Christopher Guest
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.
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Full filmography
- The Simpsons (1989) as Nigel Tufnel (voice)
- Saturday Night Live (1975) as Self - Various Characters
- Saturday Night Live (1975) as Nigel Tufnel (uncredited)
- The View (1997) as Self
- CBS News Sunday Morning (1979) as Self
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) as Nigel Tufnel
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) as Self
- St. Elsewhere (1982) as H.J. Cummings
- Animaniacs (1993) as Umlatt (voice)
- Laverne & Shirley (1976)
- SpongeBob SquarePants (1999) as Stanley S. Squarepants (voice)
- SpongeBob SquarePants (1999) as Clem Clam (voice)
- All in the Family (1971) as Jim
- Dilbert (1999) as The Dupey (voice)
- The Princess Bride (1987) as Count Rugen
- A Few Good Men (1992) as Dr. Stone
- Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009) as Ivan the Terrible
- Where Are They Now? (1999) as Self
- Small Soldiers (1998) as Slamfist / Scratch-It (voice)
- Little Shop of Horrors (1986) as The First Customer
- Death Wish (1974) as Patrolman Reilly
- This Is Spinal Tap (1984) as Nigel Tufnel
- Blind Ambition (1979) as Jeb Stuart Magruder
- The Invention of Lying (2009) as Nathan Goldfrappe