U.S.-born actor, director, writer, musician, and composer best known for his mockumentaries, poking fun at heavy metal music, small town theatre, dog shows, folk music and film-making itself. Christopher Haden-Guest was born February fifth, 1948, in New York City to a U.S. mother and a British father, Peter Haden-Guest, the fourth Baron of Saling in the County of Essex...See full bio »
2006For Your Consideration
(writer: "The Purim Song", "Stand Up", "You Were Never There for Me")
2003A Mighty Wind
(writer: "Old Joe's Place", "Just That Kinda Day", "Skeletons of Quinto", "Barnyard Symphony", "A Mighty Wind" / performer: "Irv's Blues")
2000Best in Show
(writer: "Louisiana Nights" / performer: "Louisiana Nights")
1996Waiting for Guffman
(writer: "Covered Wagons, Open-toed Shoes", "Stool Boom", "A Penny For Your Thoughts", "Nothing Ever Happens On Mars", "Nothing Ever Happens In Blaine" - uncredited, "Red, White and Blaine Overture" - uncredited, "Unknown" - uncredited / performer: "Corky's Funky Dance", "A Penny For Your Thoughts")
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Michael McKean/Chaka Khan/The Folksmen
(1984)
(writer: "Blood On The Coal", "Old Joe's Place", "Barnyard Symphony" / performer: "Barnyard Symphony" / as Alan Barrows)
1984This Is Spinal Tap
(writer: "Tonight I'm Gonna Rock You Tonight", "Gimme Some Money", "Big Bottom", "All The Way Home", "Hell Hole", "Cups And Cakes", " Listen To The Flower People", "Rock & Roll Creation", "Heavy Duty", "Stonehenge", "Sex Farm", "Lick My Love Pump", "The Mule Died", "A Grateful Nation" / performer: "Tonight I'm Gonna Rock You Tonight", "Gimme Some Money", "Big Bottom", "All The Way Home", "Hell Hole", "Cups And Cakes", "Heartbreak Hotel", " Listen To The Flower People", "Rock & Roll Creation", "Heavy Duty", "Stonehenge", "Sex Farm", "Lick My Love Pump", "The Mule Died", "A Grateful Nation")
1973Lemmings
(video documentary)
(writer: "Positively Wall Street", "Pizza Man", "Colorado", "Highway Toes" / performer: "Positively Wall Street", "Highway Toes" / arranger: "Lemmings Lament", "Positively Wall Street", "Pizza Man", "Colorado", "Papa Was a Running-Dog Lackey of the Bourgeoisie", "Highway Toes", "Lonely at the Bottom", "Megadeath")
I liked directing
The Big Picture. I was happy with it, but I remembered working on "Spinal Tap" and what a joy it was to make and how much we made each other laugh.
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Trivia:
Guest shoots 10-minute scenes to let the improvisations unfold organically and ends up with about 60 hours of film, which is then edited down over a year and a half to 90 minutes.
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Trademark:
Has a remarkable ability to alter his appearance and voice, making each of his characters completely unique
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