Tim Meadows

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Tim Meadows (born February 5 1961) is an American actor and comedian. He is most notably a popular former member of the TV show "Saturday Night Live".

Biography

Meadows was born in Highland Park, Michigan, the son of Mardell, a nurse's assistant, and Lathon Meadows, a janitor. [ [http://www.filmreference.com/film/36/Tim-Meadows.html Tim Meadows Biography (1961-) ] ] Meadows' start in show business was as a member of The Second City comedy troupe alongside future star Chris Farley. In 1991, Meadows landed a spot on "Saturday Night Live" and would go on to become a longtime cast member, appearing on the program until 2000. (This was the record for the longest tenure on the show until it was surpassed by Darrell Hammond in 2005). Meadows' lengthy tenure on the show was used as a gag in three monologues when former cast members Phil Hartman and Mike Myers returned to the show to host, and when Alec Baldwin hosted for his twelfth time.

Among his original characters was Leon Phelps, "The Ladies' Man", a perpetually horny talk show host who believed himself to be the living definition of what females search for in a man. The sketch/character was adapted into a 2000 film, "The Ladies Man", which followed the character's attempts to find love and a suitable outlet for his beloved radio program. Despite a surprise guest appearance on "Saturday Night Live" immediately following his departure to promote the movie, it was not well-received by critics or fans and subsequently flopped at the box office. In 2003 he appeared as Miles McDermott on "The Even Stevens Movie".

Meadows soon moved on to other projects, including a regular role on the short-lived NBC sitcom "The Michael Richards Show" and a supporting role in the 2004 film "The Cookout". He also guest starred on the hit NBC comedy "The Office", as a client in the second season for the episode "The Client". His greatest post-"SNL" success to date, however, was a major role as a high school principal in "Mean Girls", a film written by (and co-starring) fellow "SNL" cast member Tina Fey. He also had a part in Handsome Boy Modeling School's album "White People". In 2007, he appeared in large supporting role in "".

Meadows has appeared in other feature films, including "Coneheads", "It's Pat", and "Wayne's World 2", all of which were based on popular "SNL" characters and had varying rates of success. Most recently, he can be seen in the 2006 film "The Benchwarmers" alongside his former "SNL" co-stars Rob Schneider and David Spade. He was also featured in CBS' "Gameshow Marathon" (summer 2006), has appeared on "The Colbert Report" in the recurring role of P.K. Winsome, and is currently starring in "The Bill Engvall Show". He is also a frequent guest on the "Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson". On May 31, 2008, Meadows threw out a ceremonial first pitch and conducted the seventh inning stretch at Wrigley Field during a Chicago Cubs game against the Colorado Rockies.

Meadows can frequently be seen performing live at the iO WEST with Heather Campbell and Miles Stroth in their improvised show "Heather, Miles, and Tim".

Filmography

Television

*"Saturday Night Live" 1991-2000
*"Curb Your Enthusiasm"
*"The Michael Richards Show"
*"TV Funhouse" 2001
*"Third Watch"
*"One on One"
*"Living with Fran"
*"The Office" (single episode)
*"Everybody Hates Chris"
*"The Colbert Report"
*"The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson"
*"Help Me Help You"
*"According to Jim"
*"Lil' Bush"
*"The Bill Engvall Show"

Celebrity impressions

*Aaron Neville
*Al Cowlings
*Alan Keyes
*Anwar Sadat
*Bernard Shaw
*Betty Currie
*Bill Bellamy
*Bill Clinton
*Billy Dee Williams
*Bryant Gumbel
*Busta Rhymes
*Christopher Darden
*Clarence Thomas
*Colin Ferguson
*Colin Powell
*Cuba Gooding, Jr.
*D'Angelo
*Danny Glover
*Darius Rucker
*David Dinkins
*Deion Sanders
*Dennis Rodman
*Denzel Washington
*Don King
*Ed Bradley
*Eddie Murphy
*Erykah Badu
*Flavor Flav
*Greg Gumbel
*Ike Turner
*J.C. Watts
*James Baldwin
*John Conyers
*Johnny Cochran
*Julius Erving
*Lenny Kravitz
*Leo Terrell
*Luther Vandross
*Michael Jackson
*Mike Espy
*Montel Williams
*Nat King Cole
*Nelson Mandela
*O.J. Simpson
*Oprah Winfrey
*P-Diddy
*Rick James
*Rod Richards
*Rodney Allen Rippy
*RuPaul
*Sammy Davis Jr.
*Seal
*Sean Combs
*Snoop Dogg
*Spike Lee
*Stuart Scott
*Ted Lange
*Tiger Woods
*Todd Bridges
*Tracy Chapman
*Vanessa L. Williams
*Vernon Jordan
*Whoopi Goldberg
*Will Smith

References

External links

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