Popular SNL cast member Chris Kattan grew up in a Zen community in Mount Baldy, California. When his parents divorced, he moved with his mom and stepfather to a community devoted to living a simple life according to Zen teachings. On weekends, he would visit Los Angeles where his dad performed with The Groundlings comedy troupe - his dad was also the voice of Tailor Smurf on the cartoon show, "The Smurfs."

When the younger Kattan graduated from high school, he got involved with The Groundlings himself and was eventually scouted by SNL and recruited to be a cast member in 1996.

Some of his more popular characters were Mr. Peepers, Mango, and Gay Hitler. He was also known for impressions of Al Pacino and Antonio Banderas. Kattan left the show after seven successful seasons to try his hand at a movie career. The results of this decision - "Monkeybone," "Corky Romano," and others - weren't quite up to expectations and in 2004, he returned to television to begin work on a sitcom called "Inked" about a tattoo parlor.