Tim Meadows

Tim Meadows (born February 5, 1961) is an American actor and comedian. He was one of the longest-running cast members on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live, where he appeared for 10 seasons from 1991 to 2000. For his work on SNL, he received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series in 1993. He played main character John Glascott on the ABC sitcom Schooled for its two-season run after playing the same character in a recurring role for six seasons on The Goldbergs. Meadows is also known for his role as Principal Duvall in the 2004 teen comedy film Mean Girls, a role he then reprised in Mean Girls 2 and in the film's 2024 musical adaptation.

Early life Meadows was born in the Detroit enclave of Highland Park, Michigan, the son of Mardell, a nurse's assistant, and Lathon Meadows, a janitor. He attended Wayne State University before leaving to begin his comedy career; the university awarded him an honorary doctorate in 2022.

Career Meadows began performing improvisational comedy at the Soup Kitchen Saloon in Detroit. Meadows's start in show business was in Chicago as a member of The Second City comedy troupe, alongside Chris Farley. In Fall 1990, Saturday Night Live producer Lorne Michaels saw Meadows perform at Second City, and brought him into a meeting in New York, without auditioning for the show, where he read a line for a sketch with Steve Martin, Paul Simon, and Ralph Nader, which was for the first Five-Timers Club sketch for the Tom Hanks episode on December 8, 1990, in which Meadows did not appear at all.

Meadows would instead officially land a spot on SNL two months later in February 1991, and went on to become a longtime cast member, appearing on the program until 2000. (Meadows was on the show for 10 seasons; this was the record for the longest tenure on the show until it was surpassed by Darrell Hammond in 2005, whose record was also surpassed by Kenan Thompson in 2017.) Meadows's lengthy tenure on the show was used as a gag in four monologues when former cast members Phil Hartman, Mike Myers and Farley returned to the show to host, and when Alec Baldwin hosted for his 12th time.

During his time on SNL, Meadows often spoofed famous personalities, including Oprah Winfrey, Erykah Badu, Michael Jackson, and Tiger Woods, and one time was a quick-change artist to pull off an impersonation of both O. J. Simpson and Al Cowlings within the timespan of one SNL skit. Some skits had Meadows playing a fictionalized version of himself, such as being a fan of ice hockey on Weekend Update, stating his dissatisfaction with the 1994 NHL lockout and remarking, "What am I supposed to do about this; watch basketball?" Another sketch as himself was introducing the entire SNL cast as their most famous characters, such as Wayne and Garth or Melanie Hutsell as Jan Brady, in a sing-along denouncing the 1992 Los Angeles riots, which ends with Meadows remarking, "This is personal to me...mainly because I don't have an SNL character to play!" Eventually, he did get an original character with Leon Phelps, "The Ladies' Man", a perpetually horny talk-show host who falsely believed himself to be the living definition of what women search for in a man. The character was adapted into a 2000 film, The Ladies' Man, which followed the character's attempts to find love and a suitable outlet for his beloved radio program. In 2001, he co-starred in Three Days; in 2003, he appeared as Miles McDermott in The Even Stevens Movie.

Meadows soon moved on to other projects, including a regular role on the short-lived NBC sitcom The Michael Richards Show and a supporting role in the 2004 film The Cookout. He also guest-starred as a client on the hit NBC comedy The Office in the second-season episode "The Client". He played a high-school principal in Mean Girls, a film written by (and co-starring) fellow SNL cast member Tina Fey. He also had a part in Handsome Boy Modeling School's album White People. In 2007, he appeared in a substantial supporting role in Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story.

Meadows has appeared in other feature films, including Coneheads, It's Pat, and Wayne's World 2, all of which were based on popular SNL characters and had varying degrees of success. He co-starred in the 2006 film The Benchwarmers alongside his former SNL co-stars Rob Schneider and David Spade. He was also featured in CBS's Gameshow Marathon (summer 2006), has appeared on The Colbert Report in the recurring role of P.K. Winsome, a conservative pundit and entrepreneur (who made an appearance at the Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear), and starred in The Bill Engvall Show and Curb Your Enthusiasm. He was also a frequent guest on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson as a comic field reporter. On May 31, 2008, Meadows threw out a ceremonial first pitch and conducted the seventh-inning stretch at Wrigley Field during a Chicago Cubs game against the Colorado Rockies.

In 2014, Meadows co-starred alongside Casey Wilson and Ken Marino in the short-lived NBC sitcom Marry Me. Dan Bucatinsky and he played "the Kevins", the gay dads of Annie (played by Wilson), who are both named Kevin. Since 2013, he has appeared in a recurring role on the ABC sitcom The Goldbergs, playing Mr. Glascott, the high school's parrot-owning guidance counselor. In 2016, he began starring in the FOX live-action/animation hybrid Son of Zorn opposite Cheryl Hines and Jason Sudeikis. He also had a recurring role in Brooklyn Nine-Nine as Jake Peralta's cannibal prison cellmate.

Meadows is featured in season two of Space Force starring Steve Carell.

Meadows continues to perform improv in Chicago and Los Angeles, most frequently at venues such as the ImprovOlympic and Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre. With Heather Anne Campbell and Miles Stroth, Meadows frequently performed in the improvised sketch show, Heather, Miles, and Tim in Los Angeles.

On February 17, 2023, Meadows was announced to reprise his role as Principal Ron Duvall from the first Mean Girls film in the stage-to-screen adaptation of the Broadway musical.

Personal life Meadows married Michelle Taylor in 1997. They have two sons together. They divorced in 2005.

Filmography

Film + Year Title Role Notes 1993 Coneheads Athletic Cone Wayne's World 2 Sammy Davis Jr. 1994 It's Pat KVIB-FM Station Manager 2000 The Ladies Man Leon Phelps Also writer 2003 Wasabi Tuna Dave 2004 Mean Girls Ron Duvall The Cookout Cousin Leroy 2006 The Benchwarmers Wayne 2007 Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story Sam McPherson 2008 Semi-Pro Cornelius Banks 2009 Aliens in the Attic Sheriff Doug Armstrong 2010 Grown Ups Malcolm 2011 Jack & Jill Ted 2013 Grown Ups 2 Malcolm 2015 Chasing Ghosts Chris Brighton Trainwreck Tim 2016 Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping Harry Duggins 2020 Hubie HalloweenMr. Lester Hennessey 2022 It's a Wonderful Binge Keegan 2023 Dream Scenario Brett 2024 Mean Girls Ron Duvall Our Little Secret Stan Golden Unreleased 2025 Saurus City Filbin Nutwagon Voice TBA Post-production

Television Year Title Role Notes 1991–2000 Saturday Night Live Various characters Also writer, series regular; 184 episodes 1997 The Chris Rock Show Rev. Barnett Reed Episode #2.1; uncredited 1999 Strangers with Candy Percy Kittens Episode: "Let Freedom Ring" Olive, the Other Reindeer Richard Stands (voice) TV movie 2000 The Michael Richards Show Kevin Blakeley Series regular; 7 episodes 2000–2001 TV Funhouse Various voices 2 episodes 2001 Third Watch Leroy Watkins Episode: "Exposing Faith" Three Days Lionel the Angel TV movie 2002 Leap of Faith Lucas 6 episodes 2003 The Even Stevens Movie Miles McDermott TV movie 2004 One on One Leroy Ballard Episode: "You Don't Have to Go Home..." 2005 Living with Fran Greg Peters 3 episodes The Office Christian Episode: "The Client" 2006 Everybody Hates Chris Soul Train Teacher Episode: "Everybody Hates Corleone" Lovespring International Joe Reynolds Episode: "The Sperminator" Reba Steve Norris Episode: "Just Business" Help Me Help You Dr. Pete "Petey" Spiller 3 episodes 2006–2014The Colbert Report P.K. Winsome Recurring; 11 episodes 2007 According to Jim Dennis Episode: "Hoosier Daddy" Shredderman Rules Mr. Green TV movie Curb Your Enthusiasm Hal Episode: "The Rat Dog" 2007–2008 Lil' Bush Lil' Barack (voice) 11 episodes 2007–2009 The Bill Engvall Show Paul DuFrayne Series regular; 23 episodes 2009–2012 Easy to Assemble Tim 5 episodes 2010 Funny or Die Presents Skip Spence Raylon Episode: "The Carpet Brothers" The New Adventures of Old Christine Dr. Volk 2 episodes 2010–2011 Glory Daze Professor Haines Series regular; 8 episodes 2011 Mean Girls 2 Ron Duvall Television film 2011–2012 The Life & Times of Tim Various voices 2 episodes 2012–2014 Suburgatory Edmond 3 episodes 2012–2015 Mr. Box Office Principal Theodore Martin Series regular; 36 episodes 2012–present Bob's Burgers Mike the Mailman / Leaser (voice) 22 episodes 2013 30 Rock Martin Lutherking Episode: "Florida" The Venture Bros. Wind Song (voice) Episode: "Sphinx Rising" Comedy Bang! Bang! J. Milo Beauregard Episode: "David Cross Wears a Red Polo Shirt & Brown Shoes with Red Laces" 2013–2023 The Goldbergs Jonathan "Andre" Glascott Recurring; 46 episodes 2014–2015 Marry Me Kevin 1 Series regular; 14 episodes 2015 The Spoils Before Dying Gary Dunhill 4 episodes 2016 Ask the StoryBots Reindeer Episode: "Where Does Rain Come From?" Tween Fest Hologram Miles Davis Episode: "Vape Battle of the Century" 2016–2026 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert P.K. Winsome / Innocent Man / Himself 7 episodes, including the series finale 2016–2017 Son of Zorn Craig Series regular; 13 episodes 2016–2022 Inside Amy Schumer Various 4 episodes 2017–2018 Man with a Plan Rudy 2017–2019 Funny You Should Ask Himself 27 episodes 2017–2021 Brooklyn Nine-Nine Caleb John Gosche 4 episodes No Activity Det. Judd Tolbeck 20 episodes 2018 Great News Lawyer Episode: "The Fast Track" Detroiters Walt Worsch Episode: "April in the D" All About the Washingtons Himself Episode: "Sip Stop Hooray" Rob Riggle's Ski Master Academy Lake Commissioner 4 episodes Animals Orville (voice) Episode: "Horses" 2019 BoJack Horseman Jameson's Dad (voice) Episode: "A Horse Walks into a Rehab" 2019–2020 Schooled Principal Jonathan "Andre" Glascott Main role; spin-off of The Goldbergs 2019–2021 Miracle Workers Dave Shelby / Jedidiah 2 episodes 2020 Mapleworth Murders Andy Hapsburg 2021 Bless the Harts (voice) Episode: "When You Lose, You Win" Santa Inc. Brent (voice) 3 episodes 2022 Space Force Secretary of Defense 4 episodes Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Officer Bruce Episode: "Police Interrogations" Girls5eva Himself Episode: "Album Mode" That Damn Michael Che Teacher Episode: "Your Past, Your Present" Central Park (voice) 2 episodes Chicago Party Aunt Samuel (voice) 2023 Poker Face Michael Graves Episode: "Exit Stage Death" The Mandalorian Colonel Tuttle Episode: "Chapter 21: The Pirate" I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson Dad Episode: "Don't Just Say 'Relax,' Actually Relax" Beavis and Butt-Head Cody's Dad (voice) Episode: "Sleepover" My Dad the Bounty Hunter Principal Lieb (voice) Episode: "Abduction" Big City Greens Chet Handsomeman Episode: "Iced/Chipped Out" 2023–present Digman! Quail Eegan (voice) Main cast 2024 Life & Beth Therapist Episode: "This Soup Is Gonna Be Good" Grimsburg (voice) Episode: "Murder on the Splurt Express" 2024–2025 Krapopolis Gregorios (voice) 2 episodes 2025 The Simpsons Himself (voice) Episode: "P.S. I Hate You" Peacemaker Langston Fleury Recurring; Season 2 2025–2026 DMV Gregg Main cast 2026 Universal Basic GuysGeorge (voice)Episode: "Go Fund Mernft"

Theatre

Web Year Title Role Notes 2019 Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television Adam 3 episodes