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Chris Parnell

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Chris Parnell

Chris Parnell is an actor born on February 5, 1967 in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. He is known for Hot Rod, Senior Year and Labor Pains. GloboWatch shows where to watch one of his movies and TV shows, country by country.

Known for
Acting
Born
February 5, 1967
Place of birth
Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Also known as
크리스 파넬 · Thomas Christopher Parnell · کریس پارنل

Biography

​Thomas Christopher "Chris" Parnell (born February 5, 1967) is an American comic actor best known as a cast member on Saturday Night Live from 1998–2006 and currently for his recurring role as Dr. Leo Spaceman on NBC's Emmy Award-winning comedy series 30 Rock. Parnell is currently one of the lead voices on the FX animated comedy Archer. In 2010, Parnell starred alongside his former SNL castmate Horatio Sanz in the Comedy Central series Big Lake. After performing as a company player with The Groundlings for a number of years, Parnell was hired to join the cast of Saturday Night Live as a featured player on September 26, 1998, and was promoted to repertory player the following season. In the summer of 2001, budget cuts and hiring four new cast members required Lorne Michaels to dismiss two cast members; he chose to lay off Parnell and Jerry Minor over Horatio Sanz, Rachel Dratch, and Maya Rudolph. While on SNL, Parnell appeared in numerous sketches, and commercial parodies, and performed memorable impressions of various celebrities. One of his most popular sketches is Lazy Sunday, a rap video he shot with Andy Samberg about buying cupcakes and going to see The Chronicles of Narnia. He has also performed raps about hosts Jennifer Garner, Britney Spears, Kirsten Dunst and Ashton Kutcher. In the summer of 2006, Lorne Michaels announced that four cast members would be fired due to budget cuts, but he did not say who. On September 22, 2006 it was announced that three cast members had been fired: Parnell, Horatio Sanz, and Finesse Mitchell. This effectively made him the only SNL performer to have been fired twice by Lorne Michaels, though Parnell did say in a 2008 interview with The Sound of Young America podcast that he was okay with being let go this time, because he was considering leaving after that season anyway, but added that he probably would have stayed one last season if he was asked back. He had been with SNL for eight seasons; at the time only four people (Darrell Hammond, Tim Meadows, Kevin Nealon, and Al Franken) have been cast members longer. He has since made uncredited cameo appearances on the show, most recently in 2008 parodying newscasters Tom Brokaw, Jim Lehrer, and Bob Schieffer. Parnell and his former SNL castmate Horatio Sanz recently starred together in Big Lake, a 2010 sitcom on Comedy Central from executive producers Will Ferrell and Adam McKay. He also recently appeared as Dr. Drummer/Santa in the SyFy Holiday Special episode from the television show Eureka, which aired on December 7, 2010 (Season 4 Episode 10).

Filmography

  1. 2024Our Little Secretas Veterinarian
  2. 2024Falloutas Overseer Benjamin · 2 episodes
  3. 2023My Adventures with Supermanas Agent Slade Wilson (voice) · 14 episodes
  4. 2022Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Againas Washington (voice)
  5. 2022Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangersas Dave Bollinari (voice)
  6. 2022Senior Yearas Jim Conway
  7. 2021Home Sweet Home Aloneas Uncle Stu
  8. 2021Marvel's M.O.D.O.K.as Alvin Healy / Tenpin (voice) · 1 episode
  9. 2021Finding ʻOhanaas Brown
  10. 2020Close Enoughas Ron (voice) · 1 episode
  11. 2020Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverendas Junior
  12. 2019The Laundromatas Doomed Gringo #2
  13. 2019Love, Death & Robotsas The Cat (voice) · 2 episodes
  14. 2019Miracle Workersas God's Dad · 1 episode
  15. 2019The Last Laughas Charlie Green
  16. 2018Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloweenas Walter
  17. 2018Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacationas Stan / Fish Man (voice)
  18. 2018Life of the Partyas Mr. Truzack (Wayne)
  19. 2017Battle of the Sexesas DJ
  20. 2015Sistersas Phil
  21. 2015The Ridiculous 6as Bank Manager
  22. 2015Hotel Transylvania 2as Fly (voice)
  23. 2015Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidtas Junior · 1 episode
  24. 2014black-ishas Dean Parker · 1 episode
  25. 2014BoJack Horsemanas Klaus / News Reporter (voice) · 1 episode
  26. 2013Anchorman 2: The Legend Continuesas Garth Holliday
  27. 2013Rick and Mortyas Jerry Smith (voice) · 91 episodes
  28. 2013The Goldbergsas Harrison Whitby · 2 episodes
  29. 2013Brooklyn Nine-Nineas Geoffrey Hoytsman · 2 episodes
  30. 2013Turboas Announcer #2 (voice)
  31. 2013Escape from Planet Earthas Hammer (voice)
  32. 2012Hotel Transylvaniaas Mr. Fly (voice)
  33. 2012Gravity Fallsas Additional Voices (voice) · 1 episode
  34. 2012The Dictatoras News Anchor
  35. 2012The Five-Year Engagementas Bill
  36. 201221 Jump Streetas Mr. Gordon
  37. 2011Suburgatoryas Fred Shay · 45 episodes
  38. 2011Workaholicsas Bruce Benson · 1 episode
  39. 2011Bob's Burgersas Warren Fitzgerald (voice) · 1 episode
  40. 2009Archeras Cyril Figgis (voice) · 132 episodes
  41. 2009Labor Painsas Jerry Steinwald
  42. 2009Paper Manas Peter
  43. 2009Gleeas Mario · 1 episode
  44. 2009Better Off Tedas Walter · 1 episode
  45. 2007Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Storyas Theo
  46. 2007Hot Rodas Barry Pasternack
  47. 200630 Rockas Dr. Leo Spaceman · 24 episodes
  48. 2006Eurekaas Dr. Noah Drummer · 2 episodes
  49. 2005Robot Chickenas Scooter / Major Nelson (voice) · 1 episode
  50. 2005American Dad!as Doctor (voice) · 7 episodes
  51. 2004Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movieas Garth Holliday
  52. 2004Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundyas Garth Holliday
  53. 2003Barely Legalas Mr. Ronald Greitzer
  54. 2003Down with Loveas TV Emcee
  55. 2000Curb Your Enthusiasmas Hank · 1 episode
  56. 1999Family Guyas Joe Paterno (voice) · 12 episodes
  57. 1996Jingle All the Wayas Toy Store Sales Clerk
  58. 1994Friendsas Bob · 1 episode
  59. 1989The Simpsonsas Surgeon fiancé (voice) · 1 episode
  60. 1989Seinfeldas NBC Executive · 1 episode