Christian Duguay
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Christian Duguay (born January 3, 1970) is an American comic actor. Duguay is most notable for his membership in the recurring cast of comedians on sketch comedy series MADtv.
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[edit] Biography
Christian Duguay was born on January 3, 1970 in Stanford, California and raised in Readfield, Maine. Duguay attended the Berklee College of Music where he majored in Jazz Theory and Composition. After three years of playing the guitar in a tiny practice room, he decided that he wanted to be a stand-up comedian. Duguay moved back to California, where he enrolled in the film school at California State University at Northridge, majoring in screen writing. He performed with the improved comedy group Legitimate Freaks, and then enrolled in the Groundlings Theater, where he took classes for three years and eventually was elected to the Groundlings Sunday Company.
After a one year stint on MADtv, Duguay returned to the Groundlings Theater. As of March 2006, he is still with the Main Company of the Groundlings.
[edit] Career
[edit] MADtv
Duguay joined the cast of MADtv in 2000, as a repertory performer, for the sixth season. His background as a Groundling veteran served him well in the sketches which he appeared in on the show. Duguay's characters included stubborn, hyperactive teenager Edward and Loopgarue, who, along with his sister Hulahoop (played by Mo Collins), was blinded by a chemical fire as a child and now peddles on the street playing music and singing. He soon found popularity for his celebrity impressions, which included: Jay Leno and *NSYNC's Joey Fatone. However, Duguay is most famous for his George W. Bush impersonation, in which he portrayed the Commander-in-Chief as an "absent minded" and "intellectually challenged buffoon."
Characters
- Edward
- Loopgarue ("Loopgarue and Hulahoop")
Impressions
- Adolf Hitler
- Andy Griffith
- Bob Eubanks
- Colin Quinn
- Dan Rather
- George W. Bush
- Howie Long
- Jay Leno
- Jeff "Pittbull" Patterson
- Jim Backus
- John McDaniel
- Joey Fatone
- Martin Sheen
- Robert Zemeckis
- Wolf Blitzer
[edit] Catch phrases
“I CAN’T DO IT!” - Edward I can do better then that
[edit] Television projects
Aside from MADtv, Duguay has made other television appearances on shows like Arrested Development and Yes, Dear. Due to his current commitments with the Groundlings Theater, Duguay's television projects are limited.
[edit] Trivia
- Christian Duguay is married to fellow Groundling Rachel Duguay.
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Other notes |
| N/A | None | N/A |
[edit] Television Appearances
| Year | Title | Role | Other notes |
| 2004 | Arrested Development | Man in Bar | |
| 2003 | Yes, Dear | Rob | |
| 2000 - 2001 | MADtv | Various Characters | Sketch Comedy |
