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Chris Kattan 
Kattan at the 2008 Tribeca Film FestivalBorn Christopher Lee Kattan
October 19, 1970
Sherman Oaks, California, U.S.Occupation Actor/Comedian Years active 1993—present Spouse Sunshine Tutt (2008-2009; divorced) Website http://www.chriskattan.net/ Christopher Lee "Chris" Kattan (pronounced /kəˈtæn/; born October 19, 1970) is an American actor/comedian, best known for his work on Saturday Night Live.
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Early life
Kattan was born in Sherman Oaks, California. His father, Kip King, was an actor and voice actor who appeared on the series Reno 911! as Larrie Plum. His mother, Hajnalka E. Biro, was once photographed for Playboy and worked as a model in '60s London.[1] His father was of Iraqi Jewish descent and his mother, a native of Budapest, Hungary, is a Buddhist.[1][2] Kattan lived on Bainbridge Island, Washington, where he attended Bainbridge High School, and graduated in 1989.
Early work and SNL
Kattan was a member of several improv/sketch comedy troupes one of them being The Groundlings in Los Angeles. His father was an original member of the troupe.[3] Kattan also did some minor roles on TV, including the first episode of the second season of NewsRadio, "No, This Is Not Based Entirely on Julie's Life," as a photo shop employee.
He moved to New York City to work on Saturday Night Live from 1995 to 2003. His recurring characters included Mr. Peepers, Mango, Azrael Abyss, Kyle DeMarco from The DeMarco Brothers, Gay Hitler, Suel Forrester (known for the term "dagitybo") and, most notably, one half of the Butabi Brothers with fellow SNL (and Groundlings) cast member Will Ferrell, known for their trademark head-bobbing. Kattan and Ferrell continued the characters in 1998's A Night at the Roxbury.
SNL celebrity impersonations
- Clay Aiken
- Christiane Amanpour
- Antonio Banderas
- Andy Dick
- Larry Fine
- Bill Gates
- Ben Affleck
- David Gest
- Gollum
- Elian Gonzalez
- Anne Heche
- Julio Iglesias, Jr.
- Steve Irwin
- Chris Kirkpatrick
- Ricky Martin
- Alanis Morissette
- Al Pacino
- Kid Rock
- David Lee Roth
- Paul Shaffer
- David Spade
- Kerri Strug (also appeared in Weekend Update with Strug as her fictional brother, Kippi)
- Geraldo Rivera
- Robert Downey, Jr.
- Queen Elizabeth II
After SNL
Kattan has made one appearance on Broadway, playing Xanthias in a production of Aristophanes' The Frogs until his replacement during previews by Roger Bart.[4] Kattan was set to host the game show Gameshow In My Head and even filmed the pilot episode in Hollywood.[5] However, he was replaced with Joe Rogan for the series.
Kattan appeared in a Diet Pepsi MAX commercial during Super Bowl XLII that featured "What Is Love" and had many actors in the commercial performing the Butabi head bob.
In August 2009 Kattan starred in the IFC miniseries Bollywood Hero, where he portrays himself and the difficulties he faces after a career as a comic actor, trying to attain leading man status.[6]
Starting in fall of 2009, Kattan appeared in a supporting role in The Middle. Kattan plays Bob, a colleague of Frankie Heck's at Mr. Ehlert's car dealership.
Kattan appeared in the May 17th episode of How I Met Your Mother as a star in a fictional movie within the show. He played himself acting as Jed Mosely, a character based on the main character Ted with an arrogant personality.[7]
Personal life
Kattan married model Sunshine Tutt on June 28, 2008, in Oakhurst, California, after proposing to her on Christmas Eve 2006.[8] The couple separated on August 10, 2008, and were officially divorced in February 2009.[9]
Filmography
- Saturday Night Live (TV) (1996–2003)
- Grace Under Fire (TV) (1996)
- A Night at the Roxbury (1998)
- House on Haunted Hill (1999)
- Any Given Wednesday (2000)
- Corky Romano (2001)
- Monkeybone (2001)
- Undercover Brother (2002)
- Enough About Me (TV) (2005)
- Adam & Steve (2005)
- Santa's Slay (2005)
- Inked (TV) (2005)
- Totally Awesome (TV) (2006)
- Two Dreadful Children (voice) (2007)
- Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters (voice) (2007)
- Christmas in Wonderland (2007)
- Sunset Tan (2007)
- Superbad (deleted scene) (2007)
- Nancy Drew (2007)
- Undead or Alive (2007)
- Delgo (voice) (2008)
- Foodfight! (voice) (unreleased)
- Tanner Hall (2008)
- Hollywood & Wine (2009)
- Bollywood Hero (TV) (2009)
- The Middle (TV) (2009-present)
- How I Met Your Mother (TV) (2009)
- The Last Film Festival (2010)
- "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" (2011)
References
- ^ a b Parsi, Novid (2009-08-05). "Kattan can…". Time Out Chicago. http://chicago.timeout.com/articles/tv/77237/chris-kattan-interview. Retrieved 2009-08-05.
- ^ j. - Celebrity Jews
- ^ After 30 years, the Groundlings still dig up yuks
- ^ Internet Broadway Database: Chris Kattan Credits on Broadway
- ^ TVWeek - Special Reports - Print Edition
- ^ *Bollywood Hero at the Internet Movie Database
- ^ "How I Met Your Mother Taps Malin Akerman, Jason Lewis, Chris Kattan". TVGuide.com. http://www.tvguide.com/News/Mother-Akerman-Lewis-1016864.aspx.
- ^ Chris Kattan Engaged to Sunshine Tutt - Celebrific
- ^ "Chris Kattan Divorced After 2-Month Marriage". People Magazine. 2008-10-15. http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20233408,00.html. Retrieved 2010-12-15.
External links
- ChrisKattan.net, his official website
- Chris Kattan at the Internet Movie Database
- Chris Kattan at the Internet Broadway Database
Categories:- 1970 births
- Actors from California
- American people of Hungarian descent
- American comedians
- American film actors
- American people of Jewish descent
- American television actors
- The Groundlings
- Living people
- People from Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles
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