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Also Known As	Christopher Haden-Guest, 5th Baron Haden-Guest • Christopher Haden-Guest
Born	February 5, 1948 (age 78) • New York City • New York
Notable Works	“A Mighty Wind” • “Best in Show” • “For Your Consideration” • “Waiting for Guffman”
Notable Family Members	spouse Jamie Lee Curtis
Married To	Jamie Lee Curtis (1984–present)
Movies/Tv Shows (Acted In)	"Tarzoon, la honte de la jungle" (1975) • "Saturday Night Live" (1984–1985) • "Dilbert" (1999) • "St. Elsewhere" (1982) • "Waiting for Guffman" (1996) • "Channel 4 News" (2007–2009) • "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" (2003) • "Sticky Fingers" (1988) • "Animaniacs" (1993) • "Girlfriends" (1978) • "A Mighty Wind" (2003) • "The List" (2000) • "MADtv" (2003) • "A Few Good Men" (1992) • "Mascots" (2016) • "Laverne & Shirley" (1978) • "Likely Stories, Vol. 3" (1983) • "Glastonbury 2009" (2009) • "The Fortune" (1975) • "Heartbeeps" (1981) • "The View" (2003) • "The Invention of Lying" (2009) • "Family Tree" (2013) • "Horizon" (1976) • "The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien" (2009) • "The Daily Show" (2000–2009) • "Entertainment Tonight" (2009) • "MTV News: The Week in Rock" (1991) • "For Your Consideration" (2006) • "Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian" (2009) • "The Princess Bride" (1987) • "The Arsenio Hall Show" (1992) • "The Joe Franklin Show" (1984) • "Late Show with David Letterman" (2000–2003) • "Fox News" (1992) • "True Confessions" (1985) • "The Long Riders" (1980) • "Le chaînon manquant" (1980) • "Breakfast" (2007) • "Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell" (1975) • "Mrs Henderson Presents" (2005) • "Headbangers Ball" (1992) • "The Hot Rock" (1972) • "All in the Family" (1977) • "Small Soldiers" (1998) • "This Is Spinal Tap" (1984) • "Morton & Hayes" (1991) • "The Last Word" (1979) • "Rockline on MTV" (1992) • "The Andros Targets" (1977) • "The Early Show" (2000) • "CNN Newsroom" (2007) • "Death Wish" (1974) • "Good Morning America" (1992) • "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" (2009) • "Blind Ambition" (1979) • "SpongeBob SquarePants" (2007) • "Best in Show" (2000) • "Beyond Therapy" (1987) • "Little Shop of Horrors" (1986) • "The Simpsons" (1992) • "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" (2000)
Movies/Tv Shows (Directed)	"Mascots" (2016) • "Best in Show" (2000) • "For Your Consideration" (2006) • "The Big Picture" (1989) • "Waiting for Guffman" (1996) • "Family Tree" (2013) • "Tall Tales & Legends" (1986) • "Morton & Hayes" (1991) • "Trying Times" (1989) • "A Mighty Wind" (2003) • "Loudon Wainwright III: Surviving Twin" (2018) • "Almost Heroes" (1998)
Movies/Tv Shows (Writing/Creator)	"Mascots" (2016) • "Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell" (1975) • "This Is Spinal Tap" (1984) • "Waiting for Guffman" (1996) • "Saturday Night Live" (1984–1985) • "Morton & Hayes" (1991) • "A Mighty Wind" (2003) • "The Big Picture" (1989) • "Family Tree" (2013) • "Likely Stories, Vol. 3" (1983) • "For Your Consideration" (2006) • "Best in Show" (2000)