Darrell Hammond Biography

Fast Facts

• Majored in broadcasting at Florida State University
• When he was 5 years old, he started doing impressions of his family members
• Quote: "I don't feel ashamed of falling down, because I got hit by a Mack truck․ The fact is, I kept trying to get back up, and then I did․"
• Known for his impressions of politicians, media figures and celebrities both on "Saturday Night Live" and in his own stand-up comedy
• Made his Broadway debut in 2007 in "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee," playing Vice Principal Douglas Panch
• When he left "Saturday Night Live" at the age of 53, he was the oldest cast member in the history of the show
• Broke the records for longest tenure and most appearance on the show of any "Saturday Night Live" cast member by the time he left the show in 2009
• Did an impression of Donald Trump in an Oreo commercial
• Lettered in both football and baseball in high school, and one of his baseball teammates was future professional baseball manager Bruce Bochy
• Wrote a book called "God If You're Not Up There, I'm F-ked․"