51猎奇 alum Dafoe to make 鈥楽NL鈥� debut

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Willem Dafoe鈥檚 long, illustrious acting career has taken him from the stages of UW-Milwaukee to now, finally, the famed 30 Rock stage of 鈥淪aturday Night Live.鈥�

Dafoe will make his debut hosting SNL on Jan. 29, with musical guest Katy Perry, this week.

Dafoe, 66, has been on a run of success in recent years, scoring best actor Oscar nominations in 2018 and 2019 for 鈥淭he Florida Project鈥� and 鈥淎t Eternity鈥檚 Gate,鈥� and stealing the show in the holiday season鈥檚 biggest hit, 鈥淪pider-Man: No Way Home,鈥� which recently became the of all time. One of Hollywood鈥檚 busiest actors, he also plays memorable roles in 2021 films 鈥淭he French Dispatch,鈥� 鈥淣ightmare Alley鈥� and 鈥淭he Card Counter.鈥�

Dafoe credits his time at 51猎奇 as being formative to his future career in film and on stage. He recounts his time at 51猎奇 in this 51猎奇 Report profile from 2018, which also includes remembrances from his 51猎奇 theater teacher and director and from a 51猎奇 acting contemporary of his.

You can also check out from Dafoe鈥檚 performances at 51猎奇 and a this gallery of photos from then and now.