TimMeadows (born February 5, 1961 in Highland Park, Michigan) is an American actor.
In 1991, Meadows landed a spot on Saturday Night Live and would go on to become a longtime cast member (appearing on the program until 2000, having held the record for the longest tenure until it was surpassed by Darrell Hammond in 2005) and one of its most popular personalities.
Meadows soon moved on to other projects, including a regular role on the short-lived NBC sitcom The Michael Richards Show and a supporting role in the 2004 film The Cookout.
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TimMeadows, who joined SNL back in February 1991, is currently in his eighth season, and perhaps is one of the longest standing members of the SNL players in the shows history.
Meadows came to SNL from Second City, the Chicago-based improvisational comedy troupe.
Meadows was born in Highland Park, Michigan, and raised in Detroit.
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Meadows began his ninth season this year as a cast member on "Saturday Night Live," making him one of the longest running cast members in the show's 25-year history, alongside Kevin Nealon and Phil Hartman.
Meadows joined the cast of "SNL" in February 1991 and quickly established himself as a versatile comedic performer.
Meadows is represented by Ray Reo at Brillstein-Grey and Jim Hess at Paradigm.
TIMMEADOWS (Leon Phelps) has been a member of the cast of "Saturday Night Live" for nine seasons, and has set himself apart from other performers with his unique sense of humor and likable demeanor.
Meadows, who quickly established himself as a versatile comedic performer, received an Emmy nomination for writing in 1993.
At "SNL," Meadows is acclaimed for his uncanny impersonations of such pop culture icons as O.J. Simpson, Johnnie Cochran, Ike Turner, Michael Jackson, Don King and Sammy Davis Jr.
TimMeadows most recently was seen on the big screen in The Ladies Man, a comedy based on his popular Saturday Night Live creation, Leon Phelps.
From 1991 to 2000, Meadows was a member of the repertory cast of Saturday Night Live, where he was acclaimed for his uncanny impersonations of such pop culture icons as O.J. Simpson, Johnnie Cochran, Ike Turner, Michael Jackson, Don King and Sammy Davis Jr.
Meadows' television work includes recurring roles on the series The Michael Richards Show and Leap of Faith.
Gaining a loyal following during his three-year stint with the legendary comedy troupe, Meadows was soon courted by SNL producer Lorne Michaels and in 1991, he achieved the dreams of comics nationwide when he joined the SNL cast as a featured player.
Nominated for an Emmy the same month he made the transition to cast member status two years later, Meadows was fired from the show in 1994 only to be hired back at the insistence of Michaels.
Predictably, Meadows' segue into his post-SNL career began with the quickly dismissed Ladies Man feature, though he continued to grace the small screen with roles in such sitcoms as The Michael Richards Show and Leap of Faith.
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Meadows was a regular on TVs Saturday Night Live for some 9 years.
Leon the Ladies Man, a swingin politically incorrect radio love doctor that he played on the show, is now featured in the new film The Ladies Man. Meadow recently left SNL to co-star in the new comedy The Michael Richards Show which premieres Tuesday, October 24th.
TimMeadows has graced Saturday Night Live with his presence for 10 seasons (9 full seasons), a feat only matched by Phil Hartman and closely followed by Kevin Nealon.
He was part of "The Second City" comedy troupe for 3 years before Lorne Micheals made his dream of television stardom come true late in the 1990-1991 season.
Perhaps best known for his longtime membership as a cast member on Saturday Night Live, TimMeadows is now finally joining the countless SNL alums who left the show and found Hollywood glory.
In 2000, Meadows brings his SNL character Leon Phelps to life in the feature film version of Ladies Man.
Not one to shun TV altogether, Meadows returns to the small screen for the 2000-2001 television season as part of the cast of Michael Richards new sitcom.
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A seasoned publisher writer, Rita has interviewed many celebrated individuals in her career as magazine editor and President of Women in Film and Television/Chicago.
She has worked with such names as Cuba Gooding Jr., Jason Lee, TimMeadows, Joan Allen, Marlee Matlin, Irma P. Hall, Will Farrell, Chris Kattan, Second City's Joyce Sloane and Harold Ramis, to name a few.
She has also interviewed and worked with actor Michael Gross.
