Biography
Powered by a chameleonic charisma and aggressive energy that belied his small frame, Kattan created many popular impressions and characters, including the exotic dancer Mango, the monkey man Mr. Peepers, the wannabe Goth teen Azrael Abyss and most memorably with Will Ferrell, as a pair of nightclub-hopping, head-bopping brothers. So popular was the latter skits that Kattan and Ferrell wrote and starred in the movie version, "A Night at the …
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Career Milestones
| Raised by mother and stepfather in a Zen community outside of Los Angeles | ||
| Returned to California for college | ||
| Was a member of the sketch comedy troupe The Groundlings | ||
1986 | Moved with mother and stepfather from California to Bainbridge Island, Washington at age 15 | |
1993 | Featured in the mockumentary "...And God Spoke" | |
1995 | Guest starred on an episode of "NewsRadio" (NBC) | |
1996 | Made debut on NBC's "Saturday Night Live" as a featured player | |
1998 | Co-wrote the screenplay for (also co-starred) the "SNL" sketch based comedy "A Night at the Roxbury" | |
1999 | Featured in "The House on Haunted Hill" | |
2000 | Appeared in Nora Ephron's "Lucky Numbers" | |
2001 | Co-starred with Brendan Fraser in the live action/animated feature "Monkeybone" | |
2001 | Starred as the undercover son of a mafioso in "Corky Romano" | |
2002 | Cast as Mr. Feather, opposite Eddie Griffin in the comedy "Undercover Brother" | |
2004 | Made broadway debut opposite Nathan Lane in "The Frogs" | |
2006 | Co-starred in Craig Chester's directing debut "Adam & Steve" | |
2007 | Starred in the comedy film, "Christmas in Wonderland" | |
2009 | Cast in a recurring role on ABC's "The Middle" | |
2009 | Starred as himself in the IFC miniseries, "Bollywood Hero" | |