Patrick Weathers is an American musician, actor and comedian, who appeared as a cast member on season 6 of Saturday Night Live from 1980 to 1981.
[1][2][3][4][5][6] After college, Weathers moved to New Orleans, where he began working with The Meters.
Moving to New York City, he performed alongside Run DMC before getting a job at Studio 54 which led to an audition for Saturday Night Live.
[8] He also played Ravi Shankar, the musician who introduced The Beatles to Indian music.
Weathers was friends with David Sheffield, who became a prominent writer on the show then collaborator on many Eddie Murphy comedies.