| Patrick Weathers | |
| Birth Place: | Hattiesburg, Mississippi |
Patrick Weathers is an American musician, actor and comedian, who appeared as a cast member on season 6 of Saturday Night Live from 1980 to 1981.[1]
After college, Weathers moved to New Orleans, where he began working with The Meters. Moving to New York City, he performed alongside Run DMC before getting a job at Studio 54 which led to an audition for Saturday Night Live.[2] Among the characters Weathers played was Bob Dylan. He also played Ravi Shankar, the musician who introduced The Beatles to Indian music. Weathers was friends with David Sheffield, who became a prominent writer on the show then collaborator on many Eddie Murphy comedies.
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] He owns several art galleries there, and appeared in the Will Ferrell comedy, The Campaign.