Darrell Hammond

Birth Name:

Darrell C. Hammond

Birth Place:

Melbourne, Florida, United States

Profession

Actor, Writer, Soundtrack

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
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
When he left "Saturday Night Live" at the age of 53, he was the oldest cast member in the history of the show
Wrote a book called "God If You're Not Up There, I'm F-ked․"

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