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Christopher Guest TV Listings

ChannelDate & TimeTitleBuy
BRAVOFri, Feb 12, 8:00 PMA Few Good MenBuy
BRAVOFri, Feb 12, 11:00 PMA Few Good MenBuy
FMCSat, Feb 13, 6:00 PMThe Princess BrideBuy
FMCSun, Feb 14, 4:00 AMThe Princess BrideBuy
ENCTue, Feb 16, 1:10 PMBest in ShowBuy
ENCTue, Feb 16, 9:40 PMBest in ShowBuy
HBO2eFri, Feb 19, 3:00 PMFor Your ConsiderationBuy
FMCSun, Feb 21, 10:30 PMThe Princess BrideBuy
HBO2eMon, Feb 22, 6:00 AMFor Your ConsiderationBuy
ENCMon, Feb 22, 2:35 PMBest in ShowBuy

Christopher Guest Biography

Christopher Guest
  • Birth Name: Chistopher Haden-Guest
  • Birth Place: New York, NY
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 02/05/1948, Aquarius
  • Profession: Actor; director; screenwriter; musician; comedian
Christopher Guest Fast Facts:
  • Mary Travers of the folk-rock group Peter, Paul and Mary baby-sat him.
  • Played the mandolin in a high-school band with Arlo Guthrie.
  • Made uncredited feature-film debut in the 1971 satiric dramedy The Hospital.
  • Co-wrote and costarred in Rob Reiner's 1984 mockumentary flick This Is Spinal Tap, about a heavy-metal band; his character, Nigel Tufnel, was supposedly a parody of British rocker Jeff Beck. Guest later reteamed with Reiner in 1987's The Princess Bride.
  • Member of the Saturday Night Live cast during the 1984-85 season.
  • Inherited family's royal designation after his father's death in 1996, making him the fifth Baron Haden-Guest of Saling, a district outside of London.
    Christopher Guest Relationships:
  • Annie Haden Guest - Daughter
  • Anthony Haden-Guest - Half Brother
  • Elissa Smith - Sister
  • Jamie Lee Curtis - Wife
  • Jean Hindes - Mother
  • Nicholas Guest - Brother
  • Peter Haden-Guest - Father
  • Thomas Haden Guest - Son

  • Christopher Guest Awards:
  • 1976 Emmy: Outstanding Writing for a Comedy-Variety or Music Special - Winner
  • 2003 Grammy: Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media - Winner

  • College:
  • Attended Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY; attended New York University, New York, NY
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Christopher Guest Collection (A Mighty Wind / Best in Show / Waiting for Guffman)
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Best in Show: The Films of Christopher Guest and Company
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