SETH MEYERS

'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 University improv sketch group Mee-Ow, outside Chicago.
Meyers joined ''SNL'' in 2001.¹ In 2005, he was promoted to writing supervisor, 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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Personal life

Impersonations and characters

References

External links

Personal life

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 and Pittsburgh Steelers (his father is from Pittsburgh, PA).
Meyers was in a relationship with actress Rashida Jones.

Impersonations and characters

On ''SNL'', he has impersonated such figures as John Kerry,¹ Michael Caine, Anderson Cooper, Carrot Top, 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 Emergency Room 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

References

1. Biography from the NBC website
2. ''SNL'' undergoing another generational shift, an AP article from ''The Arizona Republic'' website
3. Fey, Dratch Give Up Saturday Night, an E! Online news article
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External links

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★ Official SNL cast biography