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Incomplete Bios of the Cast of SNL 1975-80 Era
Dan Aykroyd
RN:Daniel Edward Aykroyd,
Born: July 1, 1952 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada,
Relatives: brother of Peter Aykroyd,
Notable: Married Donna Dixon,
SNL: Player Oct 11, 1975 to May 26, 1979, also a writer
Peter Aykroyd
Relatives: Brother of Dan Aykroyd,
SNL: Featured Player 1979-1980
John Belushi
Born: January 24, 1949 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois,
Died: March 5, 1982 in West Hollywood, Los Angeles, California,
Relation: Brother of actor Jim Belushi,
SNL: Player October 11, 1975 to May 26, 1979
Albert Brooks
RN: Albert Einstein (I'm Not Kidding!),
Born: July 22, 1947 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California,
Relation: brother of actor/comedian Bob Einstein (aka "Super Dave Osbourne"),
SNL: produced short films for the first season of SNL
Chevy Chase
RN:Cornelius Crane Chase,
Born: Oct 8, 1943 in New York, New York,
Notable: Married Jacqueline Carlin, Married Jayni (Chase),
SNL: Player Oct 18, 1975 to Oct 30, 1976, also writer
Billy Crystal
Born: March 14, 1947 in Long Beach, Nassau, New York,
Married: Janice Goldfinger on 4 June 1970 in New York, New York,
SNL: Player 1984 to 13 Apr 1985
Jane Curtin
Born: September 6, 1947 in Cambridge, Suffolk, Massachusetts,
SNL: Player Oct 11, 1975 to May 24, 1980
Tom Davis
SNL: Featured Player 1979-1980, and writer
Brian Doyle-Murray
Born:
Brother of actor Bill Murray
SNL Credits: Featured Player 1977-1980, 1981-1982
Player 1981-1982
Al Franken
Born: St. Louis Park, Minnesota?
SNL Credits: Featured Player 1979-1980, 1988-1995
Writer
Andy Kaufman
Born: 17 Jan 1949
Died: 16 May 1984
SNL Credits: Featured Player
Lorne Michaels
Born: 17 Nov 1944 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Married Rosie Shuster (divorced)
Married Susan Forristal (divorced)
Married Alice Barry
SNL Credits: Producer from 1975 to 1980
Producer from 1985 to present
Writer
Garrett Morris
Born: 01 Feb 1937 in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana
SNL Credits: Player 18 Oct 1975 to 24 May 1980
Writer
Bill Murray
Born: 21 Sep 1950 in Evanston, Cook, Illinois
Brother of actor Brian Doyle-Murray
SNL Credits: Featured Player
Writer
Player 22/29 Jan 1977 to 24 May 1980
Laraine Newman
Born: 02 Mar 1952 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
SNL Credits: Player 18 Oct 1975 to 24 May 1980
Don Novello
Brother-in-law of former U.S. Surgeon General Antonia Novello
Born: 01 Jan 1943 in Ashtabula, Ashtabula, Ohio
SNL Credits: Featured Player 1977-1980, 1985-1986
Writer
Michael O'Donoghue
Born: 1940? in Sauquoit, Herkimer|Oneida, New York
Died: 07 Nov 1994 in New York, New York, New York
Married: Cheryl Hardwick
SNL Credits: Player 18 Oct 1975 to 25 Jan 1975
Featured Player 1975-1979
Writer
Head Writer
Don Pardo
Born: 22 Feb 1918
SNL Credits: Announcer 1975-1980, 1982 to present
Gilda Radner
Born: 28 Jun 1946 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
Died: 20 May 1989
Married GE Smith
Married actor Gene Wilder 19?? to 1989
SNL Credits: Player 18 Oct 1975 to 24 May 1980
Paul Shaffer
Born: 28 Nov 1949 in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
SNL Credits: Band Leader
Featured Player 1977-1980
Harry Shearer
Born: 23 Dec 1943 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
SNL Credits: Featured Player
Player 09 Feb 1980 to 24 May 1980
Player 1984 to 1985
Howard Shore
Born: Canada
SNL Credits: Band Leader