Christopher Guest

Christopher Haden-Guest, 5th Baron Haden-Guest (born February 5, 1948 in New York City), known as Christopher Guest, is an actor, writer, director, composer, and musician. His father was an English-born Baron and his mother was an American of Jewish descent.

Personal life

Guest married Jamie Lee Curtis in 1984. They have two adopted children: Anne (born 1986) and Thomas (born March 1996).

Related Topics:
Jamie Lee Curtis - Adopted

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Guest became the 5th Baron Haden-Guest, of Saling in the County of Essex, when his father died in 1996. According to an article in The Guardian, Guest attended regularly until the passage of the House of Lords Act 1999 barred most hereditary peers from their seats. In the article Guest remarked, "There's no question that the old system was unfair. I mean, why should you be born to this? But now it's all just sheer cronyism. The Prime Minister can put in whoever he wants and bus them in to vote. The upper house should be an elected body, it's that simple."

Related Topics:
The Guardian - House of Lords Act 1999

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