I am interested in the notion that people can become so obsessed by their world that they lose sense and awareness of how they appear to other people. They’re so earnest about it. But that’s true of so many things.
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| Birth: | 5th February, 1948 |
| Nationality: | American, British |
| Profession: | Actor, Comedian, Composer, Director, Producer, Screenwriter |
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Christopher Haden Guest was born in New York City. He is an English-American screenwriter, composer, director, actor, producer and comedian who holds dual British and American citizenship. He is most widely known in Hollywood for having written, directed and starred in several improvisational "mockumentary" films featuring an ensemble cast. Guest also had a featured role as the evil six-fingered Count Rugen in the film The Princess Bride. Guest studied acting at New York University's Graduate Acting Program at the Tisch School of the Arts, graduating in 1971. Guest's biggest role of the first two decades of his career is likely that of Nigel Tufnel in the 1984 mockumentary film This Is Spinal Tap. Guest made his first appearance as Tufnel on the 1978 sketch comedy program The TV Show. Guest holds an honorary doctorate from and is a member of the board of trustees for Berklee College of Music in Boston.
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