Chris Parnell

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​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).

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  • wc Gender: Male
  • calendar_month Birth Date: 1967-02-05
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  • school Known for: Acting
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  • info Birth Place Memphis, Tennessee, USA
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6.4

Hot Rod

2007-08-03

6.2

Down with Love

2003-05-08

6.6

Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story

2007-12-21

5.4

Evil Alien Conquerors

2003-12-03

6.8

Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy

2004-06-28

6

Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie

2004-12-28

6.3

Turbo

2013-07-11

5.6

I'm Reed Fish

2007-06-01

0

Yung Punx: A Punk Parable

2021-11-12

5.8

Eavesdrop

2008-08-01

6.3

Paper Man

2009-06-15

5.8

Escape from Planet Earth

2013-02-14

7.1

Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers

2022-05-20

4.4

Answer This!

2011-10-13

7

Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice

2011-12-05

6.5

Electric City

2016-01-07

1

Millennial Hunter

2023-08-13

5.9

Break Point

2014-03-08

7

As We Know It

2023-11-24

6.3

Hot Mess Holiday

2021-12-11

6.6

Austin Found

2017-07-07

7.7

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell

2002-09-28

5

Kung Fu Magoo

2010-05-11

6.8

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Commercial Parodies

2006-05-23

8.2

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler

2009-04-18

0

Our Little Secret

2024-11-27

6.5

Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again

2022-12-08

5.8

Ira & Abby

2006-06-23

5.2

The Ridiculous 6

2015-12-11

6

The Grand

2007-06-07

6.1

Jeff Dunham: Unhinged in Hollywood

2015-09-17

7

Hotel Transylvania

2012-09-20

5.3

The Ladies Man

2000-10-13

0

Nature Cat's Nature Movie Special Extraordinaire

2024-04-22

0

Nature Cat: Ocean Commotion

2017-06-19

6

Sisters

2015-12-18

6.1

Jingle All the Way

1996-11-21

9.5

Nature Cat: The Return of Bad Dog Bart

2018-01-01

5.5

Labor Pains

2009-06-19

0

The Religetables

2002-11-16

0

Micro Budget

5.5

Harold

2008-07-13

6

Kabluey

2007-06-25

6.3

Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special

2017-02-07

7.2

Elena and the Secret of Avalor

2016-11-20

4.8

Looking for Kitty

2004-05-06

5.9

The Five-Year Engagement

2012-04-27

6

Barely Legal

2003-05-15

6.2

Life of the Party

2018-05-10

6.7

AJ's Infinite Summer

2014-05-16

3.7

Hollywood & Wine

2011-05-03

6.8

Battle of the Sexes

2017-09-22

6.2

The Dictator

2012-05-15

3

The Better Half

2015-12-15

6.2

Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween

2018-10-11

6.9

21 Jump Street

2012-03-14

6.9

Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation

2018-06-28

6.8

Hotel Transylvania 2

2015-09-21

4.6

Slice

2018-09-10

6

The Laundromat

2019-09-27

6.2

Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues

2013-12-18

5.5

The Last Laugh

2019-01-11

0

Sunny and Share Love You

2007-01-01

7.3

The Women of SNL

2010-11-01

5

The Maya Rudolph Show

2014-05-19

0

A Freezerburnt Christmas

1997-12-01

6.5

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend

2020-05-12

0

WordGirl: The Rise of Ms. Power

2012-01-01

5

Home Sweet Home Alone

2021-11-11

6.5

I Am Woman

2020-08-28

4.2

Farm Sluts

2003-01-01

6.3

Finding ʻOhana

2021-01-29

0

Nature Cat: A Nature Carol

2019-11-29

6

Senior Year

2022-05-11

2.9

The Dogfather

2010-04-12

8.3

Seinfeld

1989-07-05

7

Saturday Night Live

1975-10-11

8.5

Friends

1994-09-22

6.9

The Jamie Foxx Show

1996-08-28

7.7

Ed

2000-10-08

6.5

Murphy Brown

1988-11-14

7.5

30 Rock

2006-10-11

7.4

Dawn of the Croods

2015-12-24

7.4

Dawn of the Croods

2015-12-24

6.8

Alpha Betas

2021-03-13

7.1

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

1993-09-13

6.8

Miss Guided

2008-03-18

6.2

Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday

2008-10-09

7.6

Better Off Ted

2009-03-18

7

American Dad!

2005-02-06

8.6

Gravity Falls

2012-06-15

8.6

Gravity Falls

2012-06-15

8

Archer

2009-09-17

6.7

Marvel's M.O.D.O.K.

2021-05-21

5.9

Glenn Martin, DDS

2009-08-17

6.9

WordGirl

2007-09-07

7.1

Conan

2010-11-08

7.9

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

2014-04-27

0

Big Lake

2010-08-17

6.8

Suburgatory

2011-09-28

6.8

Another Period

2015-06-23

7

Saturday Night Live

1975-10-11

6

I Just Want My Pants Back

2011-08-28

8.7

Rick and Morty

2013-12-02

7.1

Benched

2014-10-28

7.4

Family Guy

1999-01-31

7.4

Family Guy

1999-01-31

7.4

Family Guy

1999-01-31

10

Union Square

1997-09-25

7.8

Eureka

2006-07-18

6.9

Drunk History

2013-07-09

7

American Dad!

2005-02-06

7

American Dad!

2005-02-06

7.5

Dogs in Space

2021-11-18

7

American Dad!

2005-02-06

7

American Dad!

2005-02-06

7

American Dad!

2005-02-06

6.5

Highston

2015-11-05

8.1

Curb Your Enthusiasm

2000-10-15

5.8

The Spoils Before Dying

2015-07-08

6.6

Great News

2017-04-25

8.2

My Adventures with Superman

2023-07-07

6.7

Elena of Avalor

2016-07-22

3.8

Alien News Desk

2019-02-27

7

Ask the Storybots

2016-08-12

5.9

The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show

2015-10-09

7.2

The Tom and Jerry Show

2014-04-09

8.6

BoJack Horseman

2014-08-22

7.1

Conan

2010-11-08

7.1

Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero

2014-12-05

6.7

Fish Hooks

2010-09-03

7.2

Childrens Hospital

2008-12-08

5.5

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014-02-25

7.4

Family Guy

1999-01-31

7.9

Bob's Burgers

2011-01-09

7.9

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

2014-04-27

7.4

Family Guy

1999-01-31

8

Archer

2009-09-17

6.1

Comedy Bang! Bang!

2012-06-08

8.1

grown-ish

2018-01-03

7

American Dad!

2005-02-06

7.7

We Bare Bears

2015-08-24

7.4

Happy Together

2018-10-01

7.3

T.U.F.F. Puppy

2010-10-02

6.8

Name That Tune

2021-01-06

7.7

The Life & Times of Tim

2008-09-28

8.3

Love, Death & Robots

2019-03-15

5.8

Bajillion Dollar Propertie$

2016-02-21

6.8

Miracle Workers

2019-02-12

5

Hope and Gloria

1995-03-09

5.7

Suddenly Susan

1996-09-19

7.2

Krapopolis

2023-09-24

6

Match Game

2016-06-26

8.3

Brooklyn Nine-Nine

2013-09-17

6.7

Glee

2009-05-19

7.3

black-ish

2014-09-24

8.3

Fallout

2024-04-10

7

Saturday Night Live

1975-10-11

7

Saturday Night Live

1975-10-11

7

Saturday Night Live

1975-10-11

7.5

Will & Grace

2017-09-28

7.3

The $100,000 Pyramid

2016-06-27

7.6

The Goldbergs

2013-09-24

6.4

TV Funhouse

2000-12-06

7

American Dad!

2005-02-06

7.4

Family Guy

1999-01-31

6.9

Drunk History

2013-07-09

6.9

Drunk History

2013-07-09

7.1

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

2015-03-06

7.2

Dummy

2020-04-20

6.1

Comedy Bang! Bang!

2012-06-08

7.3

Rhett & Link's Buddy System

2016-10-19

8.1

Close Enough

2020-07-09

7

American Dad!

2005-02-06

5.7

Suddenly Susan

1996-09-19

7

Garfunkel and Oates

2014-08-07

6.4

Caroline in the City

1995-09-21

7

American Dad!

2005-02-06

0

Conrad Bloom

1998-09-21

7.4

Family Guy

1999-01-31

7

American Dad!

2005-02-06

7.7

Adam Ruins Everything

2015-09-29

7.4

Family Guy

1999-01-31

7.4

Family Guy

1999-01-31

7.4

Family Guy

1999-01-31

8.1

The Simpsons

1989-12-17

7.4

Dawn of the Croods

2015-12-24

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