People Who Have Hosted Saturday Night Live More Than Twice

1. Alec Baldwin

Alec Baldwin is the oldest, and best-known, of the four Baldwin brothers in the acting business (the others are Stephen Baldwin, William Baldwin and Daniel Baldwin). Alexander Rae Baldwin III was born on April 3, 1958 in Massapequa, New York, the son of Carol Newcomb (Martineau) and Alexander Rae ...

Alec Baldwin hosted SNL 16 times: 21 Apr 1990 (S15-E18), 23 Feb 1991 (S16-E14), 13 Feb 1993 (S18-E13), 12 Feb 1994 (S19-E13), 10 Dec 1994 (S20-E08), 20 Jan 1996 (S21-E11), 22 Feb 1997 (S22-E14), 12 Dec 1998 (S24-E09), 07 Apr 2001 (S26-E16), 20 Apr 2002 (S27-E18), 15 Nov 2003 (S29-E06), 10 Dec 2005 (S31-E08), 11 Nov 2006 (S32-E05), 14 Feb 2009 (S34-E16), 15 May 2010 (S35-E22) & 24 Sep 2011 (S37-E01).

2. Steve Martin

Writer | Roxanne

Steve Martin was born on August 14, 1945 in Waco, Texas, USA as Stephen Glenn Martin to Mary Lee (née Stewart; 1913-2002) and Glenn Vernon Martin (1914-1997), a real estate salesman and aspiring actor. He was raised in Inglewood and Garden Grove in California. In 1960, he got a job at the Magic ...

Steve Martin hosted SNL 15 times: 23 Oct 1976 (S02-E05), 26 Feb 1977 (S02-E15), 24 Sep 1977 (S03-E01), 21 Jan 1978 (S03-E09), 22 Apr 1978 (S03-E18), 04 Nov 1978 (S04-E04), 13 Oct 1979 (S05-E01), 17 May 1980 (S05-E19), 06 Dec 1986 (S12-E06), 17 Oct 1987 (S13-E01), 20 May 1989 (S14-E20), 14 Dec 1991 (S17-E09), 24 Sep 1994 (S20-E01), 04 Feb 2006 (S31-E12) & 31 Jan 2009 (S34-E14). He has hosted more SNL season premiers (4) than anyone else, and he is the only person to have hosted three times in one season.

3. John Goodman

Actor | 10 Cloverfield Lane

John Stephen Goodman's an American film, TV & stage actor. He was born in Affton, Missouri to Virginia Roos (Loosmore), a waitress and saleswoman & Leslie Francis Goodman, a postal worker who died when he was a small child. He's of English, Welsh & German ancestry. He's best known for his role as ...

John Goodman hosted SNL 13 times: 02 Dec 1989 (S15-E07), 01 Dec 1990 (S16-E07), 14 Mar 1992 (S17-E15), 13 Mar 1993 (S18-E15), 07 May 1994 (S19-E19), 25 Mar 1995 (S20-E16), 16 Mar 1996 (S21-E15), 10 May 1997 (S22-E19), 07 Feb 1998 (S23-E12), 10 Apr 1999 (S24-E17), 06 May 2000 (S25-E18), 03 Nov 2001 (S27-E04) & 14 Dec 2013 (S39-E09). He has hosted in more consecutive seasons (11) than anyone else.

4. Buck Henry

Writer | The Graduate

Prolific, multi-talented comedy writer, story editor, actor and director. His father was an Air Force general (Paul Steinberg Zuckerman) turned stockbroker and his mother was silent screen star Ruth Taylor, formerly a member of Mack Sennett's bathing beauties. Buck Henry's first fling with comedy ...

Buck Henry hosted SNL 10 times: 17 Jan 1976 (S01-E10), 22 May 1976 (S01-E21), 30 Oct 1976 (S02-E06), 21 May 1977 (S02-E23), 19 Nov 1977 (S03-E06), 20 May 1978 (S03-E20), 11 Nov 1978 (S04-E05), 26 May 1979 (S04-E20), 10 Nov 1979 (S05-E04) & 24 May 1980 (S05-E20). He has hosted more SNL season finales (4) than anyone else.

5. Tom Hanks

Producer | Cast Away

Thomas Jeffrey Hanks was born in Concord, California, to Janet Marylyn (Frager), a hospital worker, and Amos Mefford Hanks, an itinerant cook. His mother's family, originally surnamed "Fraga", was entirely Portuguese, while his father was of mostly English ancestry. Tom grew up in what he has ...

Tom Hanks hosted SNL 8 times: 14 Dec 1985 (S11-E05), 20 Feb 1988 (S13-E12), 08 Oct 1988 (S14-E01), 17 Feb 1990 (S15-E13), 08 Dec 1990 (S16-E08), 09 May 1992 (S17-E19), 28 Sep 1996 (S22-E01) & 6 May 2006 (S31-E17).

6. Chevy Chase

Actor | Memoirs of an Invisible Man

Chevy Chase was born Cornelius Crane Chase on October 8, 1943 in Lower Manhattan, New York, to Cathalene Parker (Browning), a concert pianist and librettist, and Edward Tinsley "Ned" Chase, an editor and writer. His parents both came from prominent families, and his grandfathers were artist and ...

Chevy Chase hosted SNL 8 times: 18 Feb 1978 (S03-E11), 09 Feb 1980 (S05-E10), 25 Sep 1982 (S08-E01), 16 Nov 1985 (S11-E02), 06 Dec 1986 (S12-E06), 18 Jan 1992 (S17-E11), 07 Oct 1995 (S21-E02) & 15 Feb 1997 (S22-E13).

7. Christopher Walken

Actor | The Deer Hunter

Lead and supporting actor of the American stage and films, with sandy colored hair, and pale complexion. He won an Oscar as Best Supporting Actor for his performance in The Deer Hunter (1978), and has been seen in mostly character roles, often portraying psychologically unstable individuals, though...

Christopher Walken hosted SNL 7 times: 20 Jan 1990 (S15-E11), 24 Oct 1992 (S18-E04), 13 Jan 1996 (S21-E10), 08 Apr 2000 (S25-E16), 19 May 2001 (S26-E20), 22 Feb 2003 (S28-E13) & 05 Apr 2008 (S33-E09).

8. Drew Barrymore

Producer | Charlie's Angels

Since melting audiences' hearts at the tender age of six - in Steven Spielberg's beloved sci-fi blockbuster, E.T. (1982) - Drew Barrymore has emerged as one of the most endearing and talented actresses of her generation. Born in Culver City, California to actors John Drew Barrymore and Jaid ...

Drew Barrymore hosted SNL 6 times: 20 Nov 1982 (S08-E07), 20 Mar 1999 (S24-E16), 13 Oct 2001 (S27-E03), 14 Feb 2004 (S29-E12), 03 Feb 2007 (S32-E12) & 10 Oct 2009 (S35-E03).

9. Danny DeVito

Actor | Matilda

Danny DeVito has amassed a formidable and versatile body of work as an actor, producer and director that spans the stage, television and film.

Daniel Michael DeVito Jr. was born on November 17, 1944, in Neptune, New Jersey, to Italian-American parents. His mother, Julia (Moccello), was a homemaker. ...

Danny DeVito hosted SNL 6 times: 15 May 1982 (S07-E19), 15 Oct 1983 (S09-E02), 05 Dec 1987 (S13-E06), 03 Dec 1988 (S14-E07), 09 Jan 1993 (S18-E10) & 11 Dec 1999 (S25-E08).

10. Elliott Gould

Actor | MASH

Elliott Gould is an American actor known for his roles in M*A*S*H (1970), his Oscar-nominated performance in Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969), and more recently, his portrayal of old-time con artist Reuben Tishkoff in Ocean's Eleven (2001), Ocean's Twelve (2004) and Ocean's Thirteen (...

Elliott Gould hosted SNL 6 times: 10 Jan 1976 (S01-E09), 29 May 1976 (S01-E22), 16 Apr 1977 (S02-E20), 16 Dec 1978 (S04-E09), 16 Feb 1980 (S05-E11) & 15 Nov 1980 (S06-E01).

11. Tina Fey

Actress | Date Night

Elizabeth Stamatina Fey was born in 1970 in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, just west of Philadelphia, to Xenobia "Jeanne" (Xenakes), a brokerage employee, and Donald Henry Fey, who wrote grant proposals for universities. Her mother is Greek, born in Piraeus, while her father had German, Northern Irish,...

Tina Fey hosted SNL 5 times: 23 Feb 2008 (S33-E05), 10 Apr 2010 (S35-E18), 07 May 2011 (S36-E20), 28 Sep 2013 (S39-E01) & 19 Dec 2015 (S41-E09).

12. Ben Affleck

Producer | Argo

Benjamin Géza "Ben" Affleck-Boldt was born on August 15, 1972 in Berkeley, California and raised in Cambridge, Massachusetts, to mother Chris Anne (Boldt), a school teacher, and father Timothy Byers "Tim" Affleck, a social worker. Ben has a younger brother, actor Casey Affleck, who was born in 1975...

Ben Affleck hosted SNL 5 times: 19 Feb 2000 (S25-E13), 13 Mar 2004 (S29-E15), 02 Oct 2004 (S30-E01), 01 Nov 2008 (S34-E07) & 18 May 2013 (S38-E21).

13. Justin Timberlake

Soundtrack | Trolls

Justin Randall Timberlake was born on January 31, 1981, in Memphis, Tennessee, to Lynn (Bomar) and Randall Timberlake, whose own father was a Baptist minister. At the age of 11, he appeared on the show Star Search (1983), and even though he didn't win, it didn't dampen his ambitions. He also ...

Justin Timberlake hosted SNL 5 times: 11 Oct 2003 (S29-E02), 17 Dec 2006 (S32-E09), 09 May 2009 (S34-E21), 21 May 2011 (S36-E22) & 09 Mar 2013 (S38-E16).

14. Bill Murray

Actor | Lost in Translation

Bill Murray is an American actor, comedian, and writer. The fifth of nine children, he was born William James Murray in Wilmette, Illinois, to Lucille (Collins), a mailroom clerk, and Edward Joseph Murray II, who sold lumber. He is of Irish descent. Among his siblings are actors Brian Doyle-Murray, ...

Bill Murray hosted SNL 5 times: 07 Mar 1981 (S06-E12), 12 Dec 1981 (S07-E08), 21 Mar 1987 (S12-E14), 20 Feb 1993 (S18-E14) & 20 Feb 1999 (S24-E14).

15. Candice Bergen

Actress | Miss Congeniality

One cool, eternally classy lady, Candice Bergen was elegantly poised for trendy "ice princess" stardom when she first arrived on the '60s screen, but she gradually reshaped that débutante image in the '70s, both on- and off-camera. A staunch, outspoken feminist with a decisive edge, she went on to ...

Candice Bergen hosted SNL 5 times: 08 Nov 1975 (S01-E04), 20 Dec 1975 (S01-E08), 11 Dec 1976 (S02-E10), 21 Nov 1987 (S13-E05) & 19 May 1990 (S15-E20).

16. Melissa McCarthy

Actress | The Heat

Melissa McCarthy was born in Plainfield, Illinois, to Sandra and Michael McCarthy, and was raised on her family's corn and soybean farm. She began her performing career as a stand-up comedian in New York where she appeared at the famous clubs, Stand Up New York and The Improv. She worked on her ...

Melissa McCarthy hosted SNL 4 times: 1 Oct 2011 (S37-E02), 6 Apr 2013 (S38-E17), 1 Feb 2014 (S39-E13) & 13 Feb 2016 (S41-E13).

17. Scarlett Johansson

Actress | Lost in Translation

Scarlett Ingrid Johansson was born on November 22, 1984 in Manhattan, New York City, New York. Her mother, Melanie Sloan is from a Jewish family from the Bronx and her father, Karsten Johansson is a Danish-born architect from Copenhagen. She has a sister, Vanessa Johansson, who is also an actress, ...

Scarlett Johansson hosted SNL 4 times: 14 Jan 2006 (S31-E10), 21 Apr 2007 (S32-E18), 13 Nov 2010 (S36-E06) & 2 May 2015 (S40-E19).

18. Dwayne Johnson

Actor | Black Adam

Dwayne Douglas Johnson, also known as The Rock, was born on May 2, 1972 in Hayward, California. He is the son of Ata Johnson (born Feagaimaleata Fitisemanu) and professional wrestler Rocky Johnson (born Wayde Douglas Bowles). His father, from Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada, is black (of Black Nova ...

Dwayne Johnson, a.k.a. The Rock, hosted SNL 4 times: 18 Mar 2000 (S25-E15), 13 Apr 2002 (S27-E17), 07 Mar 2009 (S34-E17) & 28 Mar 2015 (S40-E16).

19. Cameron Diaz

Actress | Vanilla Sky

Cameron Diaz, an American actress, was born in 1972 in San Diego, the daughter of a Cuban-American father and a German mother. Self described as "adventurous, independent and a tough kid," Cameron left home at 16 and for the next 5 years lived in such varied locales as Japan, Australia, Mexico, ...

Cameron Diaz hosted SNL 4 times: 26 Sep 1998 (S24-E01), 06 Apr 2002 (S27-E16), 09 Apr 2005 (S30-E16) & 22 Nov 2014 (S40-E07).

20. Lindsay Lohan

Actress | The Parent Trap

Lindsay Dee Lohan was born in New York City, on 2 July 1986, to Dina Lohan and Michael Lohan. She began her career at age three as a Ford model, and also made appearances in over sixty television commercials, including spots for The Gap, Pizza Hut, Wendy's, and Jell-O (opposite Bill Cosby). Lohan ...

Lindsay Lohan hosted SNL 4 times: 01 May 2004 (S29-E18), 21 May 2005 (S30-E20), 15 Apr 2006 (S31-E16) & 3 Mar 2012 (S37-E16). She is the only person to have hosted SNL three times before the age of 20.

21. Dana Carvey

Actor | Wayne's World

One of SNL's most talented alumni, comedian Dana Carvey reigned supreme during his six-season run creating some of the show's most memorable characters, including "Church Lady", "Garth" of Wayne & Garth fame, Grumpy Old Man and bodybuilding "Hans" of Hans & Franz notoriety. This sharp and witty ...

Dana Carvey hosted SNL 4 times: 22 Oct 1994 (S20-E04), 26 Oct 1996 (S22-E04), 21 Oct 2000 (S26-E03) & 5 Feb 2011 (S36-E14).

22. Ashton Kutcher

Actor | That '70s Show

Christopher Ashton Kutcher was born on February 7, 1978 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to Diane (Finnegan), who was employed at Procter & Gamble, and Larry Kutcher, a factory worker. He has a fraternal twin brother, Michael, and a sister, Tausha. He is of Czech (father) and Irish, German, and Czech (mother...

Ashton Kutcher hosted SNL 4 times: 03 May 2003 (S28-E18), 19 Mar 2005 (S30-E15), 12 Apr 2008 (S33-E10) & 06 Feb 2010 (S35-E14).

23. Paul Simon

Soundtrack | One-Trick Pony

Born on October 13, 1941, in Newark New Jersey, Paul Simon is one of the greatest singer/songwriters ever. In 1957, he and high school pal, Art Garfunkel, wrote and recorded the single, "Hey Schoolgirl", under the name "Tom and Jerry". After some failures, they broke up. Simon still wrote and ...

Paul Simon hosted SNL 4 times: 18 Oct 1975 (S01-E02), 20 Nov 1976 (S02-E08), 10 May 1986 (S11-E16) & 19 Dec 1987 (S13-E08).

24. Michael Palin

Writer | Monty Python and the Holy Grail

Michael Palin is an English comedian, actor, writer and television presenter. He was one of the members of the comedy group Monty Python.

After the Monty Python television series ended in 1974, the Palin/Jones team worked on Ripping Yarns, an intermittent television comedy series broadcast over ...

Michael Palin hosted SNL 4 times: 08 Apr 1978 (S03-E16), 27 Jan 1979 (S04-E10), 12 May 1979 (S04-E18) & 21 Jan 1984 (S09-E10).

25. Eric Idle

Actor | Monty Python and the Holy Grail

Eric Idle is an English comedian, actor, author, singer, playwright, director, and songwriter. co-creator of Monty Python on TV, stage, and five films, including The Life of Brian and The Holy Grail, which he later adapted for the stage with John Du Prez as Monty Python's Spamalot, winning the Tony...

Eric Idle hosted SNL 4 times: 02 Oct 1976 (S02-E03), 23 Apr 1977 (S02-E21), 09 Dec 1978 (S04-E08) & 20 Oct 1979 (S05-E02).

26. Miley Cyrus

Soundtrack | Hannah Montana

Miley Ray Cyrus was born Destiny Hope Cyrus on November 23, 1992 in Franklin, Tennessee and raised in Thompson's Station, Tennessee to Tish Cyrus & Billy Ray Cyrus. She has five siblings - two half-brothers, a half-sister, and a younger brother and sister. Her parents named her because they hoped ...

Miley Cyrus hosted SNL 3 times: 05 Mar 2011 (S36-E16), 05 Oct 2013 (S39-E02) & 03 Oct 2015 (S41-E01).

27. Louis C.K.

Writer | Louie

Louis C.K. was born on September 12, 1967 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for Louie (2010), American Hustle (2013) and Horace and Pete (2016). He was previously married to Alix Bailey.

Louis C.K. hosted SNL 3 times: 03 Nov 2012 (S38-E06), 29 Mar 2014 (S39-E16) & 16 May 2015 (S40-E21).

28. Michael Keaton

Actor | Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

Quirky, inventive and handsome American actor Michael Keaton first achieved major fame with his door-busting performance as fast-talking ideas man Bill Blazejowski, alongside a nerdish morgue attendant (Henry Winkler), in Night Shift (1982). He played further comedic roles in Mr. Mom (1983), Johnny...

Michael Keaton hosted SNL 3 times: 30 Oct 1982 (S08-E05), 14 Nov 1992 (S18-E06) & 04 Apr 2015 (S40-E17).

29. James Franco

Actor | Spring Breakers

Known for his breakthrough starring role on Freaks and Geeks (1999), James Franco was born April 19, 1978 in Palo Alto, California, to Betsy Franco, a writer, artist, and actress, and Douglas Eugene "Doug" Franco, who ran a Silicon Valley business. His mother is Jewish and his father was of ...

James Franco hosted SNL 3 times: 20 Sep 2008 (S34-E02), 19 Dec 2009 (S35-E10) & 06 Dec 2014 (S40-E08).

30. Woody Harrelson

Actor | True Detective

Academy Award-nominated and Emmy Award-winning actor Woodrow Tracy Harrelson was born on July 23, 1961 in Midland, Texas, to Diane Lou (Oswald) and Charles Harrelson. He grew up in Lebanon, Ohio, where his mother was from. After receiving degrees in theater arts and English from Hanover College, he...

Woody Harrelson hosted SNL 3 times: 18 Nov 1989 (S15-E06), 16 May 1992 (S17-E20) & 15 Nov 2014 (S40-E06).

31. Jim Carrey

Actor | Ace Ventura: Pet Detective

Jim Carrey, Canadian-born and a U.S. citizen since 2004, is an actor and producer famous for his rubbery body movements and flexible facial expressions. The two-time Golden Globe-winner rose to fame as a cast member of the Fox sketch comedy In Living Color (1990) but leading roles in Ace Ventura: ...

Jim Carrey hosted SNL 3 times: 18 May 1996 (S21-E20), 08 Jan 2011 (S36-E11) & 25 Oct 2014 (S40-E04).

32. Seth Rogen

Producer | This Is the End

An actor, comedian and writer, Seth Rogen has come a long way from doing stand-up comedy as a teen.

Rogen was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, to Sandy (Belogus), a social worker, and Mark Rogen, who worked for non-profits. His father is American-born and his mother is Canadian. He is of Russian...

Seth Rogen hosted SNL 3 times: 06 Oct 2007 (S33-E02), 04 Apr 2009 (S34-E19) & 12 Apr 2014 (S39-E18).

33. Jonah Hill

Actor | 21 Jump Street

Jonah Hill was born and raised in Los Angeles, the son of Sharon Feldstein (née Chalkin), a fashion designer and costume stylist, and Richard Feldstein, a tour accountant for Guns N' Roses. He is the brother of music manager Jordan Feldstein and actress Beanie Feldstein. He graduated from ...

Jonah Hill hosted SNL 3 times: 15 Mar 2008 (S33-E08), 10 Mar 2012 (S37-E17) & 25 Jan 2014 (S39-E12).

34. Paul Rudd

Actor | Ant-Man

Paul Stephen Rudd was born in Passaic, New Jersey. His parents, Michael and Gloria, both from Jewish families, were born in the London area, U.K. He has one sister, who is three years younger than he is. Paul traveled with his family during his early years, because of his father's airline job at ...

Paul Rudd hosted SNL 3 times: 15 Nov 2008 (S34-E08), 11 Dec 2010 (S36-E09) & 07 Dec 2013 (S39-E08).

35. Zach Galifianakis

Actor | The Hangover

Zach Galifianakis was born in Wilkesboro, North Carolina, to Mary Frances (Cashion), who owned a community arts center, and Harry Galifianakis, a heating oil vendor. His father is of Greek descent and his mother is of mostly English and Scottish ancestry. Zach moved to New York City after failing ...

Zach Galifianakis hosted SNL 3 times: 06 Mar 2010 (S35-E16), 12 Mar 2011 (S36-E17) & 04 May 2013 (S38-E19).

36. Martin Short

Actor | Innerspace

Martin Hayter Short OC is a Canadian-American actor, comedian, singer, and writer. He has received various awards including two Primetime Emmy Awards, and a Tony Award. In 2019 Short became an Officer of the Order of Canada, and has received Medals from Queen Elizabeth II, including in 2002 the ...

Martin Short hosted SNL 3 times: 06 Dec 1986 (S12-E06), 07 Dec 1996 (S22-E08) & 15 Dec 2012 (S38-E10).

37. Anne Hathaway

Actress | Les Misérables

Anne Jacqueline Hathaway was born in Brooklyn, New York, to Kate McCauley Hathaway, an actress, and Gerald T. Hathaway, a lawyer, both originally from Philadelphia. She is of mostly Irish descent, along with English, German, and French. Her first major role came in the short-lived television series ...

Anne Hathaway hosted SNL 3 times: 04 Oct 2008 (S34-E04), 20 Nov 2010 (S36-E07) & 10 Nov 2012 (S38-E07).

38. Will Ferrell

Producer | Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby

John William Ferrell was born in Irvine, California, to Betty Kay (Overman), a teacher, and Roy Lee Ferrell, Jr., a musician. His parents were originally from Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina.

A graduate of the University of Southern California, Ferrell became interested in performing while a student ...

Will Ferrell hosted SNL 3 times: 14 May 2005 (S30-E19), 16 May 2009 (S34-E22) & 12 May 2012 (S37-E21).

39. Charles Barkley

Actor | Hot Shots!

Charles Barkley is an American retired professional basketball player who is an analyst on Inside the NBA (1988).

Barkley established himself as one of the National Basketball Association's most dominant power forwards. An All-American power forward at Auburn University, he was drafted as a junior ...

Charles Barkley hosted SNL 3 times: 25 Sep 1993 (S19-E01), 09 Jan 2010 (S35-E11) & 07 Jan 2012 (S37-E11).

40. Gwyneth Paltrow

Actress | Shakespeare in Love

Gwyneth Kate Paltrow was born in Los Angeles, the daughter of noted producer and director Bruce Paltrow and Tony Award-winning actress Blythe Danner. Her father was from a Jewish family, while her mother is of mostly German descent. When Gwyneth was eleven, the family moved to Massachusetts, where ...

Gwyneth Paltrow hosted SNL 3 times: 06 Feb 1999 (S24-E12), 10 Nov 2001 (S27-E05) & 15 Jan 2011 (S36-E12).

41. Robert De Niro

Actor | Cape Fear

One of the greatest actors of all time, Robert De Niro was born on August 17, 1943 in Manhattan, New York City, to artists Virginia (Admiral) and Robert De Niro Sr. His paternal grandfather was of Italian descent, and his other ancestry is Irish, English, Dutch, German, and French. He was trained ...

Robert De Niro hosted SNL 3 times: 07 Dec 2002 (S28-E07), 18 Dec 2004 (S30-E08) & 04 Dec 2010 (S36-E08).

42. Jon Hamm

Actor | Mad Men

Jon Hamm is an American actor and producer from St. Louis, Missouri who is known for playing Don Draper in Mad Men. He also played Mister Sinister in a deleted scene of The New Mutants and Legion, Brogan from Shrek Forever After, and other films and shows including Sucker Punch, Million Dollar Arm,...

Jon Hamm hosted SNL 3 times: 25 Oct 2008 (S34-E06), 30 Jan 2010 (S35-E13) & 30 Oct 2010 (S36-E05).

43. John Malkovich

Actor | Being John Malkovich

John Gavin Malkovich was born in Christopher, Illinois, to Joe Anne (Choisser), who owned a local newspaper, and Daniel Leon Malkovich, a state conservation director. His paternal grandparents were Croatian. In 1976, Malkovich joined Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre, newly founded by his friend Gary ...

John Malkovich hosted SNL 3 times: 21 Jan 1989 (S14-E10), 23 Oct 1993 (S19-E04) & 06 Dec 2008 (S34-E10).

44. Jack Black

Actor | School of Rock

Thomas Jacob "Jack" Black was born on August 28, 1969 in Santa Monica, California and raised in Hermosa Beach, California to Judith Love Cohen & Thomas William Black, both satellite engineers. He is of Russian Jewish & British-German ancestry. Black attended the University of California at Los ...

Jack Black hosted SNL 3 times: 19 Jan 2002 (S27-E11), 04 Oct 2003 (S29-E01) & 17 Dec 2005 (S31-E09).

45. Sarah Michelle Gellar

Actress | Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Emmy Award-winning Sarah Michelle Gellar was born on April 14, 1977 in New York City, the daughter of Rosellen (Greenfield), who taught at a nursery school, and Arthur Gellar, who worked in the garment industry. She is of Russian Jewish and Hungarian Jewish descent.

Eating in a local restaurant, ...

Sarah Michelle Gellar hosted SNL 3 times: 17 Jan 1998 (S23-E11), 15 May 1999 (S24-E19) & 12 Oct 2002 (S28-E02).

46. Rob Lowe

Actor | St. Elmo's Fire

Rob Lowe was born in Charlottesville, Virginia, to Barbara Lynn (Hepler), a schoolteacher, and Charles Davis Lowe, a lawyer. His brother is actor Chad Lowe. He has German, as well as English, Irish, Scottish, and Welsh ancestry. Lowe's family moved to Dayton, Ohio, when he was a child. Rob broke ...

Rob Lowe hosted SNL 3 times: 17 Mar 1990 (S15-E15), 12 Apr 1997 (S22-E17) & 07 Oct 2000 (S26-E01).

47. Tom Arnold

Actor | True Lies

Tom Arnold was born in Ottumwa, Iowa, to Linda (Graham) and Jack Arnold. After his parents divorced, he was raised by his father. In 1983, he got his first taste of stand-up comedy when he performed at open microphone nights at the University of Iowa. Tom's comedy career had its ups and downs over ...

Tom Arnold hosted SNL 3 times: 22 Feb 1992 (S17-E14), 05 Dec 1992 (S18-E08) & 17 Feb 1996 (S21-E13).

48. Madeline Kahn

Actress | Paper Moon

Madeline Kahn was born Madeline Gail Wolfson of Russian Jewish descent on September 29, 1942 in Boston, Massachusetts, to Freda Goldberg (later known as Paula Kahn), who was still in her teens, and Bernard B. Wolfson, a garment manufacturer. She began her acting career in high school and went on to...

Madeline Kahn hosted SNL 3 times: 08 May 1976 (S01-E19), 08 Oct 1977 (S03-E02) & 16 Dec 1995 (S21-E09).

49. Roseanne Barr

Producer | Roseanne

Firebrand Roseanne Barr has long been one of America's funniest and most controversial comedians.

She was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Helen (Davis), a cashier and bookkeeper, and Jerome Hershel "Jerry" Barr, a salesman. Her family was Jewish, and had moved to the U.S. from Russia, Lithuania, ...

Roseanne Barr hosted SNL 3 times: 16 Feb 1991 (S16-E13), 22 Feb 1992 (S17-E14) & 03 Dec 1994 (S20-E07). Of the eight US presidential candidates who have hosted SNL, she is the only one to have done so more than once.

50. John Lithgow

Actor | The World According to Garp

If "born to the theater" has meaning in determining a person's life path, then John Lithgow is a prime example of this truth. He was born in Rochester, New York, to Sarah Jane (Price), an actress, and Arthur Washington Lithgow III, who was both a theatrical producer and director. John's father was ...

John Lithgow hosted SNL 3 times: 07 Dec 1985 (S11-E04), 11 Apr 1987 (S12-E16) & 19 Nov 1988 (S14-E06).

51. Robin Williams

Actor | Mrs. Doubtfire

Robin McLaurin Williams was born on Saturday, July 21st, 1951, in Chicago, Illinois, a great-great-grandson of Mississippi Governor and Senator, Anselm J. McLaurin. His mother, Laurie McLaurin (née Janin), was a former model from Mississippi, and his father, Robert Fitzgerald Williams, was a Ford ...

Robin Williams hosted SNL 3 times: 11 Feb 1984 (S09-E12), 22 Nov 1986 (S12-E05) & 23 Jan 1988 (S13-E09).

52. Teri Garr

Actress | Tootsie

Teri Garr can claim a career in show business by birthright. She was the daughter of Eddie Garr, a Broadway stage and film actor, and Phyllis Garr, a dancer. While she was still an infant, her family moved from Hollywood to New Jersey but, after the death of her father when she was 11, the family ...

Teri Garr hosted SNL 3 times: 26 Jan 1980 (S05-E09), 12 Nov 1983 (S09-E05) & 21 Dec 1985 (S11-E06).

53. Howard Hesseman

Actor | WKRP in Cincinnati

Howard Hesseman was a leading counter-culture figure since the late 1960s. He was a member of the improv group, "The Committee", for a decade in the 1960s/1970s. A character actor for many years on different television shows since the 1960s, he took small parts in The Andy Griffith Show (1960), ...

Howard Hesseman hosted SNL 3 times: 08 Dec 1979 (S05-E06), 23 Oct 1982 (S08-E04) & 19 Feb 1983 (S08-E13).

54. Lily Tomlin

Actress | Nashville

Lily Tomlin was born September 1, 1939 in Detroit, Michigan, to Lillie Mae (Ford) and Guy Tomlin, who moved to Michigan from Paducah, Kentucky, during the Great Depression. Her mother was a nurse's aide and her father was a factory worker. She graduated from Cass Technical High School in 1957, and ...

Lily Tomlin hosted SNL 3 times: 22 Nov 1975 (S01-E06), 18 Sep 1976 (S02-E01) & 22 Jan 1983 (S08-E10).