"No, I think when I was a kid, [clears throat] when I was a kid, I started to do that on my own. I would see... Look out the window. I grew up on Waverly Place, which is really just there. And I would watch people walking and then I would imitate the way they walked. And then if my parents took us to a restaurant, I would imitate the people that were in the restaurant."
"Christopher Guest is of course a director, actor, and musician. His films include Waiting for Guffman, Best In Show, For Your Consideration, Mascots. And of course, This Is Spinal Tap. And now- [audience cheering] And now Spinal Tap II: The End Continues. And he has been the recipient of a Grammy award and an Emmy Award, and that's just the least of it."
Christopher Guest is a director, actor, and musician known for films such as Waiting for Guffman, Best In Show, For Your Consideration, Mascots, and This Is Spinal Tap, and for receiving a Grammy and an Emmy. He developed performing instincts in childhood while watching and imitating people on Waverly Place and copying voices and walks. He practiced ventriloquism and showed little interest in formal schooling, attending the Little Red Schoolhouse and P.S. 041. He translated early mimicry into music and character work, often creating performances tied to specific contexts and environments.
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