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Taran Killam

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Taran Killam
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Taran Killam was born on April 1, 1982 in Culver City, California, USA as Taran Hourie Killam. He is an actor, known for Saturday Night Live (1975), The Heat (2013) and 12 Years a Slave (2013). He has been married to Cobie Smulders, since September 8, 2012. They have two children.
BornApril 1, 1982
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BornApril 1, 1982
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 5 nominations total

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    Known for

    Arnold Schwarzenegger in Why We're Killing Gunther (2017)
    Why We're Killing Gunther
    4.8
    Movie
    • Blake
    • 2017
    Saturday Night Live (1975)
    Saturday Night Live
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Various
    • Ashton Kutcher
    • Brad Pitt
    • Francois
    • Jon Huntsman
    • Jonathan Cavanaugh-san
    • Michael Cera
    • Adolf Hitler
    • Albus Dumbledore
    • Ares
    • Bobcat Goldthwait
    • Bruce Jenner
    • Eminem
    • Finn Hudson
    • Friedrich von Trapp
    • Jim VandeHei
    • John Galliano
    • Marky
    • Michael Gelman
    • Pee-wee Herman
    • Piers Morgan
    • Rand Paul
    • Ricky Martin
    • Ron Weasley
    • Rush Limbaugh
    • Scott McCreery
    • Sen. Ted Cruz
    • Steve Doocy
    • Tim Tebow
    • Tin Man
    • Tom Hanks
    Chiwetel Ejiofor in 12 Years a Slave (2013)
    12 Years a Slave
    8.1
    Movie
    • Hamilton
    • 2013
    Bill Pullman, Rita Wilson, Taran Killam, Bobby Moynihan, and Gillian Jacobs in Brother Nature (2016)
    Brother Nature
    4.9
    Movie
    • Roger Fellner
    • 2016

    Credits

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    Actor

    • Kaitlin Olson in High Potential (2024)
      High Potential
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Ludo Radovic
      • 2024–2025
    • Young Jedi Adventures (2023)
      Young Jedi Adventures
      5.6
      TV Series
      • Jooro 'Speeds' Jarrot
      • Gangul Crew Member
      • Hap (voice) ...
      • 2023–2024
    • Emma Berman, Juliet Donenfeld, and Jamaal Avery Jr. in Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures Shorts (2023)
      Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures Shorts
      5.8
      TV Series
      • Jooro 'Speeds' Jarrot (voice)
      • 2024
    • Nature Cat's Nature Movie Special Extraordinaire (2024)
      Nature Cat's Nature Movie Special Extraordinaire
      7.2
      • Nature Cat
      • 2024
    • Riggle's Picks Podcast (2023)
      Riggle's Picks Podcast
      Podcast Series
      • 2024
    • Paul F. Tompkins, Fred Armisen, Leslie Carrara-Rudolph, Stephanie D'Abruzzo, Rachel Dratch, Taran Killam, Bobby Lee, Joey Mazzarino, Kate McKinnon, Chris Parnell, David Rudman, Dennis Singletary, Kenan Thompson, Adam Rudman, Cobie Smulders, Bobby Moynihan, Todd Hannert, Jeanne Fishman, Kate Micucci, Tom Blandford, James Monroe Iglehart, Joey Rudman, Chris Knowings, Jack Shulruff, and Richard Traub in Nature Cat (2015)
      Nature Cat
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Nature Cat
      • 2015–2024
    • Adam Brody, Leighton Meester, and Matt Devere in River Wild (2023)
      River Wild
      5.4
      • Gray
      • 2023
    • Tobey Maguire, Elizabeth Perkins, Josh Keaton, Ziggy Marley, Jason Schwartzman, Rachel Dratch, Taran Killam, Yuri Lowenthal, Peggy Lu, Cliff Robertson, J.K. Simmons, Peter Sohn, Luna Lauren Velez, Shea Whigham, Mahershala Ali, Kathryn Hahn, Lorraine Velez, Oscar Isaac, Jorma Taccone, Andy Samberg, Andrew Garfield, Nic Novicki, Jake Johnson, Donald Glover, Daniel Kaluuya, Greta Lee, Hailee Steinfeld, Brian Tyree Henry, Atsuko Okatsuka, Melissa Sturm, Nicole Delaney, Amandla Stenberg, Karan Soni, Shameik Moore, Jack Quaid, Kimiko Glenn, Issa Rae, Sofia Barclay, Nina Lentini, Danielle Perez, Jharrel Jerome, Ayo Edebiri, and Metro Boomin in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)
      Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
      8.5
      • Web-Slinger (voice)
      • 2023
    • The NFL Pile On (2022)
      The NFL Pile On
      6.8
      Video
      • 2022
    • Bloodthirsty Hearts (2022)
      Bloodthirsty Hearts
      6.7
      Podcast Series
      • Henley Hawkins
      • Dr. Seamus Van Helsing
      • 2022
    • Fake It Til You Make It
      Short
      • Max
      • 2022
    • The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib (2022)
      The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib
      5.9
      TV Series
      • Ace Perfection
      • 2022
    • Holly Hunter, Ted Danson, Bobby Moynihan, Kyla Kenedy, Mike Cabellon, and Vella Lovell in Mr. Mayor (2021)
      Mr. Mayor
      6.4
      TV Series
      • Taryn Digiacomo
      • 2021
    • Comedy Bang Bang: The Podcast (2009)
      Comedy Bang Bang: The Podcast
      9.7
      Podcast Series
      • Bever Hopox
      • 2019–2021
    • Beanie Feldstein in American Crime Story (2016)
      American Crime Story
      8.4
      TV Series
      • Steve Jones
      • 2021

    Writer

    • Arnold Schwarzenegger in Why We're Killing Gunther (2017)
      Why We're Killing Gunther
      4.8
      • written by
      • 2017
    • Bill Pullman, Rita Wilson, Taran Killam, Bobby Moynihan, and Gillian Jacobs in Brother Nature (2016)
      Brother Nature
      4.9
      • screenplay by
      • 2016
    • Thanks White People!!!
      Nick Cannon Presents: Short Circuitz
      4.1
      TV Series
      • consultant writer
      • 2007
    • All That (1994)
      All That
      7.5
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 2002

    Director

    • Fanatic (2023)
      Fanatic
      8.8
      Short
      • Director
      • 2023
    • Arnold Schwarzenegger in Why We're Killing Gunther (2017)
      Why We're Killing Gunther
      4.8
      • Director (directed by)
      • 2017
    • Batman: Arkham Knight - Classified First Look
      Video
      • Director
      • 2015
    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

    Videos23

    All Nighter
    Clip 1:22
    All Nighter
    All Nighter
    Clip 1:22
    All Nighter
    All Nighter
    Clip 1:22
    All Nighter
    12 Years a Slave
    Clip 0:41
    12 Years a Slave
    12 Years a Slave
    Clip 0:56
    12 Years a Slave
    Official Trailer
    Trailer 1:39
    Official Trailer
    Season 4 Official Trailer
    Trailer 1:00
    Season 4 Official Trailer

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    • Height
      • 6′ 0½″ (1.84 m)
    • Born
      • April 1, 1982
      • Culver City, California, USA
    • Spouse
      • Cobie SmuldersSeptember 8, 2012 - present (2 children)
    • Children
        Shaelyn Cado Killam
    • Relatives
        Taylor(Sibling)
    • Other works
      Appeared as Orin Scrivello, D.D.S., in Little Shop of Horrors, opposite Jake Gyllenhaal as Seymour and Ellen Greene (again) as Audrey.
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    • Trivia
      The second person to be a cast member on both Saturday Night Live (1975) and Mad TV (1995), the first being Jeff Richards.
    • Quotes
      [re his audition with Lorne Michaels for 'SNL'] I said: 'I don't want to be so presumptuous to say I'll come on your show and I'll kill. But I definitely think if you hired me, I'd do a very good job'. He said: 'No, no, no, no. Confidence isn't your problem.' And he just left it at that. But all I could think is: 'Wait, what is my problem? Tell me what my problem is, I'll fix it!'

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