![]() At the end of the show, as cast members traditionally gathered around the host to say good night, Tilton asked Rocket how he felt about being shot. In the episode, Rocket was shot in the chest by a sniper while doing a sketch about a sexy couple (with Gail Matthius as his partner) bathing a dog and spouting innuendo. The Februepisode hosted by Dallas star Charlene Tilton featured a parody of the famed " Who Shot J.R.?" episode of Dallas. Several clips of Rocket's performances appear in both the feature and featurette of the "SNL in the '80s: Lost and Found" DVD. He was a "utility player" of sorts, appearing in more sketches than any other male cast member that season with the exception of Joe Piscopo. Rocket was given the role of anchor for the show's Weekend Update news parody, and was featured in many sketches. Singled out by new executive producer Jean Doumanian as the star of her new ensemble, Rocket was promoted as a cross between Bill Murray and Chevy Chase. ![]() Rocket was cast for the 1980–81 season, which followed the departure of the remaining members of the show's popular original cast and original executive producer Lorne Michaels. ![]() Later in his career Rocket would lend his accordion talents to the David Byrne-produced B-52's album Mesopotamia. He made his network debut on Saturday Night Live in 1980, using the name Charles Rocket. He later anchored the local news at Channel 12 WPRI and at KOAA-TV in Colorado Springs, Colorado under his own name, and WTVF Nashville under the name Charles Kennedy. Rocket made several short films and fronted his band, the Fabulous Motels, on accordion. In a RISD yearbook, the dynamic duo appeared in a photo at the Rhode Island State House with then-Governor Frank Licht. He appeared from time to time with his friend Dan Gosch as superheroes "Captain Packard" and his faithful sidekick "Lobo". They were married on board the battleship USS Massachusetts anchored in Fall River, Massachusetts. He attended the Rhode Island School of Design in the late 1960s and was part of the Rhode Island underground culture scene in the 1970s that also included Talking Heads frontman David Byrne and film director Gus Van Sant. Rocket was born Charles Adams Claverie in Bangor, Maine.
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