Cabin Boy [SEP] cast member
Cabin Boy
Cabin Boy is a 1994 American fantasy comedy film directed by Adam Resnick and co-produced by Tim Burton, which starred comedian Chris Elliott. Elliott co-wrote the film with Resnick. Both Elliott and Resnick worked for "Late Night with David Letterman" in the 1980s, as well as co-creating the Fox sitcom "Get a Life" in the early 1990s.
The project was originally to be directed by Burton, who had contacted Elliott after seeing "Get a Life". Resnick took
cameraman working alongside Andy MacDowell.
Elliott became a cast member of "Saturday Night Live" in 1994. Also that year, Elliott starred in his first movie—entitled "Cabin Boy"—which also featured a short appearance by Elliott's old boss, David Letterman, and was produced by Tim Burton. He was nominated for a Razzie Award as Worst New Star.
In 2007 Elliott again began appearing on the "Late Show with David Letterman" with fellow former Letterman writer Gerard Mulligan. On average, these bits appeared once