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Chris Parnell Biography
Birth Name:
Thomas Christopher Parnell
Birth Place:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Profession
Actor
Fast Facts
- Worked at the Alley Theatre Company in Houston after college
- Taught acting and film & video at his alma mater, Germantown High School
- Worked as Operations Manager at F
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- Schwarz in Los Angeles while taking classes at the Groundlings Theatre
- Made his feature film debut in Jingle All the Way (1996)
- Became a featured cast member of Saturday Night Live in 1998, the same year as Jimmy Fallon and Horatio Sanz
- Fired from SNL after the 2000-01 season for budgetary reasons, only to be rehired the following spring
- He was fired again after the 2005-06 season
- Has a recurring role on 30 Rock as Dr
- Leo Spaceman
- Voices the character of Cyril Figgis on the animated series Archer
Relationships
- Jack Parnell -- Father