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Christopher Lee "Chris" Kattan (pronounced /kəˈtæn/; born October 19, 1970) is an American actor/comedian, best known for his work on Saturday Night Live.
Kattan was born in Sherman Oaks, California. His father, Kip King, was an actor and voice actor who appeared on the series Reno 911! as Larrie Plum. His mother, Hajnalka E. Biro, was once photographed for Playboy and worked as a model in '60s London. His father was of Iraqi Jewish descent and his mother, a native of Budapest, Hungary, is a Buddhist. Kattan lived on Bainbridge Island, Washington, where he attended Bainbridge High School, and graduated in 1989.
Kattan was a member of several improv/sketch comedy troupes one of them being The Groundlings in Los Angeles. His father was an original member of the troupe. Kattan also did some minor roles on TV, including the first episode of the second season of NewsRadio, "No, This Is Not Based Entirely on Julie's Life," as a photo shop employee.
He moved to New York City to work on Saturday Night Live from 1995 to 2003. His recurring characters included Mr. Peepers, Mango, Azrael Abyss, Kyle DeMarco from The DeMarco Brothers, Gay Hitler, Suel Forrester (known for the term "dagitybo") and, most notably, one half of the Butabi Brothers with fellow SNL (and Groundlings) cast member Will Ferrell, known for their trademark head-bobbing. Kattan and Ferrell continued the characters in 1998's A Night at the Roxbury.
Actors: Chris Kattan (actor), Brian Townes (writer), Brian Townes (actor), Brian Townes (actor), Panicker Upendran (actor), Matthew Ballen (producer), Jamie Benge (actor), George Carty (editor), John Rosenblatt (director),
Genres: Comedy,You taught me how to play guitar
You told me that I'd go
far just by trying
yea just by trying
When we were kids
playing Social D
spiritual man on LSD
We were frying
yea we were frying
Once in a while you'd fuck with me
no ground on my bass and it shocked me
Chris Cayton I called you satan
Cuz when we were skating
You would make the metal sign
You got kicked out of school for wearing profanity
'too drunk to fuck' said the Dead Kennedys
on your button your punk rock button
You were born in S.I.T.
Vegetarian man no BLT on your muffin
no turkey stuffing
Once and a while I'd surf with you