Most Successful Ex-SNL Cast Member

[Reign in Acai]

Your reasoning/rationale/criteria can be based on their eventual wealth, movies made, how well they are known, their directing/producing influence, or what they eventually went onto become!


Notable appearances (IMHO) of those on the list...

Steve Martin:
The Jerk
The Man With Two Brains
Three Amigos
Little Shop of Horrors
Roxanne
Planes, Trains, and Automobiles
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Father of the Bride I/II
Cheaper by the Dozen I/II
The Pink Panther I/II

Chevy Chase:
Caddyshack
National Lampoon's Vacation
Fletch / Fletch Lives
National Lampoon's European Vacation
Spies Like Us
Three Amigos
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
National Lampoon's Vegas Vacation

Bill Murray:
Meatballs
Caddyshack
Stripes
Ghostbusters I/II
Little Shop of Horrors
Scrooged
What About Bob
Groundhog's Day
Kingpin
Charlie's Angels
Lost in Translation
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

Eddie Murphy:
* successful stand-up shows/tours
48 Hrs. / Another 48 Hrs.
Trading Places
Bevery Hills Cop I/II/III
The Golden Child
Coming to America
Harlem Nights
Boomerang
The Nutty Professor I/II
Dr. Dolittle I/II
Life
I-Spy

Dan Aykroyd:
The Blues Brothers / Blues Brothers 2000
Trading Places
Coneheads
Ghostbusters I/II
Dragnet
Spies Like Us
My Stepmother is an Alien
Driving Miss Daisy
My Girl I/II
Exit to Eden
Celtic Pride
Grosse Pointe Blank
Evolution

Chris Rock:
* successful stand-up shows/tour
New Jack City
CB4
Sgt. Bilko
Beverly Hills Ninja
Lethal Weapon IV
Dogma
Down to Earth
Pootie Tang
Bad Company
Head of State

Adam Sandler:
* successful stand-up shows/tours
Coneheads
Airheads
Billy Madison
Happy Gilmore
Bulletproof
The Wedding Singer
The Waterboy
Big Daddy
Little Nicky
Mr. Deeds
Anger Management
50 First Dates
Spanglish
The Longest Yard
Click
Reign Over Me
I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry
You Don't Mess With the Zohan

Mike Myers:
Wayne's World I/II
So I Married an Axe Murderer
Austin Powers I/II/III
54 (Studio)
The Cat in the Hat
The Love Guru

Will Ferrell:
Austin Powers I/II
A Night at the Roxbury
Zoolander
Old School
Elf
Anchorman
Bewitched
Wedding Crashers
Talladega Nights
Blades of Glory
Semi-Pro
Step Brothers

 

[swizzlenuts]

Tiny Fey could be up there as well. Plus she's hot as fuck.

 

[WhiteBeastofWotan]

I wouldn't call her successful, but I certainly prefer her to all the others.

 

[MajestikMøøse]

Bill Murray. Clearly.

 

[lurch70]

from your list ... Murphy, Ferell and Myers

 

[Ars Magna]

I went with Bill Murray because he's had a lasting career and his performances have become more and more impressive with time.

 

[hendecatope]

Bill Murray. I believe he is the only one with an academy award nomination.

 

[Dr. Pete]

I went with Murray. He's added more to his repertoire in the last few years.