Louie Zakarian: Last News

Selena Kuznikov When the “Saturday Night Live” hair and makeup departments are brought a skit for that upcoming weekend, they usually have around two days to form an idea of what they want to do with the actors involved, make it into something tangible and execute it. And then, it needs to all come off and be swapped out, just minutes before the next sketch. Hair department head Jodi Mancuso and makeup department head Louie Zakarian work in tandem to ensure guests and cast members on the show are prepped and ready to go for the night.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director “Saturday Night Live” hair stylist Jodi Mancuso and makeup artist Louie Zakarian recently told The Ankler (via People) that the now-iconic Beavis and Butt-Head sketch with Ryan Gosling and Mikey Day was originally pitched for host Jonah Hill in 2018. The “Superbad” favorite hosted the Nov. 3, 2018 episode during Season 44 with musical guest Maggie Rogers.

“Saturday Night Live” crew members revealed that Ryan Gosling’s hilarious “Beavis and Butt-Head” sketch that aired in April was in the works for six years. Hair stylist Jodi Mancuso and makeup artist Louie Zakarian told the Ankler on Monday that Jonah Hill was originally going to star in the bit when he hosted “SNL” in 2018.“Even at that time it was late coming into the show, so there wasn’t a lot of prep time, and I wasn’t fully happy with the wigs,” said Mancuso, 49.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor As the special-effects makeup chief for “Saturday Night Live,” Louie Zakarian often has interesting demands put on his time. He once transformed Kate McKinnon into an offbeat mermaid.

Netflix unveiled the second trailer for its six-episode conspiracy comedy The Pentaverate - premiering May 5 - that was created by and stars Emmy-winning writer Mike Myers.The 58-year-old Canadian comedian enlisted SNL's Emmy-winning make-up artists Louie Zakarian and Jason Milani in order to transform into eight distinct characters for the show.Mike's main protagonist comes in the form of Ken Scarborough, a reporter who loses his job at CACA News Toronto and sets off to expose an Illuminati-style secret society called The Pentaverate. Premiering May 5! Netflix unveiled the second trailer for its six-episode conspiracy comedy The Pentaverate, which was created by and stars Emmy-winning writer Mike Myers Aside from Ken, Myers plays a New England conspiracy theorist, a far-right radio host, a tech genius, and all four Pentaverate members including Alice Cooper's former manager Shep Gordon.Tim Kirkby directed the limited series inspired by a bit in Thomas Schlamme's 1993 black rom-com, So I Married an Axe Murderer, which starred the SNL veteran.But now, Debi Mazar - who played Susan in Axe Murderer - plays the Pentaverate's highly trusted executive assistant Patty Davis.