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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
February 5, 1967
Place of Birth
Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Also Known As
- 크리스 파넬
- Thomas Christopher Parnell
- کریس پارنل
Chris Parnell
2.5 Popularity
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
7.7
Ted (voice)
Oh My God... Yes! A Series of Extremely Relatable Circumstances
2025
8.2
Self
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
2025
7.9
Self
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025
8.0
Self
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
2025
6.3
Veterinarian
Our Little Secret
2024
0.0
Lyle Ayker
In Fidelity
2024
8.0
Toby
Micro Budget
2024
8.3
Overseer Benjamin
Fallout
2024
6.4
As We Know It
2023
7.6
Ares (voice)
Krapopolis
2023
Credits
Oh My God... Yes! A Series of Extremely Relatable Circumstances
as Ted (voice)
2025
7.7
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
as Self
2025
8.2
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
as Self
2025
7.9
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
as Self
2025
8.0
Our Little Secret
as Veterinarian
2024
6.3
In Fidelity
as Lyle Ayker
2024
0.0
Micro Budget
as Toby
2024
8.0
Fallout
as Overseer Benjamin
2024
8.3
As We Know It
2023
6.4
Krapopolis
as Ares (voice)
2023
7.6
Millennial Hunter
as John (voice)
2023
3.3
My Adventures with Superman
as Agent Slade Wilson (voice)
2023
8.1
Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again
as Washington (voice)
2022
6.4
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
as Dave Bollinari (voice)
2022
7.0
Senior Year
as Jim Conway
2022
5.9
Hot Mess Holiday
as Mike
2021
5.6
Dogs in Space
as Ed (voice)
2021
7.6
Yung Punx: A Punk Parable
as therapist (voice)
2021
0.0
Home Sweet Home Alone
as Uncle Stu
2021
4.9
Marvel's M.O.D.O.K.
as Alvin Healy / Tenpin (voice)
2021
6.6
Alpha Betas
as Darryl (voice)
2021
7.0
Finding ʻOhana
as Brown
2021
6.2
Name That Tune
as Self - Contestant
2021
6.8
I Am Woman
as Artie Mogull
2020
6.4
Close Enough
as Ron (voice)
2020
8.0
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend
as Junior
2020
6.5
Dummy
as Agent Chett
2020
7.1
The Laundromat
as Doomed Gringo #2
2019
6.0
Love, Death & Robots
as The Cat (voice)
2019
8.2
Love, Death & Robots
as Sanchez (voice)
2019
8.2
Alien News Desk
2019
3.8
Miracle Workers
as God's Dad
2019
6.8
The Last Laugh
as Charlie Green
2019
5.4
Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween
as Walter
2018
6.1
Happy Together
as Wayne
2018
7.2
Slice
as Mayor Tracy
2018
4.4
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation
as Stan / Fish Man (voice)
2018
6.9
Life of the Party
as Mr. Truzack (Wayne)
2018
6.1
grown-ish
as Dean Burt Parker
2018
8.0
Will & Grace
as Dr. DiLorenzo
2017
7.5
Battle of the Sexes
as DJ
2017
6.8
Elena of Avalor: Realm of the Jaquins
as Migs (voice)
2017
0.0
Austin Found
as Alan Dickinson
2017
6.0
Great News
as Gerald
2017
6.6
Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special
as Dr. Vince Harbert
2017
6.2
Elena and the Secret of Avalor
as Migs (voice)
2016
7.2
Rhett & Link's Buddy System
as Vice Chairman
2016
7.0
Ask the Storybots
2016
7.0
Elena of Avalor
as Migs (voice)
2016
0.0
The $100,000 Pyramid
as Self
2016
7.4
Match Game
as Self - Panelist
2016
5.9
Bajillion Dollar Propertie$
as Walton Rothchild
2016
5.6
Electric City
as Voice Actor (voice)
2016
6.5
Dawn of the Croods
as Snoot / Dub (voice)
2015
7.4
Dawn of the Croods
as Snoot / Evil Egg (voice)
2015
7.4
Dawn of the Croods
as Snoot (voice)
2015
7.4
Sisters
as Phil
2015
6.0
The Better Half
as Daniel
2015
3.0
The Ridiculous 6
as Bank Manager
2015
5.2
🎬
Highston
as Wilbur Liggetts
2015
6.0
The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show
as Mr. Peabody (voice)
2015
6.1
Adam Ruins Everything
2015
7.4
Hotel Transylvania 2
as Fly (voice)
2015
6.8
Jeff Dunham: Unhinged in Hollywood
as Self
2015
6.5
The Spoils Before Dying
as Bebop Jones
2015
6.0
Another Period
as Dr. Sigmund Freudas
2015
6.7
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
as Junior
2015
7.1
Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero
as Judge Blort Clooney (voice)
2014
6.9
Benched
as Mitch
2014
6.9
Bad Judge
as Douglas Riller
2014
6.1
black-ish
as Dean Parker
2014
7.2
BoJack Horseman
as Klaus / News Reporter (voice)
2014
8.5
Garfunkel and Oates
as Stan
2014
6.9
The Maya Rudolph Show
as Self
2014
5.0
AJ's Infinite Summer
as Dad (voice)
2014
6.7
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
as HOA Ambassador
2014
7.9
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
as Voice Over (voice)
2014
7.9
The Tom and Jerry Show
as Narrator (voice)
2014
7.3
Break Point
as Jay LaRoche
2014
5.8
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
2014
5.3
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
as Garth Holliday
2013
6.1
Rick and Morty
as Jerry Smith (voice)
2013
8.7
The Goldbergs
as Harrison Whitby
2013
7.5
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
as Geoffrey Hoytsman
2013
8.2
Turbo
as Announcer #2 (voice)
2013
6.2
Drunk History
as Thomas Edison
2013
6.8
Drunk History
as Jim Bowie
2013
6.8
Drunk History
as King Charles II
2013
6.8
Escape from Planet Earth
as Hammer (voice)
2013
5.7
Hotel Transylvania
as Mr. Fly (voice)
2012
7.0
Gravity Falls
as Additional Voices (voice)
2012
8.6
Gravity Falls
as Host (voice)
2012
8.6
Comedy Bang! Bang!
as Poseidon
2012
6.2
Comedy Bang! Bang!
as Stephendorff
2012
6.2
The Dictator
as News Anchor
2012
6.2
The Five-Year Engagement
as Bill
2012
5.9
21 Jump Street
as Mr. Gordon
2012
6.9
WordGirl: The Rise of Ms. Power
2012
0.0
Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice
as Mr. Thistleton (voice)
2011
7.0
Answer This!
as Brian Collins
2011
4.4
Suburgatory
as Fred Shay
2011
6.7
I Just Want My Pants Back
2011
5.0
Hollywood & Wine
as Peter West
2011
3.5
Bob's Burgers
as Warren Fitzgerald (voice)
2011
7.8
Conan
as Self
2010
7.1
Conan
as Book Signing
2010
7.1
The Women of SNL
as Various (archive footage)
2010
7.3
T.U.F.F. Puppy
as Caped Cod (voice)
2010
7.2
Fish Hooks
as Announcer / Allibut (voice)
2010
6.5
Big Lake
as Chris Henkel
2010
0.0
Kung Fu Magoo
as Cole Fusion / Ninja (voice)
2010
4.9
The Dogfather
as Brian Franks
2010
2.9
Archer
as Cyril Figgis (voice)
2009
8.0
Archer
as Siegbert Fuchs (voice)
2009
8.0
Glenn Martin, DDS
2009
5.6
Labor Pains
as Jerry Steinwald
2009
5.4
Paper Man
as Peter
2009
6.3
Glee
as Mario
2009
6.8
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler
as Edward Turlington (archive footage)
2009
8.2
Better Off Ted
as Walter
2009
7.6
Childrens Hospital
as Ron Pippin
2008
7.2
Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday
2008
6.3
The Life & Times of Tim
as William (voice)
2008
7.5
Eavesdrop
as Terrence
2008
4.6
Harold
as Coach Vanderpool
2008
5.5
🎬
Miss Guided
as Bruce Terry
2008
6.8
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
as Theo
2007
6.6
WordGirl
2007
6.9
Hot Rod
as Barry Pasternack
2007
6.4
Kabluey
as Frank
2007
6.0
The Grand
as Harold Melvin
2007
5.9
I'm Reed Fish
as Ralph
2007
5.6
Sunny and Share Love You
as Kevin Keith Baker
2007
0.0
30 Rock
as Dr. Leo Spaceman
2006
7.4
Eureka
as Dr. Noah Drummer
2006
7.8
Ira & Abby
as Dr. Ronald Silverberg
2006
5.6
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Commercial Parodies
2006
6.7
American Dad!
as Doctor (voice)
2005
7.0
American Dad!
as (voice)
2005
7.0
American Dad!
as Valet / Borax Employee (voice)
2005
7.0
American Dad!
as Francine's Drinking Buddy (voice)
2005
7.0
American Dad!
as Book on Tape (voice)
2005
7.0
American Dad!
as Kidnapper (voice)
2005
7.0
American Dad!
as Dr. Moe Munney (voice)
2005
7.0
American Dad!
as James Garfield / Mint Worker (voice)
2005
7.0
American Dad!
as Co-Worker (voice)
2005
7.0
American Dad!
as James Garfield (voice)
2005
7.0
American Dad!
as Train Actor (voice)
2005
7.0
American Dad!
as Funeral Speaker (voice)
2005
7.0
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
as Garth Holliday
2004
6.0
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
as Garth Holliday
2004
6.7
Looking for Kitty
as Guy Borne
2004
4.8
Evil Alien Conquerors
as Du-ug
2003
5.4
Barely Legal
as Mr. Ronald Greitzer
2003
6.0
Down with Love
as TV Emcee
2003
6.1
🎬
Farm Sluts
as Larry
2003
4.2
A Freezerburnt Christmas
2002
0.0
The Religetables
2002
0.0
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell
as Self / Various (archive footage)
2002
7.7
TV Funhouse
as James Brolin (voice)
2000
6.4
Curb Your Enthusiasm
as Hank
2000
8.0
The Ladies Man
as Phil Swanson
2000
5.3
Ed
as DJ Curtis Morris
2000
7.7
Family Guy
as Joe Paterno (voice)
1999
7.4
Family Guy
as Highway Man (voice)
1999
7.4
Family Guy
as Priest / Father Raccoon (voice)
1999
7.4
Family Guy
as White Guy (voice)
1999
7.4
Family Guy
as Target Manager / Veterinarian (voice)
1999
7.4
Family Guy
as Smarmy (voice)
1999
7.4
Family Guy
as Priest (voice)
1999
7.4
Family Guy
as Doug (voice)
1999
7.4
Family Guy
as Guy at Pool / Priest (voice)
1999
7.4
Family Guy
as Card Store Owner (voice)
1999
7.4
Conrad Bloom
as Simpson
1998
0.0
Union Square
as Don
1997
10.0
Jingle All the Way
as Toy Store Sales Clerk
1996
6.0
Suddenly Susan
as Waiter
1996
5.7
Suddenly Susan
as Phil
1996
5.7
The Jamie Foxx Show
1996
6.7
Caroline in the City
as Gene
1995
6.4
Hope and Gloria
as Howard
1995
5.0
Friends
as Bob
1994
8.4
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
1993
7.2
The Simpsons
as Surgeon fiancé (voice)
1989
8.0
Seinfeld
as NBC Executive
1989
8.3
Murphy Brown
1988
6.5
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Various Characters
1975
6.9
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1975
6.9
Saturday Night Live
as Self
1975
6.9
🎬
The Dink
N/A
0.0
🎬
Mimics
as Jack Conrad
N/A
0.0