years_active birth_place name birth_date article_title birth_name occupation
1963 -- present ashtabula , ohio , u.s. don novello 1 january 1943 don novello
 donald andrew novello actor , comedian , director , writer , producer , singer
don novello

donald andrew `` don '' novello -lrb- born january 1 , 1943 -rrb- is an american writer , film director , producer , actor , singer and comedian .
he is best known for his work on nbc 's `` saturday night live '' from 1977 until 1980 , and again in 1985 -- 86 , often as the character father guido sarducci .
he appeared as sarducci in the video of rodney dangerfield 's `` rappin ' rodney '' , and on many subsequent television shows , including `` married ... with children '' , `` blossom '' , `` it 's garry shandling 's show '' , `` unhappily ever after '' , `` square pegs '' and `` the colbert report '' .
