'90s 'Saturday Night Live' stars: Where are they now?

By Jessica Wedemeyer 5:01am PDT, Oct 19, 2020

One of our all-time favorite "Saturday Night Live" alums, Chris Kattan, turns 50 on Oct. 19, 2020. The funnyman — who starred on the long-running sketch-comedy series from 1996 to 2003 — shot into the spotlight playing iconic characters like Mango, Mr. Peepers and, along with Will Ferrell, one of the Roxbury guys. We all know Will went on to become one of Hollywood's biggest stars, but what ever happened to Chris and the other less widely known comedians who headlined "SNL" during the '90s? In honor of his big birthday, Wonderwall.com is taking a look back at Chris and more '90s cast members whom we haven't heard much from in recent years. Keep reading to catch up with the birthday boy, Molly Shannon, Tim Meadows, Rob Schneider and more…

After starring in a movie based on one of his most popular "Saturday Night Live" sketches — 1998's "A Night at the Roxbury" — Chris Kattan went on to star in "House on Haunted Hill," "Corky Romano," "Undercover Brother," "The Ridiculous 6" and more. He also starred on "The Middle" from 2009 to 2014, voiced the title character on the Cartoon Network series "Bunnicula" from 2016 to 2018, voiced Kakie in "Hotel Transylvania 2," competed on season 24 of "Dancing With the Stars" (he was the first contestant eliminated) and appeared in 2017's "Sharknado 5: Global Swarming." More recently, he popped up in two 2020 comedies: "Guest House" and "In Other Words." Chris married model-actress Sunshine Deia Tutt in 2008, but they separated after just eight weeks of marriage and divorced the following year. In early 2020, he and his new love, model Cheyenne Gordon, made their red carpet debut at the Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards Viewing Party.

Molly Shannon starred on "Saturday Night Live" from 1995 to 2001. She's best remembered for her character Mary Katherine Gallagher.

After starring in a movie — 1999's "Superstar" — based on one of her most popular "Saturday Night Live" sketches, Molly Shannon went on to star in "How the Grinch Stole Christmas," "Wet Hot American Summer," "Osmosis Jones," "Serendipity," "My Boss's Daughter," "Scary Movie 4" and "Scary Movie 5," "Marie Antoinette," "Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby," "Evan Almighty," "Bad Teacher," "Me and Earl and the Dying Girl," "The Little Hours," "Fun Mom Dinner," "Wild Nights with Emily" and more. She also voices Wanda in the "Hotel Transylvania" franchise, headlined the short-lived 2008 sitcom "Kath & Kim" and had stints on "Sex and the City," "Glee," "The Middle" and "Raising Hope." More recently, she starred on "The Other Two" and "Divorce." Molly earned Emmy nominations for her work on "Enlightened" and "Will & Grace" and in 2017, she won an Independent Spirit Award for her performance as a woman struggling with terminal cancer in "Other People." In 2004 — following the birth of their daughter, Stella — Molly married artist Fritz Chesnut. They welcomed son Nolan in 2005.

Tim Meadows starred on "Saturday Night Live" from 1991 to 2000. He memorably played ladies man Leon Phelps.

After starring in 2000's "The Ladies Man" — a movie based on one of his most popular "Saturday Night Live" sketches — Tim Meadows went on to star in "Mean Girls," "The Even Stevens Movie," "Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story," "Semi-Pro," "Grown Ups," "Trainwreck," "Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping" and more. He also had stints on "The Michael Richards Show," "Leap of Faith," "The Bill Engvall Show," "The New Adventures of Old Christine," "Suburgatory," "Man with a Plan" and "Brooklyn Nine-Nine." More recently, he starred on "The Goldbergs" and its short-lived spinoff, "Schooled." He can currently be seen in Adam Sandler's Netflix comedy-horror flick "Hubie Halloween." Tim reportedly divorced his wife of nearly a decade, Michelle Taylor, in 2005. (They share two sons: Isaiah and Julian.) Since then, there hasn't been much buzz around his love life — aside from a 2016 incident when his then-girlfriend of a few months, exotic dancer Lynsie Lee, took to Twitter to accuse him of cheating and then ghosting her.

Rob Schneider starred on "Saturday Night Live" from 1990 to 1994. Arguably his most iconic alter ego? Office worker Richard Laymer.

After his time on "Saturday Night Live" came to an end, Rob Schneider starred in "Judge Dredd," "Muppets from Space," "Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo," "The Animal," "The Hot Chick," "Around the World in 80 Days," "Grandma's Boy" and "The Wrong Missy" as well as several comedies starring his pal and fellow "SNL" alum Adam Sandler including "The Waterboy," "Big Daddy," "Little Nicky," "Mr. Deeds," "50 First Dates," "The Longest Yard," "You Don't Mess with the Zohan," "Bedtime Stories," "Grown Ups," "The Ridiculous 6," "Sandy Wexler" and, more recently, "Hubie Halloween." He also starred on the TV shows "Men Behaving Badly," "Rob" and "Real Rob," in which he played a fictionalized version of himself. In 2011, Rob married television producer Patricia Azarcoya Arce. They welcomed daughter Miranda in 2012 and then added daughter Madeline to their brood in 2016. The funnyman has another daughter, singer Elle King, from his marriage to model London King. He was also reportedly married to a woman named Helena (about whom little is known) in the early aughts.

Cheri Oteri starred on "Saturday Night Live" from 1995 to 2000. She shot into the spotlight playing Spartan Cheerleader Arianna opposite Will Ferrell.

In 2000, the same year her time on "Saturday Night Live" came to an end, Cheri Otero scored an Emmy nomination for her work on "Just Shoot Me!" She went on to star in "Scary Movie," "Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd," "Grown Ups 2" and more. She also had stints on the shows "Easy to Assemble" and "Those Who Can't" and voiced characters on "Sit Down Shut Up," "Bunsen Is a Beast," "Big City Greens" and "Puppy Dog Pals." Recently, she's popped up on several episodes of Andy Cohen's "Radio Andy Theater" — which features live readings of iconic scenes from the "Housewives" franchise — on his SiriusXM show.

Norm Macdonald starred on "Saturday Night Live" from 1993 to 1998. During that time, he held the coveted spot behind the "Weekend Update" news desk.

After his time on "Saturday Night Live" came to an end, Norm Macdonald starred in "Dirty Work" and "Grown Ups." He also voiced Lucky the dog in the "Dr. Dolittle" franchise, popped up in "Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo," "Man on the Moon," "The Animal," "The Ridiculous 6" and "Jack and Jill," starred on the short-lived series "Norm," "A Minute with Stan Hooper" and "Sunnyside" and portrayed a version of himself in "Funny People." From 2010 to 2018, he could be seen as Rusty Heck on "The Middle," and he portrayed Yaphit on "The Orville" from 2017 to 2019. His other credits as a voice actor include Glumshanks on "Skylanders Academy" and Pigeon on the cult-hit Adult Swim series "Mike Tyson Mysteries." On top of all that, Norm hosted a popular podcast from 2013 to 2018, hosted a Netflix talk show in 2018 and released a semi-fictional memoir in 2016, as well as a handful of comedy albums over the years. In 1999, his marriage of nearly a decade to Connie Vaillancourt — a marriage therapist with whom he shares son Dylan — came to an end. He later dated supermodel Elle Macpherson.

Colin Quinn starred on "Saturday Night Live" from 1996 to 2000. He took over anchor duties on the popular "Weekend Update" segment after Norm McDonald left the show.

After he left "Saturday Night Live," Colin Quinn appeared in a handful of films starring fellow "SNL" alum Adam Sandler including "Grown Ups," "That's My Boy," "Sandy Wexler" and, more recently, "Hubie Halloween." He also starred in Amy Schumer's "Trainwreck," portrayed Hermie on "Girls," hosted the Comedy Central show "Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn" and starred in several one-man shows including 2010's "Long Story Short." (He scored an Emmy nomination in 2011 for the HBO special on the Broadway show.) In June 2019, the comedian married "Late Night With Seth Meyers" producer Jen Sochko.

Julia Sweeney starred on "Saturday Night Live" from 1990 to 1994. Her most iconic character? It's Pat!

After starring in a movie, 1994's "It's Pat," that was based on one of her most popular "Saturday Night Live" sketches, Julia Sweeney starred in "Pulp Fiction," "Vegas Vacation," "Stuart Little," "Whatever It Takes" and more. She also voiced Ms. Squibbles in "Monsters University," worked as a creative consultant on "Sex and the City," served as a consulting producer on "Desperate Housewives" and, more recently, starred on the first two seasons of Hulu's "Shrill," as well as Abby McEnany's Showtime comedy "Work in Progress," which she executive produces. On top of all that, she's released several books and starred in several one-woman shows including 1995's "God Said Ha!" She scored a Grammy nomination for her recording of the monologue, which was also turned into a Quentin Tarantino-produced film. In 2001, the comedian adopted her daughter, Mulan, from China. In 2008, Julia married biophysicist-entrepreneur Michael Blum, who later adopted her little girl.

Ana Gasteyer starred on "Saturday Night Live" from 1996 to 2002. She was known for her spot-on impression of Martha Stewart and for portraying characters like singer Bobbi Mohan-Culp and radio show host Margaret Jo McCullen.

Following her time on "Saturday Night Live," Ana Gasteyer starred in "Mean Girls," "The Women," "That's My Boy" and "Wine Country." She also had a brief stint on "Curb Your Enthusiasm," starred on "Suburgatory," portrayed Judge Patrice Lessner on "The Good Wife," competed on the second season of "The Masked Singer," appeared in 2016's "Grease Live!" and reunited with "SNL" co-star Tim Meadows on "The Goldbergs" and "Schooled." Up next, she's set to appear in the star-studded LGBTQ rom-com "Happiest Season." On top of all that, she has an expansive list of Broadway credits and released a 2014 album of jazz covers as well as a 2019 holiday album. She reportedly married Charlie McKittrick in 1996. They welcomed daughter Frances in 2002 and son Ulysses in 2008.

Darrell Hammond starred on "Saturday Night Live" from 1995 to 2009 and has served as the sketch-comedy series' announcer since 2014. (Before Kenan Thompson surpassed his record in 2017, he was considered the show's longest serving cast member.) Darrell has portrayed Bill Clinton on "SNL" since the mid-'90s — he even popped up as the former president on season 45 of "SNL" in early 2020.

In 2009 — the same year he left "Saturday Night Live" — Darrell Hammond had a seven-episode stint on "Damages." He later starred in "Scary Movie V," popped up in "The Last Sharknado: It's About Time" and had a six-episode stint on "Are We There Yet?" Most recently, he appeared on several episodes of "At Home with Amy Sedaris." In 2007, Darrell made his Broadway debut in "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee." He can still be seen regularly on stage as a stand-up comedian. In 2011, the comedian opened up about his traumatic childhood in his memoir "God, If You're Not Up There, I'm F*****," which he turned into a one-man show in 2015. He revisited the topic in his 2018 documentary "Cracked Up." The "SNL" alum — who's struggled with drug and alcohol addiction as well as mental health and self-harm issues for years — married his off-and-on love Elizabeth in 1990. They reportedly divorced in 1994, remarried in 1997, welcomed daughter Mia in 1998 and divorced again in 2012. He later romanced comedian Paulina Combow, though they've since called it quits.