Gary Kroeger
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April 13, 1957 Cedar Falls, Iowa, United States |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1982–present |
Gary Kroeger (born April 13, 1957) is an American actor best known for his work as a cast member on Saturday Night Live from 1982 to 1985, and his work on various game shows. He announced his candidacy for the U.S. House of Representatives from Iowa's 1st District on April 6, 2015.
Born in Cedar Falls, Iowa, Kroeger attended Northern University High School and graduated from Northwestern University in 1981. He joined the cast of Saturday Night Live during Lorne Michaels' hiatus from the show, under the direction of Dick Ebersol. During his tenure, Kroeger, who also wrote for the show, was frequently cast as young teenage kids and impersonated Walter Mondale when he was the Democratic candidate for US President in 1984. He is probably best remembered today for a Christmas sketch in which he and fellow cast member Julia Louis-Dreyfus perform "Blue Christmas" as Donny and Marie Osmond. The sketch culminates with the supposed brother and sister making out with each other.
Kroeger left the show after the summer of 1985 when Lorne Michaels returned to the show and the entire cast was replaced. In the time since he has kept a fairly low profile, appearing in only a handful of movies, including roles as a producer in Christopher Guest's 1989 Hollywood send-up The Big Picture; as Reggie Mantle on 1990s Archie: To Riverdale and Back Again; and in the lead and title role on the spoof film A Man Called Sarge.
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