Mango (Saturday Night Live)
Mango is a character performed by Chris Kattan on the American sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live. Mango is a male exotic dancer who performed in a strip club. Kattan drew inspiration for the Mango character from actress Marlene Dietrich in the 1930 film The Blue Angel. Actors and guest hosts appearing on the program would become infatuated and drawn to Mango. These included David Duchovny, Ellen DeGeneres, Garth Brooks, and Cuba Gooding Jr.
Chris Kattan as Mango with Horatio Sanz and Tracy Morgan
Chris Kattan based the Mango character on an ex-girlfriend, his Dalmatian, and the song "Missing" by the band Everything but the Girl.
Alexander Wang recruited Chris Kattan to reprise his role of Mango in 2014, in a special appearance for the 2014 T by Alexander Wang fashion campaign.
Actor Chris Kattan drew inspiration for the Mango character from actress Marlene Dietrich in the 1930 film The Blue Angel — The Washington Post called Dietrich the "spiritual godmother" of Mango.
Christopher Lee Kattan is an American actor and comedian. First breaking through as a performer with the Los Angeles comedy troupe The Groundlings, Kattan found wider success during his tenure as a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live from 1996 to 2003. He also played Doug Butabi in A Night at the Roxbury, Bob on the first five seasons of The Middle, and Bunnicula in Bunnicula. He's also known for playing the main antagonist Mr. Feather in Undercover Brother (2002).
Kattan at the premiere of Baby Mama in New York City at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival
Kattan on August 19, 1999 (after Lorne Michaels received his star on the Walk of Fame)
