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Taran Killam

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  • Writer
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Taran Killam
A mockumentary exploring the highly competitive world of junior college cheerleading.
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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
IMDbProStarmeterTop 5,000265
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 5 nominations total

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    Known for

    Saturday Night Live (1975)
    Saturday Night Live
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Various
    • Michael Cera
    • Jonathan Cavanaugh-san
    • Piers Morgan
    • Francois
    • Brad Pitt
    • Sen. Ted Cruz
    • Marky
    • Pee-wee Herman
    • Finn Hudson
    • Tin Man
    • Michael Gelman
    • John Galliano
    • Friedrich von Trapp
    • Ricky Martin
    • Adolf Hitler
    • Eminem
    • Rand Paul
    • Jon Huntsman
    • Bobcat Goldthwait
    • Tom Hanks
    • Scott McCreery
    • Tim Tebow
    • Steve Doocy
    • Bruce Jenner
    • Ares
    • Ashton Kutcher
    • Jim VandeHei
    • Albus Dumbledore
    • Ron Weasley
    • Rush Limbaugh
    Kaitlin Olson in High Potential (2024)
    High Potential
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Ludo Radovic
    Adam Brody, Leighton Meester, and Matt Devere in River Wild (2023)
    River Wild
    5.4
    • Gray
    • 2023
    Kevin Hart and Tiffany Haddish in Night School (2018)
    Night School
    5.6
    • Stewart
    • 2018

    Credits

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    Actor

    • Young Jedi Adventures (2023)
      Young Jedi Adventures
      5.6
      TV Series
      • Hap
      • Jooro 'Speeds' Jarrot
      • Gangul Crew Member ...
      • 2023–2025
    • Kristin Chenoweth, Taran Killam, and Jenn Lyon in Stumble (2025)
      Stumble
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Boone E. Potter
      • 2025
    • Kaitlin Olson in High Potential (2024)
      High Potential
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Ludo Radovic
      • 2024–2025
    • Nature Cat: The Nature-Tastic Four Movie! (2025)
      Nature Cat: The Nature-Tastic Four Movie!
      8.9
      • Nature Cat
      • 2025
    • Bronson Pinchot, Giancarlo Esposito, Jason Lee, Ken Marino, Mel Rodriguez, Randall Park, Susan Kelechi Watson, Julieth Restrepo, Uzo Aduba, Molly Griggs, and Mary Wiseman in The Residence (2025)
      The Residence
      7.7
      TV Mini Series
      • St. Pierre
      • 2025
    • Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures Shorts (2023)
      Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures Shorts
      5.6
      TV Series
      • Jooro 'Speeds' Jarrot (voice)
      • 2024
    • Nature Cat's Nature Movie Special Extraordinaire (2024)
      Nature Cat's Nature Movie Special Extraordinaire
      7.3
      • 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
      5.8
      TV Series
      • Ace Perfection
      • 2022

    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
    • Amanda Bynes, Lori Beth Denberg, and Josh Server in 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
      • directed by
      • 2017
    • Batman: Arkham Knight - Classified First Look
      Video
      • Director
      • 2015
    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

    Videos25

    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 2:36
    Official Trailer
    Official Trailer
    Trailer 1:39
    Official Trailer

    Personal details

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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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