Tim Meadows

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Biography

A veteran of Chicago's Second City comedy troupe, Michigan native Tim Meadows joined the cast of NBC's "Saturday Night Live" as a featured player in February 1991, earned regular star status in September of 1993 and stayed with the series through the beginnings of its 2000-2001 season, standing alongside such notables as the late Phil Hartman as one of the longest-running and most versatile regulars on the sketch comedy series. While on "SNL", …
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Job Title

Actor, Writer

Born

February 5, 1961

Career Milestones

2011

Reunited with fellow "SNL" alums Sandler, Spade, Norm MacDonald and Dana Carvey in "Jack and Jill"

2010

Appeared in the ensemble comedy "Grown Ups," about five friends who reunite for a Fourth of July holiday weekend; film starred Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Chris Rock, David Spade, and Rob Schneider

2008

Appeared in a supporting role in "Semi-Pro" opposite fellow "Saturday Night Live" alum Will Ferrell

2007

Appeared in a supporting role in "Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story"

2004

Cast as the high school principal in "Mean Girls"; written by (and co-starring) fellow SNL cast member Tina Fey

2002

Co-starred in the midseason replacment sitcom "Leap of Faith" (NBC)

2000

Reprised role of Leon Phelps, a popular "SNL" sketch character, in the feature "The Ladies Man"

2000

Co-starred on "The Michael Richards Show" (NBC), playing a detective with a Peeping Tom past

1999

Lent his voice to a character in the holiday special "Olive, the Other Reindeer" (Fox)

1999

Guest starred on the odd Comedy Central series "Strangers With Candy"

1997

Featured in a public service annoucement sponsored by the Free Tibet organization, comparing the Tibetan struggle for civil rights to that of African-Americans in the 1960s

1996

Performed at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC in the Second City production "Truth, Justice, and the American Way"

1993

Played Sammy Davis Jr in "Wayne's World 2"

1993

Nominated for an Emmy as part of the "SNL" writing team

1993

Made feature debut with a small role in "Coneheads"; inspired by the classic "SNL" sketch and produced by Lorne Michaels

1991

Joined the NBC sketch comedy series "Saturday Night Live"; became a regular player in 1993

Joined the famed Second City comedy troupe; worked alongside Chris Farley

Relocated to Chicago, IL

Raised in Detroit, MI

Awards

1993

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement In Writing In a Variety or Music Program in Saturday Night Live