Christopher Guest

The Lord Haden-Guest
Guest in 2016
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
as a hereditary peer
8 April 1996 – 11 November 1999
Preceded byThe 4th Baron Haden-Guest
Succeeded bySeat abolished[a]
Personal details
Born
Christopher Haden-Guest

(1948-02-05) February 5, 1948
New York City, U.S.
Spouse
(m. 1984)
Children2
Parent(s)Peter Haden-Guest, 4th Baron Haden-Guest (father)
Jean Pauline Hindes (mother)
RelativesElissa Haden Guest (sister)
Nicholas Guest (brother)
Anthony Haden-Guest (half-brother)
EducationBard College
New York University (MFA)

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). His acting credits include roles in Death Wish (1974), Little Shop of Horrors (1986), The Princess Bride (1987), and A Few Good Men (1992). He was a regular cast member on Saturday Night Live in 1984–1985.

Guest holds a hereditary British peerage as the 5th Baron Haden-Guest.[1] 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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  1. ^ Richard Grant (January 9, 2004). "Nowt so queer as folk". The Guardian Weekend. Archived from the original on December 19, 2016. Retrieved December 11, 2016.