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Seth Meyers
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| Birth name | Seth Adam Meyers |
| Born | December 28, 1973 (age 33) Bedford, New Hampshire, USA |
| Notable roles | SNL cast member 2001-present |
Seth Adam Meyers (born December 28, 1973 in Bedford, New Hampshire) is an American actor and comedian best known as a cast member of Saturday Night Live (SNL).
Before SNL, Meyers was a cast member of Boom Chicago, an English language improv troupe based in Amsterdam.[1] He was also a member of the Northwestern improv sketch group Mee-Ow.
Meyers joined SNL in 2001.[1] In 2005, he was promoted to writing supervisor[citation needed], and in January 2006, he became co-head writer, sharing the role with Tina Fey and Andrew Steele.[2] With Fey's departure, Meyers became head writer for the 2006-2007 season.[3]
Also for the 2006-2007 season, he became co-anchor of Weekend Update with Amy Poehler. [1]
He is currently writing (and will star in) a movie based on an SNL sketch, Key Party.[4]
Meyers won the third season of Celebrity Poker Showdown.
He is the older brother of Josh Meyers who was a cast member of MADtv and That '70s Show.
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He was raised in Bedford, New Hampshire and attended West High School in Manchester, New Hampshire and Northwestern University. Seth is an avid fan of the Boston Red Sox baseball team.
Meyers was in a relationship with actress Rashida Jones.
On SNL, he has impersonated such figures as John Kerry,[1] Michael Caine, Anderson Cooper, Prince Charles,[1] Ryan Seacrest, Sean Penn,[1] Stone Phillips,[1] Tobey Maguire, Ben Curtis (actor) (also known as the Dell Dude), Ty Pennington, and Wade Robson.
He has played characters such as the Appalachian receptionist (named Nerod on the Matt Dillon/Arctic Monkeys episode),[1] Brad Scheinwald, David Klinger,[1] Ian Gerard,[1] Jonathan Feinstein, William Fitzpatrick, Zack Ricky, and Dan Needler.[1]
| Season | Winner | Runner- Up |
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| One | Nicole Sullivan | David Cross |
| Second | Maura Tierney | Lauren Graham |
| Third | Seth Meyers | Dave Navarro |
| Fourth | Mekhi Phifer | Neil Patrick Harris |
| Fifth | Brad Garrett | Colin Quinn |
| Sixth | Kathy Najimy | Stephen Collins |
| Seventh | Steven Culp | Dule Hill |
| Eighth | Jason Alexander | Robin Tunney |
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Biography from the NBC website
- ^ SNL undergoing another generational shift, an AP article from The Arizona Republic website
- ^ Fey, Dratch Give Up Saturday Night, an E! Online news article
- ^ Seth Meyers at the Internet Movie Database
| Preceded by Tina Fey |
Weekend Update 2006-current |
Succeeded by Current |