Christopher Lee "Chris" Kattan (born October 19, 1970) is an American actor and comedian. He was a cast member on Saturday Night Live from 1996 to 2003. His recurring characters on the show 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 SNL comedy film A Night at the Roxbury. After his retirement from SNL, he still made several cameos on the show.
Characters/Impressions[]
Characters[]
- Azrael Abyss
- Brian
- Buddy Mills
- Doug Butabi
- Gator
- Gay Hitler
- Josh Zimmerman
- Kyle DeMarco
- Mango
- Mr. Peepers
- Samm
- Suel Forrester
Impressions[]
- Alanis Morissette
- Al Pacino
- Andy Dick
- Anne Heche
- Antonio Banderas
- Ben Affleck
- Bill Gates
- Bono
- Brian Grazer
- Brian Setzer
- Buck Dharma
- Byung-Hyun Kim
- Chris Harrison
- Chris Kirkpatrick
- Christiane Amanpour
- Christopher Lowell
- Claude Vorilhon
- Clay Aiken
- David Duchovny
- David Gest
- David Kendall
- David Lee Roth
- David Spade
- Dr. Anthony Fauci
- Dylan McDermott
- Edddy Lewis
- Elian Gonzalez
- Farrah Fawcett
- Garry Kasparov
- George Michael
- Geraldo Rivera
- Gollum
- Graham Stringer
- Hiroshi Fujisaki
- Howard Hughes
- James Haven Voight
- Jay Kay
- Jean-Claude Van Damme
- Joel Grey
- John Edwards
- John Galliano
- John Huang
- John Oates
- Julio Iglesias, Jr.
- Kathy Griffin
- Kerri Strug (also appeared in Weekend Update with Strug as her fictional brother, Kippi)
- Kid Rock
- Larry Fine
- Marc Rich
- Melanie Brown
- Menachim Begin
- Michael Beschloss
- Michael Bloomberg
- Michael Gelman
- Michael Jeter
- Michael Kennedy
- Paul Begala
- Paul Shaffer
- Prince
- Queen Elizabeth II
- Raymond Munns
- Ricky Martin
- Robert Downey, Jr.
- Robert Rubin
- Roy Horn
- Rudy Galindo
- Russell Hitchcock
- Steve Irwin
- Tom Daschle
- Wayland Flowers
- Yasser Arafat
SNL Career[]
- 1996: Featured Player
- 1996-2003: Repertory Player
Gallery[]
Season 21 Title Card (1996; his first 8 episodes in the cast. Featured player)
Season 22 Title Card (1996-97; his first full season in the cast. Repertory player)
Season 23 Title Card (1997-98; his second full season in the cast)
Season 24 Title Card (1998-99; his third season)
Season 25 Title Card (1999-2000; his fourth season)
Intro for Season 28 (2002-03; his 7th/final season in the cast)
Kattan as Al Pacino
Kattan as Ben Affleck
Kattan's first SNL character Suel Forrester
Kattan as Paul Shaffer
Kattan as Antonio Banderas
Kattan as Kathy Griffin
Kattan as David Spade