Celebrity Biographies
Colin Quinn Biography
| Date of Birth: | 1959, June 6 |
|---|---|
| Years: | 61 years |
| Nation of birth: | United States of America |
| Height: | 5 feet 8 inches |
| Name | Colin Quinn |
| birth name | Colin Edward Quinn |
| Nationality | Ameriacn |
| Place of birth / city | Brooklyn, New York, New York |
| ethnicity | White |
| Profession | Comedian |
| Net worth | $2 million |
| eye color | Dark brown |
| Hair color | Dark brown |
| weight in kg | 69 kilograms |
| subject with | Lisa Lampanelli |
| Married | Not yet |
| Education | Stony Brook University |
| Awards | Not yet |
| Films | derailed train |
| tv show | The Jim Gaffigan Show |
| Books | The Coloring Book: A Comedian Solves Race Relations In America |
Colin Edward Quinn is an American comedian, writer, and actor known for being on Saturday Night Live as the host of the Weekend Update. He was born on June 6, 1959 and has been involved in the entertainment fraternity for a long time, thus amassing a large number of fans who want to search the details about his career and biography on various sites like lifestyle.
Colin was born in Brooklyn, New York and enrolled in the State University of New York at Stony Brook for his education. He had been an alcoholic and was involved in various incidents involving it before he finally gave up drinking in the early 1980s. He began acting as a comedian in 1984 and plummeted to the heights of fame first in 1087 after being a game show announcer named Remote Control. He then got the chance to host a stand up show called the Carolines Comedy Hour after which he acted in the Going Back video. He has also written for Celtic Pride, for which he is also a producer.
His most notable role to date has been being hired by Saturday Night Live as a writer and also as a player who had appeared. He was then cast as a full-time member only in 1997-1998 and has established himself and been greatly liked for his credits on the show. Weekend Update saw him host in January 1998, after taking over from Norm Macdonald. He also appeared in Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery. In his tenure on SNL, he has commented on various issues around the world and has been well liked and respected for his views on the matter.
Colin is a man of great experience and has amassed quite a fan following. This means that he is not free from the various assumptions and dating rumors that surround him. His personal life is followed as closely by his fans as his professional life. It has been known that Sarah Silverman was Colin’s girlfriend in 1990. The affair did not last long and the couple separated shortly after. Colin then moved on and began dating Lisa Lampanelli. The couple’s relationship, although hidden and not publicly announced, went on for quite some time. It has been known that they are now separated. Colin Quinn has never been married and it seems like he’s in no hurry to have a spouse or kids anytime soon.
Quinn, through his comedy credits, has managed to amass a net worth of a whopping 2 million dollars. This says a lot about the huge amount of salary that she could command. She has a height of 5 feet 8 inches.