
Christopher Guest
Department: 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.
Known For

A Few Good Men
1992

The Princess Bride
1987

Mrs. Henderson Presents
2005

This Is Spinal Tap
1984

Small Soldiers
1998

The Invention of Lying
2009

How to Survive the '70s and Maybe Even Bump Into Happiness
1978

A Mighty Wind
2003

Best in Show
2000

The Long Riders
1980

The Hospital
1971

Waiting for Guffman
1997

The Missing Link
1980

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
2009

A Piano for Mrs. Cimino
1982

The Fortune
1975

Heartbeeps
1981

Beyond Therapy
1987

The Million Dollar Infield
1982

Lemmings
1973

Metallica: A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica
1992

Sticky Fingers
1988

Spinal Tap II: The End Continues
2025

Billy Crystal: Don't Get Me Started
1986

Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
2007

Haywire
1980

Stonehenge: 'Tis a Magic Place
2009

Unwigged & Unplugged: An Evening with Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer
2009

Misery Loves Comedy
2015

Amnesty International's Big 30
1991

For Your Consideration
2006

The Hot Rock
1972

Girlfriends
1978

The Chevy Chase National Humor Test
1979

Partners in Life
1990

Little Shop of Horrors
1986

Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
2015

Spinal Tap: The Final Tour
1981

The Last Word
1979

Mascots
2016

Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
1989

Hard 'N Heavy Volume 8
1990

Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas
1985

Death Wish
1974

As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride'
2001

A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out
1992

Spinal Tap: Back from the Dead
2009

The Billion Dollar Bubble
1978

Likely Stories Vol. 1
1981

I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood
1989

It Happened One Christmas
1977

Catching Up with Marty DiBergi
2000

A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion
2020

Spinal Tap at Stonehenge: The Final Finale
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Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
2005

St. Elsewhere
1982

The Simpsons
1989

All in the Family
1971

The View
1997

E! True Hollywood Story
1996

CBS News Sunday Morning
1979

Laverne & Shirley
1976

The Early Show
1999

Where Are They Now?
1999

The Andros Targets
1977

Saturday Night Live
1975

Ricky Gervais Meets...
2006

Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell
1975

SpongeBob SquarePants
1999

Blind Ambition
1979

Animaniacs
1993

Dilbert
1999

Family Tree
2013

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003

Saturday Night Live
1975