Chris Kattan joined “Saturday Night Live” in March 1996 as a featured player, and just left the show last season.
Before joining “SNL,” Kattan was a member of the Los Angeles-based improv/sketch comedy group The Groundlings, where current cast members Ana Gasteyer and Maya Rudolph and former cast members Will Ferrell, Laraine Newman, Phil Hartman and Jon Lovitz began their careers.
A native of Southern California, Kattan spent part of his youth in Seattle, and returned to the Los Angeles area for college at California State University, Northridge. Throughout his college years, Kattan appeared in many live theater productions.
Currently, Kattan lives in Los Angeles and New York City. His birthday is October 19.
