Portrait of Christopher Guest

Christopher Guest

Acting

Biography

Christopher Haden-Guest, 5th Baron Haden-Guest (born February 5, 1948), known professionally as Christopher Guest, is an American and British actor, comedian, screenwriter and director. Guest has written, directed, and starred in his series of comedy films shot in mockumentary style. He co-wrote and acted in the rock satire This Is Spinal Tap (1984), and later directed a string of satirical mockumentary films such as Waiting for Guffman (1996), Best in Show (2000), A Mighty Wind (2003), For Your Consideration (2006), and Mascots (2016). He also acted in the films Death Wish (1974), Little Shop of Horrors (1986), The Princess Bride (1987), and A Few Good Men (1992); and was a regular cast member on the 10th season of Saturday Night Live. Guest holds a hereditary British peerage as the 5th Baron Haden-Guest. He was active in the House of Lords until the 1999 reform abolished his seat. When using his title, he is normally styled as Lord Haden-Guest. Guest is married to the actress Jamie Lee Curtis. Description above from the Wikipedia article Christopher Guest, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Born: February 5, 1948

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA

Known For

Filmography

2016
Mascots

as Corky St. Clair

2015
2013
Family Tree

as Dave Chadwick

2009
The Invention of Lying

as Nathan Goldfrappe

2006
2006
Ricky Gervais Meets...

as Christopher Guest

2005
2003
A Mighty Wind

as Alan Barrows

2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Nigel Tufnel

2000
Best in Show

as Harlan Pepper

1999
The Early Show

as Nigel Tufnel

1999
SpongeBob SquarePants

as Stanley S. Squarepants (voice)

1999
Dilbert

as The Dupey (voice)

1998
Small Soldiers

as Slamfist / Scratch-It (voice)

1997
The View

as Self

1996
Waiting for Guffman

as Corky St. Clair

1993
Animaniacs

as Umlatt (voice)

1992
A Few Good Men

as Dr. Stone

1990
Partners in Life

as El Supremo

1989
The Simpsons

as Nigel Tufnel (voice)

1989
I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood

as Antoninus DiMentabella

1988
1987
The Princess Bride

as Count Rugen

1987
1986
Little Shop of Horrors

as The First Customer

1986
1984
This Is Spinal Tap

as Nigel Tufnel

1982
St. Elsewhere

as H.J. Cummings

1982
1982
1981
Heartbeeps

as Calvin

1981
1980
The Missing Link

as No Lobes

1980
The Long Riders

as Charlie Ford

1980
Haywire

as The TV Director

1979
1979
Blind Ambition

as Jeb Stuart Magruder

1978
1977
1977
The Andros Targets

as Gordon Hamilton

1975
Saturday Night Live

as Self - Various Characters

1975
Saturday Night Live

as Nigel Tufnel (uncredited)

1975
The Fortune

as Boy Lover

1974
Death Wish

as Patrolman Reilly

1973
Lemmings

as Various

1972
The Hot Rock

as Policeman

1971
The Hospital

as Resident (uncredited)