Saturday Night Live cast members

1. Kenan Thompson

Kenan Thompson was born on May 10, 1978 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Saturday Night Live (1975), Snakes on a Plane (2006) and Good Burger (1997). He has been married to Christina Evangeline since November 11, 2011. They have two children.

21 seasons 2003-present

Emmy nominee for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series (2018, 2020, 2021)
Emmy nominee for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics (2017, 2018)

2. Darrell Hammond

Actor | Blues Brothers 2000

Comedian Darrell Hammond was born in Melbourne, Florida, to Margaret Evelyn (Helms) and Max Carey Hammond. A Saturday Night Live (1975) cast member from 1995 to 2009 - the longest tenure of any SNL cast member - Hammond was one of the sketch TV show's strongest and funniest performers. As well as ...

14 seasons 1995-2009

3. Seth Meyers

Writer | Documentary Now!

Seth Meyers was born on December 28, 1973 in Bedford, New Hampshire, USA. He is a writer and actor, known for Documentary Now! (2015), Saturday Night Live (1975) and New Year's Eve (2011). He has been married to Alexi Ashe Meyers since September 1, 2013. They have three children.

13 seasons 2001-2014

Emmy winner for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics (2011)
Emmy nominee for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016)
Emmy nominee for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special (2013, 2015)
Emmy nominee for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics (2012)

4. Al Franken

Writer | Saturday Night Live

Al Franken is best known for nearly two decades of work on Saturday Night Live (1975). During that time he wrote, performed in and produced hundreds of sketches, including "Daily Affirmations with Stuart Smalley" and "The Final Days," a piece about the last days of Richard Nixon's presidency. A ...

11 seasons 1977-1980, 1986, 1988-1995

Emmy winner for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series (1976, 1977, 1989)
Emmy nominee for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series (1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 2003)

5. Fred Armisen

Music_department | Portlandia

Fereydun Robert Armisen is an American actor, comedian, and writer. After having begun his career as a musician for groups such as Trenchmouth and the Blue Man Group, he would get his big break as a comedy actor when he joined the cast of Saturday Night Live (1975) in 2002, having remained with the...

11 seasons 2002-2013

Emmy nominee for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series (2016)
Emmy nominee for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special (2015)

6. Kate McKinnon

Actress | Ghostbusters

Kathryn McKinnon Berthold (born January 6, 1984), known professionally as Kate McKinnon, is an American actress and comedienne, who is best known as a regular cast member on Saturday Night Live and The Big Gay Sketch Show, and for playing the role of Dr. Jillian Holtzmann in the 2016 Ghostbusters ...

11 seasons 2012-2022

Emmy winner for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series (2016, 2017)
Emmy nominee for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series (2014, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021)
Emmy nominee for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics (2014)

7. Cecily Strong

Actress | Saturday Night Live

Cecily Strong was born on February 8, 1984 in Springfield, Illinois, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Saturday Night Live (1975), Schmigadoon! (2021) and The Boss (2016).

11 seasons 2012-2022

Emmy nominee for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series (2020, 2021)

8. Colin Jost

Writer | Saturday Night Live

Colin Jost was born on June 29, 1982 in Staten Island, New York City, New York, USA. He is a writer and actor, known for Saturday Night Live (1975), Tom and Jerry (2021) and How to Be Single (2016). He has been married to Scarlett Johansson since October 2020. They have one child.

11 seasons 2014-present

Emmy nominee for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022)
Emmy nominee for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special (2013)

9. Tim Meadows

Actor | Mean Girls

Tim Meadows was born on February 5, 1961 in Highland Park, Michigan, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Mean Girls (2004), The Ladies Man (2000) and Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007). He was previously married to Michelle Taylor.

10 seasons 1991-2000

Emmy nominee for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series (1993)

10. Aidy Bryant

Actress | Saturday Night Live

Aidy Bryant was born on May 7, 1987 in Phoenix, Arizona, USA. She is an actress and writer, known for Saturday Night Live (1975), Shrill (2019) and Human Resources (2022). She has been married to Conner O'Malley since April 28, 2018.

10 seasons 2012-2022

Emmy nominee for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series (2018, 2021)
Emmy nominee for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics (2014)

11. Michael Che

Writer | Saturday Night Live

Michael Che was born on May 19, 1983 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. He is a writer and actor, known for Saturday Night Live (1975), War (2007) and Top Five (2014).

10 seasons 2014-present

Emmy nominee for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022)

12. Kevin Nealon

Actor | Saturday Night Live

Kevin Nealon is an American comedian and actor known for Saturday Night Live, Stanley the Gatekeeper from Little Nicky, Mr. Cheezle from Grandma's Boy, Doug Wilson from Weeds and the voice of Glenn Martin DDS. He acted in many other films starring Adam Sandler including Happy Gilmore, The Wedding ...

9 seasons 1986-1995

Emmy nominee for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series (1987)

13. Maya Rudolph

Actress | Bridesmaids

Maya Rudolph was born on July 27, 1972 in Gainesville, Florida, to Richard Rudolph, a music producer, and soul singer Minnie Riperton. Her mother was African-American and her father is Ashkenazi Jewish (from a family from Lithuania, Russia, Germany, and Hungary). In 1973, Maya, her parents, and her...

9 seasons 2000-2007

Emmy winner for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series (2020)
Emmy nominee for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series (2012, 2021)

14. Jason Sudeikis

Actor | Ted Lasso

Jason Sudeikis was born on September 18, 1975 in Fairfax, Virginia as Daniel Jason Sudeikis. His father is Daniel Joseph Sudeikis, a Vice President of a business development and his mother is Kathryn (née Wendt), a travel agent at Brennco and President of the American Society of Travel Agents. He ...

9 seasons 2005-2013

15. Bobby Moynihan

Actor | Saturday Night Live

Bobby Moynihan was born on January 31, 1977 in Eastchester, New York, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Saturday Night Live (1975), IF (2024) and Inside Out 2 (2024). He has been married to Brynn O'Malley since August 13, 2016. They have one child.

9 seasons 2008-2017

16. Kyle Mooney

Actor | Zoolander 2

Kyle Mooney was born on September 4, 1984 in San Diego, California, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Zoolander 2 (2016), Brigsby Bear (2017) and Y2K (2024).

9 seasons 2013-2022

17. Phil Hartman

Actor | NewsRadio

Phil Hartman was born Philip Edward Hartmann on September 24, 1948, in Brantford, Ontario, Canada. His surname was originally "Hartmann", but he later dropped the second "n". He was one of eight children of Doris Marguerite (Wardell) and Rupert Loebig Hartmann, a salesman. He was of German, Irish, ...

8 seasons 1986-1994

Emmy winner for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series (1989)
Emmy nominee for Outstanding Individual Performance in a Music or Variety Program (1994)
Emmy nominee for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series (1987)

18. Chris Kattan

Actor | A Night at the Roxbury

Christopher Lee Kattan was born in Sherman Oaks, California, to model Hajni Joslyn and actor Kip King. Chris moved to Mt. Baldy when he turned five, and resided there until the age of fifteen, when he moved to Bainbridge Island, Washington for high school.

After he graduated from high school, Chris ...

8 seasons 1996-2003

19. Chris Parnell

Actor | Rick and Morty

Born and raised in Memphis, Tennessee, Chris Parnell enrolled at Germantown High School where he took drama and auditioned for every play. In 1985, when he was a senior at Germantown, he was voted "Most Talented" by his classmates. Right after graduating high school, Chris attended North Carolina ...

8 seasons 1998-2006

20. Horatio Sanz

Actor | Bachelorette

Horatio Sanz was born on June 4, 1969, in Santiago, Chile, and raised in Chicago, Illinois. He was one of the Upright Citizen Brigade's founding members and performed with Chicago's Second City comedy troupe.

When he joined the cast of Saturday Night Live (1975) as a featured player at the beginning...

8 seasons 1998-2006

21. Amy Poehler

Actress | Inside Out

Amy Meredith Poehler was born in Newton, Massachusetts, to high school teachers Eileen Frances (Milmore) and William Grinstead Poehler. Her brother is comedian Greg Poehler. She is of Irish (from her mother) and English, Irish, German, and Portuguese (from her father) descent. Amy was first ...

8 seasons 2001-2008

Emmy winner for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series (2016)
Emmy nominee for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series (2008, 2009)

22. Will Forte

Actor | MacGruber

Forte was age 32 before he came to the public's attention on Saturday Night Live (1975), but had been working in comedy since 1997.

Will Forte was born in Alameda County, California, and is the son of artist Patricia (Stivers) and financial broker Orville Willis Forte III (divorced). He has an older...

8 seasons 2002-2010

23. Bill Hader

Actor | The Skeleton Twins

Bill Hader is an American comedian and actor who is known for playing in Saturday Night Live from 2005 to 2013. He created and starred in the HBO show Barry. He also played Flint Lockwood from Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, Colonel Custer from Night at the Museum 2, Fear from Inside Out and ...

8 seasons 2005-2013

Emmy nominee for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series (2015, 2018)
Emmy nominee for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series (2012, 2013)

24. Beck Bennett

Actor | Sing

Never work with animals or children. It's the stern warning oft-repeated in Hollywood. Breakout actor Beck Bennett, however, would kindly disagree--with the second part, at least.

Bennett stars in the immensely popular "It's Not Complicated" campaign for AT&T, a series of ads in which he plays the ...

8 seasons 2013-2021

25. Pete Davidson

Actor | The King of Staten Island

Pete Davidson is an American comedian and actor who is a featured player on Saturday Night Live (1975), as of September 2014. He was raised on Staten Island, New York, and is the son of Amy (Waters) and Scott Matthew Davidson. Pete's father, a firefighter, died during the 9/11 attacks.

Davidson ...

8 seasons 2014-2022

26. Mikey Day

Actor | Saturday Night Live

Mikey Day was born on March 20, 1980 in Orange County, California, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Saturday Night Live (1975), Home Sweet Home Alone (2021) and Terminator: Termination (2012).

8 seasons 2016-present

Emmy nominee for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series (2016)

27. Dana Carvey

Actor | Wayne's World

One of SNL's most talented alumni, comedian Dana Carvey reigned supreme during his six-season run creating some of the show's most memorable characters, including "Church Lady", "Garth" of Wayne & Garth fame, Grumpy Old Man and bodybuilding "Hans" of Hans & Franz notoriety. This sharp and witty ...

7 seasons 1986-1993

Emmy winner for Outstanding Individual Performance in a Music or Variety Program (1993)
Emmy nominee for Outstanding Individual Performance in a Music or Variety Program (1989, 1990, 1991, 1992)

28. Mike Myers

Actor | Austin Powers in Goldmember

Michael John Myers was born in 1963 in Scarborough, Ontario, to Alice E. (Hind), an officer supervisor, and Eric Myers, an insurance agent. His parents were both English, and had served in the Royal Air Force and British Army, respectively.

Myers' television career really started in 1988, when he ...

7 seasons 1989-1995

Emmy winner for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series (1989)
Emmy nominee for Outstanding Individual Performance in a Music or Variety Program (1994)
Emmy nominee for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series (1990)

29. Molly Shannon

Actress | Superstar

Molly Shannon has become one of Hollywood's most sought-after talents on television and the silver screen.

Shannon spent six seasons as a member of the repertory company on "Saturday Night Live," primarily known for the eclectic characters she created, such as Mary Katherine Gallagher and Sally ...

7 seasons 1995-2001

Emmy nominee for Outstanding Individual Performance in Variety or Music Program (2000)

30. Will Ferrell

Producer | Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby

John William Ferrell was born in Irvine, California, to Betty Kay (Overman), a teacher, and Roy Lee Ferrell, Jr., a musician. His parents were originally from Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina.

A graduate of the University of Southern California, Ferrell became interested in performing while a student ...

7 seasons 1995-2002

Emmy nominee for Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program (2001)

31. Tracy Morgan

Actor | 30 Rock

Tracy Morgan is an African-American comedian and actor from New York City who is known for playing Tracy Jordan from 30 Rock, Luiz from the Blue Sky Studios Rio franchise, Tray Barker from The Last O.G. and several roles on Saturday Night Live. He also was in Scoob, Fist Fight, G-Force, The ...

7 seasons 1996-2003

Emmy nominee for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series (2016)

32. Rachel Dratch

Actress | Just Go with It

Rachel Dratch grew up in Lexington, Massachusetts. After graduating from Dartmouth College with a degree in Drama and Psychology, she moved out to Chicago, where she studied with Del Close at Improvolympic. She was on the house team, "Victim's Family", with Adam McKay. Rachel went on to tour with ...

7 seasons 1999-2006

33. Andy Samberg

Actor | Saturday Night Live

Andy Samberg was born in Berkeley, California, to Marjorie (Marrow), a teacher, and Joe Samberg, a photographer. With Jorma Taccone and Akiva Schaffer, Samberg is one of three Los Angeles, California-based writer-performer-filmmakers--all childhood friends--dubbed The Lonely Island, whose short ...

7 seasons 2005-2012

Emmy winner for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics (2007)
Emmy nominee for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special (2015)
Emmy nominee for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics (2009, 2010, 2011x3)

34. Kristen Wiig

Actress | Bridesmaids

Kristen Carroll Wiig was born on August 22, 1973 in Canandaigua, New York, to Laurie J. (Johnston), an artist, and Jon J. Wiig, a lake marina manager. She is of Norwegian (from her paternal grandfather), Irish, English, and Scottish descent. The family moved to Lancaster, Pennsylvania, before ...

7 seasons 2005-2012

Emmy nominee for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series (2013, 2017, 2021)
Emmy nominee for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012)

35. Vanessa Bayer

Actress | Trainwreck

Vanessa Bayer was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio, where she attended Orange High School. She is best known as a cast member of Saturday Night Live (1975). In 2004, she graduated from the University of Pennsylvania's Annenberg School for Communication. During her college career, she worked as an...

7 seasons 2010-2017

Emmy nominee for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series (2017)

36. Heidi Gardner

Actress | Hustle

Heidi Gardner is an American actress, comedian, and writer. She has been a cast member on Saturday Night Live since 2017, beginning in season 43. Gardner was born and raised in Kansas City, Missouri. She grew up with an older brother, Justin. Growing up, Gardner worked part-time at the Tivoli ...

7 seasons 2017-present

37. Dennis Miller

Actor | The Net

Dennis Miller was born on November 3, 1953 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for The Net (1995), Joe Dirt (2001) and Murder at 1600 (1997). He has been married to Ali Espley since April 10, 1988. They have two children.

6 seasons 1985-1991

38. A. Whitney Brown

Writer | Saturday Night Live

A. Whitney Brown was born on July 8, 1952 in Charlotte, Michigan, USA. He is a writer and actor, known for Saturday Night Live (1975), Tales from the Crypt (1989) and Exit 57 (1995). He has been married to Carolyn Wonderland since March 4, 2011. He was previously married to Cynthia Swanson.

6 seasons 1986-1991

Emmy winner for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series (1989)
Emmy nominee for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series (1987, 1990, 1991)

39. Victoria Jackson

Actress | UHF

Victoria was raised in a Bible-believing, piano-playing, gymnastic home with no TV. Her dad was a gym coach so she competed in gymnastics from age 5 to 18. Was a cheerleader and a homecoming queen. Attended Florida Bible College; received a gymnastic scholarship to Furman University, attended ...

6 seasons 1986-1992

40. David Spade

Actor | Joe Dirt

Adept at playing comic brat extraordinaires both on film and TV, David Spade was born on July 22, 1964, in Birmingham, Michigan, the youngest of three brothers. He is the son of Judith J. (Meek), a writer and editor, and Wayne M. Spade, a sales rep, and is of German, English, Irish, and Scottish ...

6 seasons 1990-1996

Emmy nominee for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series (1990, 1991, 1993)

41. Ana Gasteyer

Actress | Mean Girls

Ana Kristina Gasteyer was born on May 4, 1967 to Marian Roumell-Gasteyer and Phil Gasteyer. Gasteyer began her career at Northwestern University; she initially enrolled as a voice major, but later switched to theater studies when she started to get involved with the campus' improv comedy group. She...

6 seasons 1996-2002

42. Jimmy Fallon

Writer | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Jimmy Fallon was born in 1974 in Brooklyn, New York, to Gloria (Feeley) and Jimmy Fallon. He is of Irish, German, and Norwegian descent. He was raised in Saugerties, New York, which is in upstate New York. He has performed stand up, impressions and characters across the country, in some of the ...

6 seasons 1998-2004

Emmy winner for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series (2012, 2014)

43. Tina Fey

Actress | Date Night

Elizabeth Stamatina Fey was born in 1970 in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, just west of Philadelphia, to Xenobia "Jeanne" (Xenakes), a brokerage employee, and Donald Henry Fey, who wrote grant proposals for universities. Her mother is Greek, born in Piraeus, while her father had German, Northern Irish,...

6 seasons 2000-2006

Emmy winner for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series (2009, 2016)
Emmy winner for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series (2002)
Emmy nominee for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series (2010, 2011, 2014, 2018)
Emmy nominee for Outstanding Individual Performance in a Music or Variety Program (2008)
Emmy nominee for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series (2001, 2003)
Emmy nominee for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special (2015)

44. Taran Killam

Actor | Killing Gunther

Taran Killam was born on April 1, 1982 in Culver City, California, USA as Taran Hourie Killam. He is an actor, known for Saturday Night Live (1975), The Heat (2013) and 12 Years a Slave (2013). He has been married to Cobie Smulders, since September 8, 2012. They have two children.

6 seasons 2010-2016

45. Jay Pharoah

Actor | Saturday Night Live

Jay Pharoah was born on October 14, 1987 in Chesapeake, Virginia, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Saturday Night Live (1975), Unsane (2018) and White Famous (2017).

6 seasons 2010-2016

46. Alex Moffat

Actor | Holidate

Alex Moffat was born on March 25, 1982 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He is an actor and director, known for Holidate (2020), Uncle John (2015) and Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018).

6 seasons 2016-2022

47. Melissa Villaseñor

Actress | Hubie Halloween

Melissa Villaseñor was born on October 9, 1987 in Whittier, California, USA. She is an actress and writer, known for Hubie Halloween (2020), Saturday Night Live (1975) and Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018).

6 seasons 2016-2022

48. Ego Nwodim

Actress | Saturday Night Live

Ego Nwodim was born on March 10, 1988 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. She is an actress, known for Saturday Night Live (1975), It's A Party (2018) and Law & Order True Crime (2017).

6 seasons 2018-present

49. Jane Curtin

Actress | Coneheads

Jane Therese Curtin was born September 6th, 1947. Years later, a 27-year-old Jane auditioned for a comedy variety show. which turned out to be the the thing that would first expose her to fame, Saturday Night Live (1975). Jane won the audition against Mimi Kennedy, a tough competitor. Also in the ...

5 seasons 1975-1980

Emmy nominee for Outstanding Individual Performance in a Music or Variety Program (1978)
Emmy nominee for Outstanding Variety Series (1979)

50. Garrett Morris

Actor | Coneheads

Garrett Morris was born on February 1, 1937 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Coneheads (1993), Saturday Night Live (1975) and How High (2001). He has been married to Freda Morris since September 20, 1996.

5 seasons 1975-1980

Emmy nominee for Outstanding Variety Series (1979)

51. Laraine Newman

Actress | Coneheads

Laraine Newman is a founding member of The Groundlings. After seeing her in The Groundlings, Lorne Michaels cast her in a Lily Tomlin Special and later as an original cast member of Saturday Night Live (1975). She has worked from directors ranging from Woody Allen to Guillermo del Toro. She has a ...

5 seasons 1975-1980

Emmy nominee for Outstanding Variety Series (1979)

52. Gilda Radner

Actress | Saturday Night Live

Gilda Radner was one of the great comic geniuses of the 20th century, ranked with Lucille Ball and other comedy legends of the highest caliber. She was born on June 28, 1946, in Detroit, Michigan, the younger of two children of Henrietta (Dworkin), a legal secretary, and Herman Radner, a ...

5 seasons 1975-1980

Emmy winner for Outstanding Individual Performance in a Music or Variety Program (1978)
Emmy nominee for Outstanding Individual Performance in a Music or Variety Program (1977)
Emmy nominee for Outstanding Variety Series (1979)

53. Nora Dunn

Actress | Three Kings

Nora Dunn got her start working at the famous Second City comedy troupe, where she was eventually spotted by Saturday Night Live (1975) casting directors, and she joined the SNL cast (among them Joan Cusack, Robert Downey Jr., Anthony Michael Hall, Jon Lovitz, Dennis Miller, Randy Quaid, Terry ...

5 seasons 1985-1990

54. Jon Lovitz

Actor | Happiness

Jonathan Michael Lovitz is a American comedian and actor from Tarzana who is known for voicing Jay Sherman from The Critic and for being a Saturday Night Live cast member in the 1990s. He acted in a lot of Adam Sandler films such as The Wedding Singer, Little Nicky, Hotel Transylvania, Grown Ups 2 ...

5 seasons 1985-1990

Emmy nominee for Outstanding Individual Performance in a Music or Variety Program (1986, 1987)

55. Jan Hooks

Actress | Pee-wee's Big Adventure

Jan Hooks is better remembered for her five-year run on Saturday Night Live (1975) (1986-91) on the series she impersonated actress ranging from Bette Davis, to Ann-Margret, to Sally Kellerman, to Jodie Foster. After she left the show, she was proposed by Linda Bloodworth-Thomason to replace Jean ...

5 seasons 1986-1991

56. Chris Farley

Actor | Tommy Boy

Christopher Crosby Farley was born on February 15, 1964, in Madison, Wisconsin, to Mary Anne (Crosby) and Thomas Farley, who owned an oil company. Among his siblings are actors Kevin P. Farley and John Farley. He was of Irish heritage. Farley studied theatre and communications on Marquette ...

5 seasons 1990-1995

57. Adam Sandler

Actor | The Waterboy

Adam Richard Sandler was born September 9, 1966 in Brooklyn, New York, to Judith (Levine), a teacher at a nursery school, and Stanley Alan Sandler, an electrical engineer. He is of Russian Jewish descent. At 17, he took his first step towards becoming a stand-up comedian when he spontaneously took ...

5 seasons 1991-1995

Emmy nominee for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series (2019)
Emmy nominee for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series (1991, 1992, 1993)

58. Norm MacDonald

Actor | Dirty Work

Macdonald was born Norman Gene Macdonald in Quebec City, Quebec. He began his career in stand-up comedy. Macdonald's first job was writing for The Dennis Miller Show (1992) and then Roseanne (1988). While writing for Roseanne (1988), he was noticed by Lorne Michaels, who liked Norm's stand up, and ...

5 seasons 1993-1998

59. Cheri Oteri

Actress | Scary Movie

Cheri Oteri was born on September 19, 1962 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She grew up in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, graduating from Archbishop Prendergast High School, then moved to Los Angeles when she was 25, where she worked in Promotions for A&M records for 4 years and joined up with the ...

5 seasons 1995-2000

60. Colin Quinn

Actor | Trainwreck

Colin Quinn was born on June 6, 1959 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He is a writer and actor, known for Trainwreck (2015), A Night at the Roxbury (1998) and Cop Show (2014). He has been married to Jen Sochko since June 9, 2019.

5 seasons 1996-2000

61. Nasim Pedrad

Actress | Despicable Me 2

Nasim Pedrad (born November 18, 1981) is an American actress and comedian best known for her five seasons as a cast member on Saturday Night Live (1975) from 2009 to 2014. She has since gone on to co-star in sitcoms such as Mulaney (2014), Scream Queens (2015), People of Earth (2016), and New Girl ...

5 seasons 2009-2014

62. Leslie Jones

Actress | Ghostbusters

Leslie Jones is an American actress and comedienne from Memphis, Tennessee who is known for playing in Saturday Night Live, Trainwreck, Sing, Top Five, Lottery Ticket, Coming 2 America, Masterminds and The Angry Birds Movie 2. She played Patty Tolan in the 2016 reboot of Ghostbusters, directed by ...

5 seasons 2014-2019

Emmy nominee for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series (2017, 2018)
Emmy nominee for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics (2019)

63. Chris Redd

Actor | Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping

Chris Redd was born on March 25, 1985 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (2016), Joker (2019) and Saturday Night Live (1975).

5 seasons 2017-2022

Emmy nominee for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics (2018)

64. Chloe Fineman

Actress | Saturday Night Live

Chloe Fineman returns to "Saturday Night Live," for her fifth season as a cast member.

Fineman has been entertaining viewers with her standout impressions of Drew Barrymore, Britney Spears, Nicole Kidman, Timothée Chalamet and more. Glamour raved "Chloe Fineman Can Impersonate Anyone" and the ...

5 seasons 2019-present

65. Bowen Yang

Actor | High Maintenance

Bowen Yang was born on November 6, 1990 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. He is an actor and writer, known for High Maintenance (2016), Isn't It Romantic (2019) and The Outs (2012).

5 seasons 2019-present

Emmy nominee for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series (2021, 2022)
Emmy nominee for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series (2019)

66. Dan Aykroyd

Writer | Ghostbusters

Daniel Edward Aykroyd was born on July 1, 1952 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, to Lorraine Hélène (Gougeon), a secretary from a French-Canadian family, and Samuel Cuthbert Peter Hugh Aykroyd, a civil engineer who advised prime minister Pierre Trudeau. Aykroyd attended Carleton University in 1969, where...

4 seasons 1975-1979

Emmy winner for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series (1977)
Emmy nominee for Outstanding Individual Performance in a Music or Variety Program (1978)
Emmy nominee for Outstanding Variety Series (1979)
Emmy nominee for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series (1978, 1979)

67. John Belushi

Actor | Saturday Night Live

John Belushi was born in Chicago, Illinois, USA, on January 24, 1949, to Agnes Demetri (Samaras) and Adam Anastos Belushi, a restaurant owner. His father was an Albanian immigrant, from Qytezë, and his mother was also of Albanian descent. He grew up in Wheaton, where the family moved when he was ...

4 seasons 1975-1979

Emmy winner for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series (1977)
Emmy nominee for Outstanding Individual Performance in a Music or Variety Program (1977, 1978)
Emmy nominee for Outstanding Variety Series (1979)
Emmy nominee for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series (1984)

68. Bill Murray

Actor | Lost in Translation

Bill Murray is an American actor, comedian, and writer. The fifth of nine children, he was born William James Murray in Wilmette, Illinois, to Lucille (Collins), a mailroom clerk, and Edward Joseph Murray II, who sold lumber. He is of Irish descent. Among his siblings are actors Brian Doyle-Murray, ...

4 seasons 1977-1980

Emmy winner for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series (1977)
Emmy nominee for Outstanding Variety Series (1979)

69. Eddie Murphy

Actor | The Nutty Professor

Edward Regan Murphy was born April 3, 1961 in Brooklyn, New York, to Lillian Lynch (born: Lillian Laney), a telephone operator, and Charles Edward Murphy, a transit police officer who was also an amateur comedian and actor. After his father died, his mother married Vernon Lynch, a foreman at a ...

4 seasons 1980-1984

Emmy winner for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series (2020)
Emmy nominee for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series (1983)
Emmy nominee for Outstanding Individual Performance in a Music or Variety Program (1983, 1984)
Emmy nominee for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series (1984)

70. Joe Piscopo

Actor | Saturday Night Live

Joe Piscopo was cast on Saturday Night Live (1975) in 1980 as part of an overall replacement of the original cast. However his team of players was not up to par in comedy and was quickly replaced except for him and Eddie Murphy. Together they dominated the show for the next three years. Since then ...

4 seasons 1980-1984

Emmy nominee for Outstanding Individual Performance in a Music or Variety Program (1984)
Emmy nominee for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series (1984)

71. Robin Duke

Actress | Groundhog Day

Robin Duke was born on March 13, 1954 in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. She is an actress and writer, known for Groundhog Day (1993), SCTV (1976) and Saturday Night Live (1975). She is married to Hendriik Riik. They have one child.

4 seasons 1981-1984

Emmy nominee for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series (1984)

72. Tim Kazurinsky

Actor | Saturday Night Live

Tim Kazurinsky is an American actor and screenwriter known for his tenure as a writer and cast member on Saturday Night Live (1981-1984) and for playing Officer Carl Sweetchuck in the "Police Academy" film franchise. Notable screenwriting credits include "About Last Night..." (1986) and "For Keeps?...

4 seasons 1981-1984

Emmy nominee for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series (1984)

73. Mary Gross

Actress | Saturday Night Live

Mary Gross was born March 25, 1953 in Chicago, Illinois, to Virginia Ruth and William Oscar Gross. She is often associated with her run on Saturday Night Live (1975), from 1981-85, and other characters she plays on television and film including, Janis Zuckerman in Feds (1988), Annie Herman in Troop...

4 seasons 1981-1985

Emmy nominee for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series (1984)

74. Rob Schneider

Actor | Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo

Robert Michael "Rob" Schneider (born October 31, 1963) is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter, and director. A stand-up comic and veteran of the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live (1975), Schneider has gone on to a successful career in feature films, including starring roles in the ...

4 seasons 1990-1994

Emmy winner for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series (1989)
Emmy nominee for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series (1990, 1991, 1992)

75. Julia Sweeney

Actress | Work in Progress

Benevolent, sweet-faced, actress and comedienne Julia (Anne) Sweeney, who was born on October 10, 1959 in Spokane, Washington, is normally identified with one single, highly unappetizing androgynous character. This sniveling, chunky-framed, springy-haired, plaid shirt-wearing, grotesque-looking ...

4 seasons 1990-1994

76. Ellen Cleghorne

Actress | Armageddon

Ellen Cleghorne was born on November 29, 1965 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. She is an actress and writer, known for Armageddon (1998), Little Nicky (2000) and Coyote Ugly (2000).

4 seasons 1991-1995

77. Abby Elliott

Actress | No Strings Attached

Abby Elliott is the first second-generation cast member on Saturday Night Live (1975). Her father is Chris Elliott, who was featured on the show during the 1994-1995 season. She is also the granddaughter of veteran comic Bob Elliott, from the "Bob and Ray Show".

Before coming to "Saturday Night Live...

4 seasons 2008-2012

78. Sasheer Zamata

Actress | Michelle Obama's Breaking Point

Sasheer Zamata is a comedian, actress and writer. She was a cast member on Saturday Night Live, and has appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and This American Life. She serves as ACLU's Celebrity Ambassador for Women's Rights. She hosts a live variety show called Sasheer Zamata Party Time...

4 seasons 2014-2017

79. Andrew Dismukes

Writer | Saturday Night Live

Andrew Dismukes is known for Saturday Night Live (1975), Call Me Brother (2018) and The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy (2024).

4 seasons 2020-present

80. Punkie Johnson

Actress | ZombieCON

Punkie Johnson was born on April 29, 1985 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for ZombieCON (2018), Bottoms (2023) and Yes We Cannabis (2023).

4 seasons 2020-present

81. Tom Davis

Writer | Saturday Night Live

Tom Davis was born on August 13, 1952 in St. Paul, Minnesota, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for Saturday Night Live (1975), Trading Places (1983) and Evolution (2001). He was married to Mimi Raleigh. He died on July 19, 2012 in Hudson, New York, USA.

3 seasons 1977-1980

Emmy winner for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series (1976, 1977, 1989)
Emmy nominee for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series (1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993)

82. Gary Kroeger

Actor | Saturday Night Live

Gary Kroeger was born on April 13, 1957 in Cedar Falls, Iowa, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Saturday Night Live (1975), The Magical World of Disney (1954) and Murder, She Wrote (1984). He has been married to Shannon Alexander since December 24, 2017. He was previously married to Leigh...

3 seasons 1982-1985

83. Julia Louis-Dreyfus

Actress | Seinfeld

Julia Louis-Dreyfus was born on January 13, 1961, in the New York City borough of Manhattan, to Judith (LeFever), a special needs tutor and author, and Gérard Louis-Dreyfus, a billionaire businessman. Her parents divorced when she was young, and she spent her childhood in Washington, D.C., and New ...

3 seasons 1982-1985

84. Chris Rock

Actor | Top Five

Christopher Julius Rock was born in Andrews, South Carolina and raised in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York. He is the son of Rosalie (Tingman), a teacher and social worker for the mentally handicapped, and Julius Rock, a truck driver and newspaper deliveryman, whose own father was a preacher.

...

3 seasons 1990-1993

85. Melanie Hutsell

Actress | Lady Dynamite

Melanie Hutsell was born in Maryville, Tennessee, right at the foothills of the Smokey Mountains near Dollywood. She was shy as a little girl, but would slowly come out of her shell as the years went by. When Melanie was asked by her Freshman English teacher to perform a soliloquy from "Romeo and ...

3 seasons 1991-1994

86. Mark McKinney

Actor | Slings and Arrows

Mark was born to Canadian diplomat Russell and architectural writer Chloe McKinney. Mark and his siblings spent much time traveling with their diplomat dad, and Mark attended schools in many cities around the world, including Trinidad, Paris, and Washington, D.C. His younger brother Nick is also a ...

3 seasons 1995-1997

87. Jim Breuer

Actor | Half Baked

Jim Breuer was born on June 21, 1967 in Valley Stream, Long Island, New York, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Half Baked (1998), Titan A.E. (2000) and Zookeeper (2011). He has been married to Dee Breuer since August 28, 1993. They have three children.

3 seasons 1995-1998

88. Jeff Richards

Actor | Saturday Night Live

Jeff Richards attended Las Lomas High School. One of his first jobs was at a Walnut Creek plumbing company. He left California to attend the University of North Carolina. After leaving the school, Richards traveled across the country as a stand-up comedian. Once he performed at a 13 year-olds ...

3 seasons 2001-2004

89. Finesse Mitchell

Actor | The Comebacks

Born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, Mitchell graduated from the University of Miami and is a distinguished member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity. He is also a former student-athlete who was a walk-on for the National Champion Hurricanes football team.

In March of 2015 SNL/Saturday Night Live alum ...

3 seasons 2003-2006

90. James Austin Johnson

Self | Saturday Night Live

James Austin Johnson is an actor, comedian and writer from Nashville, Tennessee. Shortly after moving to Los Angeles, he appeared in the Coen brothers' movie Hail, Caesar! and in 2021 he was added to the cast of Saturday Night Live as a featured player. He splits his time between New York, Los ...

3 seasons 2021-present

91. Sarah Sherman

Actress | Three Busy Debras

Sarah Sherman was born on March 7, 1993 in Long Island, New York, USA. She is an actress and writer, known for Three Busy Debras (2020), Nimona (2023) and Flayaway (2018).

3 seasons 2021-present

92. Chevy Chase

Actor | Memoirs of an Invisible Man

Chevy Chase was born Cornelius Crane Chase on October 8, 1943 in Lower Manhattan, New York, to Cathalene Parker (Browning), a concert pianist and librettist, and Edward Tinsley "Ned" Chase, an editor and writer. His parents both came from prominent families, and his grandfathers were artist and ...

2 seasons 1975-1976

Emmy winner for Outstanding Individual Performance in a Music or Variety Program (1976)
Emmy winner for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series (1976)
Emmy nominee for Outstanding Individual Performance in a Music or Variety Program (1977)
Emmy nominee for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series (1977)

93. Harry Shearer

Actor | The Simpsons

Harry Shearer was born in 1943 in Los Angeles, California. His film debut was with Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Abbott and Costello Go to Mars (1953), followed by The Robe (1953). Probably best known for his Saturday Night Live (1975) gigs, his NPR satire program "Le Show" and The Simpsons (1989)...

2 seasons 1979-1980, 1984-1985

Emmy nominee for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series (1979, 1980)

94. Don Novello

Actor | Atlantis: The Lost Empire

Don Novello was born on January 1, 1943 in Lorain, Ohio, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001), The Godfather Part III (1990) and Casper (1995).

2 seasons 1979-1980, 1985-1986

Emmy nominee for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series (1978, 1979, 1980)

95. Brian Doyle-Murray

Actor | Caddyshack

Brian Doyle-Murray was born on October 31, 1945 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Caddyshack (1980), JFK (1991) and Groundhog Day (1993). He has been married to Christina Stauffer since August 28, 2000.

2 seasons 1980, 1981-1982

Emmy nominee for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series (1978, 1979, 1980)

96. Tony Rosato

Actor | Night Heat

Tony Rosato was born on December 26, 1954 in Naples, Campania, Italy. He was an actor and writer, known for Night Heat (1985), SCTV (1976) and Seeds of Doubt (1998). He was married to Leah Murray. He died on January 10, 2017 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

2 seasons 1981-1982

97. Brad Hall

Writer | Brooklyn Bridge

Brad Hall was born on March 21, 1958 in Santa Barbara, California, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for Brooklyn Bridge (1991), Picture Paris (2011) and Picture Paris. He has been married to Julia Louis-Dreyfus since June 25, 1987. They have two children.

2 seasons 1982-1984

98. Jim Belushi

Actor | Red Heat

James Adam Belushi was born June 15, 1954, in Chicago, to Agnes Demetri (Samaras) and Adam Anastos Belushi, a restaurant owner. His father was an Albanian immigrant, from Qytezë, and his mother was also of Albanian descent. The third of four children - his brother was comedian John Belushi - he ...

2 seasons 1983-1985

99. Robert Smigel

Writer | Saturday Night Live

Robert Smigel is an American actor, humorist, comedian, writer and director known for his Saturday Night Live "TV Funhouse" cartoon shorts and as the puppeteer and voice behind Triumph, the Insult Comic Dog.

Smigel's most famous creation, however, would be the foul-mouthed puppet Triumph, the Insult...

2 seasons 1991-1993

Emmy winner for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series (1989, 2002)
Emmy nominee for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series (1987, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 2001, 2003, 2008, 2013)
Emmy nominee for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special (2015)

100. Jay Mohr

Actor | Go

Jay Mohr, born in Verona, New Jersey, USA, wanted to be a comedian all of his life. He performed stand-up comedy at colleges, comedy clubs, and such television forums as An Evening at the Improv (1981) and Two Drink Minimum (1994). He first gained national attention while a cast member on Saturday ...

2 seasons 1993-1995