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1997 Chris Farley, comedian (SNL, Tommy Boy), dies at 33

1994 Michael O'Donoghue, comedy writer (SNL), dies at 54

1994 Michael O'Donoghue, comedian (SNL), dies at about 54

1994 Danitra Vance, comedienne (SNL), dies of breast cancer at 35

1992 Sinead O'Connor rips up a picture of Pope John Paul II on SNL

1989 Gilda Radner, comedienne (SNL, Haunted Honeymoon), dies at 42

1979 Bob Dylan appears on SNL

1977 Elvis Costello and The Attractions 1st U.S. TV appearance (SNL)

1975 Simon and Garfunkel reunite on SNL, sing "My Little Town"

1968 Anthony Michael Hall, born in Boston, Massachusetts, comedian, SNL, Breakfast Club

1966 Adam Sandler, actor - comedian, Billy Madison, Happy Gilmore, SNL

1966 Chris Rock, comedian, SNL, CB4, Boomerang

1965 Robert Downey, Jr., born in New York City, comedian, SNL, Less than Zero, Back to School

1964 Janeane Garofalo, born in New Jersey, comedienne, SNL, Truth about Cats and Dogs

1964 David Spade, comedian, SNL, Tommy Boy, Black Sheep

1964 Chris Farley, actor, SNL, Wayne's World, Coneheads

1963 Rob Schneider, actor, SNL, Jamie Coleman-Men Behaving Badly

1962 Joan Cusack, born in Evanston, Illinois, actress, SNL, Addams Family Values

1961 Eddie Murphy, born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, SNL, 48 Hours, Beverly Hills Cop, Raw

1961 Julia Louis-Dreyfus, born in New York City, comedienne, SNL, Seinfeld, Soul Man, Troll

1960 Terry Sweeney, born in St. Albans, New York, writer/comedian, SNL

1959 Victoria Jackson, born in Miami, Florida, actress, Casual Sex, SNL, UHF

1959 Danitra Vance, comedienne, SNL, Little Man Tate, Limit Up

1959 Victoria Jackson, born in Miami, Florida, comedian, SNL, Casual Sex

1958 Brad Hall, born in Santa Barbara, California, comedian, SNL

1957 Jon Lovitz, Tarzana California, actor, SNL, League of their Own, Critic

1957 Jan Hooks, born in Decatur, Georgia, comedienne actress, SNL, Designing Women

1957 Gary Kroeger, born in Cedar Falls, Iowa, comedian, SNL, Return of Shaggy Dog

1955 Dana Carvey, born in Missoula, Montana, comedian, SNL, Garth-Wayne's World

1955 Dana Carvey, comedian, SNL, Wayne's World

1954 Tony Rosato, Naples Italy, comedian, SCTV, SNL, Amanda's

1954 Robin Duke, born in Toronto, Canada, comedienne, SNL, SCTV, Club Paradise

1953 Kevin Nealon, Bridgeport Conn, actor, SNL, Hot Shot, Coneheads

1953 Dennis Miller, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, comedian/TV host, SNL, Dennis Miller Show

1953 Mary Gross, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress/comedian, SNL, Club Paradise, Feds

1953 Christine Ebersole, Park Forest, Illinois, actress, SNL, Valerie, Tootsie

1952 Dan Aykroyd, born in Ottawa, Canada, comedian/actor, SNL, Dragnet

1952 Nora Dunn, born in Chicago, Illinois, comedienne, SNL, Miami Blues, Working Girl

1951 Joe Piscopo, born in Passaic, New Jersey, comedian, SNL, Miller Lite commercials

1951 Al Franken, comedian/writer/actor, SNL, Stuart Saves His Family

1951 Denny Dillon, comedian, SNL, Dream On

1950 Randy Quaid, born in Houston, Texas, actor, Midnight Express, Vacation, SNL

1950 Bill Murray, born in Evanston, Illinois, comedian, SNL, What About Bob, Stripes

1950 Martin Short, born in Hamilton, Ontario, comedian, SNL, SCTV, 3 Amigos

1950 Tim Kazurinsky, born Johnstown, Pennsylvania, comedian, SNL, Police Academy 2, 3, 4

1949 Paul Shaffer, Thunder Bay Ont, orch leader, SNL, David Letterman

1949 John Belushi, born in Chicago, Illinois, comedian/actor, SNL, Blues Brothers

1948 Phil Hartman, Brantford Ontario, actor, SNL, Peewee's Playhouse

1948 Christopher Guest, born in New York City, actor, SNL, Heartbeeps, This is Spinal Tap

1947 Michael McKean, New York City, actor, Laverne and Shirley, SNL, Spinal Tap

1947 Jane Curtin, born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, actress, SNL, Allie Lowell-Kate and Allie

1947 Billy Crystal, born in Long Beach, New York, comedian, Soap, SNL, City Slickers

1946 Gilda Radner, born in Detroit, Michigan, actress, SNL, Haunted Honeymoon

1944 Lorne Michaels, [Lipowitz], born in Toronto, Ontario, comedian, SNL

1943 Harry Shearer, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, SNL, Simpsons, Pure Luck

1943 Chevy Chase, born in New York City, comedian/actor, SNL, Vacation, Fletch, Caddyshack

1942 Don Novello, [Father Guido Sarducci], Ashtabula, Ohio, comedian, SNL

1937 Garrett Morris, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, actor, SNL, Martin, Carwash

1930 Buck Henry, New York City, screenwriter/comedian, SNL, Get Smart

1918 Don Pardo, Westfield Massachusetts, TV announcer, Jeopardy, SNL



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