Well lets see... I went to USC. I became interested in performing while a student at University High School in Irvine, California, where I made my school's daily morning announcements over the public address system in disguised voices. I started as a member of the Los Angeles comedy/improve group The Groundlings, where fellow cast members Ana Gasteyer, Maya Rudolph and former SNL repertory players such as Laraine Newman, Jon Lovitz and Phil Hartman began their careers. It was there that I met Chris Kattan and the two of us became good friends and would both go on to Saturday Night Live later. I have also appeared on several television programs, including “Strangers with Candy,†“Grace Under Fire†and “Living Single,†during my time at The Groundlings. I also lent my voice to the arm- less and leg-less dad of cartoon family “The Oblongs.â€In 1995 I became a feature cast member at Saturday Night Live. During the show's rapid recasting, I was declared quite possibly the worst cast member ever during my first season. However, my talents of impersonations and range of characters shot me forward to making me arguably the greatest SNL cast member ever. During my seven year run I was one of the few cast members to ever be nominated for an Emmy for a performance and played George W. Bush during the 2000 elections. I’ve appeared in every Saturday Night Live movie since my premiere on the show in 1995. In 2002 I left SNL and was the only cast member to ever receive a farewell from all the current cast members at the end of the season finale show. Since leaving the show I pursued a career in film. In 2000 I married and now live in L.A.
