Chris Parnell
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).
Born: 05 February 1967
Played In
The Dink
The Hawk
Anton
Stop! That! Train!
Conductor Davenport
Lorne
Narrator
Micro Budget
Toby
Mimics
Jack Conrad
A Loud House Christmas Movie: Naughty or Nice
Gerald (voice)
Oh My God... Yes! A Series of Extremely Relatable Circumstances
Ted (voice)
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Self
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Self (archive footage)
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
Self
Our Little Secret
Veterinarian
In Fidelity
Lyle Ayker
Fallout
Overseer Benjamin
Rock, Paper, Scissors
Parchment Paper (voice)
As We Know It
Ted Sommers
Krapopolis
Ares (voice)
Millennial Hunter
John (voice)
My Adventures with Superman
Agent Slade Wilson (voice)
Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again
Washington (voice)
Rick and Morty: Summer's Sleepover
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
Dave Bollinari (voice)
Senior Year
Jim Conway
Hot Mess Holiday
Mike
Dogs in Space
Ed (voice)
Yung Punx: A Punk Parable
therapist (voice)
Home Sweet Home Alone
Uncle Stu
Marvel's M.O.D.O.K.
Alvin Healy / Tenpin (voice)
Finding ʻOhana
Brown
Name That Tune
Self - Contestant
I Am Woman
Artie Mogull
Close Enough
Ron (voice)
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend
Junior
Dummy
Agent Chett
The Laundromat
Doomed Gringo #2
Love, Death & Robots
The Cat (voice)
Love, Death & Robots
Sanchez (voice)
Alien News Desk
Miracle Workers
God's Dad
The Last Laugh
Charlie Green
Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween
Walter
Happy Together
Wayne
Slice
Mayor Tracy
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation
Stan / Fish Man (voice)
Life of the Party
Mr. Truzack (Wayne)
grown-ish
Dean Burt Parker
Will & Grace
Dr. DiLorenzo
Battle of the Sexes
DJ
Elena of Avalor: Realm of the Jaquins
Migs (voice)
Austin Found
Alan Dickinson
Great News
Gerald
Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special
Dr. Vince Harbert
Elena and the Secret of Avalor
Migs (voice)
Rhett & Link's Buddy System
Vice Chairman
Ask the Storybots
Elena of Avalor
Migs (voice)
The $100,000 Pyramid
Self
Match Game
Self - Panelist
Bajillion Dollar Propertie$
Walton Rothchild
Dawn of the Croods
Snoot / Dub (voice)
Dawn of the Croods
Snoot / Evil Egg (voice)
Dawn of the Croods
Snoot (voice)
Sisters
Phil
The Better Half
Daniel
The Ridiculous 6
Bank Manager
Highston
Wilbur Liggetts
The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show
Mr. Peabody (voice)
Be Cool, Scooby-Doo!
Dustin Wallswreath / Jim McCoy / Cop (voice)
Adam Ruins Everything
Hotel Transylvania 2
Fly (voice)
Jeff Dunham: Unhinged in Hollywood
Self
The Spoils Before Dying
Bebop Jones
Another Period
Dr. Sigmund Freudas
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Junior
Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero
Judge Blort Clooney (voice)
Benched
Mitch
Bad Judge
Douglas Riller
black-ish
Dean Parker
BoJack Horseman
Klaus / News Reporter (voice)
Garfunkel and Oates
Stan
The Maya Rudolph Show
Self
AJ's Infinite Summer
Dad (voice)
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
HOA Ambassador
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Voice Over (voice)
The Tom and Jerry Show
Narrator (voice)
Break Point
Jay LaRoche
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
Garth Holliday
Rick and Morty
Jerry Smith (voice)
The Goldbergs
Harrison Whitby
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Geoffrey Hoytsman
Turbo
Announcer #2 (voice)
Drunk History
Thomas Edison
Drunk History
Jim Bowie
Drunk History
King Charles II
Drunk History
Carl Sagan
Escape from Planet Earth
Hammer (voice)
Hotel Transylvania
Mr. Fly (voice)
Gravity Falls
Additional Voices (voice)
Gravity Falls
Host (voice)
Comedy Bang! Bang!
Poseidon
Comedy Bang! Bang!
Stephendorff
The Dictator
News Anchor
The Five-Year Engagement
Bill
21 Jump Street
Mr. Gordon
WordGirl: The Rise of Miss Power
Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice
Mr. Thistleton (voice)
Answer This!
Brian Collins
Suburgatory
Fred Shay
I Just Want My Pants Back
JB
Hollywood & Wine
Peter West
Workaholics
Bruce Benson
Mad Love
Officer Barrett
Bob's Burgers
Warren Fitzgerald (voice)
Conan
Self
Conan
Book Signing
The Women of SNL
Various (archive footage)
T.U.F.F. Puppy
Caped Cod (voice)
Fish Hooks
Announcer / Allibut (voice)
Big Lake
Chris Henkel
Kung Fu Magoo
Cole Fusion / Ninja (voice)
Saturday Night Live in the 2000s: Time and Again
Self
The Dogfather
Brian Franks
Archer
Cyril Figgis (voice)
Archer
Siegbert Fuchs (voice)
Glenn Martin, DDS
Labor Pains
Jerry Steinwald
Paper Man
Peter
Glee
Mario
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler
Edward Turlington (archive footage)
Better Off Ted
Walter
Childrens Hospital
Ron Pippin
Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday
The Life & Times of Tim
William (voice)
Eavesdrop
Terrence
Harold
Coach Vanderpool
Miss Guided
Bruce Terry
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
Theo
WordGirl
Hot Rod
Barry Pasternack
Sunny and Share Love You
Kevin Keith Baker
Kabluey
Frank
The Grand
Harold Melvin
I'm Reed Fish
Ralph
30 Rock
Dr. Leo Spaceman
Eureka
Dr. Noah Drummer
Ira & Abby
Dr. Ronald Silverberg
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Commercial Parodies
Robot Chicken
Scooter / Major Nelson (voice)
American Dad!
Doctor (voice)
American Dad!
(voice)
American Dad!
Valet / Borax Employee (voice)
American Dad!
Francine's Drinking Buddy (voice)
American Dad!
Book on Tape (voice)
American Dad!
Kidnapper (voice)
American Dad!
Dr. Moe Munney (voice)
American Dad!
James Garfield / Mint Worker (voice)
American Dad!
Co-Worker (voice)
American Dad!
James Garfield (voice)
American Dad!
Train Actor (voice)
American Dad!
Funeral Speaker (voice)
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
Garth Holliday
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
Garth Holliday
Looking for Kitty
Guy Borne
Evil Alien Conquerors
Du-ug
Barely Legal
Mr. Ronald Greitzer
Down with Love
TV Emcee
Farm Sluts
Larry
A Freezerburnt Christmas
The Religetables
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell
Self / Various (archive footage)
TV Funhouse
James Brolin (voice)
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Hank
The Ladies Man
Phil Swanson
Ed
DJ Curtis Morris
Family Guy
Joe Paterno (voice)
Family Guy
Highway Man (voice)
Family Guy
Priest / Father Raccoon (voice)
Family Guy
White Guy (voice)
Family Guy
Target Manager / Veterinarian (voice)
Family Guy
Smarmy (voice)
Family Guy
Priest (voice)
Family Guy
Doug (voice)
Family Guy
Guy at Pool / Priest (voice)
Family Guy
Card Store Owner (voice)
The Hughleys
Rick
Conrad Bloom
Simpson
Union Square
Don
Jingle All the Way
Toy Store Sales Clerk
Suddenly Susan
Waiter
Suddenly Susan
Phil
The Jamie Foxx Show
Director
Caroline in the City
Gene
Hope and Gloria
Howard
Friends
Bob
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
The Simpsons
Surgeon fiancé (voice)
Seinfeld
NBC Executive
Murphy Brown
Saturday Night Live
Self - Various Characters
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
Self
Saturday Night Live
Tom Brokaw (voice)
Harry and the Mutant Mid-Century Furniture
Wake
Crohnie