| Celebrated Name: | Taran Killam |
| Real Name/Full Name: | Taran Hourie Killam |
| Gender: | Male |
| Age: | 42 years old |
| Birth Date: | April 1, 1982 |
| Birth Place: | Culver City, California, USA |
| Nationality: | American |
| Height: | 6 feet |
| Weight: | 176.37 lbs |
| Sexual Orientation: | Heterosexual |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Wife/Spouse (Name): | Cobie Smulders |
| Children/Kids (Son and Daughter): | Yes (Shaelyn Cado Killam and Janita Mae Killam) |
| Dating/Girlfriend (Name): | No |
| Is Taran Killam Gay?: | No |
| Profession: | Actor, Writer and Comedian |
| Salary: | N/A |
| Net Worth in 2024: | $12 million |
| Last Updated: | December 2024 |
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Early Life & Biography
Born to parents Kriss Light Killam and Thomas Harold Killam III on April 1, 1982, Taran Killam is known for his contributions as a comedian and writer in Hollywood. Taran grew up in Culver City, California with his younger siblings Danielle and Taylor.
The Killams lived in Big Bear Lake. Taran himself lived in Big Bear Lake until the age of fifteen. He enrolled himself in the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts.
Taran also went to UCLA to study musical theatre but left to pursue a career in acting. Killam would land his first job in Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult. He would go on to star and write in several shows including Saturday Night Live.
Age, Height, Weight and Body Measurements
Being born on 1 April 1982, Taran Killam is 42 years old as of today’s date 28th December 2024. His height is 6 feet tall, and weight is 176.37 lbs.
Personal Life: wife, girlfriend, dating, divorce, kids
The actress Cobie Smulders dated Taran Killam for several years before finally getting engaged in 2009. Killam and Smulders tied the knot in 2012 and has been together since. They have two children – Shaelyn Cado Killam and Janita Mae Killam.
Taran has a younger brother, Taylor Killam and a younger sister, Danielle Killam. Taran prefers to keep mum about his family life but he comes from a family of performers.
His father Thomas was a member of the City Garage Theatre Group. Taran’s mother toured with the popular The Charles Daniels Band and is both a singer and songwriter. Furthermore, Taran is also related to Rosemarie Bowe, the wife of actor Robert Stack.
Career
After Taran Killam’s 1994 debut in Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult, he would work with Amanda Bynes on Nickelodeon’s The Amanda Show. He was also a member of MADtv’s cast, in the seventh season of the show. Taran was then the youngest cast member of MADtv, only nineteen. He would go on to star in Wild N’Out, Drake and Josh and Nobody’s Watching.
Taran Killam has several film credits to his name. Among his major film appearances are the movies My Best Friend’s Girl and Big Fat Liar. He also appeared in the film 12 Years A Slave.
He also appeared as a guest on his wife Cobie Smulders’ hit sitcom How I Met Your Mother. Killam is also very gifted as a stage actor and has appeared in the hit Broadway musical Hamilton in the role of King George III.
Killam joined Saturday Night Live in 2010 and worked for 6 years before leaving with Jay Pharaoh in 2016.
Taran Killam is obviously a man who wears several laurels. Among his recent accomplishments is the film Killing Gunther starring, Arnold Schwarzenegger. Killam wrote the screenplay, directed and starred in this film.
Killam’s latest project is Single Parents, a comedy.
Awards & Achievements
Taran Killam has amazed the viewers with his skills for more than two decades in Hollywood. He has been awarded the Visionary Filmmaker Award in 2017. Killam also jointly became a nominee for several awards due to his work in 12 Years A Slave.
He was also nominated for the OFTA Television Award for Best Male Performance in a Fiction Program Saturday Night Live (1975).
Net Worth & Salary of Taran Killam in 2024
Taran Killam has amassed a small fortune with his projects. Killam’s current net worth stands at $12 million as of December 2024. With his ambition soaring high, it won’t be long before Killam achieves more success as both an actor and a writer.
Taran Killam has spent over two decades in show business and dipped his hands in multiple projects. His talent is finally shining through, particularly in his venture Killing Gunther. He has worked with industry stalwarts like Schwarzenegger and Cumberbatch in this period and shows no signs of stopping.