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Tim Meadows, the longest-running cast member in the 29-year history of "Saturday Night Live," has created such characters as Leon Phelps, The Ladies' Man and Lionel Osbourne, host of the fictional public affairs show "Perspectives." During his 10 years on the show, Meadows also has been known for impressions of O.J. Simpson, Ike Turner and Sammy Davis, Jr. He spent three years at Chicago's Second City comedy club, where he wrote and starred in productions of "The Gods Must be Lazy" with Chris Farley, "It Was Thirty Years Ago Today" and "Flag Smoking Permitted in Lobby Only." In 1991 he joined "SNL" and was nominated for an Emmy Award as part of the writing team. Two years later he made the transition to cast member status. He has appeared in the feature films "Coneheads" and "Wayne's World 2," based on "SNL" sketches. In 2000 he left "SNL" to join the regular cast of NBC's "The Michael Richards Show" and in 2002 he joined the NBC sitcom "Leap of Faith." His recent projects have included the feature films "Mean Girls" and "The Cookout."
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