AS SEEN ON TV: OLIVER NORTH

'Saturday Night Live' spoofed Oliver North this past weekend, and it wasn't the first time that the formerly convicted felon was lampooned on the show....

OLIVER NORTH

AS PLAYED BY:
Will Forte
AS PLAYED BY:
William Shatner

AS SEEN ON:
'Saturday Night Live'
From Wikipedia:
Oliver Laurence North (born October 7, 1943) is a retired United States Marine Corps officer best known for his role in the Iran-Contra scandal. Currently, he is a political commentator, host of 'War Stories with Oliver North' on Fox News Channel, and a New York Times best-selling author. His latest book, "American Heroes", offers a first-hand account of his extensive coverage of U.S. military units engaged in Afghanistan, Iraq, and the Philippines. He is a 1968 graduate of the United States Naval Academy and was a career officer in the Marine Corps, retiring at the rank of lieutenant colonel after twenty-two years of service.

North was at the center of national attention during the Iran-Contra affair, a political scandal of the late 1980s. North was a National Security Council member involved in the clandestine sale of weapons to Iran, which served to encourage the release of U.S. hostages from Lebanon. North formulated the second part of the plan: diverting proceeds from the arms sales to support the Contra rebel group in Nicaragua. North was charged with several felonies and convicted of three, but the convictions were later vacated, and the underlying charges dismissed due to the limited immunity agreement granted for his pre-trial public Congressional testimony about the affair.

Two for Tuesday!

BCnU!