(WKRN) — Garth Brooks turns 62 years old on Wednesday ... Behind the Music and performed as the musical guest on Saturday Night Live, which he also hosted as himself. Brooks is an athlete.

SNL episodes feature a guest host and a musical guest. Sometimes one person fills both roles. Garth Brooks has been a musical guest three times and, on two of those occasions, he doubled as host.

Performing as a musical guest in character is nearly unprecedented in SNL history. In 1999, Garth Brooks hosted the show and his alter ego, Chris Gaines, was the musical guest, and Donald Glover ...