Thomas Christopher "Chris" Parnell (/ pɑːrˈnɛl /; lahir 5 Februari 1967) adalah seorang aktor, pengisi suara, komedian dan penyanyi Amerika. Dia adalah anggota pemain di Saturday Night Live dari 1998 hingga 2006 dan memainkan peran Dr. Leo Spaceman di 30 Rock. Dalam animasi, ia menyuarakan Cyril Figgis di Archer seri FX, Jerry Smith di Adult Swim's Rick and Morty dan narator di seri PBS WordGirl. Dia juga menyuarakan "Kotak Progresif" dalam serangkaian iklan oleh Progressive Corporation.
Parnell lahir di Memphis, Tennessee, dari keluarga Baptis Selatan. Ayahnya, Jack Parnell, adalah seorang tokoh radio di Memphis. Dia pertama kali menghadiri Pusat Pendidikan Baptis Selatan, dan kemudian lulus dari SMA Germantown. Dia memutuskan untuk berakting sebagai karier pada usia 17, dan mengarahkan pandangannya untuk menjadi aktor teater. Dia menghadiri Sekolah Seni Universitas Carolina Utara di mana dia menerima BFA di Drama. Dia pindah ke Houston, Texas setelah kuliah untuk melakukan program aktor magang selama satu musim di Teater Alley, tetapi tidak diminta kembali untuk bergabung dengan perusahaan. Dia menjadi kecewa sejenak dengan akting, dan kembali ke kota asalnya dan mengajar di sekolah menengah selama satu tahun. Dia kemudian pindah ke Los Angeles dan mengikuti audisi untuk The Groundlings pada tahun 1992
Saat tampil sebagai pemain perusahaan dengan Groundlings selama beberapa tahun, Parnell mulai melakukan iklan dan mendapatkan peran tamu di berbagai sitkom, seperti Seinfeld dan Murphy Brown. Dia disewa untuk bergabung dengan para pemain Saturday Night Live sebagai pemain utama, dan debut di acara itu pada tanggal 26 September 1998. Dia dipromosikan menjadi pemain perbendaharaan musim berikutnya. Pada musim panas 2001, karena pemotongan anggaran dan perekrutan empat anggota pemeran baru, Lorne Michaels diminta untuk memberhentikan dua anggota pemeran; ia memilih untuk memecat Parnell dan Jerry Minor dari Horatio Sanz, Rachel Dratch, dan Maya Rudolph, tetapi Parnell dipekerjakan kembali di pertengahan musim berikutnya.
Sementara di SNL, Parnell muncul dalam banyak sketsa, dan parodi komersial, dan menampilkan kesan mengesankan dari berbagai selebritas. Di antara sketsa-sketsanya yang terkenal adalah "Lazy Sunday", sebuah video rap yang ia rekam bersama Andy Samberg tentang membeli kue-kue dan akan melihat The Chronicles of Narnia, dan "More Cowbell". Dia juga melakukan rap tentang host Jennifer Garner, Britney Spears, Kirsten Dunst, dan Ashton Kutcher. Dalam komentar DVD untuk episode 30 Rock "Live Show" versi Pantai Barat, Tina Fey dan Beth McCarthy Miller mencatat bahwa Parnell dijuluki "The Ice Man" saat bekerja di SNL, karena kekebalannya yang jelas terhadap karakter yang melanggar, mengutip sketsa "lebih cowbell" di mana ia adalah satu-satunya aktor yang tidak putus.
Pada pertengahan 2006, Michaels mengumumkan bahwa empat anggota pemeran akan diberhentikan karena pemotongan anggaran, tetapi dia tidak mengatakan siapa. Pada 22 September 2006, diumumkan bahwa tiga anggota pemeran telah di-PHK: Parnell; Horatio Sanz; dan Finesse Mitchell. Ini secara efektif membuatnya menjadi satu-satunya pemain SNL yang telah dirilis dua kali oleh Lorne Michaels, meskipun Parnell mengatakan dalam sebuah wawancara tahun 2008 dengan podcast The Sound Of Young America bahwa ia baik-baik saja dengan melepaskan kali ini, karena ia mempertimbangkan untuk pergi setelah itu musim tetap, menambahkan bahwa dia mungkin akan tinggal satu musim lagi jika dia diminta kembali. Dia telah bersama SNL selama delapan musim; pada saat itu hanya empat orang (Darrell Hammond, Tim Meadows, Kevin Nealon, dan Al Franken) telah menjadi anggota lebih lama. Sejak itu ia telah membuat penampilan cameo tanpa akreditasi di acara itu, termasuk memparodikan penyiar berita Tom Brokaw, Jim Lehrer, dan Bob Schieffer. Parnell dan mantan kasta SNL Horatio Sanz membintangi bersama Big Lake, sebuah sitkom 2010 di Comedy Central dari produser eksekutif Will Ferrell dan Adam McKay.
Parnell menyuarakan Fly dalam film animasi Hotel Transylvania dan Hotel Transylvania 2, dan Stan the Fishman dalam film ketiga, Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation. Dia adalah seri reguler di serial animasi FX Archer, dan juga dikenal karena penampilan tamunya sebagai Dr. Leo Spaceman di 30 Rock. Dia juga menyediakan suara narator pada seri anak-anak PBS WordGirl. Dari 2011 hingga 2014, Parnell ikut membintangi serial komedi ABC Suburgatory di mana ia berperan sebagai suami karakter yang diperankan oleh mantan kasta SNL Ana Gasteyer. Perannya dimulai sebagai berulang di musim pertama tetapi dia bertemu dengan seri reguler di musim kedua. Serial ini ditayangkan selama tiga musim di ABC.
Parnell memberikan suara "Kotak Progresif" dalam iklan untuk Asuransi Progresif.
Parnell menyuarakan Jerry di acara Adult Swim, Rick and Morty.
Pada 16 Maret 2018, Parnell berperan dalam peran utama Wayne di sitkom CBS Happy Together.
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 | ||
2017 | Austin Found | Alan Dickinson | |
Battle of the Sexes | DJ | ||
2018 | Life of the Party | Wayne Truzack | |
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation | Fly, Stan the Fishman | Voices | |
Slice | Mayor Tracy | ||
Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween | Walter | ||
2019 | The Last Laugh | Charlie Green | |
TBA | The Laundromat | Post-production |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1996 | Hope and Gloria | Howard | Episode: "Sit Down, You're Rockin' the Funicular" |
1996–98 | 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 | 2 episodes | |
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 | Additional Voices | Episode: "Far from Home" |
2006–13 | 30 Rock | Dr. Leo Spaceman | 25 episodes |
2007–15 | WordGirl | Narrator, Various Voices | 89 episodes |
2008 | Miss Guided | Vice Principal Bruce Terry | 7 episodes |
Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday | Bob Schieffer, Tom Brokaw | 2 episodes | |
2009 | Kröd Mändoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire | Narrator (voice) | 5 episodes |
2009–10 | Glenn Martin DDS | Various Voices | 4 episodes |
2009–present | Archer | Cyril Figgis, Buck Henry (voices) | 102 episodes |
2010 | Better Off Ted | Walter Palmer | Episode: "The Impertence of Communicationizing" |
The Life & Times of Tim | Mark Douglas, Principal, William (voices) | 3 episodes | |
Big Lake | Chris Henkel | 10 episodes | |
2010–11 | Funny or Die Presents | Various | 6 episodes |
Eureka | Dr. Noah Drummer | 2 episodes | |
2010–present | Tayo the Little Bus | Citu (voice) | English version |
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: "Disobedience School/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 |
2013–16 | Drunk History | 5 episodes | |
2013–present | Rick and Morty | Jerry Smith (voice) | 27 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, News Reporter (voices) | Episode: "Our A-Story is a 'D' Story" | |
Bad Judge | Douglas Riller | Episode: "Pilot" | |
Benched | Mitch | Episode: "Campaign Contributions" | |
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" | |
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, Cop (voices) | Episode: "Grand Scam" | |
Highston | Wilbur Liggetts | Episode: "Pilot" | |
2015–18 | Nature Cat | Various Voices | 38 episodes |
2015–16 | Dawn of the Croods | Snoot, Dub, 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) | 15 episodes |
American Dad! | Various Voices | 6 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, Scientist (voices) | Episode: "XCIII" | |
Black-ish | Dean Parker | Episode: "Liberal Arts" | |
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt | Junior | Episode: "Kimmy Pulls Off a Heist!" | |
Great News | Gerald | Episode: "Squad Feud" | |
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" | |
Family Guy | The Priest, Doug (voices) | 2 episodes |
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