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Saturday Night Live has given us 50 years of laughs—but for its cast, fame has been a mixed blessing.

When Saturday Night Live debuted in 1975 with a cast of relative unknowns, few could have predicted just what a phenomenon it would become—or the dizzying highs and tragic lows…

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