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Christopher Guest
Actor, Writer, Director, Composer, Producer, Additional CreditsBorn February 5, 1948 (78 years)
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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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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| 2025 | Spinal Tap II: The End Continues · as Nigel Tufnel |
| 2016 | Mascots · as Corky St. Clair |
| 2015 | IMDb Originals (TV Series) · as Nigel Tufnel |
| 2014 | Saturday Night Live: Thanksgiving Special · as Ed's Father |
| 2014 | SNL Shorts · as Director |
| 2014 | SNL Sports Spectacular · as Director |
| 2013 | Family Tree (TV Series) · as Dave Chadwick |
| 2009 | Chickenfoot: Get Your Buzz on Live · as Nigel Tufnel |
| 2009 | The Invention of Lying · as Nathan Goldfrappe |
| 2009 | Spinal Tap: Back from the Dead · as Nigel Tufnel |
| 2009 | The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien (TV Series) · as Nigel Tufnel |
| 2009 | Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian · as Ivan The Terrible |
| 2009 | Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (TV Series) · as Nigel Tufnel |
| 2007 | Live Earth · as Nigel Tufnel |
| 2007 | |
| 2006 | For Your Consideration · as Jay Berman |
| 2006 | The Harry Smith Project Live · as Alan Barrows |
| 2005 | Mrs. Henderson Presents · as Lord Cromer |
| 2003 | A Mighty Wind · as Alan Barrows |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV Series) · as Nigel Tufnel |
| 2002 | Just for Laughs (TV Series) · as Nigel Tufnel |
| 2001 | Just for Laughs: Montreal Comedy Festival · as Nigel Tufnel |
| 2000 | Best in Show · as Harlan Pepper |
| 2000 | BBC Breakfast (TV Series) · as Nigel Tufnel |
| 2000 | Saturday Night Live: Game Show Parodies · as Rajeev Vindaloo |
| 1999 | The List (TV Series) · as Nigel Tufnel |
| 1999 | SpongeBob SquarePants (TV Series) · as Stanley S. Squarepants (voice) |
| 1999 | Dilbert (TV Series) · as The Dupey (voice) |
| 1999 | SNL: 25 Years of Music · as Nigel Tufnel |
| 1998 | The Best of Eddie Murphy: Saturday Night Live · as Mort Schmegman |
| 1998 | Small Soldiers · as Slamfist / Scratch-It (voice) |
| 1996 | Waiting for Guffman · as Corky St. Clair |
| 1996 | The Daily Show (TV Series) · as Nigel Tufnel |
| 1996 | E! True Hollywood Story (TV Series) |
| 1995 | MADtv (TV Series) · as Alan Barrows |
| 1993 | Animaniacs (TV Series) · as Umlatt (voice) |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV Series) · as Alan Barrows |
| 1993 | Joe Satriani: The Satch Tapes · as Nigel Tufnel |
| 1992 | Late Show with David Letterman (TV Series) · as Alan Barrows |
| 1992 | A Spinal Tap Reunion · as Nigel Tufnel / Alan Barrows |
| 1992 | A Few Good Men · as Dr. Stone |
| 1992 | A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica · as Nigel Tufnel |
| 1992 | HBO First Look (TV Series) · as Interviewee: Voices Of Slamfist |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV Series) · as Nigel Tufnel |
| 1992 | The Freddie Mercury Tribute: Concert for AIDS Awareness · as Nigel Tufnel |
| 1992 | The 19th Annual American Music Awards · as Nigel Tufnel - Presenter |
| 1991 | Amnesty International's Big 30 · as Nigel Tufnel |
| 1991 | 1991 MTV Video Music Awards · as Nigel Tufnel - Presenter |
| 1991 | Morton & Hayes (TV Series) · as Augie Gibbons (crooner) |
| 1989 | The Simpsons (TV Series) · as Nigel Tufnel (voice) |
| 1989 | Billy Crystal: Midnight Train to Moscow · as The Voice |
| 1989 | CNN Newsroom (TV Series) · as Nigel Tufnel |
| 1989 | I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood · as Antoninus Dimentabella |
| 1989 | The Arsenio Hall Show (TV Series) · as Nigel Tufnel |
| 1988 | Sticky Fingers · as Sam |
| 1987 | The Princess Bride · as Count Rugen |
| 1987 | Headbangers Ball (TV Series) · as Nigel Tufnel - Host |
| 1987 | Beyond Therapy · as Bob |
| 1986 | Little Shop of Horrors · as The First Customer |
| 1986 | Billy Crystal: Don't Get Me Started - The Billy Crystal Special · as Chip Dimentebella |
| 1985 | |
| 1984 | This Is Spinal Tap · as Nigel Tufnel |
| 1982 | Channel 4 News (TV Series) · as Nigel Tufnel |
| 1982 | St. Elsewhere (TV Series) · as H.j. Cummings |
| 1982 | A Piano for Mrs. Cimino · as Philip Ryan |
| 1982 | Million Dollar Infield · as Bucky Frische |
| 1981 | Heartbeeps · as Calvin |
| 1981 | Entertainment Tonight (TV Series) · as Nigel Tufnel |
| 1980 | B.C. Rock · as No Lobes |
| 1980 | The Long Riders · as Charlie Ford |
| 1980 | Haywire · as The Tv Director |
| 1979 | The Last Word · as Roger |
| 1979 | Blind Ambition (TV Series) · as Jeb Stuart Magruder |
| 1978 | Girlfriends · as Eric |
| 1978 | The Billion Dollar Bubble · as Al Green |
| 1977 | It Happened One Christmas · as Harry Bailey |
| 1977 | The Andros Targets (TV Series) · as Gordon Hamilton |
| 1976 | Laverne & Shirley (TV Series) |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell (TV Series) |
| 1975 | Shame of the Jungle · as Chief M'bulu |
| 1975 | The Fortune · as Boy Lover |
| 1975 | Good Morning America (TV Series) · as Nigel Tufnel |
| 1974 | Death Wish · as Patrolman Reilly |
| 1973 | Lemmings · as Various |
| 1972 | The Hot Rock · as Policeman |
| 1971 | The Hospital · as Resident (uncredited) |
| 1971 | All in the Family (TV Series) · as Jim |
| 1964 | NET Playhouse (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1964 | Horizon (TV Series) · as Al Green |
| 1954 | The Early Show (TV Series) · as Nigel Tufnel |
| 1952 | American Bandstand (TV Series) · as Nigel Tufnel |
| 1950 | The Joe Franklin Show (TV Series) · as Nigel Tufnel |