Chris Parnell

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

172

Gender

Male

Birthday

1967-02-05 (57 years old)

Place of Birth

Memphis, Tennessee, USA

Also Known As

  • 크리스 파넬
  • Thomas Christopher Parnell

Chris Parnell

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).

Known For

21 Jump Street
6.9%

21 Jump Street

Mar 14, 2012

The Simpsons
8.0%

The Simpsons

Dec 17, 1989

Rick and Morty
8.7%

Rick and Morty

Dec 2, 2013

Hotel Transylvania
7.0%

Hotel Transylvania

Sep 20, 2012

Friends
8.4%

Friends

Sep 22, 1994

The Dictator
6.2%

The Dictator

May 15, 2012

Hotel Transylvania 2
6.8%

Hotel Transylvania 2

Sep 21, 2015

Family Guy
7.3%

Family Guy

Jan 31, 1999

Family Guy
7.3%

Family Guy

Jan 31, 1999

Family Guy
7.3%

Family Guy

Jan 31, 1999

Family Guy
7.3%

Family Guy

Jan 31, 1999

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Acting

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Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers as Dave Bollinari (voice)
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Senior Year as Jim Conway
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Hot Mess Holiday as Mike
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Dogs in Space as Ed (voice)
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Home Sweet Home Alone as Uncle Stu
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Yung Punx: A Punk Parable as therapist (voice)
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Marvel's M.O.D.O.K. as Alvin Healy / Tenpin (voice)
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Alpha Betas as Darryl (voice)
2021
Finding ʻOhana as Brown
2021
Name That Tune as Self - Contestant
2020
I Am Woman as Artie Mogull
2020
Close Enough as Ron (voice)
2020
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend as Junior
2020
Dummy as Agent Chett
2019
Nature Cat: A Nature Carol as Narrator
2019
The Laundromat as Doomed Gringo #2
2019
Love, Death & Robots as The Cat (voice)
2019
Alien News Desk
2019
Miracle Workers as God's Dad
2019
The Last Laugh as Charlie Green
2018
Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween as Walter
2018
Happy Together as Wayne
2018
Slice as Mayor Tracy
2018
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation as Stan / Fish Man (voice)
2018
Life of the Party as Wayne Truzack
2018
grown-ish as Dean Burt Parker
2017
Will & Grace as Dr. DiLorenzo
2017
Battle of the Sexes as DJ
2017
Austin Found as Alan Dickinson
2017
Great News as Gerald
2017
Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special as Dr. Vince Harbert
2016
Elena and the Secret of Avalor as Migs (voice)
2016
Ask the Storybots
2016
Elena of Avalor as Migs (voice)
2016
The $100,000 Pyramid as Self
2016
Match Game as Self - Panelist
2016
Bajillion Dollar Propertie$ as Walton Rothchild
2016
Electric City as Voice Actor (voice)
2015
Dawn of the Croods as Snoot (voice)
2015
Dawn of the Croods as Snoot / Evil Egg (voice)
2015
Dawn of the Croods as Snoot / Dub (voice)
2015
Sisters as Phil
2015
The Better Half as Daniel
2015
The Ridiculous 6 as Bank Manager
2015
Highston as Wilbur Liggetts
2015
The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show as Mr. Peabody (voice)
2015
Hotel Transylvania 2 as Fly (voice)
2015
Jeff Dunham: Unhinged in Hollywood as Self
2015
We Bare Bears as Additional Voices (voice)
2015
The Spoils Before Dying as Bebop Jones
2015
Another Period as Dr. Sigmund Freudas
2015
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt as Junior
2014
Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero as Judge Blort Clooney (voice)
2014
Benched as Mitch
2014
BoJack Horseman as Klaus / News Reporter (voice)
2014
Garfunkel and Oates as Stan
2014
The Maya Rudolph Show as Self
2014
AJ's Infinite Summer as Dad (voice)
2014
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver as Voice Over (voice)
2014
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver as HOA Ambassador
2014
The Tom and Jerry Show as Narrator (voice)
2014
Break Point as Jay LaRoche
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
2013
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues as Garth Holliday
2013
Rick and Morty as Jerry Smith (voice)
2013
The Goldbergs as Harrison Whitby
2013
Brooklyn Nine-Nine as Geoffrey Hoytsman
2013
Turbo as Announcer #2 (voice)
2013
Drunk History as Thomas Edison
2013
Drunk History as King Charles II
2013
Drunk History as Jim Bowie
2013
Escape from Planet Earth as Hammer (voice)
2012
Hotel Transylvania as Mr. Fly (voice)
2012
Gravity Falls as Host (voice)
2012
Gravity Falls as Additional Voices (voice)
2012
Comedy Bang! Bang! as Stephendorff
2012
Comedy Bang! Bang! as Poseidon
2012
The Dictator as News Anchor
2012
The Five-Year Engagement as Bill
2012
21 Jump Street as Mr. Gordon
2012
WordGirl: The Rise of Ms. Power
2011
Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice as Mr. Thistleton (voice)
2011
Answer This! as Brian Collins
2011
Suburgatory as Fred Shay
2011
I Just Want My Pants Back
2011
Hollywood & Wine as Peter West
2011
Bob's Burgers as Warren Fitzgerald (voice)
2010
Conan as Self
2010
Conan as Book Signing
2010
The Women of SNL as Various (archive footage)
2010
T.U.F.F. Puppy as Caped Cod (voice)
2010
Fish Hooks as Announcer / Allibut (voice)
2010
Big Lake as Chris Henkel
2010
Kung Fu Magoo as Cole Fusion / Ninja (voice)
2010
The Dogfather as Brian Franks
2009
Archer as Cyril Figgis (voice)
2009
Archer as Siegbert Fuchs (voice)
2009
Glenn Martin, DDS
2009
Labor Pains as Jerry Steinwald
2009
Paper Man as Peter
2009
Glee as Mario
2009
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler as Edward Turlington (archive footage)
2009
Better Off Ted as Walter
2008
Childrens Hospital as Ron Pippin
2008
Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday
2008
The Life & Times of Tim as William (voice)
2008
Eavesdrop as Terrence
2008
Harold as Coach Vanderpool
2008
Miss Guided as Bruce Terry
2007
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story as Theo
2007
WordGirl
2007
Hot Rod as Barry Pasternack
2007
Kabluey as Frank
2007
The Grand as Harold Melvin
2007
I'm Reed Fish as Ralph
2007
Sunny and Share Love You as Kevin Keith Baker
2006
30 Rock as Dr. Leo Spaceman
2006
Eureka as Dr. Noah Drummer
2006
Ira & Abby as Dr. Ronald Silverberg
2006
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Commercial Parodies
2005
American Dad! as James Garfield / Mint Worker (voice)
2005
American Dad! as Co-Worker (voice)
2005
American Dad! as James Garfield (voice)
2005
American Dad! as Train Actor (voice)
2005
American Dad! as Doctor (voice)
2005
American Dad! as (voice)
2005
American Dad! as Valet / Borax Employee (voice)
2005
American Dad! as Francine's Drinking Buddy (voice)
2005
American Dad! as Book on Tape (voice)
2005
American Dad! as Kidnapper (voice)
2005
American Dad! as Dr. Moe Munney (voice)
2004
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie as Garth Holliday
2004
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy as Garth Holliday
2004
Looking for Kitty as Guy Borne
2003
Evil Alien Conquerors as Du-ug
2003
Barely Legal as Mr. Ronald Greitzer
2003
Down with Love as TV Emcee
2003
Farm Sluts as Larry
2002
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell as Himself / Various (archive footage)
2000
Curb Your Enthusiasm as Hank
2000
The Ladies Man as Phil Swanson
2000
Ed as DJ Curtis Morris
1999
Family Guy as Smarmy (voice)
1999
Family Guy as Priest (voice)
1999
Family Guy as Doug (voice)
1999
Family Guy as Guy at Pool / Priest (voice)
1999
Family Guy as Card Store Owner (voice)
1999
Family Guy as Joe Paterno (voice)
1999
Family Guy as Priest / Father Raccoon (voice)
1999
Family Guy as Highway Man (voice)
1999
Family Guy as White Guy (voice)
1999
Family Guy as Target Manager / Veterinarian (voice)
1997
A Freezerburnt Christmas
1997
Union Square
1996
Jingle All the Way as Toy Store Sales Clerk
1996
The Jamie Foxx Show
1994
Friends as Bob
1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
1989
The Simpsons as Surgeon fiancé (voice)
1989
Seinfeld as NBC Executive
1988
Murphy Brown
1975
Saturday Night Live as Self - Various Characters
1975
Saturday Night Live
1975
Saturday Night Live as Talent Scout
1975
Saturday Night Live as Self
1975
Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)

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