Editing Christopher Guest (section)

== Family ==

[[File:Coat of Arms - Baron Haden-Guest, of Saling in the County of Essex.png|thumb|Coat of arms – Baron Haden-Guest, of Saling in the County of Essex]]

Guest became the 5th [[Baron Haden-Guest]], of [[Great Saling]], in the [[Essex|County of Essex]], when his father died in 1996. He succeeded upon the ineligibility of his older half-brother, [[Anthony Haden-Guest]], who was [[illegitimacy|born before his parents married]]. According to a 2004 article in ''[[The Guardian]]'', Guest attended the [[House of Lords]] regularly until the [[House of Lords Act 1999]] barred most hereditary peers from their seats. In the article Guest remarked:<ref name="auto" />
{{blockquote|There's no question that the old system was unfair. I mean, why should you be born to this? But now it's all just sheer cronyism. The [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|prime minister]] can put in whoever he wants and bus them in to vote. The [[House of Lords|Upper House]] should be an elected body, it's that simple.}}

Guest married actress [[Jamie Lee Curtis]] in 1984 at the home of their mutual friend [[Rob Reiner]]. They have two daughters, through [[adoption]]. Guest was played by [[Seth Green]] in the film ''[[A Futile and Stupid Gesture (film)|A Futile and Stupid Gesture]].''{{Citation needed|date=April 2025}}