Dan Ackroyd for his supporting role in "Driving Miss Daisy"
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Who was the first Saturday Night Live player to be nominated for an Oscar?
Six SNLers have been nominated for Oscars and they are:
George Coe (on SNL in 1975): Nominated Best Short Subject, Live Action Subjects -The Dove, 1968 (before he was on SNL)
Randy Quaid (on SNL 1985-86): Nominated Best Supporting Actor-The Last Detail, 1973 (also before appearing on SNL)
Joan Cusack (on SNL 1985-86):Nominated Best Supporting Actress-Working Girl, 1988; Nominated Best Supporting Actress-In & Out, 1997
Dan Aykroyd (on SNL 1975-79): Nominated Best Supporting Actor-Driving Miss Daisy, 1989
Robert Downey Jr. (on SNL 1985-86): Nominated Best Leading Actor-Chaplin, 1992; Nominated Best Supporting Actor-Tropic Thunder, 2008
Bill Murray (on SNL 1977-1980): Nominated Best Leading Actor-Lost in Translation, 2003
To date, no SNLer has won an Oscar
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Eddie Murphy (on SNL 1980-84): Nominated Best Supporting Actor-Dream Girls, 2007
Michael McKean (on SNL 1994-95): Nominated Best Song-A Mighty Wind, 2004 (with Annette O'Toole)
Kristen Wiig (on SNL 2005-present): Nominated Best Original Screenplay-Bridesmaids, 2011 (with Annie Mumolo)
Saturday Night Live used the word flurge in a skit that had two first ladies in it. Saturday Night Live never explained its meaning. The word Flurge is not in the dictionary.
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The first season of Saturday Night Live began on October 11, 1975.
Bette Midler was the musical guest on May 26, 1979.
Steve Martin was never a cast member of Saturday Night Live, but appeared on 27 SNL shows and he guest-hosted 15 times. He made his first appearance on October 23, 1976, and he was 31 years old at the time (he was born on August 14, 1945).
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The musical guest on Saturday Night Live August 11 was 'Beck'.
On January 12th, 2008, the musical guest on Saturday Night Live was OneRepublic.
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Billy Preston performed "Nothing From Nothing" as the first musical guest of Saturday Night Live.This first episode aired on 11 October 1975 under the title "NBC's Saturday Night". The name of the show was later changed to "Saturday Night Live".A transcript of the first episode can be located in the Related Links area below.
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Taylor Swift was Saturday Night Live's musical guest on January 10, 2009, and she was both musical guest and host on November 7, 2009.
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Andy Breckman has: Played himself in "Saturday Night Live" in 1975. Played Party Guest in "Saturday Night Live" in 1975. Played Reactor Employee in "Saturday Night Live" in 1975. Played Various in "Saturday Night Live" in 1975. Played Guy in Park in "Saturday Night Live" in 1975. Played Mondale Staffer in "Saturday Night Live" in 1975. Played Auction Assistant in "Saturday Night Live" in 1975. Played Dale Windham in "Saturday Night Live" in 1975. Played Bartender in "Saturday Night Live" in 1975.
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