Alexander Everett Moffat (; born March 25, 1982) is an American actor and comedian. He was a cast member on ''

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''. He started as a featured player in 2016 and became a main cast member in 2018. Moffat left ''SNL'' in 2022, after six years as a cast member.

Early life

Moffat was born and raised in

Chicago (''City in a Garden''); I Will , image_map = , map_caption = Interactive Map of Chicago , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name ...

Illinois Illinois ( ) is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolitan areas include, Peoria and Rockf ...

, and graduated from

North Shore Country Day School North Shore Country Day School is a selective prep school in Winnetka, Illinois. It took its current form as a coeducational school in 1919 during the Country Day School movement, though it started as the Rugby School for Boys (1893-1900) and Gir ...

in 2000. Afterwards he attended

Denison University Denison University is a private liberal arts college in Granville, Ohio. One of the earliest colleges established in the former Northwest Territory, Denison University was founded in 1831. The college was first called the Granville Literary and ...

, graduating in 2004.

Career

Moffat started his comedy career as a Chicago-based improviser and featured performer at

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, and

Zanies Comedy Club Zanies Comedy Club, located in Chicago, Illinois, was founded in November 1978 by Rick Uchwat. Since then, three other locations have been built: Nashville, Tennessee, St.Charles, Illinois, and Rosemont, Illinois. Rick Uchwat Rick Uchwat was born ...

. In 2015, Moffat co-starred alongside John Ashton in the indie-drama '' Uncle John'', and in 2016, he joined the cast of ''

''.

''Saturday Night Live''

Moffat made his debut on ''

'' on the October 1, 2016 episode hosted by

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with musical guest

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, alongside

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and

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. Moffat became a repertory cast member in 2018, beginning with Season 44. On the December 19, 2020 episode, Moffat appeared in the cold open playing

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Joe Biden, taking over the role from Jim Carrey. He left the show at the end of the show's 47th season in 2022, following six years as a cast member.

Celebrity impressions on ''Saturday Night Live''

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* David Beckham * Joe Biden * Richard Branson *

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* Anderson Cooper *

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* Mark Davis * Steve Doocy * Ross Duffer *

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* Ernie Johnson Jr. *

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* Paul Manafort *

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* Brady Skjei *

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* Glenn Youngkin * Geoff Zakarian * Mark Zuckerberg

Recurring characters on ''Saturday Night Live''

* The Guy Who Just Bought a Boat, a preppy snob who gives dating advice and makes offhand comments about how horrible his sexual prowess is (according to the season 43 episode hosted by Ryan Gosling, he has a cousin (played by Gosling) known as The Guy who Just Joined Soho House, who acts similar to him, and in season 45

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played his frat brother, The Guy Who Knows the Owner, in a cameo appearance).

Personal life

He is married to Caroline Rau, and their first child, daughter Everett, was born in January 2021.Archived a
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Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

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