Christopher Guest Biography (1948-)

Full name, Christopher Haden-Guest; born February 5, 1948, in New York, NY; son of Sir Peter Haden-Guest (member of the British House of Lords) and Jean Hindes (former vice president of CBS); brother of Nicholas Guest (an actor); married Jamie Lee Curtis (an actress), December 18, 1984; children: Annie, Thomas Haden. Addresses: Agent: Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor, comedian, director, musician, writer
Birth Details: February 5, 1948; New York, New York, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Stage Appearances
Little Murders, off-Broadway production, 1969
(Broadway debut) Bank Messenger, Room Service, Edison Theatre, NewYork City, 1970
Norman, Moonchildren, Royale Theatre, New York City, 1972
Member of ensemble, National Lampoon's Lemmings, Village Gate Theatre, New York City, 1973
Sir Francis, East Lynne, Manhattan Theatre Club, New York City, 1975
Made professional acting debut at Long Wharf Theatre, New Haven, CT, 1966.
Film Appearances
(Uncredited) Resident, The Hospital, United Artists, 1971
Policeman, The Hot Rock (also known as How to Steal a Diamond in Four Easy Lessons), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1972
Various, Lemmings (also known as National Lampoon Lemmingsand National Lampoon's Lemmings), 1973
Patrolman Reilly, Death Wish, Paramount, 1974
Boy lover, The Fortune (also known as Spite and Malice), Columbia, 1975
Voice, Tarzoon, le honte de la jungle (animated; also known as Jungle Burger and Shame of the Jungle), Entertainment Film Distributors, 1975
Eric, Girlfriends, Warner Bros., 1978
Roger, The Last Word (also known as Danny Travis and TheNumber), International, 1979
Charlie Ford, The Long Riders, United Artists, 1980
Voice, The Missing Link (animated), SND, 1980
Calvin, Heartbeeps, Universal, 1981
Frankie, Likely Stories, Volume 3, 1983
Nigel Tufnel, This Is Spinal Tap (also known as Spinal Tap), Embassy, 1984
First customer, Little Shop of Horrors, Warner Bros., 1986
Bob, Beyond Therapy, New World, 1987
Count Rugen, The Princess Bride, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1987
Sam, Sticky Fingers, Spectrafilm, 1988
Dr. Stone, A Few Good Men, Columbia, 1992
(As Nigel Tufnel) Nigel Tufnel, Spinal Tap: Break Like the Wind--The Videos, 1992
Corky St. Clair, Waiting for Guffman, Warner Bros., 1996
Voices of Slamfist and Scratch-It, Small Soldiers, Dream Works, 1998
Harlan Pepper, Best in Show (also known as Dog Show!), Warner Bros., 2000
Nigel Tufnel, Catching up with Marty DiBergi, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists Home Entertainment, 2000
Himself, As You Wish: The Story of the Princess Bride, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists Home Entertainment, 2001
Mark Shubb, A Mighty Wind, Warner Bros., 2003
Film Work
Director, The Big Picture, Columbia, 1989
Director, Waiting for Guffman, Warner Bros., 1996
Director, Almost Heroes, Warner Bros., 1998
Director and (as Lord Haden-Guest) musician: sitar, Best in Show (also known as Dog Show!), Warner Bros., 2000
Director, A Mighty Wind, Warner Bros., 2003
Television Appearances
Series
Regular, Saturday Night Live (also known as NBC's Saturday Night and SNL), NBC, 1984-1985
Miniseries
Jeb Stuart Magruder, Blind Ambition (also known as The John Dean Story), CBS, 1979
Movies
Harry Baily, It Happened One Christmas, ABC, 1977
Television director, Haywire, CBS, 1980
Bucky Frische, Million Dollar Infield, CBS, 1982
Philip Ryan, A Piano for Mrs. Cimino, CBS, 1982
Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman, HBO, 1993
Specials
The Lily Tomlin Special, 1975
Ira, Close Ties, 1983
Rajiv Vindaloo, Martin Short Concert for the North Americas, Showtime, 1985

Chip Dimentebella, Billy Crystal--Don't Get Me Started, HBO, 1986
Chip Dimentebella, Billy Crystal: Don't Get Me Started--The Lost Minutes (also known as The Lost Minutes of Billy Crystal), 1987
Saturday Night Live 15th Anniversary, NBC, 1989
Antoninus DiMentabella, "I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood," HBO ComedyHour, HBO, 1989
"Billy Crystal: Midnight Train to Moscow," On Location, HBO, 1989
Nigel Tufnel, A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out (also known as The Return of Spinal Tap), NBC, 1992
Comedy Central's Documentary of the Making of the Remake of "Attack ofthe 50 Ft. Woman, Comedy Central, 1993
Himself, Celebrity Profile: Jamie Lee Curtis, E! Entertainment Television, 1998
Nigel Tufnel, Just for Laughs: Montreal Comedy Festival, 1999
Interviewee, Chris Farley: The E! True Hollywood Story, E! Entertainment Channel, 1999
Intimate Portrait: Jamie Lee Curtis, Lifetime, 2000
Himself, The British Comedy Awards 2001, 2001
Pilots
The TV Show, ABC, 1979
El Supremo, Partners in Life, CBS, 1990
Also appeared as Dorkman in the unaired pilot D.O.A., HBO, 1998.
Episodic
Jim, "Mike and Gloria Meet," All in the Family, CBS, 1977
Greg Harris, "Bus Stop," Laverne & Shirley, 1978
B. J. Cummings, "Legionnaires: Parts 1 & 2," St. Elsewhere, NBC, 1982
Dr. Von Aston, "Daffy Dicks," Morton & Hayes (also known as Partners in Life), 1991
Crooner, "Society Saps," Morton & Hayes (also known as Partners in Life), 1991
El Supremo, "Oafs Overboard," Morton & Hayes (also known as Partners in Life), 1991
Voice of Nigel Tufnel, "The Otto Show," The Simpsons (animated), Fox, 1992
Himself, "Inconvenience," Dennis Miller Live, 2002
Also appeared as voice of Dupey, Dilbert (animated), UPN; voice ofUmlatt of Dunlikus, "King Yakko," Animaniacs (animated), Fox; in The List.
Television Work
Series
Executive Producer, Morton & Hayes (also known as Partnersin Life), CBS, 1991
Movies
Director, Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman, HBO, 1993
Pilots
Director of the unaired pilot D.O.A., HBO, 1998.
Specials
Director, The Sad Professor (also known as Trying Times), PBS, 1989
Coproducer, A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out (also known as The Return of Spinal Tap), NBC, 1992
Episodic
Director, "Johnny Appleseed," Tall Tales and Legends, Showtime, 1986
Director, Morton & Hayes (also known as Partners in Life), CBS, 1991
Other
Directed promotional spots for Fox Sports hockey playoff advertising ("Squash," "Golf," "Bowling," and "Billiards").
WRITINGS
For Stage
(With Paul Jacobs) Music and lyrics, National Lampoon's Lemmings,produced at Village Gate Theatre, New York City, 1973
Screenplays
Lemmings (also known as National Lampoon Lemmings and National Lampoon's Lemmings), 1973
"Split Decision," Likely Stories, Volume 3, 1983
This Is Spinal Tap (also known as Spinal Tap), Embassy, 1984
(With Michael McKean and Michael Varhol) The Big Picture, Columbia, 1989
(As Nigel Tufnel) Spinal Tap: Break Like the Wind--The Videos, 1992
Waiting for Guffman, Warner Bros., 1996
Best in Show (also known as Dog Show!), Warner Bros., 2000
A Mighty Wind, Warner Bros., 2003
Film Music
(With Michael McKean, Harry Shearer, and Rob Reiner) This Is Spinal Tap (also known as Spinal Tap), Embassy, 1984
(As Nigel Tufnel) Spinal Tap: Break Like the Wind--The Videos, 1992
Film Lyrics
(With Michael McKean, Harry Shearer, and Rob Reiner) This Is Spinal Tap (also known as Spinal Tap), Embassy, 1984
Waiting for Guffman, Warner Bros., 1996
Film Songs
"Louisiana Nights," Best in Show (also known as Dog Show!),Warner Bros., 2000
Television Pilots
(With Bill Richmond, Gene Perret, and others) Peeping Times, NBC,1978
The T.V. Show, 1979
Also wrote the unaired pilot D.O.A., HBO, 1998.
Television Specials
(With Jane Wagner, Lorne Michaels, Lily Tomlin, and others) The Lily Tomlin Special, ABC, 1975
A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out (also known as The Return of Spinal Tap), NBC, 1992
Also wrote The Chevy Chase Special; A Nice Place to Visit.
Television Episodes
Saturday Night Live (also known as NBC's Saturday Night andSNL), NBC, 1984-1985
Morton & Hayes (also known as Partners in Life), CBS, 1991
Television Music
Special music material, The T.V. Show (special), 1979
Morton & Hayes (series), CBS, 1991
A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out (also known as The Return of Spinal Tap), NBC, 1992
RECORDINGS
Albums
This Is Spinal Tap, 1984
Break Like the Wind, 1992
Also performed on six comedy albums associated with National Lampoon.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

Entertainment Weekly, February 14, 1997, p. 43
People Weekly, April 29, 1996, p. 56
Shoot, April 4, 1997, p. 7; October 16, 1998, pp. 54-56
Time, October 9, 2000, p. 106

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