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Christopher Haden-Guest, 5th Baron Haden-Guest
(born February 5, 1948 in New York City), known as
Christopher Guest, is a British actor, writer,
director, composer, and musician.

He is best known for his portrayal of Nigel Tufnel
in the mockumentary movie This is Spinal Tap, and
his time as a cast member on NBC's Saturday Night
Live (1984-1985).   Guest made his first
appearance as Tufnel on the 1980 album Lenny and
the Squigtones by "Lenny and Squiggy"' (comedians
Michael McKean and David Lander).

He went on to write, act in, and direct several
other Improvisational comedy|heavily improvised
mockumentaries:
*Waiting for Guffman (1996 in film|1996) - as
Corky St. Clair
*Best in Show (movie)|Best in Show (2000 in
film|2000) - as Harlan Pepper
*A Mighty Wind (2003 in film|2003) - as Alan
Barrows

He also appeared as Count Rugen in The Princess
Bride.

In a 2005 poll to find The Comedian's Comedian, he
was voted amongst the top 50 comedy acts ever by
fellow comedians and comedy insiders.

In April 2005, he announced he would not be making
anymore of his "mockumentaries" because he didn't
find them funny anymore.

==Personal life==
Guest married Jamie Lee Curtis in 1984.  They have
two children: Anne (born 1986) and Thomas (born
March 1996).  

Guest became the 5th Baron Haden-Guest, of Saling
in the County of Essex, when his father died in
1996. According to an article in The Guardian,
Guest attended regularly until the passage of the
House of Lords Act 1999 barred most hereditary
peers from their seats. In the article Guest
remarked, "There's no question that the old system
was unfair. I mean, why should you be born to
this? But now it's all just sheer cronyism. The
Prime Minister can put in whoever he wants and bus
them in to vote. The upper house should be an
elected body, it's that simple."