Seth Meyers: Biography
Seth Meyers was born December 28, 1973 in Bedford, New Hampshire. He joined "Saturday Night Live" on September 29, 2001 as a featured player and was promoted to regular in the 2003-2004 season.
Meyers has played the recurring role of Jonathan Feinstein, a disc jockey appearing in the webcast "Jarret's Room." He has performed impressions of Russell Crowe, Richard Dawson, Hugh Grant, Tobey Maquire, Ewan McGregor, Richard B. Myers, Stone Phillips, and Brian Williams.
Prior to "SNL," Meyers was a member of the improv/sketch comedy group Boom Chicago Theatre, where he performed in Chicago, London, Amsterdam, Edinburgh, and Singapore. While with Boom, Meyers created the popular two-person sketch-improv show "Pick-ups & Hiccups" with Jill Benjamin.
Meyers also performed with Chicago's ImprovOlympic, where he worked with Amy Poehler.
Meyers' television credits include a guest spot on "Spin City."
- He became head writer for Saturday Night Live on his sixth season working on the show.(edit)
- He traveled Europe with his partner, Jill Benjamin with their show Pick-ups and Hiccups, which is how he got discovered for Saturday Night Live.(edit)
- He goes to work at Saturday Night Live every day through subway from his apartment at West Village.(edit)
- He was on the cover of the March 21, 2008 issue of Entertainment Weekly (USA).(edit)
- Family:
Father: Larry Meyers - works at GE Trade Finance.
Mother: Hilary Meyers - well-known French teacher at McKelvie Middle School in Bedford.
Brother: Josh Meyers - cast member on Mad TV.(edit) - He did the introduction to the WMUR's Friday Night Football broadcast on September 24, 2004.(edit)
- After graduating from college, he joined a traveling troupe group called Boom Chicago.(edit)
- Seth donated his Celebrity Poker Showdown winnings to the Jimmy Fund, which is a charity that specializes in treating children with cancer.(edit)
- Seth is a fan of the Pittsburgh Steelers.(edit)
- Seth is a huge fan of the MLB team, the Boston Red Sox.(edit)
- Seth attended Northwestern University.(edit)
- Seth schooled at West High School in Manchester, New Hampshire.(edit)
- Seth is Jewish.(edit)
- Seth is 6' (1.83 m).(edit)
- He beat Dave Navarro to win the tournament 3 championship of Celebrity Poker Showdown. The game before that he beat fellow cast member Amy Poehler.(edit)
- His younger brother is Josh Meyers who has previously starred on That 70's Show and MADtv.(edit)
- Seth: (on Madonna) She's the reason I asked my parents what the word 'virgin' meant. I've been fantasizing about her for so long, I feel like she's entitled to half my earnings.(edit)
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