Christopher Guest has come as close as anyone to perfecting the mockumentary, even if he dislikes the term. U.S.-born actor, director, writer, musician, and composer best known for his mockumentaries, poking fun at heavy metal music, small town theatre, dog shows, folk music and film-making itself, Christopher Haden-Guest was born February fifth, 1948, in New York City. Christopher Guest, Actor: This Is Spinal Tap.

Guest is most widely known in Hollywood for having written, directed and starred in his series of comedy films shot in mock-documentary (mockumentary) style.Many scenes and character backgrounds in Guest's films are written and … In 1984, Christopher Guest co-wrote and starred in the mockumentary This is Spinal Tap, directed by Rob Reiner. U.S.-born actor, director, writer, musician, and composer best known for his mockumentaries, poking fun at heavy metal music, small town theatre, dog shows, folk music and film-making itself, Christopher Haden-Guest was born February fifth, 1948, in New York City.

Naturally, our mind went to Christopher Guest, who directed classics like Waiting for Guffman and Best in Show, and starred in This Is Spinal Tap. Mascots, Christopher Guest’s first mockumentary since A Mighty Wind (and first feature as a director since For Your Consideration), offers up an unwieldy cast of familiar Guest-ian buffoons: ditzes, prisses, ignoramuses, bickering couples, over-sharers oblivious to their own eccentricity.

Christopher Haden-Guest, 5th Baron Haden-Guest (born February 5, 1948) is an English-American screenwriter, composer, musician, director, actor, and comedian. But you’re smart; you knew that already. Christopher Guest loves a good improvisor, which is why his films are packed with the best of the best. Here are some of the actors you're sure to find in his mockumentaries.

His mother, Jean Pauline (Hindes), was a vice president of casting at CBS. The first of Christopher Guest’s three mockumentaries co-written with Eugene Levy, Waiting for Guffman introduced the world to a cast that would form the backbone of their other projects.

The 10 Best Non-Christopher Guest Mockumentaries. Naturally, our mind went to Christopher Guest, who directed classics like Waiting for Guffman and … Guest went on to write and direct other mockumentaries including Waiting for Guffman, Best in Show, and A Mighty Wind, all written with costar Eugene Levy. The first of Christopher Guest’s three mockumentaries co-written with Eugene Levy, Waiting for Guffman introduced the world to a cast that would form the backbone of their other projects.

Directed by: Christopher Guest Written by: Christopher Guest and Eugene Levy The first movie in Guest-Levy's unofficial but essential mockumentary trilogy … His mother, Jean Pauline (Hindes), was a vice president of casting at CBS. Christopher Guest has come as close as anyone to perfecting the mockumentary, even if he dislikes the term. In honor of the forthcoming Lonely Island comedy Popstar, which parodies different nonfiction styles, we started thinking about the best mockumentaries ever made. Prepare for ‘Popstar’ with this week’s weekend movie marathon . Somewhere along the line, Christopher Guest became the Ken Burns of comedy.

So we decided to come up with a list of the greatest mockumentaries that don’t involve Guest. Fred Willard, the iconic comic actor best known for his turns in the cult mockumentaries of Christopher Guest, has died at the age of 86.