Christopher Guest

British-American screenwriter, comedian, musician, director, and actor (born 1948)

Christopher Guest is a British-American actor, comedian, screenwriter, and director who is known for his mockumentary-style comedy films. He holds the title of 5th Baron Haden-Guest but has publicly expressed a desire to see the House of Lords reformed. Despite his title, his wife Jamie Lee Curtis has opted not to use the ‘Lady Haden-Guest’ title.

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Nicholas Guest

Anthony Haden-Guest

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Ruby Guest

Annie Guest

About the Christopher Guest

Christopher Haden-Guest, 5th Baron Haden-Guest (born 5 February 1948), known professionally as Christopher Guest, is a British-American actor, comedian, screenwriter and director. Guest has written, directed, and starred in his series of comedy films shot in mockumentary style. He 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).

Guest holds a hereditary British peerage as the 5th Baron Haden-Guest, and has publicly expressed a desire to see the House of Lords reformed as a democratically elected chamber. Though he was initially active in the Lords, his career there was cut short by the House of Lords Act 1999, which removed the right of most hereditary peers to a seat in the parliament. When using his title, he is normally styled as Lord Haden-Guest. Guest is married to the actress Jamie Lee Curtis, who is styled as The Right Honourable the Lady Haden-Guest, however, she opts not to use her title.

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Christopher Guest is a British-American actor, comedian, screenwriter, and director who has written, directed, and starred in a series of comedy films shot in mockumentary style, including This Is Spinal Tap, Waiting for Guffman, Best in Show, and others.

Christopher Guest holds a hereditary British peerage as the 5th Baron Haden-Guest, and is normally styled as Lord Haden-Guest when using his title.

Christopher Guest has publicly expressed a desire to see the House of Lords reformed as a democratically elected chamber, though his own career in the Lords was cut short by the House of Lords Act 1999.

Christopher Guest is married to the actress Jamie Lee Curtis, who is styled as The Right Honourable the Lady Haden-Guest, though she opts not to use her title.

The series of films that Christopher Guest has written, directed, and starred in include This Is Spinal Tap, Waiting for Guffman, Best in Show, A Mighty Wind, For Your Consideration, and Mascots.