Guide Note
Actor and comedian Chris Kattan spent seven seasons as a cast member of Saturday Night Live. During his SNL days, Kattan also starred in several notable comedy films, including Corky Romano and Night at the Roxbury.
Fast Facts
- Full name: Christopher Lee Kattan
- Born: October 19, 1970
- Birthplace: Sherman Oaks, California
- Spouse: Sunshine Tutt
- 1996-2003: SNL cast member
- Notable SNL roles: Mango, Mr. Peepers, Doug Butabi
Life Since SNL
Since leaving Saturday Night Live in 2003, Kattan has starred in a handful of comedy films, including 2005's Adam and Steve. In 2004, Kattan was set to star in the adaptation of Steven Sondheim's musical The Frogs opposite Nathan Lane, but withdrew from the role 10 days before the show opened at New York's Lincoln Center.1
In 2008, Kattan was named the host of the Ashton Kutcher-produced CBS reality show Game Show In My Head. The hidden camera series has contestants perform outrageous and embarrassing stunts for cash prizes.
Kattan was set to star in the 2009 comedy movie Hollywood and Wine, opposite Pamela Anderson, Chazz Palminteri, Vivica A. Fox and fellow SNL alums David Spade, Norm MacDonald, Horatio Sanz and Chris Parnell. The film's collaborators include the siblings of the late comedian and SNL star Chris Farley.2
Wedding and Separation
On June 28, 2008, Kattan married model and longtime girlfriend Sunshine Tutt in a ceremony in Yosemite Valley, California. The couple began dating in 2005, and Kattan proposed to Tutt on Christmas Eve in 2006.3 However, only eight weeks after their marriage, Kattan filed for separation, citing "irreconcilable differences".4
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