Patrick Weathers

Patrick Weathers is an American musician, actor and comedian, who appeared as a cast member on season 6 of Saturday Night Live from 1980–1981.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

Patrick Weathers
Born
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
OccupationActor, comedian, musician

Among the recurring characters Weathers played was Ronald Reagan[8] His musical ability was called upon in a skit where he played Bob Dylan, opposite guest host David Carradine, reprising his portrayal of Woody Guthrie.[7] He also played Ravi Shankar, the musician who introduced The Beatles to Indian music.

Weathers had a successful musical career, prior to his year on SNL, and returned to music afterwards, releasing three albums, and settling in New Orleans.[1][9][10] He owns several art galleries there.[11]

In 2019, when the number of SNL cast members grew to 151, attempts were made to map each one to one of the original 151 Pokémon characters.[11] Weathers was mapped to Graveler.

References
  1. Megh Wright. "Saturday Night's Children: Patrick Weathers (1980-1981)". Vulture. Archived from the original on 2018-10-17. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  2. Gus Wezerek (2019-12-14). "The 'S.N.L.' Stars Who Lasted, and the Ones Who Flamed Out". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2019-12-14. Retrieved 2019-12-16. Some of the names here will be familiar only to die-hard fans; others, like Murphy, defined what was funny for generations of viewers.
  3. "Saturday Night Live - All 145 cast members, ranked". Rolling Stone magazine.
  4. Andy Hoglund (2019-11-23). "Saturday Night Live recap: Will Ferrell joins Five-Timers Club". Entertainment Week. Retrieved 2019-12-16. I am joined this week by former SNL cast member, Patrick Weathers. He was on the show during its infamous sixth season, and appeared opposite Ferrell in The Campaign. I asked him how much fan service we might see tonight – any chance Gene Frenkle might return for another cowbell rendition?! “I’m sure we’ll have some surprises [tonight], but not everything will be new, for the sake of fans and nostalgia,” says Weathers.
  5. Rob Sheffield (2015-02-11). "Saturday Night Live - All 145 cast members ranked". Rolling Stone magazine. Retrieved 2019-12-17. Bit players in the “Saturday Night Live ’80” replacement crew, which is like riding the bench for the Bad News Bears.
  6. Kayla Cobb (2016-08-10). "All 52 'SNL' Cast Members Who Only Lasted One Season". Decider. Retrieved 2019-12-17. Post SNL Career: Weathers has been keeping busy with bit parts. He's been in everything from Oliver Stone's Wall Street to The Campaign to the 2016 mini-series, Roots.
  7. Michael Starr (2018-08-16). "These celebs started out as little-known 'SNL' featured players". New York Post. Retrieved 2019-12-17. Weathers, hired for the 1980-81 season, appeared on-camera a handful of times, most notably in a sketch called 'Ravi Sings' (impersonating sitar-playing guru Ravi Shankar shilling an album of American pop songs) and in 'Dylan & Guthrie' as Bob Dylan opposite a dying Woody Guthrie (guest host David Carradine). Since leaving 'SNL' he’s worked steadily in film and television, including roles in 'Preacher,' 'Roots' and 'Underground.'
  8. "PATRICK WEATHERS SKETCHES". NBC. Retrieved 2019-12-16.
  9. Andy Hoglund (2017-01-11). "SNL Interview: Patrick Weathers". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2019-12-16.
  10. Gabbi Shaw; Frank Olito; Darcy Schild (2019-09-17). "WHERE ARE THEY NOW: All 152 cast members in 'Saturday Night Live' history". The Insider. Retrieved 2019-12-16. Weathers, 65, has released three albums and has had bit parts in movies like "Wall Street" and "Grande Isle." He also appeared on New Orleans-based HBO show "Treme," where he also currently resides in real life.
  11. Bethy Squires (2019-05-23). "All 151 SNL Cast Members As Pokémon". Vulture magazine. Graveler looks like conceptual art, and Patrick Weathers owns several art galleries now.


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