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Christopher Guest

1948 - Today

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2024). Christopher Guest is the 3,681st most popular actor (up from 3,835th in 2024), the 6,011th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,727th in 2019) and the 1,728th most popular American Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Christopher Guest ranks 3,681 out of 13,578. Before her are Albert Bassermann, Carol Kane, Dakota Fanning, Ernst Deutsch, William Levy, and Britt Robertson. After her are Bob Morley, Anupam Kher, Elina Bystritskaya, Frédéric Diefenthal, Charles Avery, and Mohammad Ali Fardin.

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Among people born in 1948, Christopher Guest ranks 383. Before her are Anthony Andrews, Gabriele Seyfert, Marc Singer, Philippe Sarde, M. C. Gainey, and Bobby Orr. After her are Eleonora Brown, Massoud Rajavi, Chester Thompson, Larry Carlton, Rainer Zobel, and Ken Ribet.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Christopher Guest ranks 6,011 out of 20,380. Before her are Carol Kane (1952), Althea Gibson (1927), Dakota Fanning (1994), Ancel Keys (1904), Britt Robertson (1990), and Gustave Gilbert (1911). After her are Stand Watie (1806), Henry Knox (1750), Stanley Clarke (1951), Braun Strowman (1983), Vinnie Paul (1964), and Armand van Helden (1970).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Christopher Guest ranks 1,728. Before her are Selma Blair (1972), Ólafur Darri Ólafsson (1973), Jason Patric (1966), Carol Kane (1952), Dakota Fanning (1994), and Britt Robertson (1990). After her are Charles Avery (1873), JoAnna Garcia (1979), Ricardo Antonio Chavira (1971), Lou Costello (1906), Eric Bogosian (1953), and Marc Lawrence (1910).

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