# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/christopher-guest
# Generated: 2026-09-01T06:37:59.050Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/christopher-guest"
name: "Christopher Guest"
slug: "christopher-guest"
description: "Christopher Haden-Guest, 5th Baron Haden-Guest, known professionally as Christopher Guest, is an American and British actor, comedian, screenwriter and director. Guest has written, directed, and starred in his series of comedy films shot in mockumentary style. He co-wrote and acted in the rock satire This Is Spinal Tap (1984), and later directed a string of satirical mockumentary films such as Waiting for Guffman (1996), Best in Show (2000), A Mighty Wind (2003), For Your Consideration (2006), and Mascots (2016). He also acted in the films Death Wish (1974), Little Shop of Horrors (1986), The Princess Bride (1987), and A Few Good Men (1992); and was a regular cast member on the 10th season of Saturday Night Live."
tagline: "British-American screenwriter, comedian, musician, director, and actor (born 1948)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Guest4.jpg?width=1200"
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country:
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category:
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1948-02-05"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
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  country:  null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump