Thomas Christopher Parnell (born February 5, 1967) is an American actor and comedian. First breaking through as a performer with the Los Angeles comedy troupe The Groundlings, Parnell found wider success during his tenure as a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy and variety series Saturday Night Live from 1998 to 2006.

First breaking through as a performer with the Los Angeles comedy troupe The Groundlings, Parnell found wider success during his tenure as a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live from 1998 to 2006. After leaving SNL, he played the role of Dr. Leo Spaceman on the NBC sitcom 30 Rock (2006–2013).

2025年1月2日 · In his eight years on Saturday Night Live, Chris Parnell certainly left a mark. From his dead-on impression of Tom Brokaw, to his famous rapping skills, to his earning the nickname “The Iceman” for never breaking in a sketch, Parnell’s legacy on the show is impressive.

Parnell has also appeared as a member of Saturday Night Live (1975) 's resident boy band "Seven Degrees Celsius," but his biggest claim to fame on the show was when he performed an unforgettable hardcore gansta rap fantasizing about a dream date with Britney Spears on Weekend Update.

2024年9月11日 · Getting fired then rehired at Saturday Night Live? It’s not unheard of. That’s what happened to Chris Parnell, who joined the show (for the first time) for its 24th season in 1998.

4 天之前 · Chris Parnell, cast member, 1998–06: They put you up there on home base by yourself, which is where the host does the monologue, and they have one camera set up in front of you and you do your ...

2019年12月11日 · That was the premise of a 1999 Saturday Night Live sketch that took viewers behind the scenes of the record-setting 11,000th performance of Cats. In it, Chris Parnell plays a jaded member...

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.

Comedy has been good to Chris Parnell. The School of Drama alumnus (’89) was a cast member of Saturday Night Live (SNL) for eight years (1998-2006) and over the last decade has built up quite the IMDb profile with roles on the silver screen, …

3 天之前 · Lorne Michaels reportedly dislikes when “Saturday Night Live” cast members break character. But over 50 seasons, it’s become one of the show’s signature moves — one that usually delights ...