Profile of Chris Parnell on Famous Like Me

Chris Parnell, born Thomas Christopher Parnell on February 5, 1967 in Memphis, Tennessee, studied drama at Germantown High School and the North Carolina School of Arts. He joined Saturday Night Live on September 26, 1998 to be promoted to cast status the following season. He was fired in the summer of 2001 to be re-hired the following year in March. He is currently taking part in his eighth season on SNL; only three men (Hammond, Meadows, Nealon) have been on the show longer. He has expressed an interest in simultaneously remaining on SNL and working on his new TV sitcom entitled Think and Thin, which begins in 2006.

Parnell has played in numerous sketches, parody commercials, and has performed memorable impressions of various celebrities. Some of his most recognised characters are Sean Demarco, a dancer wannabe, barfly Wayne Bloater, Tyler from the Appalachian Emergency Room, and Mervin "Merv the Perv" Watson. Some of his most memorable impersonations are of Tom Brokaw, Sen. Joe Lieberman in which he appears in a hot tub with former Vice President Al Gore and discusses politics, Pat Buchanan, Jim Lehrer, Bing Crosby, John McCain and Eminem.

Movie appearances

• I'm Reed Fish (2006)
• Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004) as Garth Holliday
• Looking for Kitty (2004) as Guy Borne
• After School Special (2003) as Mr. Ronald Greitzer
• Down with Love (2003) as the TV Emcee
• Farm Sluts (2003) as Larry
• Evil Alien Conquerors (2002) as Du-ug
• The Ladies Man (2000) as Phil Swanson
• Megalomania (2000) as Stanley Brutus
• Operation (1998) as a cadaver
• Jingle All the Way (1996) as a toy store sales clerk

TV guest appearances

• Caroline in the City
• Conrad Bloom
• Ed
• Friends
• Hope & Gloria
• The Hughleys
• The Jamie Foxx Show
• Murphy Brown
• Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher
• Seinfeld
• Suddenly Susan
• Union Square

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