Willem Dafoe to make Saturday Night Live hosting debut; Katy Perry joins as musical guest
Willem Dafoe will host the 29 January episode of the comedy series.
Willem Dafoe | Image from Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images
Hollywood star Willem Dafoe is set to make his debut as a host on late-night stand-up show Saturday Night Live (SNL). According to Variety, the 66-year-old actor will host the 29 January episode of the comedy series.
Dafoe will be joined by musical guest, singer Katy Perry, who is making her fourth appearance on the show.
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A four-time Oscar nominee, Dafoe is known for starring in movies such as Platoon, Shadow of the Vampire, The Lighthouse, The Florida Project and At Eternity’s Gate, John Wick and Aquaman.
The actor most recently reprised his role as Green Goblin in Spider-Man: No Way Home. He also stars in filmmaker Guillermo del Toro’s Nightmare Alley.
Dafoe will next be seen in Robert Egger’s The Northman, Western movie Dead for a Dollar and Yorgos Lanthimos-directed Poor Things.
(With inputs from Press Trust of India)
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