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Thomas Christopher Parnell (/pɑːrˈnɛl/; born February 5, 1967) is an American actor and comedian. 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, Doug on FOX's Family Guy, and the narrator on the PBS Kids series WordGirl. He also voices "The Progressive Box" in a series of advertisements by the Progressive Corporation.
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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 (BFA) |
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| Years active | 1988–present |
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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 attended the Southern Baptist Educational Center, and 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 temporarily disenchanted with acting, and returned to his hometown and taught high school for a year. He 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. Parnell was rehired in the middle of the following season.[3]
While on SNL, Parnell appeared in numerous sketches and commercial parodies, and performed impressions of various celebrities. Among his notable sketches are "Lazy Sunday", a rap video he shot with Andy Samberg, and "More Cowbell". He has 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.[4]
In 2006, Michaels laid off Parnell, as well as Horatio Sanz and Finesse Mitchell, due to budget cuts.[5][6] This effectively made Parnell the only SNL performer to have been released twice by Michaels, although Parnell said in a 2008 interview with The Sound Of Young America 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.[7]
Parnell voiced Fly in the animated films Hotel Transylvania and Hotel Transylvania 2, and Stan the Fishman in 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 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.[8]
Parnell provides the voice of the "Progressive Box" in commercials for Progressive Insurance.[9] Since 2013, Parnell has voiced Jerry on the Adult Swim series Rick and Morty.[10] On March 16, 2018, Parnell was cast in the main role of Wayne on the CBS sitcom Happy Together.[11]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 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 | ||
| The Ridiculous 6 | William (Bank Teller) | ||
| 2017 | Austin Found | Alan Dickinson | |
| Battle of the Sexes | DJ | ||
| 2018 | Life of the Party | Wayne Truzack | |
| Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation | Stan the Fishman | Voice | |
| Slice | Mayor Tracy | ||
| Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween | Walter | ||
| 2019 | The Last Laugh | Charlie Green | |
| A Name Without a Place | Jerry Sundall | ||
| The Laundromat | Doomed Gringo #2 | ||
| I Am Woman | Artie Mogull | ||
| 2021 | Finding ʻOhana | Brown | |
| Home Sweet Home Alone | Uncle Stu Mercer | ||
| 2022 | Senior Year | Jim Conway | |
| Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers | Dave Bolinari | ||
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Hope and Gloria | Howard | Episode: "Sit Down, You're Rockin' the Funicular" |
| 1996, 1998 | 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 | ||
| 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 | Radio Announcer, Train Conductor (voices) | Episode: "Far from Home" |
| 2006–13 | 30 Rock | Dr. Leo Spaceman | 25 episodes |
| 2007–15 | WordGirl | Narrator, Unnamed Dr. Two-Brains Henchman, Exposition Guy, Sergeant Henderson, Museum Guard (voices) | 89 episodes |
| 2008 | Miss Guided | Vice Principal Bruce Terry | 7 episodes |
| Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday | Bob Schieffer and Tom Brokaw | 2 episodes | |
| 2009 | Kröd Mändoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire | Narrator (voice) | 5 episodes |
| 2009, 2010 | Glenn Martin, DDS | Various voices | 4 episodes |
| 2009–present | Archer | Cyril Figgis and Buck Henry (voices) | 127 episodes |
| 2010 | Better Off Ted | Walter Palmer | Episode: "The Impertence of Communicationizing" |
| The Life & Times of Tim | Mark Douglas, Principal, and William (voices) | 3 episodes | |
| Big Lake | Chris Henkel | 10 episodes | |
| 2010, 2011 | Funny or Die Presents | Various | 6 episodes |
| Eureka | Dr. Noah Drummer | 2 episodes | |
| 2010–present | Tayo the Little Bus | Citu (voice) | English dub |
| 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: "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 |
| 2013–19 | Drunk History | 6 episodes | |
| 2013–present | Rick and Morty | Jerry Smith (voice) | 46 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 and News Reporter (voices) | Episode: "Our A-Story is a 'D' Story" | |
| Bad Judge | Douglas Riller | Episode: "Pilot" | |
| Benched | Mitch | Episode: "Campaign Contributions" | |
| AJ's Infinite Summer | Dad | Cartoon Network short | |
| 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" | |
| Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja | Charlie Clucker (voice) | Episode: "McCluckerbusters" | |
| 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, and Cop (voices) | Episode: "Grand Scam" | |
| Highston | Wilbur Liggetts | Episode: "Pilot" | |
| 2015–20 | Nature Cat | Various voices | 38 episodes |
| 2015–16 | Dawn of the Croods | Snoot, Dub, and 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) | 22 episodes |
| American Dad! | James A. Garfield's clone, Various voices | 15 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 and Scientist (voices) | Episode: "XCIII" | |
| Black-ish | Dean Parker | Episode: "Liberal Arts" | |
| Great News | Gerald | Episode: "Squad Feud" | |
| 2017, 2020 | Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt | Junior | 2 episodes |
| 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" | |
| Bajillion Dollar Propertie$ | Walton Rothchild | Episode: "Held Breath" | |
| 2019–20 | The Goldbergs | Harrison Whitby | 2 episodes |
| Will & Grace | Dr. DiLorenzo | 2 episodes | |
| Bless the Harts | Ian David Col (voice) | 2 episodes | |
| 2019–21 | Family Guy | Doug, Various voices | 19 episodes |
| 2020 | Dummy | Chet Jacobs | Episode: "Plus Size Plus One" |
| Close Enough | Ron | Episode: "First Date/Snailin' It" | |
| At Home with Amy Sedaris | Chug Ducey | Episode: "New Year's" | |
| Mapleworth Murders[12] | Ben Canelli | 2 episodes | |
| The Simpsons | Mary Tannenbaum's Fiancé (voice) | Episode: "A Springfield Summer Christmas for Christmas" | |
| 2021 | Alpha Betas | Darryl (voice) | Episode: "This is Alpha Team" |
| Archibald's Next Big Thing Is Here! | Dr. Fluffberg (voice) | 5 episodes | |
| M.O.D.O.K. | Alvin Healy / Tenpin (voice) | Episode: "If Saturday Be... for the Boys!" | |
| Dogs in Space | Ed (voice) |
Video games
| Year | Title | Voice role |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality | Jerry Smith |
| 2020 | Maneater | Trip Westhaven (Narrator / Host) |
Music videos
References
- Plume, Kenneth (January 21, 2003). "An Interview with Chris Parnell". IGN. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
- 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 Archived 2013-01-14 at the Wayback Machine.
- Reilly, Dan (December 11, 2019). "'What the Hell Is Skimbleshanks?' The Oral History of SNL's Cats Sketch". Vulture. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
- Keller, Joel (August 22, 2006). "Four SNLers are history, says Lorne Michaels". HuffPostTV. Archived from the original on May 15, 2012. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
- Carter, Bill (September 21, 2006). "Bowing to Budget Cuts at NBC, 'Saturday Night Live' Pares Five Performers". The New York Times. Archived from the original on April 19, 2015. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
- "Comedy Central's(R) 'Big Lake,' Starring Chris Gethard, Horatio Sanz and Chris Parnell, Debuts on Tuesday, August 17 at 10:00 P.M.*". The Futon Critic. July 26, 2010. Retrieved June 30, 2013.
- Moynihan, Rob (March 20, 2013). "A Night Out With Suburgatory's Chris Parnell & Ana Gasteyer". TV Guide. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
- Stampler, Laura (2012-12-05). "Progressive Almost Made This Box Its Spokesperson Instead Of Flo". Business Insider. Retrieved 2018-01-22.
- Scott, Katie (November 8, 2019). "Sarah Chalke, Chris Parnell talk 'Rick and Morty' ahead of Season 4". Global News. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
- 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.
- Porter, Rick (December 3, 2019). "Lorne Michaels' Quibi Murder Mystery Lines Up All-Star Cast". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
External links
- Chris Parnell at IMDb
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[de] Chris Parnell
Thomas Christopher „Chris“ Parnell (* 5. Februar 1967 in Memphis, Tennessee) ist ein US-amerikanischer Schauspieler und Komiker.- [en] Chris Parnell
[es] Chris Parnell
Thomas Christopher "Chris" Parnell (n. 5 de febrero de 1967) es un actor y cómico estadounidense. Parnell es reconocido miembro del elenco de Saturday Night Live entre 1998 y 2006 y actualmente por su rol recurrente como el Dr. Leo Spaceman en la serie 30 Rock. Parnell recientemente coprotagonizó en la sitcom del 2008 Miss Guided y es actualmente una de las voces principales en la comedia animada de FX Archer. Parnell protagonizó junto a su excompañero de reparto de SNL Horatio Sanz en la serie Big Lake de Comedy Central. También es la voz de Jerry Smith en Rick y Morty.[ru] Парнелл, Крис
То́мас Кри́стофер Парне́лл (англ. Thomas Christopher Parnell, род. 5 февраля 1967, Мемфис, Теннесси) — американский актёр и комик. Наиболее известен по ролям в «Saturday Night Live», культовом телесериале «Студия 30» (доктор Лео Спейсман) и ситкоме «Пригород» (Фрэд Шэй). Также известен как актёр озвучки, прежде всего в мультсериалах «Рик и Морти» (Джерри, отец Морти и Саммер, зять Рика, муж Бэт) и «Спецагент Арчер» (Сирил Фиггис, бухгалтер). В популярной ролевой компьютерной игре Maneater Парнелл озвучивает журналиста-расследователя Трипа Уэстхэвена[4][5].Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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