Chris Parnell
Known for Acting · 168 credits
- Born
- 1967-02-05 (age 59)
- Place of birth
- Memphis, Tennessee, USA
- Also known as
- 크리스 파넬 · Thomas Christopher Parnell · کریس پارنل · Thomas Christopher "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.
Known For
Family Guy
1999
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)
The Simpsons
1989
as Surgeon fiancé (voice)
The Goldbergs
2013
as Harrison Whitby
Rick and Morty
2013
as Jerry Smith (voice)
American Dad!
2005
as Doctor (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)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self - Guest
TV Shows (86)
Family Guy
1999
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)
The Simpsons
1989
as Surgeon fiancé (voice)
The Goldbergs
2013
as Harrison Whitby
Rick and Morty
2013
as Jerry Smith (voice)
American Dad!
2005
as Doctor (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)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self - Guest
Friends
1994
as Bob
Seinfeld
1989
as NBC Executive
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Various Characters / Self - Cameo (uncredited) / Tom Brokaw (voice)
Conan
2010
as Self / Book Signing
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000
as Hank
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
2013
as Geoffrey Hoytsman
Bob's Burgers
2011
as Warren Fitzgerald (voice)
BoJack Horseman
2014
as Klaus / News Reporter (voice)
Glee
2009
as Mario
The Tom and Jerry Show
2014
as Narrator (voice)
30 Rock
2006
as Dr. Leo Spaceman
Gravity Falls
2012
as Host (voice) / Additional Voices (voice)
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
2014
as HOA Ambassador / Voice Over (voice)
Archer
2009
as Cyril Figgis (voice) / Siegbert Fuchs (voice)
Robot Chicken
2005
as Scooter / Major Nelson (voice)
black-ish
2014
as Dean Parker
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
Fallout
2024
as Overseer Benjamin
Love, Death & Robots
2019
as The Cat (voice) / Sanchez (voice)
Eureka
2006
as Dr. Noah Drummer
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
2015
as Junior
WordGirl
2007
Childrens Hospital
2008
as Ron Pippin
grown-ish
2018
as Dean Burt Parker
Murphy Brown
1988
Close Enough
2020
as Ron (voice)
Caroline in the City
1995
as Gene
Dawn of the Croods
2015
as Snoot / Evil Egg (voice) / Snoot / Dub (voice) / Snoot (voice)
Fish Hooks
2010
as Announcer / Allibut (voice)
Comedy Bang! Bang!
2012
as Poseidon / Stephendorff
Krapopolis
2023
as Ares (voice)
Elena of Avalor
2016
as Migs (voice)
The Jamie Foxx Show
1996
as Director
Drunk History
2013
as Thomas Edison / King Charles II / Jim Bowie / Carl Sagan
Miracle Workers
2019
as God's Dad
Workaholics
2011
as Bruce Benson
The Hughleys
1998
as Rick
Suburgatory
2011
as Fred Shay
Rock, Paper, Scissors
2024
as Parchment Paper (voice)
Match Game
2016
as Self - Panelist
My Adventures with Superman
2023
as Agent Slade Wilson (voice)
Ed
2000
as DJ Curtis Morris
The $100,000 Pyramid
2016
as Self
Will & Grace
2017
as Dr. DiLorenzo
Be Cool, Scooby-Doo!
2015
as Dustin Wallswreath / Jim McCoy / Cop (voice)
Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero
2014
as Judge Blort Clooney (voice)
Another Period
2015
as Dr. Sigmund Freudas
The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show
2015
as Mr. Peabody (voice)
Great News
2017
as Gerald
T.U.F.F. Puppy
2010
as Caped Cod (voice)
Suddenly Susan
1996
as Waiter / Phil
Bajillion Dollar Propertie$
2016
as Walton Rothchild
Dogs in Space
2021
as Ed (voice)
Better Off Ted
2009
as Walter
Movies (82)
Hotel Transylvania
2012
as Mr. Fly (voice)
The Dictator
2012
as News Anchor
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation
2018
as Stan / Fish Man (voice)
Hotel Transylvania 2
2015
as Fly (voice)
Turbo
2013
as Announcer #2 (voice)
21 Jump Street
2012
as Mr. Gordon
Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween
2018
as Walter
Home Sweet Home Alone
2021
as Uncle Stu
Barely Legal
2003
as Mr. Ronald Greitzer
Jingle All the Way
1996
as Toy Store Sales Clerk
Senior Year
2022
as Jim Conway
Sisters
2015
as Phil
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
2004
as Garth Holliday
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
2022
as Dave Bollinari (voice)
Stop! That! Train!
2026
as Conductor Davenport
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
2013
as Garth Holliday
Finding ʻOhana
2021
as Brown
The Ridiculous 6
2015
as Bank Manager
Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again
2022
as Washington (voice)
Hot Rod
2007
as Barry Pasternack
Life of the Party
2018
as Mr. Truzack (Wayne)
Labor Pains
2009
as Jerry Steinwald
Lorne
2026
as Narrator
Battle of the Sexes
2017
as DJ
Escape from Planet Earth
2013
as Hammer (voice)
Paper Man
2009
as Peter
Mimics
2026
as Jack Conrad
The Laundromat
2019
as Doomed Gringo #2
The Five-Year Engagement
2012
as Bill
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
2007
as Theo
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
2025
as Self
Down with Love
2003
as TV Emcee
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
2004
as Garth Holliday
Elena and the Secret of Avalor
2016
as Migs (voice)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler
2009
as Edward Turlington (archive footage)
Micro Budget
2026
as Toby
The Grand
2007
as Harold Melvin
Our Little Secret
2024
as Veterinarian
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025
as Self (archive footage)
Eavesdrop
2008
as Terrence
Hollywood & Wine
2011
as Peter West
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend
2020
as Junior
The Religetables
2002
The Ladies Man
2000
as Phil Swanson
A Loud House Christmas Movie: Naughty or Nice
2025
as Gerald (voice)
The Dink
2026
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell
2002
as Self / Various (archive footage)
Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice
2011
as Mr. Thistleton (voice)
WordGirl: The Rise of Miss Power
2012
Harold
2008
as Coach Vanderpool
Slice
2018
as Mayor Tracy
The Women of SNL
2010
as Various (archive footage)
Break Point
2014
as Jay LaRoche
Ira & Abby
2006
as Dr. Ronald Silverberg
I'm Reed Fish
2007
as Ralph
Kabluey
2007
as Frank
The Last Laugh
2019
as Charlie Green
Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special
2017
as Dr. Vince Harbert
I Am Woman
2020
as Artie Mogull
The Better Half
2015
as Daniel
The Dogfather
2010
as Brian Franks
Elena of Avalor: Realm of the Jaquins
2017
as Migs (voice)
Saturday Night Live in the 2000s: Time and Again
2010
as Self
Kung Fu Magoo
2010
as Cole Fusion / Ninja (voice)
Evil Alien Conquerors
2003
as Du-ug
Austin Found
2017
as Alan Dickinson
Answer This!
2011
as Brian Collins
Looking for Kitty
2004
as Guy Borne
Harry and the Mutant Mid-Century Furniture
Jeff Dunham: Unhinged in Hollywood
2015
as Self
In Fidelity
2024
as Lyle Ayker
As We Know It
2023
as Ted Sommers
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Commercial Parodies
2006
Hot Mess Holiday
2021
as Mike
Sunny and Share Love You
2007
as Kevin Keith Baker
The Maya Rudolph Show
2014
as Self
Farm Sluts
2003
as Larry
Wake
A Freezerburnt Christmas
2002
Millennial Hunter
2023
as John (voice)
Yung Punx: A Punk Parable
2021
as therapist (voice)
AJ's Infinite Summer
2014
as Dad (voice)
About Chris Parnell
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… With 168 credits spanning from 1975 to 2026, Chris Parnell has appeared in 82 films and 86 TV shows.
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Most Popular Chris Parnell Movies
- Hotel Transylvania (2012) — as Mr. Fly (voice)
- The Dictator (2012) — as News Anchor
- Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (2018) — as Stan / Fish Man (voice)
- Hotel Transylvania 2 (2015) — as Fly (voice)
- Turbo (2013) — as Announcer #2 (voice)
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