document is out of date, the latest version can be obtained from one of these sources: ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/news.answers/tv/sat-night-live/ ftp://ftp.uu.net/usenet/news.answers/tv/sat-night-live/quick-bios.Z http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/hypertext/faq/usenet/tv/sat-night-live/quick-bios/faq.html Please send any corrections or new information to snl-faq@lido.com. -- Doug Krause dijon@lido.com http://www.lido.com/ "The circle is now complete. The Circle of Life!" -Mufasa Vader User Contributions:
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