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Who was the youngest SNL cast member?

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The youngest cast member in the history of SNL was Anthony Michael Hall, who joined the show in 1985 when he was 17 years old and stayed for one season. Hall was already famous at the time for starring in several John Hughes films, including Sixteen Candles (1984) and The Breakfast Club (1985). He was a member of the Brat Pack, a group of actors who starred alongside one another in several coming-of-age films throughout the 1980s. (Find out more in 12 Essential Brat Pack Flicks.)