Personal Info
Birth date
1967-02-05 (58 Years)
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Also known as
크리스 파넬
Thomas Christopher Parnell
کریس پارنل
Chris Parnell
Biography
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. Parnell is currently one of the lead voices on the FX animated comedy Archer. In 2010, Parnell starred alongside his former SNL castmate Horatio Sanz in the Comedy Central series Big Lake. After performing as a company player with The Groundlings for a number of years, Parnell was hired to join the cast of Saturday Night Live as a featured player on September 26, 1998, and was promoted to repertory player the following season. In the summer of 2001, budget cuts and hiring four new cast members required Lorne Michaels to dismiss two cast members; he chose to lay off Parnell and Jerry Minor over Horatio Sanz, Rachel Dratch, and Maya Rudolph. While on SNL, Parnell appeared in numerous sketches, and commercial parodies, and performed memorable impressions of various celebrities. One of his most popular sketches is Lazy Sunday, a rap video he shot with Andy Samberg about buying cupcakes and going to see The Chronicles of Narnia. He has also performed raps about hosts Jennifer Garner, Britney Spears, Kirsten Dunst and Ashton Kutcher. In the summer of 2006, Lorne Michaels announced that four cast members would be fired due to budget cuts, but he did not say who. On September 22, 2006 it was announced that three cast members had been fired: Parnell, Horatio Sanz, and Finesse Mitchell. This effectively made him the only SNL performer to have been fired twice by Lorne Michaels, though Parnell did say in a 2008 interview with The Sound of Young America podcast that he was okay with being let go this time, because he was considering leaving after that season anyway, but added that he probably would have stayed one last season if he was asked back. He had been with SNL for eight seasons; at the time only four people (Darrell Hammond, Tim Meadows, Kevin Nealon, and Al Franken) have been cast members longer. He has since made uncredited cameo appearances on the show, most recently in 2008 parodying newscasters Tom Brokaw, Jim Lehrer, and Bob Schieffer. Parnell and his former SNL castmate Horatio Sanz recently starred together in Big Lake, a 2010 sitcom on Comedy Central from executive producers Will Ferrell and Adam McKay. He also recently appeared as Dr. Drummer/Santa in the SyFy Holiday Special episode from the television show Eureka, which aired on December 7, 2010 (Season 4 Episode 10).
Filmography
Late Night with Seth Meyers
5.333
Overview:
Seth Meyers, who is "Saturday Night Live’s" longest serving anchor on the show’s wildly popular "Weekend Update," takes over as host of NBC’s "Late Night" — home to A-list celebrity guests, memorable comedy and the best in musical talent. As the Emmy Award-winning head writer for "SNL," Meyers has established a reputation for sharp wit and perfectly timed comedy, and has gained fame for his spot-on jokes and satire. Meyers takes his departure from "SNL" to his new post at "Late Night," as Jimmy Fallon moves to "The Tonight Show".Bob's Burgers
7.8
Overview:
Bob's Burgers follows a third-generation restaurateur, Bob, as he runs Bob's Burgers with the help of his wife and their three kids. Bob and his quirky family have big ideas about burgers, but fall short on service and sophistication. Despite the greasy counters, lousy location and a dearth of customers, Bob and his family are determined to make Bob's Burgers "grand re-re-re-opening" a success.Seinfeld
8.257
Overview:
A stand-up comedian and his three offbeat friends weather the pitfalls and payoffs of life in New York City in the '90s. It's a show about nothing.Family Guy
7.384
Overview:
Sick, twisted, politically incorrect and Freakin' Sweet animated series featuring the adventures of the dysfunctional Griffin family. Bumbling Peter and long-suffering Lois have three kids. Stewie (a brilliant but sadistic baby bent on killing his mother and taking over the world), Meg (the oldest, and is the most unpopular girl in town) and Chris (the middle kid, he's not very bright but has a passion for movies). The final member of the family is Brian - a talking dog and much more than a pet, he keeps Stewie in check whilst sipping Martinis and sorting through his own life issues.The Simpsons
8.017
Overview:
Set in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday adventures of the Simpson family; Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie, as well as a virtual cast of thousands. Since the beginning, the series has been a pop culture icon, attracting hundreds of celebrities to guest star. The show has also made name for itself in its fearless satirical take on politics, media and American life in general.American Dad!
6.975
Overview:
The series focuses on an eccentric motley crew that is the Smith family and their three housemates: Father, husband, and breadwinner Stan Smith; his better half housewife, Francine Smith; their college-aged daughter, Hayley Smith; and their high-school-aged son, Steve Smith. Outside of the Smith family, there are three additional main characters, including Hayley's boyfriend turned husband, Jeff Fischer; the family's man-in-a-goldfish-body pet, Klaus; and most notably the family's zany alien, Roger, who is "full of masquerades, brazenness, and shocking antics."Rick and Morty
8.689
Overview:
Rick is a mentally-unbalanced but scientifically gifted old man who has recently reconnected with his family. He spends most of his time involving his young grandson Morty in dangerous, outlandish adventures throughout space and alternate universes. Compounded with Morty's already unstable family life, these events cause Morty much distress at home and school.Glee
6.762
Overview:
In this musical comedy, optimistic high school teacher Will Schuester tries to refuel his own passion while reinventing the high school's glee club and challenging a group of outcasts to realize their star potential as they strive to outshine their singing competition while navigating the cruel halls of McKinley High.Brooklyn Nine-Nine
8.209
Overview:
A single-camera ensemble comedy following the lives of an eclectic group of detectives in a New York precinct, including one slacker who is forced to shape up when he gets a new boss.Late Night with Conan O'Brien
7.178
Overview:
Stepping into the late-late slot vacated by David Letterman, Conan O'Brien stars in a show that far outdoes its competition in sheer strangeness. Along with the celebrity interviews and musical numbers typical of late-night talk shows, this program make frequent use of odd walk-on characters and frequent "visits" from celebrity guests.Friends
8.4
Overview:
Six young people from New York City, on their own and struggling to survive in the real world, find the companionship, comfort and support they get from each other to be the perfect antidote to the pressures of life.BoJack Horseman
8.546
Overview:
Meet the most beloved sitcom horse of the '90s , 20 years later. He's a curmudgeon with a heart of...not quite gold...but something like gold. Copper?The Goldbergs
7.5
Overview:
Before there were parenting blogs, trophies for showing up, and peanut allergies, there was a simpler time called the '80s. For geeky 11-year old Adam these were his wonder years and he faced them armed with a video camera to capture all the crazy. The Goldbergs are a loving family like any other, just with a lot more yelling.The Tom and Jerry Show
7.3
Overview:
The iconic cat and mouse rivals are back in a fresh take on the classic series. Preserving the look, characters and sensibility of the original, this series shines a brightly colored, high-definition lens on the madcap slapstick and never-ending battle that has made Tom and Jerry two of the most beloved characters of all time.Curb Your Enthusiasm
8
Overview:
The off-kilter, unscripted comic vision of Larry David, who plays himself in a parallel universe in which he can't seem to do anything right, and, by his standards, neither can anyone else.Elena of Avalor
NYR
Overview:
The story of a brave teenager who has saved her kingdom from an evil sorceress and must now learn to rule as a crown princess until she’s old enough to be queen.Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
7.855
Overview:
A half-hour satirical look at the week in news, politics and current events.Archer
7.954
Overview:
Sterling Archer is the world's most daunting spy. He works for ISIS, a spy agency run by his mother. In between dealing with his boss and his co-workers - one of whom is his ex-girlfriend - Archer manages to annoy or seduce everyone that crosses his path. His antics are only excusable because at the end of the day, he still somehow always manages to thwart whatever crises was threatening mankind.30 Rock
7.448
Overview:
Liz Lemon, the head writer for a late-night TV variety show in New York, tries to juggle all the egos around her while chasing her own dream.Comedy Bang! Bang!
6.2
Overview:
Based on Scott Aukerman’s popular podcast of the same name, COMEDY BANG! BANG! cleverly riffs on the well-known format of the late night talk show, infusing celebrity appearances and comedy sketches with a tinge of the surreal. In each episode, Aukerman engages his guests with unfiltered and improvisational lines of questioning, punctuated by banter and beats provided by bandleader, one-man musical mastermind Reggie Watts, to reinvent the traditional celebrity interview. Packed with character cameos, filmic shorts, sketches and games set amongst an off-beat world, COMEDY BANG! BANG! delivers thirty minutes of absurd laugh-loaded fun featuring some of the biggest names in comedy.Saturday Night Live
6.96
Overview:
A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary culture and politics, are performed by a large and varying cast of repertory and newer cast members. Each episode is hosted by a celebrity guest, who usually delivers an opening monologue and performs in sketches with the cast, and features performances by a musical guest.T.U.F.F. Puppy
7.2
Overview:
In the fictional city of Petropolis dog Dudley Puppy works as a spy for the organization T.U.F.F. (Turbo Undercover Fighting Force). Together with his partner, a cat named Kitty Katswell, Dudley works to protect Petropolis.Childrens Hospital
7.175
Overview:
A hospital isn't a place for lazy people. It's a place for smart people who take care of people who aren't smart enough to keep themselves healthy. So begins Children's Hospital, a parody series that follows the lives, loves and laughs of a hospital staff.Murphy Brown
6.5
Overview:
Murphy Brown (Candice Bergen) is a recovering alcoholic who returns to the fictional newsmagazine FYI for the first time following a stay at the Betty Ford Clinic residential treatment center. Over 40 and single, she is sharp tongued and hard as nails. In her profession, she is considered one of the boys, having shattered many glass ceilings encountered during her career. Dominating the FYI news magazine, she is portrayed as one of America's hardest-hitting (though not the warmest or more sympathetic) media personalities.WordGirl
6.9
Overview:
WordGirl is an American children’s animated television series for children aged 9 –12, produced by the Soup2Nuts animation unit of Scholastic Entertainment for PBS Kids. The show began as a series of shorts that premiered on PBS Kids Go! on November 10, 2006, usually shown at the end of Maya & Miguel; the segment was then spun off into a new thirty-minute episodic series that premiered on September 3, 2007 on most Public Broadcasting Service member stations. This animated show is aimed at children six to twelve years old, but viewers older than this demographic have been reported as well. It is designed to teach about the expansive English language and its vocabulary. All four seasons each have twenty-six episodes. The show is also seen on some educational networks in Canada, including Knowledge in British Columbia and TVOntario, as well as Discovery Kids in Latin America. The program is also syndicated internationally in places such as Australia and Italy.The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show
6.1
Overview:
The world's smartest dog and his boy host a zany late-night comedy show from a swanky penthouse, with time-traveling historical figures and a live audience.The Jamie Foxx Show
6.7
Overview:
Texas native Jamie King is an aspiring actor who heads to Hollywood in hopes to find fame and fortune in the entertainment industry. To support himself, he works at his Aunt Helen and Uncle Junior's Los Angeles hotel, the King's Towers.Acting
TBAThe Dink as Unknown
TBAMimics as Jack Conrad
2025Oh My God... Yes! A Series of Extremely Relatable Circumstances (1 Episode) as Ted (voice)
2025SNL50: The Homecoming Concert as Self
2025Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music as Self
2025SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night (4 Episodes) as Self
2024Our Little Secret as Veterinarian
2024In Fidelity as Lyle Ayker
2024Micro Budget as Toby
2024Fallout (2 Episodes) as Overseer Benjamin
2023As We Know It as Unknown
2023Krapopolis (2 Episodes) as Ares (voice)
2023Millennial Hunter as John (voice)
2023My Adventures with Superman (7 Episodes) as Agent Slade Wilson (voice)
2022Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again as Washington (voice)
2022Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers as Dave Bollinari (voice)
2022Senior Year as Jim Conway
2021Hot Mess Holiday as Mike
2021Dogs in Space (20 Episodes) as Ed (voice)
2021Yung Punx: A Punk Parable as therapist (voice)
2021Home Sweet Home Alone as Uncle Stu
2021Marvel's M.O.D.O.K. (1 Episode) as Alvin Healy / Tenpin (voice)
2021Alpha Betas (5 Episodes) as Darryl (voice)
2021Finding ʻOhana as Brown
2021Name That Tune (1 Episode) as Self - Contestant
2020I Am Woman as Artie Mogull
2020Close Enough (1 Episode) as Ron (voice)
2020Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend as Junior
2020Dummy (1 Episode) as Agent Chett
2019The Laundromat as Doomed Gringo #2
2019Love, Death & Robots (2, 1 Episode) as The Cat (voice), Sanchez (voice)
2019Alien News Desk (1 Episode) as Unknown
2019Miracle Workers (1 Episode) as God's Dad
2019The Last Laugh as Charlie Green
2018Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween as Walter
2018Happy Together (13 Episodes) as Wayne
2018Slice as Mayor Tracy
2018Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation as Stan / Fish Man (voice)
2018Life of the Party as Mr. Truzack (Wayne)
2018grown-ish (13 Episodes) as Dean Burt Parker
2017Will & Grace (2 Episodes) as Dr. DiLorenzo
2017Battle of the Sexes as DJ
2017Elena of Avalor: Realm of the Jaquins as Migs (voice)
2017Austin Found as Alan Dickinson
2017Great News (1 Episode) as Gerald
2017Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special as Dr. Vince Harbert
2016Elena and the Secret of Avalor as Migs (voice)
2016Rhett & Link's Buddy System (1 Episode) as Vice Chairman
2016Ask the Storybots (1 Episode) as Unknown
2016Elena of Avalor (81 Episodes) as Migs (voice)
2016The $100,000 Pyramid (1 Episode) as Self
2016Match Game (3 Episodes) as Self - Panelist
2016Bajillion Dollar Propertie$ (1 Episode) as Walton Rothchild
2016Electric City as Voice Actor (voice)
2015Dawn of the Croods (5, 1, 22 Episode) as Snoot / Dub (voice), Snoot / Evil Egg (voice), Snoot (voice)
2015Sisters as Phil
2015The Better Half as Daniel
2015The Ridiculous 6 as Bank Manager
2015Highston (1 Episode) as Wilbur Liggetts
2015The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show (52 Episodes) as Mr. Peabody (voice)
2015Adam Ruins Everything (1 Episode) as Unknown
2015Hotel Transylvania 2 as Fly (voice)
2015Jeff Dunham: Unhinged in Hollywood as Self
2015The Spoils Before Dying (6 Episodes) as Bebop Jones
2015Another Period (1 Episode) as Dr. Sigmund Freudas
2015Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (1 Episode) as Junior
2014Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero (1 Episode) as Judge Blort Clooney (voice)
2014Benched (1 Episode) as Mitch
2014Bad Judge (1 Episode) as Douglas Riller
2014black-ish (1 Episode) as Dean Parker
2014BoJack Horseman (1 Episode) as Klaus / News Reporter (voice)
2014Garfunkel and Oates (1 Episode) as Stan
2014The Maya Rudolph Show as Self
2014AJ's Infinite Summer as Dad (voice)
2014Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (1, 1 Episode) as HOA Ambassador, Voice Over (voice)
2014The Tom and Jerry Show (1 Episode) as Narrator (voice)
2014Break Point as Jay LaRoche
2014Late Night with Seth Meyers (1 Episode) as Self
2013Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues as Garth Holliday
2013Rick and Morty (81 Episodes) as Jerry Smith (voice)
2013The Goldbergs (2 Episodes) as Harrison Whitby
2013Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2 Episodes) as Geoffrey Hoytsman
2013Turbo as Announcer #2 (voice)
2013Drunk History (1, 1, 1 Episode) as Thomas Edison, Jim Bowie, King Charles II
2013Escape from Planet Earth as Hammer (voice)
2012Hotel Transylvania as Mr. Fly (voice)
2012Gravity Falls (1, 1 Episode) as Host (voice), Additional Voices (voice)
2012Comedy Bang! Bang! (1, 1 Episode) as Poseidon, Stephendorff
2012The Dictator as News Anchor
2012The Five-Year Engagement as Bill
201221 Jump Street as Mr. Gordon
2012WordGirl: The Rise of Ms. Power as Unknown
2011Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice as Mr. Thistleton (voice)
2011Answer This! as Brian Collins
2011Suburgatory (45 Episodes) as Fred Shay
2011I Just Want My Pants Back (12 Episodes) as Unknown
2011Hollywood & Wine as Peter West
2011Bob's Burgers (1 Episode) as Warren Fitzgerald (voice)
2010Conan (1, 1 Episode) as Self, Book Signing
2010The Women of SNL as Various (archive footage)
2010T.U.F.F. Puppy (1 Episode) as Caped Cod (voice)
2010Fish Hooks (1 Episode) as Announcer / Allibut (voice)
2010Big Lake (10 Episodes) as Chris Henkel
2010Kung Fu Magoo as Cole Fusion / Ninja (voice)
2010The Dogfather as Brian Franks
2009Archer (132, 8 Episode) as Cyril Figgis (voice), Siegbert Fuchs (voice)
2009Glenn Martin, DDS (1 Episode) as Unknown
2009Labor Pains as Jerry Steinwald
2009Paper Man as Peter
2009Glee (1 Episode) as Mario
2009Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler as Edward Turlington (archive footage)
2009Better Off Ted (1 Episode) as Walter
2008Childrens Hospital (1 Episode) as Ron Pippin
2008Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday (9 Episodes) as Unknown
2008The Life & Times of Tim (1 Episode) as William (voice)
2008Eavesdrop as Terrence
2008Harold as Coach Vanderpool
2008Miss Guided (7 Episodes) as Bruce Terry
2007Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story as Theo
2007WordGirl (209 Episodes) as Unknown
2007Hot Rod as Barry Pasternack
2007Kabluey as Frank
2007The Grand as Harold Melvin
2007I'm Reed Fish as Ralph
2007Sunny and Share Love You as Kevin Keith Baker
200630 Rock (24 Episodes) as Dr. Leo Spaceman
2006Eureka (1 Episode) as Dr. Noah Drummer
2006Ira & Abby as Dr. Ronald Silverberg
2006Saturday Night Live: The Best of Commercial Parodies as Unknown
2005American Dad! (2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 6, 1, 1 Episode) as Doctor (voice), (voice), Valet / Borax Employee (voice), Francine's Drinking Buddy (voice), Book on Tape (voice), Kidnapper (voice), Dr. Moe Munney (voice), James Garfield / Mint Worker (voice), Co-Worker (voice), James Garfield (voice), Train Actor (voice), Funeral Speaker (voice)
2004Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie as Garth Holliday
2004Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy as Garth Holliday
2004Looking for Kitty as Guy Borne
2003Evil Alien Conquerors as Du-ug
2003Barely Legal as Mr. Ronald Greitzer
2003Down with Love as TV Emcee
2003Farm Sluts as Larry
2002A Freezerburnt Christmas as Unknown
2002The Religetables as Unknown
2002Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell as Self / Various (archive footage)
2000TV Funhouse (1 Episode) as James Brolin (voice)
2000Curb Your Enthusiasm (1 Episode) as Hank
2000The Ladies Man as Phil Swanson
2000Ed (1 Episode) as DJ Curtis Morris
1999Family Guy (1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 3, 12, 1, 1 Episode) as Joe Paterno (voice), Priest / Father Raccoon (voice), Highway Man (voice), White Guy (voice), Target Manager / Veterinarian (voice), Smarmy (voice), Priest (voice), Doug (voice), Guy at Pool / Priest (voice), Card Store Owner (voice)
1998Conrad Bloom (2 Episodes) as Simpson
1997Union Square (1 Episode) as Don
1996Jingle All the Way as Toy Store Sales Clerk
1996Suddenly Susan (1, 1 Episode) as Waiter, Phil
1996The Jamie Foxx Show (1 Episode) as Director
1995Caroline in the City (1 Episode) as Gene
1995Hope and Gloria (1 Episode) as Howard
1994Friends (1 Episode) as Bob
1993Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1 Episode) as Self - Guest
1989The Simpsons (1 Episode) as Surgeon fiancé (voice)
1989Seinfeld (1 Episode) as NBC Executive
1988Murphy Brown (1 Episode) as Unknown
1975Saturday Night Live (146, 3, 1 Episode) as Self - Various Characters, Self - Cameo (uncredited), Self