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Chris Parnell | |
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 Parnell at the 2019 WonderCon | |
| Born | Thomas Christopher Parnell February 5, 1967 Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Education | University of North Carolina School of the Arts |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, voice artist, comedian, singer |
| Years active | 1988–present |
| Known for | |
Thomas Christopher Parnell (/pɑːrˈnɛl/; born February 5, 1967) is an American actor, voice artist, comedian, and singer. He was a cast member on Saturday Night Live from 1998 to 2006 and played the role of Dr. Leo Spaceman on 30 Rock. In animation, he voices Cyril Figgis on the FX series Archer, Jerry Smith on Adult Swim's Rick and Morty and the narrator on the PBS series WordGirl. He also voices "The Progressive Box" in a series of advertisements by the Progressive Corporation.
Early life
Parnell was born in Memphis, Tennessee, to a Southern Baptist family.[1] His father, Jack Parnell, was a radio personality in Memphis. He first attended the Southern Baptist Educational Center, and later graduated from Germantown High School. He decided to pursue acting as a career at age 17, and set his sights on being a theater actor. He attended the University of North Carolina School of the Arts where he received his BFA in Drama. He moved to Houston, Texas after college to do an apprentice actor program for a season at the Alley Theatre, but did not get asked back to join the company. He became momentarily disenchanted with acting, and returned to his hometown and taught high school for a year. He subsequently moved to Los Angeles and auditioned for the Groundlings in 1992.[2]
Career
While performing as a company player with the Groundlings for a number of years, Parnell began doing commercials and getting guest roles on various sitcoms, such as Seinfeld and Murphy Brown.[2] He was hired to join the cast of Saturday Night Live as a featured player, and debuted on the show on September 26, 1998. He was promoted to repertory player the following season. In the summer of 2001, because of budget cuts and the hiring of four new cast members, Lorne Michaels was required to dismiss two cast members; he chose to lay off Parnell and Jerry Minor over Horatio Sanz, Rachel Dratch, and Maya Rudolph, but Parnell was rehired in the middle of the next season.[3]
While on SNL, Parnell appeared in numerous sketches, and commercial parodies, and performed memorable impressions of various celebrities. Among his notable sketches are "Lazy Sunday", a rap video he shot with Andy Samberg about buying cupcakes and going to see The Chronicles of Narnia, and "More Cowbell". He has also performed raps about hosts Jennifer Garner, Britney Spears, Kirsten Dunst, and Ashton Kutcher. On the DVD commentary for the West Coast version of the 30 Rock episode "Live Show", Tina Fey and Beth McCarthy Miller noted that Parnell was nicknamed "The Ice Man" while working at SNL, because of his apparent immunity to breaking character, citing the "more cowbell" sketch in which he was the only actor not to break.[citation needed]
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In mid-2006, Michaels announced that four cast members would be laid off due to budget cuts, but he did not say whom.[4] On September 22, 2006, it was announced that three cast members had been laid off: Parnell; Horatio Sanz; and Finesse Mitchell. This effectively made him the only SNL performer to have been released twice by Lorne Michaels, although Parnell did say in a 2008 interview with The Sound Of Young America podcast that he was okay with being let go this time, as he was considering leaving after that season anyway, adding that he probably would have stayed one more season had he been 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) had been cast members longer. He has since made uncredited cameo appearances on the show, including parodying newscasters Tom Brokaw, Jim Lehrer, and Bob Schieffer. Parnell and his former SNL castmate Horatio Sanz starred together in Big Lake, a 2010 sitcom on Comedy Central from executive producers Will Ferrell and Adam McKay. [citation needed]
Parnell voiced Fly in the animated films Hotel Transylvania and Hotel Transylvania 2, and Stan the Fishman in the third film, Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation. He is a series regular on the FX animated series Archer, and is also known for his guest appearances as Dr. Leo Spaceman on 30 Rock. He also provides the voice of the narrator on the PBS children's series WordGirl. From 2011 to 2014, Parnell co-starred on the ABC comedy series Suburgatory where he played the husband of the character played by his former SNL castmate Ana Gasteyer. His role started out as recurring in the first season but he was bumped up to a series regular in the second season. The series aired for three seasons on ABC.[citation needed]
Parnell provides the voice of the "Progressive Box" in commercials for Progressive Insurance.[5]
Parnell voices Jerry on the Adult Swim show Rick and Morty.
On March 16, 2018, Parnell was cast in the main role of Wayne on the CBS sitcom Happy Together.[6]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Jingle All the Way | Toy Store Sales Clerk | |
| Shooting Lily | Phone Company Salesman | Voice | |
| 1997 | Decade of Love | Bobby Fastdancer | Short film |
| 1998 | Operation | Cadaver | |
| 1999 | Deadtime | Junior | |
| 2000 | The Ladies Man | Phil Swanson | |
| 2003 | Evil Alien Conquerors | Du-ug | |
| Down with Love | TV Emcee | ||
| National Lampoon's Barely Legal | Mr. Ronald Greitzer | ||
| 2004 | Looking for Kitty | Guy Borne | |
| Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy | Garth Holliday | ||
| Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie | |||
| 2006 | I'm Reed Fish | Ralph | |
| Ira & Abby | Dr. Ronald Silverberg | ||
| 2007 | The Grand | Harold Melvin | |
| Hot Rod | Barry Pasternak | ||
| Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story | Theo | ||
| Sunny & Share Love You | Kevin Keith Baker | ||
| Kabluey | Frank | ||
| 2008 | Harold | Coach Vanderpool | |
| Eavesdrop | Terrence | ||
| 2009 | Paper Man | Peter | |
| Labor Pains | Jerry Steinwald | ||
| 2010 | Hollywood & Wine | Peter West | |
| The Dogfather | Brian Franks | ||
| Kung Fu Magoo | Cole Fusion | Voice | |
| 2011 | Answer This! | Brian Collins | |
| 2012 | 21 Jump Street | Mr. Gordon | |
| The Five-Year Engagement | Bill | ||
| The Dictator | News Anchor | ||
| Hotel Transylvania | Fly | Voice | |
| 2013 | Escape from Planet Earth | Hammer | |
| Turbo | Announcer #2 | ||
| Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues | Garth Holliday | ||
| 2014 | Break Point | Jay LaRoche | |
| 2015 | The Better Half | Daniel | |
| Hotel Transylvania 2 | Fly | Voice | |
| Sisters | Phil | ||
| 2017 | Austin Found | Alan Dickinson | |
| Battle of the Sexes | DJ | ||
| 2018 | Life of the Party | Wayne Truzack | |
| Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation | Fly, Stan the Fishman | Voices | |
| Slice | Mayor Tracy | ||
| Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween | Walter | ||
| 2019 | The Last Laugh | Charlie Green | |
| The Laundromat | Doomed Gringo #2 |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Hope and Gloria | Howard | Episode: "Sit Down, You're Rockin' the Funicular" |
| 1996–98 | Suddenly Susan | Phil, Waiter | 2 episodes |
| 1997 | Seinfeld | NBC Executive | Episode: "The Butter Shave" |
| The Jamie Foxx Show | Director | Episode: "Do the Write Thing" | |
| Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher | Announcer | Episode: "The Weighting Game" | |
| 1998 | Union Square | Don | Episode: "It Takes a Thief" |
| Caroline in the City | Gene | Episode: "Caroline and the Cabbie" | |
| Murphy Brown | Handler #2 | 2 episodes | |
| Conrad Bloom | Simpson | 2 episodes | |
| 1998–2012 | Saturday Night Live | Various | 148 episodes |
| 2001 | TV Funhouse | James Brolin (voice) | Episode: "Safari Day" |
| The Hughleys | Rick | Episode: "When Darryl Bumped Sally" | |
| Friends | Bob | Episode: "The One with Rachel's Date" | |
| 2002 | Ed | DJ Curtis Morris | Episode: "The Divorce" |
| 2003 | As Told by Ginger | Additional Voices | Episode: "Far from Home" |
| 2006–13 | 30 Rock | Dr. Leo Spaceman | 25 episodes |
| 2007–15 | WordGirl | Narrator, Various Voices | 89 episodes |
| 2008 | Miss Guided | Vice Principal Bruce Terry | 7 episodes |
| Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday | Bob Schieffer, Tom Brokaw | 2 episodes | |
| 2009 | Kröd Mändoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire | Narrator (voice) | 5 episodes |
| 2009–10 | Glenn Martin DDS | Various Voices | 4 episodes |
| 2009–present | Archer | Cyril Figgis, Buck Henry (voices) | 102 episodes |
| 2010 | Better Off Ted | Walter Palmer | Episode: "The Impertence of Communicationizing" |
| The Life & Times of Tim | Mark Douglas, Principal, William (voices) | 3 episodes | |
| Big Lake | Chris Henkel | 10 episodes | |
| 2010–11 | Funny or Die Presents | Various | 6 episodes |
| Eureka | Dr. Noah Drummer | 2 episodes | |
| 2010–present | Tayo the Little Bus | Citu (voice) | English version |
| 2011 | Robot Chicken | Scooter, Major Nelson (voices) | Episode: "Big Trouble in Little Clerks 2" |
| Mad Love | Officer Dennis Barrett | 2 episodes | |
| Workaholics | Bruce Benson | Episode: "In the Line of Getting Fired" | |
| Jon Benjamin Has a Van | Area 51 Scientist | Episode: "Stardoor" | |
| Love Bites | Chad Banks | Episode: "Stand and Deliver" | |
| Curb Your Enthusiasm | Hank | Episode: "The Hero" | |
| Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice | Mr. Thistleton (voice) | Television special | |
| T.U.F.F. Puppy | The Caped Cod (voice) | Episode: "Disobedience School/The Dog Who Cried Fish" | |
| 2011–12 | I Just Want My Pants Back | JB | 6 episodes |
| 2011–14 | Suburgatory | Fred Shay | 38 episodes |
| 2012 | Gravity Falls | Additional Voices | 2 episodes |
| Electric City | Giovanni Montalbon (voice) | 20 episodes | |
| 2012–16 | Comedy Bang! Bang! | Various | 4 episodes |
| 2013–16 | Drunk History | 5 episodes | |
| 2013–present | Rick and Morty | Jerry Smith (voice) | 27 episodes |
| 2014 | Filthy Preppy Teen$ | Sean Hastings | Television special |
| The Tom and Jerry Show | Narrator | Episode: "Sleep Disorder/Tom's In-Tents Adventure" | |
| Glee | Mario | Episode: "Opening Night" | |
| Garfunkel and Oates | Stan | Episode: "Rule 34" | |
| BoJack Horseman | Klaus, News Reporter (voices) | Episode: "Our A-Story is a 'D' Story" | |
| Bad Judge | Douglas Riller | Episode: "Pilot" | |
| Benched | Mitch | Episode: "Campaign Contributions" | |
| 2014–16 | TripTank | Various Voices | 7 episodes |
| 2015 | Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Geoffrey Hoytsman | 2 episodes |
| Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero | Judge (voice) | Episode: "Defending the Earth" | |
| Childrens Hospital | Ron Pippin | Episode: "Five Years Later" | |
| The Adventures of OG Sherlock Kush | The Prime Minister (voice) | Episode: "The Mystery of the Royal Flasher" | |
| The Spoils Before Dying | Bebop Jones | 2 episodes | |
| Another Period | Dr. Sigmund Freud | Episode: "Senate" | |
| Jeff Dunham: Unhinged in Hollywood | Network Executive | Television special | |
| Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! | Dustin Wallswreath, Jim McCoy, Cop (voices) | Episode: "Grand Scam" | |
| Highston | Wilbur Liggetts | Episode: "Pilot" | |
| 2015–18 | Nature Cat | Various Voices | 38 episodes |
| 2015–16 | Dawn of the Croods | Snoot, Dub, Evil Egg (voices) | 12 episodes |
| 2015–17 | The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show | Mr. Peabody (voice) | Lead role 46 episodes |
| 2016 | Sofia the First | Zacharias (voice) | Episode: "Her Royal Spyness" |
| Inside Amy Schumer | Michael | Episode: "The World's Most Interesting Woman in the World" | |
| Bob's Burgers | Warren Fitzgerald (voice) | Episode: "Pro Tiki/Con Tiki" | |
| Ask the StoryBots | Reindeer (voice) | Episode: "Where Does Rain Come From?" | |
| Tween Fest | Preston Stevens Sr. | Episode: "SpurgeExplosion" | |
| Rhett and Link's Buddy System | Vice Chairman | Episode: "The Magic Is Real" | |
| 2016–present | Elena of Avalor | Migs (voice) | 15 episodes |
| American Dad! | Various Voices | 7 episodes | |
| 2017 | Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special | Dr. Vince Harbert | Television special |
| Elena and the Secret of Avalor | Migs (voice) | Television film | |
| Samurai Jack | Mud Alien, Scientist (voices) | Episode: "XCIII" | |
| Black-ish | Dean Parker | Episode: "Liberal Arts" | |
| Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt | Junior | Episode: "Kimmy Pulls Off a Heist!" | |
| Great News | Gerald | Episode: "Squad Feud" | |
| 2018 | Blaze and the Monster Machines | Cousins Ken and Sven (voices) | Episode: "The Pickle Family Campout" |
| Adam Ruins Everything | Narrator | 6 episodes | |
| Grown-ish | Dean Parker | 10 episodes | |
| 2018–19 | Happy Together | Wayne | Main role |
| 2019 | Love, Death & Robots | The Cat (voice) | Episode: "Three Robots" |
| Miracle Workers | God's Dad | Episode: "1 Day" | |
| Family Guy | The Priest, Doug, Smarmy J. Tiestraightener III (voices) | 3 episodes | |
| Bless the Harts | Ian David Cole | Episode: "Miracle on Culpepper Slims Bouleavard" |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Grand Theft Auto V | Tom Connors |
| Grand Theft Auto Online |
Music appearances
References
- ^ Plume, Kenneth (2003-01-21). An Interview with Chris Parnell. tv.ign.com, 21 January 2003. Retrieved on 2014-04-02 from http://tv.ign.com/articles/383/383240p1.html.
- ^ a b Maron, Marc (2014-10-06). "Episode 539 - Chris Parnell". WTF with Marc Maron. Retrieved 2017-10-11.
- ^ Graham, Mark (2010-01-14). Archer's Chris Parnell Talks Well-Endowed Cartoon Characters, Being Fired From SNL Twice. vulture.com, 14 January 2010. Retrieved on 2014-04-02 from http://www.vulture.com/2010/01/chris_parnell.html.
- ^ Keller, Joel (2006-08-22). "Four SNLers are history, says Lorne Michaels". tvsquad.com, 22 August 2006. Retrieved on 2014-04-02 from http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/08/22/four-snlers-are-history-says-lorne-michaels.
- ^ Stampler, Laura (2012-12-05). "Progressive Almost Made This Box Its Spokesperson Instead Of Flo". Business Insider. Retrieved 2018-01-22.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (March 16, 2018). "Chris Parnell To Co-Star In McAuliffe/Earl CBS Comedy Pilot; Phill Lewis To Direct". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
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- 1967 births
- Male actors from Tennessee
- American male comedians
- American male film actors
- American male singers
- American impressionists (entertainers)
- American male stage actors
- American male television actors
- American male voice actors
- Living people
- University of North Carolina School of the Arts alumni
- Male actors from Memphis, Tennessee
- 20th-century American male actors
- 21st-century American male actors
- People from Germantown, Tennessee
- American sketch comedians
- 20th-century American comedians
- 21st-century American comedians