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{{short description|American actor}}
{{Short description|American actor (born 1967)}}
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| occupation = {{hlist|Actor|comedian}}
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| years_active = 1988–present
| years_active = 1988–present
| known_for = {{ubl|''[[30 Rock]]'' |''[[Saturday Night Live]]''|''[[Archer (2009 TV series)|Archer]]''|''[[Rick and Morty]]''}}
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'''Thomas Christopher<!-- please don't add his nickname 'Chris' here per [[MOS:HYPOCORISM]] --> Parnell''' ({{IPAc-en|p|ɑːr|ˈ|n|ɛ|l}}; born February 5, 1967) is an American actor and comedian. First breaking through as a performer with the Los Angeles comedy troupe [[The Groundlings]], Parnell found wider success during his tenure as a cast member on the [[NBC]] [[sketch comedy]] series ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' from 1998 to 2006. After leaving ''SNL'', he played the role of [[List of 30 Rock characters#Leo Spaceman|Dr. Leo Spaceman]] on NBC's [[sitcom]] ''[[30 Rock]]'' from 2006 to 2013. In animation, he voices Cyril Figgis on the [[FX (TV channel)|FX]] series ''[[Archer (2009 TV series)|Archer]]'', [[Jerry Smith (Rick and Morty)|Jerry Smith]] on [[Adult Swim]]'s ''[[Rick and Morty]]'', Doug on [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]'s ''[[Family Guy]]'', and the narrator on the [[PBS Kids]] series ''[[WordGirl]]'' (2007–2015). He also voices "The Progressive Box" in a series of advertisements by the [[Progressive Corporation]].
'''Thomas Christopher Parnell''' ({{IPAc-en|p|ɑːr|ˈ|n|ɛ|l}}; born February 5, 1967) is an American actor and comedian. First breaking through as a performer with the Los Angeles comedy troupe [[The Groundlings]], Parnell found wider success during his tenure as a cast member on the [[NBC]] [[sketch comedy]] series ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' from 1998 to 2006. After leaving ''SNL'', he played the role of [[Dr. Leo Spaceman]] on the NBC [[sitcom]] ''[[30 Rock]]'' (2006–2013). Parnell is also a prominent voice actor known for his deep and distinctive voice. In animation, he voices the [[narrator]] on the [[PBS Kids]] series ''[[WordGirl]]'' (2007–2015), [[Cyril Figgis]] on the [[FX (TV channel)|FX]] series ''[[Archer (2009 TV series)|Archer]]'' (2009–2023), [[Jerry Smith (Rick and Morty)|Jerry Smith]] on [[Adult Swim]]'s ''[[Rick and Morty]]'' (2013–present), and Doug on [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]'s ''[[Family Guy]]'' (2019–2022). His work also extends into commercials, having voiced the [[Hamburger Helper]] mascot “Lefty”, appeared in advertisements as “America’s Dad” for [[Orbit Gum]], and is most known for voicing "The Progressive Box" in a series of advertisements by the [[Progressive Corporation]].


==Early life==
==Early life==
Parnell was born in [[Memphis, Tennessee]], to a [[Southern Baptist]] family.<ref name="plume2003">{{cite web|last=Plume|first=Kenneth |title=An Interview with Chris Parnell |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2003/01/21/an-interview-with-chris-parnell |website=IGN |access-date=February 25, 2020 |date=January 21, 2003}}</ref> His father, Jack Parnell, was a radio personality in Memphis. He attended the [[Northpoint Christian School|Southern Baptist Educational Center]], and graduated from [[Germantown High School (Tennessee)|Germantown High School]]. He decided to pursue acting as a career at age 17 and set his sights on being a theater actor. He attended the [[University of North Carolina School of the Arts]] where he received his BFA in Drama. He moved to [[Houston, Texas]] after college to do an apprentice actor program for a season at the [[Alley Theatre]], but did not get asked back to join the company. He became temporarily disenchanted with acting, and returned to his hometown and taught high school for a year. He moved to [[Los Angeles]] and auditioned for [[the Groundlings]] in 1992.<ref name="wtf">{{cite web|url=http://www.wtfpod.com/podcast/episodes/episode_539_-_chris_parnell|title=Episode 539 – Chris Parnell|publisher=[[WTF with Marc Maron]]|access-date=2017-10-11|author=Maron, Marc|date=2014-10-06}}</ref>
Parnell was born in [[Memphis, Tennessee]], to a [[Southern Baptist]] family.<ref name="plume2003">{{cite web|last=Plume|first=Kenneth |title=An Interview with Chris Parnell |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2003/01/21/an-interview-with-chris-parnell |website=IGN |access-date=February 25, 2020 |date=January 21, 2003}}</ref> His father, Jack Parnell, was a radio personality in Memphis. He attended the [[Northpoint Christian School|Southern Baptist Educational Center]], and graduated from [[Germantown High School (Tennessee)|Germantown High School]]. He decided to pursue acting as a career at age 17 and set his sights on being a theater actor. He attended the [[University of North Carolina School of the Arts]] where he received his BFA in Drama. He moved to [[Houston, Texas]] after college to do an apprentice actor program for a season at the [[Alley Theatre]], but did not get asked back to join the company. He became temporarily disenchanted with acting, and returned to his hometown and taught acting, film, and video at his alma mater, Germantown High School, for a year. In 1992, he moved to [[Los Angeles]] where he worked at [[FAO Schwarz]] for five years and took classes at [[the Groundlings]].<ref name="wtf">{{cite web|url=http://www.wtfpod.com/podcast/episodes/episode_539_-_chris_parnell|title=Episode 539 – Chris Parnell|publisher=[[WTF with Marc Maron]]|access-date=October 11, 2017|author=Maron, Marc|date=October 6, 2014}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
While performing as a company player with the Groundlings for a number of years, Parnell began doing commercials and getting guest roles on various sitcoms, such as ''[[Seinfeld]]'' and ''[[Murphy Brown]]''.<ref name="wtf"/> He was hired to join the cast of ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' as a featured player, and debuted on the show on September 26, 1998. He was promoted to repertory player the following season. In the summer of 2001, because of budget cuts and the hiring of four new cast members, [[Lorne Michaels]] was required to dismiss two cast members; he chose to lay off Parnell and [[Jerry Minor]] over [[Horatio Sanz]], [[Rachel Dratch]], and [[Maya Rudolph]]. Parnell was rehired in the middle of the following season.<ref name="graham2010">Graham, Mark (2010-01-14). Archer's Chris Parnell Talks Well-Endowed Cartoon Characters, Being Fired From SNL Twice. vulture.com, 14 January 2010. Retrieved on 2014-04-02 from http://www.vulture.com/2010/01/chris_parnell.html {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130114070835/http://www.vulture.com/2010/01/chris_parnell.html |date=2013-01-14 }}.</ref>
While performing as a company player with the Groundlings for a number of years, Parnell began doing commercials and getting guest roles on various sitcoms, such as ''[[Seinfeld]]'' and ''[[Murphy Brown]]''.<ref name="wtf"/> He was hired to join the cast of ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' as a featured player, and debuted on the show on September 26, 1998. He was promoted to repertory player the following season. In the summer of 2001, because of budget cuts and the hiring of four new cast members, [[Lorne Michaels]] was required to dismiss two cast members; he chose to lay off Parnell and [[Jerry Minor]] over [[Horatio Sanz]], [[Rachel Dratch]], and [[Maya Rudolph]].<ref>{{Cite web |author1=Jessica Rawden |date=2015-02-19 |title=How Chris Parnell Got Un-fired From Saturday Night Live |url=https://www.cinemablend.com/television/How-Chris-Parnell-Got-Un-fired-From-Saturday-Night-Live-70168.html |access-date=2024-07-11 |website=CINEMABLEND |language=en}}</ref> Parnell was rehired in the middle of the following season.<ref name="graham2010">Graham, Mark (January 14, 2010). Archer's Chris Parnell Talks Well-Endowed Cartoon Characters, Being Fired From SNL Twice. vulture.com, 14 January 2010. Retrieved on April 2, 2014 from http://www.vulture.com/2010/01/chris_parnell.html {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130114070835/http://www.vulture.com/2010/01/chris_parnell.html |date=January 14, 2013}}.</ref>


While on ''SNL'', Parnell appeared in numerous [[Sketch comedy|sketches]] and [[Saturday Night Live commercial|commercial parodies]], and performed [[impressionist (entertainment)|impression]]s of various celebrities. Among his notable sketches are "[[Lazy Sunday (The Lonely Island song)|Lazy Sunday]]", a rap video he shot with [[Andy Samberg]], and "[[More Cowbell]]". He has performed raps about hosts [[Jennifer Garner]], [[Britney Spears]], [[Kirsten Dunst]], and [[Ashton Kutcher]]. On the DVD commentary for the West Coast version of the ''[[30 Rock]]'' episode "[[Live Show]]", Tina Fey and Beth McCarthy Miller noted that Parnell was nicknamed "The Ice Man" while working at ''SNL'', because of his apparent immunity to [[breaking character]], citing the "More Cowbell" sketch in which he was the only actor not to break.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Reilly |first1=Dan |title='What the Hell Is Skimbleshanks?' The Oral History of SNL's Cats Sketch |url=https://www.vulture.com/2019/12/snls-cats-sketch-oral-history.html |website=Vulture |access-date=February 25, 2020 |date=December 11, 2019}}</ref>
While on ''SNL'', Chris appeared in numerous [[Sketch comedy|sketches]] and [[Saturday Night Live commercial|commercial parodies]], and performed [[impressionist (entertainment)|impression]]s of various celebrities. Among his notable sketches are "[[Lazy Sunday (The Lonely Island song)|Lazy Sunday]]", a rap video he shot with [[Andy Samberg]], and "[[More Cowbell]]". He has performed raps about hosts [[Jennifer Garner]], [[Britney Spears]], [[Kirsten Dunst]], and [[Ashton Kutcher]]. On the DVD commentary for the West Coast version of the ''[[30 Rock]]'' episode "[[Live Show]]", Tina Fey and Beth McCarthy Miller noted that Parnell was nicknamed "The Ice Man" while working at ''SNL'', because of his apparent immunity to [[breaking character]], citing the "More Cowbell" sketch in which he was the only actor not to break.<ref>{{cite web |last=Reilly |first=Dan |title='What the Hell Is Skimbleshanks?' The Oral History of SNL's Cats Sketch |url=https://www.vulture.com/2019/12/snls-cats-sketch-oral-history.html |website=Vulture |access-date=February 25, 2020 |date=December 11, 2019}}</ref>


[[File:Chris Parnell by David Shankbone (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright|Parnell at the 2007 [[Tribeca Film Festival]] ]]
[[File:Chris Parnell by David Shankbone (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright|Parnell at the 2007 [[Tribeca Film Festival]] ]]
In 2006, Michaels laid off Parnell, as well as Horatio Sanz and [[Finesse Mitchell]], due to budget cuts.<ref name="keller2006">{{cite web |last1=Keller |first1=Joel |title=Four SNLers are history, says Lorne Michaels |url=http://www.aoltv.com/2006/08/22/four-snlers-are-history-says-lorne-michaels/ |website=HuffPostTV |access-date=January 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120515214413/http://www.aoltv.com/2006/08/22/four-snlers-are-history-says-lorne-michaels/ |archive-date=May 15, 2012 |date=August 22, 2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Carter|first1=Bill|title=Bowing to Budget Cuts at NBC, 'Saturday Night Live' Pares Five Performers|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/21/arts/television/21snl.html|access-date=April 19, 2015|work=The New York Times|date=September 21, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150419120741/http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/21/arts/television/21snl.html|archive-date=April 19, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> This effectively made Parnell the only ''SNL'' performer to have been released twice by Michaels, although Parnell said in a 2008 interview with ''[[The Sound Of Young America]]'' that he was okay with being let go this time, as he was considering leaving after that season anyway, adding that he probably would have stayed one more season had he been 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]]) had been cast members longer. He has since made uncredited cameo appearances on the show, including parodying newscasters [[Tom Brokaw]], [[Jim Lehrer]], and [[Bob Schieffer]]. Parnell and his former ''SNL'' castmate Horatio Sanz starred together in ''[[Big Lake (TV series)|Big Lake]]'', a 2010 sitcom on [[Comedy Central]] from executive producers [[Will Ferrell]] and [[Adam McKay]].<ref name=info>{{cite web|title=Comedy Central's(R) 'Big Lake,' Starring Chris Gethard, Horatio Sanz and Chris Parnell, Debuts on Tuesday, August 17 at 10:00 P.M.*|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2010/07/26/comedy-centrals-big-lake-starring-chris-gethard-horatio-sanz-and-chris-parnell-debuts-on-tuesday-august-17-at-1000-pm-36654/20100726comedycentral01/|work=The Futon Critic|access-date=June 30, 2013|date=July 26, 2010}}</ref>
In 2006, Michaels laid off Parnell, as well as Horatio Sanz and [[Finesse Mitchell]], due to budget cuts.<ref name="keller2006">{{cite web |last=Keller |first=Joel |title=Four SNLers are history, says Lorne Michaels |url=http://www.aoltv.com/2006/08/22/four-snlers-are-history-says-lorne-michaels/ |website=HuffPostTV |access-date=January 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120515214413/http://www.aoltv.com/2006/08/22/four-snlers-are-history-says-lorne-michaels/ |archive-date=May 15, 2012 |date=August 22, 2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Carter|first=Bill|title=Bowing to Budget Cuts at NBC, 'Saturday Night Live' Pares Five Performers|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/21/arts/television/21snl.html|access-date=April 19, 2015|work=The New York Times|date=September 21, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150419120741/http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/21/arts/television/21snl.html|archive-date=April 19, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> This effectively made Parnell the only ''SNL'' performer to have been released twice by Michaels, although Parnell said in a 2008 interview with ''[[The Sound of Young America]]'' that he was okay with being let go this time, as he was considering leaving after that season anyway, adding that he probably would have stayed one more season had he been 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]]) had been cast members longer. He has since made uncredited cameo appearances on the show, including parodying newscasters [[Tom Brokaw]], [[Jim Lehrer]], and [[Bob Schieffer]]. Parnell and his former ''SNL'' castmate Horatio Sanz starred together in ''[[Big Lake (TV series)|Big Lake]]'', a 2010 sitcom on [[Comedy Central]] from executive producers [[Will Ferrell]] and [[Adam McKay]].<ref name=info>{{cite web|title=Comedy Central's(R) 'Big Lake,' Starring Chris Gethard, Horatio Sanz and Chris Parnell, Debuts on Tuesday, August 17 at 10:00 P.M.*|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2010/07/26/comedy-centrals-big-lake-starring-chris-gethard-horatio-sanz-and-chris-parnell-debuts-on-tuesday-august-17-at-1000-pm-36654/20100726comedycentral01/|work=The Futon Critic|access-date=June 30, 2013|date=July 26, 2010}}</ref>


Parnell voiced Fly in the animated films ''[[Hotel Transylvania (film)|Hotel Transylvania]]'' and ''[[Hotel Transylvania 2]]'', and Stan the Fishman in ''[[Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation]]''. He is a series regular on the [[FX (TV channel)|FX]] animated series ''[[Archer (2009 TV series)|Archer]]'', and is also known for his guest appearances as Dr. Leo Spaceman on ''30 Rock''. He provides the voice of the narrator on the PBS children's series ''[[WordGirl]]''. From 2011 to 2014, Parnell co-starred on the ABC comedy series ''[[Suburgatory]]'' where he played the husband of the character played by his former ''SNL'' castmate [[Ana Gasteyer]]. His role started out as recurring in the first season but he was bumped up to a series regular in the second season. The series aired for three seasons on ABC.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Moynihan |first1=Rob |title=A Night Out With Suburgatory's Chris Parnell & Ana Gasteyer|url=https://www.tvguide.com/news/suburgatory-parnell-gasteyer-1062965/ |website=TV Guide |access-date=February 25, 2020 |date=March 20, 2013}}</ref>
Parnell voiced Fly in the animated films ''[[Hotel Transylvania (film)|Hotel Transylvania]]'' and ''[[Hotel Transylvania 2]]'', and Stan the Fishman in ''[[Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation]]''. He is a series regular on the [[FX (TV channel)|FX]] animated series ''[[Archer (2009 TV series)|Archer]]'', and is also known for his guest appearances as [[Dr. Leo Spaceman]] on ''30 Rock''. He provides the voice of the narrator on the PBS children's series ''[[WordGirl]]''. From 2011 to 2014, Parnell co-starred on the ABC comedy series ''[[Suburgatory]]'' where he played the husband of the character played by his former ''SNL'' castmate [[Ana Gasteyer]]. His role started out as recurring in the first season but he was bumped up to a series regular in the second season. The series aired for three seasons on ABC.<ref>{{cite web |last=Moynihan |first=Rob |title=A Night Out With Suburgatory's Chris Parnell & Ana Gasteyer|url=https://www.tvguide.com/news/suburgatory-parnell-gasteyer-1062965/ |website=TV Guide |access-date=February 25, 2020 |date=March 20, 2013}}</ref>


Parnell provides the voice of the "Progressive Box" in commercials for [[Progressive Insurance]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/progressive-box-spokesperson-instead-flo-2012-12|title=Progressive Almost Made This Box Its Spokesperson Instead Of Flo|work=Business Insider|access-date=2018-01-22|last=Stampler|first=Laura|date=2012-12-05}}</ref> Since 2013, Parnell has voiced [[Jerry Smith (Rick and Morty)|Jerry Smith]] (and his alternate reality variants) on the [[Adult Swim]] series ''[[Rick and Morty]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Scott|first=Katie|title=Sarah Chalke, Chris Parnell talk 'Rick and Morty' ahead of Season 4 |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/6135335/rick-and-morty-interview-season-4/|website=Global News |access-date=February 25, 2020 |date=November 8, 2019}}</ref> On March 16, 2018, Parnell was cast in the main role of Wayne on the CBS sitcom ''[[Happy Together (2018 TV series)|Happy Together]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2018/03/chris-parnell-cbs-tim-mcauliffe-austen-earl-comedy-pilot-phill-lewis-direct-1202339671/|title=Chris Parnell To Co-Star In McAuliffe/Earl CBS Comedy Pilot; Phill Lewis To Direct|work=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=July 14, 2018|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|date=March 16, 2018}}</ref>
Parnell provides the voice of the "Progressive Box" in commercials for [[Progressive Insurance]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/progressive-box-spokesperson-instead-flo-2012-12|title=Progressive Almost Made This Box Its Spokesperson Instead Of Flo|work=Business Insider|access-date=January 22, 2018|last=Stampler|first=Laura|date=December 5, 2012}}</ref> Since 2013, Parnell has voiced [[Jerry Smith (Rick and Morty)|Jerry Smith]] (and his alternate reality variants) on the [[Adult Swim]] series ''[[Rick and Morty]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Scott|first=Katie|title=Sarah Chalke, Chris Parnell talk 'Rick and Morty' ahead of Season 4 |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/6135335/rick-and-morty-interview-season-4/|website=Global News |access-date=February 25, 2020 |date=November 8, 2019}}</ref> On March 16, 2018, Parnell was cast in the main role of Wayne on the CBS sitcom ''[[Happy Together (2018 TV series)|Happy Together]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2018/03/chris-parnell-cbs-tim-mcauliffe-austen-earl-comedy-pilot-phill-lewis-direct-1202339671/|title=Chris Parnell To Co-Star In McAuliffe/Earl CBS Comedy Pilot; Phill Lewis To Direct|work=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=July 14, 2018|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|date=March 16, 2018}}</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
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| ''[[Kung Fu Magoo]]''
| ''[[Kung Fu Magoo]]''
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| ''[[Hotel Transylvania (film)|Hotel Transylvania]]''
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| ''[[Escape from Planet Earth]]''
| ''[[Escape from Planet Earth]]''
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| Hammer
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| ''[[Austin Found]]''
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| ''[[Life of the Party (2018 film)|Life of the Party]]''
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| Wayne Truzack
| Wayne Truzack
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| ''[[Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation]]''
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| Stan, Fish Men
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| ''[[Slice (film)|Slice]]''
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| ''[[The Last Laugh (2019 film)|The Last Laugh]]''
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| Charlie Green
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| ''[[Finding ʻOhana]]''
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| ''[[Senior Year (2022 film)|Senior Year]]''
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| Jim Conway
| Jim Conway
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| ''[[Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again]]''
| [[George Washington]]
| [[George Washington]]
| Voice
| Voice<ref name="btva" />
⚫
|-
| 2024
| ''[[Our Little Secret (film)|Our Little Secret]]''
| Veterinarian
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|
|-
| TBA
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| ''[[The Dink]]''
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| Filming
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| 2 episodes
|-
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1997
| rowspan="3"|1997
| ''[[Seinfeld]]''
| ''[[Seinfeld]]''
| NBC Executive
| NBC Executive
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| Episode: "The Weighting Game"
| Episode: "The Weighting Game"
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|-
| rowspan="4" | 1998
| rowspan="4"|1998
| ''[[Union Square (TV series)|Union Square]]''
| ''[[Union Square (TV series)|Union Square]]''
| Don
| Don
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| ''[[Murphy Brown]]''
| Handler #2
| Handler #2
| rowspan="2" | 2 episodes
| rowspan="2"|2 episodes
|-
|-
| ''[[Conrad Bloom]]''
| ''[[Conrad Bloom]]''
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| 148 episodes
|-
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2001
| rowspan="3"|2001
| ''[[TV Funhouse]]''
| ''[[TV Funhouse]]''
| [[James Brolin]]
| [[James Brolin]]
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| ''[[As Told by Ginger]]''
| ''[[As Told by Ginger]]''
| Radio Announcer, Train Conductor
| Radio Announcer, Train Conductor
| Voice, episode: "Far from Home"
| Voice, episode: "Far from Home"<ref name="btva" />
|-
|-
| 2006–2013
| 2006–13
| ''[[30 Rock]]''
| ''[[30 Rock]]''
| Dr. Leo Spaceman
| [[Dr. Leo Spaceman]]
| 25 episodes
| 25 episodes
|-
|-
| 2007–2015
| 2007–15
| ''[[WordGirl]]''
| ''[[WordGirl]]''
| Narrator, additional voices
| Narrator, Unnamed Dr. Two-Brains Henchman, Exposition Guy, Sergeant Henderson, Museum Guard
| Voice, 89 episodes
| Voice, 89 episodes<ref name="btva" />
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2008
| rowspan="2" | 2008
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| 4 episodes
| 4 episodes
|-
|-
| 2009–2023
| 2009–23
| ''[[Archer (2009 TV series)|Archer]]''
| ''[[Archer (2009 TV series)|Archer]]''
| Cyril Figgis, [[Buck Henry]], Siegbert Fuchs
| Cyril Figgis, [[Buck Henry]], Siegbert Fuchs
| Voice, 127 episodes
| Voice, 127 episodes
|-
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2010
| rowspan="3"|2010
| ''[[Better Off Ted]]''
| ''[[Better Off Ted]]''
| Walter Palmer
| Walter Palmer
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| 2 episodes
| 2 episodes
|-
|-
| 2010–2021
| 2010–present
| ''[[Tayo the Little Bus]]''
| ''[[Tayo the Little Bus]]''
| Citu
| Citu
| Voice, English dub
| Voice, English dub
|-
|-
| rowspan="8" | 2011
| rowspan="9" |2011
|''[[Fish Hooks]]''
|Allibut, Announcer, Gecko Schoolmaster
⚫
|Voice, 2 episodes<ref name="btva" />
|-
| ''[[Robot Chicken]]''
| ''[[Robot Chicken]]''
| Scooter, Major Nelson
| [[Scooter Libby|Scooter]], [[I Dream of Jeannie|Major Nelson]]
| Voice, episode: "Big Trouble in Little Clerks 2"
| Voice, episode: "Big Trouble in [[Little People, Big World|Little Clerks]] 2"
|-
|-
| ''[[Mad Love (TV series)|Mad Love]]''
| ''[[Mad Love (TV series)|Mad Love]]''
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| ''[[Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice]]''
| Mr. Thistleton
| Mr. Thistleton
| Voice, television special
| Voice, television special<ref name="btva" />
|-
|-
| ''[[T.U.F.F. Puppy]]''
| ''[[T.U.F.F. Puppy]]''
| Caped Cod
| Caped Cod
| Voice, episode: "The Dog Who Cried Fish"
| Voice, episode: "The Dog Who Cried Fish"<ref name="btva" />
|-
|-
| 2011–2012
| 2011–12
| ''[[I Just Want My Pants Back]]''
| ''[[I Just Want My Pants Back]]''
| JB
| JB
| 6 episodes
| 6 episodes
|-
|-
| 2011–2014
| 2011–14
| ''[[Suburgatory]]''
| ''[[Suburgatory]]''
| Fred Shay
| Fred Shay
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| Voice, 20 episodes
|-
|-
| 2012–2016
| 2012–16
| ''[[Comedy Bang! Bang! (TV series)|Comedy Bang! Bang!]]''
| ''[[Comedy Bang! Bang! (TV series)|Comedy Bang! Bang!]]''
| rowspan="2" | Various
| rowspan="2" | Various
| 4 episodes
| 4 episodes
|-
|-
| 2013–2019
| 2013–19
| ''[[Drunk History]]''
| ''[[Drunk History]]''
| 6 episodes
| 6 episodes
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| [[Cartoon Network]] short
|-
|-
| 2014–2016
| 2014–16
| ''[[TripTank]]''
| ''[[TripTank]]''
| Various voices
| Various voices
| 7 episodes
| 7 episodes<ref name="btva" />
|-
|-
| rowspan="10" | 2015
| rowspan="10" | 2015
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| ''[[Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero]]''
| ''[[Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero]]''
| Judge
| Judge
| Voice, episode: "Defending the Earth"
| Voice, episode: "Defending the Earth"<ref name="btva" />
|-
|-
| ''[[Childrens Hospital]]''
| ''[[Childrens Hospital]]''
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| Episode: "Five Years Later"
|-
|-
|''[[Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja]]''
| ''[[Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja]]''
| Charlie Clucker
| Charlie Clucker
| Voice, episode: "McCluckerbusters"
| Voice, episode: "McCluckerbusters"
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| ''[[Be Cool, Scooby-Doo!]]''
| ''[[Be Cool, Scooby-Doo!]]''
| Dustin Wallswreath, Jim McCoy, Cop
| Dustin Wallswreath, Jim McCoy, Cop
| Voice, episode: "Grand Scam"
| Voice, episode: "Grand Scam"<ref name="btva" />
|-
|-
| ''Highston''
| ''Highston''
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| Episode: "Pilot"
|-
|-
| 2015–2016
| 2015–23
⚫
| ''[[Nature Cat]]''
⚫
| Various voices
⚫
| 41 episodes
⚫
|-
| 2015–16
| ''[[Dawn of the Croods]]''
| ''[[Dawn of the Croods]]''
| Snoot, Dub, Evil Egg
| Snoot, Dub, Evil Egg
| Voice, 12 episodes
| Voice, 12 episodes<ref name="btva" />
|-
|-
| 2015–2017
| 2015–17
| ''[[The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show]]''
| ''[[The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show]]''
| [[Mister Peabody|Mr. Peabody]]
| [[Mister Peabody|Mr. Peabody]]
| Voice, main role
| Voice, main role<ref name="btva" />
|-
| 2015–2023
| ''[[Nature Cat]]''
⚫
| Various voices
⚫
| 41 episodes
|-
|-
| rowspan="5" | 2016
| rowspan="5" | 2016
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| ''[[Bob's Burgers]]''
| ''[[Bob's Burgers]]''
| Warren Fitzgerald
| Warren Fitzgerald
| Voice, episode: "[[Pro Tiki/Con Tiki]]"
| Voice, episode: "[[Pro Tiki/Con Tiki]]"<ref name="btva" />
|-
|-
| ''[[Ask the StoryBots]]''
| ''[[Ask the StoryBots]]''
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| Episode: "The Magic Is Real"
| Episode: "The Magic Is Real"
|-
|-
| 2016–2020
| 2016–20
| ''[[Elena of Avalor]]''
| ''[[Elena of Avalor]]''
| Migs
| Migs
| Voice, 22 episodes
| Voice, 22 episodes<ref name="btva" />
|-
|-
| 2016–2022
| 2016–22
| ''[[Inside Amy Schumer]]''
| ''[[Inside Amy Schumer]]''
| Michael / HR Manager Bob
| Michael / HR Manager Bob
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| ''[[American Dad!]]''
| ''[[American Dad!]]''
| [[James A. Garfield]]'s clone, additional voices
| [[James A. Garfield]]'s clone, additional voices
| 17 episodes
| 21 episodes
|-
|-
| rowspan="5" | 2017
| rowspan="5" | 2017
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|-
|-
| ''[[Samurai Jack]]''
| ''[[Samurai Jack]]''
| Mud Alien, Scientist
| Mud Alien, Beetle Drone Scientist
| Voice, episode: "[[Samurai Jack (season 5)#ep54|XCIII]]"
| Voice, episode: "[[Samurai Jack season 5#ep54|XCIII]]"<ref name="btva" />
|-
|-
| ''[[Black-ish]]''
| ''[[Black-ish]]''
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| 10 episodes (main role; season 1)
| 10 episodes (main role; season 1)
|-
|-
| 2018–2019
| 2018–19
| ''[[Happy Together (American TV series)|Happy Together]]''
| ''[[Happy Together (American TV series)|Happy Together]]''
| Wayne
| Wayne
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| Episode: "Held Breath"
|-
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2019–20
| rowspan="3" | 2019–2020
| ''[[The Goldbergs (2013 TV series)|The Goldbergs]]''
| ''[[The Goldbergs (2013 TV series)|The Goldbergs]]''
| Harrison Whitby
| Harrison Whitby
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| Voice, 2 episodes
| Voice, 2 episodes
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2019–2022
| 2019–22
| ''[[Love, Death & Robots]]''
| ''[[Love, Death & Robots]]''
| The Cat
| The Cat
| Voice, 2 episodes
| Voice, 2 episodes<ref name="btva" />
|-
|-
| 2019–present
| ''[[Family Guy]]''
| ''[[Family Guy]]''
| Doug, additional voices
| Doug, additional voices
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| Voice, episode: "If Saturday Be... for the Boys!"
| Voice, episode: "If Saturday Be... for the Boys!"
|-
|-
| 2021–2022
| 2021–22
| ''[[Dogs in Space (TV series)|Dogs in Space]]''
| ''[[Dogs in Space (TV series)|Dogs in Space]]''
| Ed
| Ed
| Voice, 20 episodes
| Voice, 20 episodes<ref name="btva" />
|-
|-
| 2021–2023
| 2021–23
| ''Alpha Betas''
| ''Alpha Betas''
| Darryl
| Darryl
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| 2022
| 2022
| ''[[The Mysterious Benedict Society (TV series)|The Mysterious Benedict Society]]''
| ''[[The Mysterious Benedict Society (TV series)|The Mysterious Benedict Society]]''
|Captain of the Inverness
| Captain of the Inverness
|2 episodes
| 2 episodes
|-
|-
| 2022–2023
| 2022–23
| ''[[Last Week Tonight with John Oliver]]''
| ''[[Last Week Tonight with John Oliver]]''
|HOA Ambassador / Voice Over
| HOA Ambassador / Voice Over
|2 episodes
| 2 episodes
|-
|-
| rowspan="2"|2023
| rowspan="2"|2023–2024
| ''[[My Adventures with Superman]]''
| ''[[My Adventures with Superman]]''
| [[Deathstroke|Agent Slade Wilson]]
| [[Deathstroke|Agent Slade Wilson]]
| Voice, 7 episodes<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nelson |first=Samantha |date=2023-06-26 |title=My Adventures With Superman Review |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/my-adventures-with-superman-review-adult-swim-jack-quaid |access-date=2024-07-22 |website=IGN |language=en}}</ref><ref name="btva" />
⚫
| Voice, 2 episodes
|-
|-
| ''[[Hailey's On It!]]''
| ''[[Hailey's On It!]]''
| Various voices
| Robert Vandertrache
| 3 episodes<ref name="btva" />
| Voice, episode: "Scott's on a Roll/Bye Bye Birdies"
|-
| rowspan="2"|2024
| ''[[Krapopolis]]''
| [[Ares]]
| Voice, 2 episodes
|-
| ''[[Fallout (American TV series)|Fallout]]''
| Overseer Benjamin
| 2 episodes
|}
|}


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! Title
! Voice role
! Voice role
|-
| 2014
| ''[[Rick and Morty: Jerry's Game]]''
| rowspan="3" | [[Jerry Smith (Rick and Morty)|Jerry Smith]]
|-
| 2016–present
| ''[[Pocket Mortys]]''
|-
|-
| 2017
| 2017
| ''[[Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality]]''
| ''[[Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality]]''
| Jerry Smith
⚫
|-
| 2019
| ''[[Grand Theft Auto V]]''
| Tom Connors
|-
|-
| 2020
| 2020
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| 2012
| "[[Lazy Sunday (The Lonely Island song)#Sequel|Lazy Sunday 2]]"
| "[[Lazy Sunday (The Lonely Island song)#Sequel|Lazy Sunday 2]]"
|
|N/A
| Performed on ''[[Saturday Night Live]]''
| Performed on ''Saturday Night Live''
|}
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| ''[[Batman: The Audio Adventures]]''
| ''[[Batman: The Audio Adventures]]''<ref>{{Citation |title=Batman: The Audio Adventures (Podcast Series 2021) – IMDb |url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt15179396/fullcredits |access-date=2022-11-17}}</ref>
| Narrator<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dent |first=Alec |date=2021-09-18 |title=Holy Unfunny Podcast, Batman! |url=https://thedispatch.com/article/holy-unfunny-podcast-batman/ |access-date=2024-07-22 |website=The Dispatch |language=en-US}}</ref>
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| Dennis McNicholas
| Dennis McNicholas
| [[Blue Ribbon Content]]
| [[Blue Ribbon Content]]
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==External links==
{{Commons}}
{{Commons}}
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* {{IMDb name|663177}}


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Chris Parnell
Parnell at the 2019 WonderCon
Born
Thomas Christopher Parnell

(1967-02-05) February 5, 1967 (age 57)
Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
EducationUniversity of North Carolina School of the Arts (BFA)
Occupations
  • Actor
  • comedian
Years active1988–present
Known for
Children2[1][2]

Thomas Christopher Parnell (/pɑːrˈnɛl/; born February 5, 1967) is an American actor and comedian. First breaking through as a performer with the Los Angeles comedy troupe The Groundlings, Parnell found wider success during his tenure as a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live from 1998 to 2006. After leaving SNL, he played the role of Dr. Leo Spaceman on the NBC sitcom 30 Rock (2006–2013). Parnell is also a prominent voice actor known for his deep and distinctive voice. In animation, he voices the narrator on the PBS Kids series WordGirl (2007–2015), Cyril Figgis on the FX series Archer (2009–2023), Jerry Smith on Adult Swim's Rick and Morty (2013–present), and Doug on Fox's Family Guy (2019–2022). His work also extends into commercials, having voiced the Hamburger Helper mascot “Lefty”, appeared in advertisements as “America’s Dad” for Orbit Gum, and is most known for voicing "The Progressive Box" in a series of advertisements by the Progressive Corporation.

Early life

[edit]

Parnell was born in Memphis, Tennessee, to a Southern Baptist family.[3] His father, Jack Parnell, was a radio personality in Memphis. He attended the Southern Baptist Educational Center, and graduated from Germantown High School. He decided to pursue acting as a career at age 17 and set his sights on being a theater actor. He attended the University of North Carolina School of the Arts where he received his BFA in Drama. He moved to Houston, Texas after college to do an apprentice actor program for a season at the Alley Theatre, but did not get asked back to join the company. He became temporarily disenchanted with acting, and returned to his hometown and taught acting, film, and video at his alma mater, Germantown High School, for a year. In 1992, he moved to Los Angeles where he worked at FAO Schwarz for five years and took classes at the Groundlings.[4]

Career

[edit]

While performing as a company player with the Groundlings for a number of years, Parnell began doing commercials and getting guest roles on various sitcoms, such as Seinfeld and Murphy Brown.[4] He was hired to join the cast of Saturday Night Live as a featured player, and debuted on the show on September 26, 1998. He was promoted to repertory player the following season. In the summer of 2001, because of budget cuts and the hiring of four new cast members, Lorne Michaels was required to dismiss two cast members; he chose to lay off Parnell and Jerry Minor over Horatio Sanz, Rachel Dratch, and Maya Rudolph.[5] Parnell was rehired in the middle of the following season.[6]

While on SNL, Chris appeared in numerous sketches and commercial parodies, and performed impressions of various celebrities. Among his notable sketches are "Lazy Sunday", a rap video he shot with Andy Samberg, and "More Cowbell". He has performed raps about hosts Jennifer Garner, Britney Spears, Kirsten Dunst, and Ashton Kutcher. On the DVD commentary for the West Coast version of the 30 Rock episode "Live Show", Tina Fey and Beth McCarthy Miller noted that Parnell was nicknamed "The Ice Man" while working at SNL, because of his apparent immunity to breaking character, citing the "More Cowbell" sketch in which he was the only actor not to break.[7]

Parnell at the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival

In 2006, Michaels laid off Parnell, as well as Horatio Sanz and Finesse Mitchell, due to budget cuts.[8][9] This effectively made Parnell the only SNL performer to have been released twice by Michaels, although Parnell said in a 2008 interview with The Sound of Young America that he was okay with being let go this time, as he was considering leaving after that season anyway, adding that he probably would have stayed one more season had he been 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) had been cast members longer. He has since made uncredited cameo appearances on the show, including parodying newscasters Tom Brokaw, Jim Lehrer, and Bob Schieffer. Parnell and his former SNL castmate Horatio Sanz starred together in Big Lake, a 2010 sitcom on Comedy Central from executive producers Will Ferrell and Adam McKay.[10]

Parnell voiced Fly in the animated films Hotel Transylvania and Hotel Transylvania 2, and Stan the Fishman in Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation. He is a series regular on the FX animated series Archer, and is also known for his guest appearances as Dr. Leo Spaceman on 30 Rock. He provides the voice of the narrator on the PBS children's series WordGirl. From 2011 to 2014, Parnell co-starred on the ABC comedy series Suburgatory where he played the husband of the character played by his former SNL castmate Ana Gasteyer. His role started out as recurring in the first season but he was bumped up to a series regular in the second season. The series aired for three seasons on ABC.[11]

Parnell provides the voice of the "Progressive Box" in commercials for Progressive Insurance.[12] Since 2013, Parnell has voiced Jerry Smith (and his alternate reality variants) on the Adult Swim series Rick and Morty.[13] On March 16, 2018, Parnell was cast in the main role of Wayne on the CBS sitcom Happy Together.[14]

Filmography

[edit]

Film

[edit]
Year Title Role Notes
1996 Jingle All the Way Toy Store Sales Clerk
Shooting Lily Phone Company Salesman Voice
1997 Decade of Love Bobby Fastdancer Short film
1998 Operation Cadaver
1999 Deadtime Junior
2000 The Ladies Man Phil Swanson
2003 Evil Alien Conquerors Du-ug
Down with Love TV Emcee
National Lampoon's Barely Legal Mr. Ronald Greitzer
2004 Looking for Kitty Guy Borne
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy Garth Holliday
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
2006 I'm Reed Fish Ralph
Ira & Abby Dr. Ronald Silverberg
2007 The Grand Harold Melvin
Hot Rod Barry Pasternak
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story Theo
Sunny & Share Love You Kevin Keith Baker
Kabluey Frank
2008 Harold Coach Vanderpool
Eavesdrop Terrence
2009 Paper Man Peter
Labor Pains Jerry Steinwald
2010 Hollywood & Wine Peter West
The Dogfather Brian Franks
Kung Fu Magoo Cole Fusion, Ninja Voice[15]
2011 Answer This! Brian Collins
2012 21 Jump Street Mr. Gordon
The Five-Year Engagement Bill
The Dictator News Anchor
Hotel Transylvania Fly Voice[15]
2013 Escape from Planet Earth Hammer
Turbo Announcer #2
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues Garth Holliday
2014 Break Point Jay LaRoche
2015 The Better Half Daniel
Hotel Transylvania 2 Fly Voice[15]
Sisters Phil
The Ridiculous 6 William (Bank Teller)
2017 Austin Found Alan Dickinson
Battle of the Sexes DJ
2018 Life of the Party Wayne Truzack
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation Stan, Fish Men Voice[15]
Slice Mayor Tracy
Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween Walter
2019 The Last Laugh Charlie Green
A Name Without a Place Jerry Sundall
The Laundromat Doomed Gringo #2
I Am Woman Artie Mogull
2021 Finding 'Ohana Brown
Home Sweet Home Alone Uncle Stu Mercer
2022 Senior Year Jim Conway
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers Dave Bollinari
Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again George Washington Voice[15]
2024 Our Little Secret Veterinarian
TBA The Dink Filming

Television

[edit]
Year Title Role Notes
1996 Hope and Gloria Howard Episode: "Sit Down, You're Rockin' the Funicular"
1996, 1998 Suddenly Susan Phil, Waiter 2 episodes
1997 Seinfeld NBC Executive Episode: "The Butter Shave"
The Jamie Foxx Show Director Episode: "Do the Write Thing"
Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher Announcer Episode: "The Weighting Game"
1998 Union Square Don Episode: "It Takes a Thief"
Caroline in the City Gene Episode: "Caroline and the Cabbie"
Murphy Brown Handler #2 2 episodes
Conrad Bloom Simpson
1998–2012 Saturday Night Live Various 148 episodes
2001 TV Funhouse James Brolin Voice, episode: "Safari Day"
The Hughleys Rick Episode: "When Darryl Bumped Sally"
Friends Bob Episode: "The One with Rachel's Date"
2002 Ed DJ Curtis Morris Episode: "The Divorce"
2003 As Told by Ginger Radio Announcer, Train Conductor Voice, episode: "Far from Home"[15]
2006–2013 30 Rock Dr. Leo Spaceman 25 episodes
2007–2015 WordGirl Narrator, additional voices Voice, 89 episodes[15]
2008 Miss Guided Vice Principal Bruce Terry 7 episodes
Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday Bob Schieffer and Tom Brokaw 2 episodes
2009 Kröd Mändoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire Narrator Voice, 5 episodes
2009, 2010 Glenn Martin, DDS Various voices 4 episodes
2009–2023 Archer Cyril Figgis, Buck Henry, Siegbert Fuchs Voice, 127 episodes
2010 Better Off Ted Walter Palmer Episode: "The Impertence of Communicationizing"
The Life & Times of Tim Mark Douglas, Principal, William Voice, 3 episodes
Big Lake Chris Henkel 10 episodes
2010, 2011 Funny or Die Presents Various 6 episodes
Eureka Dr. Noah Drummer 2 episodes
2010–2021 Tayo the Little Bus Citu Voice, English dub
2011 Fish Hooks Allibut, Announcer, Gecko Schoolmaster Voice, 2 episodes[15]
Robot Chicken Scooter, Major Nelson Voice, episode: "Big Trouble in Little Clerks 2"
Mad Love Officer Dennis Barrett 2 episodes
Workaholics Bruce Benson Episode: "In the Line of Getting Fired"
Jon Benjamin Has a Van Area 51 Scientist Episode: "Stardoor"
Love Bites Chad Banks Episode: "Stand and Deliver"
Curb Your Enthusiasm Hank Episode: "The Hero"
Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice Mr. Thistleton Voice, television special[15]
T.U.F.F. Puppy Caped Cod Voice, episode: "The Dog Who Cried Fish"[15]
2011–2012 I Just Want My Pants Back JB 6 episodes
2011–2014 Suburgatory Fred Shay 38 episodes
2012 Gravity Falls Additional voices 2 episodes
Electric City Giovanni Montalbon Voice, 20 episodes
2012–2016 Comedy Bang! Bang! Various 4 episodes
2013–2019 Drunk History 6 episodes
2013–present Rick and Morty Jerry Smith Voice, main role
2014 Filthy Preppy Teen$ Sean Hastings Television special
The Tom and Jerry Show Narrator Voice, episode: "Sleep Disorder/Tom's In-Tents Adventure"
Glee Mario Episode: "Opening Night"
Garfunkel and Oates Stan Episode: "Rule 34"
BoJack Horseman Klaus, News Reporter Voice, episode: "Our A-Story is a 'D' Story"
Bad Judge Douglas Riller Episode: "Pilot"
Benched Mitch Episode: "Campaign Contributions"
AJ's Infinite Summer Dad Cartoon Network short
2014–2016 TripTank Various voices 7 episodes[15]
2015 Brooklyn Nine-Nine Geoffrey Hoytsman 2 episodes
Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero Judge Voice, episode: "Defending the Earth"[15]
Childrens Hospital Ron Pippin Episode: "Five Years Later"
Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja Charlie Clucker Voice, episode: "McCluckerbusters"
The Adventures of OG Sherlock Kush Prime Minister Voice, episode: "The Mystery of the Royal Flasher"
The Spoils Before Dying Bebop Jones 2 episodes
Another Period Sigmund Freud Episode: "Senate"
Jeff Dunham: Unhinged in Hollywood Network Executive Television special
Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! Dustin Wallswreath, Jim McCoy, Cop Voice, episode: "Grand Scam"[15]
Highston Wilbur Liggetts Episode: "Pilot"
2015–2016 Dawn of the Croods Snoot, Dub, Evil Egg Voice, 12 episodes[15]
2015–2017 The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show Mr. Peabody Voice, main role[15]
2015–2023 Nature Cat Various voices 41 episodes
2016 Sofia the First Zacharias Voice, episode: "Her Royal Spyness"
Bob's Burgers Warren Fitzgerald Voice, episode: "Pro Tiki/Con Tiki"[15]
Ask the StoryBots Reindeer Voice, episode: "Where Does Rain Come From?"
Tween Fest Preston Stevens Sr. Episode: "SpurgeExplosion"
Rhett and Link's Buddy System Vice Chairman Episode: "The Magic Is Real"
2016–2020 Elena of Avalor Migs Voice, 22 episodes[15]
2016–2022 Inside Amy Schumer Michael / HR Manager Bob 3 episodes
2016–present American Dad! James A. Garfield's clone, additional voices 21 episodes
2017 Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special Dr. Vince Harbert Television special
Elena and the Secret of Avalor Migs Voice, television film
Samurai Jack Mud Alien, Beetle Drone Scientist Voice, episode: "XCIII"[15]
Black-ish Dean Parker Episode: "Liberal Arts"
Great News Gerald Episode: "Squad Feud"
2017, 2020 Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Junior 2 episodes
2018 Blaze and the Monster Machines Cousins Ken and Sven Voice, episode: "The Pickle Family Campout"
Adam Ruins Everything Narrator 6 episodes
Grown-ish Dean Parker 10 episodes (main role; season 1)
2018–2019 Happy Together Wayne Main role
2019 Miracle Workers God's Dad Episode: "1 Day"
Bajillion Dollar Propertie$ Walton Rothchild Episode: "Held Breath"
2019–2020 The Goldbergs Harrison Whitby 2 episodes
Will & Grace Dr. DiLorenzo 2 episodes
Bless the Harts Ian David Col Voice, 2 episodes
2019–2022 Love, Death & Robots The Cat Voice, 2 episodes[15]
Family Guy Doug, additional voices Voice, 25 episodes
2020 Dummy Chet Jacobs Episode: "Plus Size Plus One"
Close Enough Ron Episode: "First Date/Snailin' It"
At Home with Amy Sedaris Chug Ducey Episode: "New Year's"
Mapleworth Murders[16] Ben Canelli 2 episodes
The Simpsons Mary Tannenbaum's Fiancé Voice, episode: "A Springfield Summer Christmas for Christmas"
2021 Archibald's Next Big Thing Is Here! Dr. Fluffberg Voice, 5 episodes
M.O.D.O.K. Alvin Healy / Tenpin Voice, episode: "If Saturday Be... for the Boys!"
2021–2022 Dogs in Space Ed Voice, 20 episodes[15]
2021–2023 Alpha Betas Darryl Voice, 2 episodes
2022 The Mysterious Benedict Society Captain of the Inverness 2 episodes
2022–2023 Last Week Tonight with John Oliver HOA Ambassador / Voice Over 2 episodes
2023–2024 My Adventures with Superman Agent Slade Wilson Voice, 7 episodes[17][15]
Hailey's On It! Various voices 3 episodes[15]
2024 Krapopolis Ares Voice, 2 episodes
Fallout Overseer Benjamin 2 episodes

Video games

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Year Title Voice role
2014 Rick and Morty: Jerry's Game Jerry Smith
2016–present Pocket Mortys
2017 Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality
2020 Maneater Trip Westhaven (Narrator / Host)

Music videos

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Year Song Title Album Notes
2005 "Lazy Sunday" Incredibad Performed on Saturday Night Live
2012 "Lazy Sunday 2" N/A Performed on Saturday Night Live

Audio

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Year Title Role Author Production Company
2021 Batman: The Audio Adventures Narrator[18] Dennis McNicholas Blue Ribbon Content

References

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  1. ^ "Instagram".
  2. ^ "Rick and Morty's Chris Parnell thinks Jerry would do very well in quarantine". May 11, 2020.
  3. ^ Plume, Kenneth (January 21, 2003). "An Interview with Chris Parnell". IGN. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
  4. ^ a b Maron, Marc (October 6, 2014). "Episode 539 – Chris Parnell". WTF with Marc Maron. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
  5. ^ Jessica Rawden (February 19, 2015). "How Chris Parnell Got Un-fired From Saturday Night Live". CINEMABLEND. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  6. ^ Graham, Mark (January 14, 2010). Archer's Chris Parnell Talks Well-Endowed Cartoon Characters, Being Fired From SNL Twice. vulture.com, 14 January 2010. Retrieved on April 2, 2014 from http://www.vulture.com/2010/01/chris_parnell.html Archived January 14, 2013, at the Wayback Machine.
  7. ^ Reilly, Dan (December 11, 2019). "'What the Hell Is Skimbleshanks?' The Oral History of SNL's Cats Sketch". Vulture. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
  8. ^ Keller, Joel (August 22, 2006). "Four SNLers are history, says Lorne Michaels". HuffPostTV. Archived from the original on May 15, 2012. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
  9. ^ Carter, Bill (September 21, 2006). "Bowing to Budget Cuts at NBC, 'Saturday Night Live' Pares Five Performers". The New York Times. Archived from the original on April 19, 2015. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
  10. ^ "Comedy Central's(R) 'Big Lake,' Starring Chris Gethard, Horatio Sanz and Chris Parnell, Debuts on Tuesday, August 17 at 10:00 P.M.*". The Futon Critic. July 26, 2010. Retrieved June 30, 2013.
  11. ^ Moynihan, Rob (March 20, 2013). "A Night Out With Suburgatory's Chris Parnell & Ana Gasteyer". TV Guide. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
  12. ^ Stampler, Laura (December 5, 2012). "Progressive Almost Made This Box Its Spokesperson Instead Of Flo". Business Insider. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
  13. ^ Scott, Katie (November 8, 2019). "Sarah Chalke, Chris Parnell talk 'Rick and Morty' ahead of Season 4". Global News. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
  14. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (March 16, 2018). "Chris Parnell To Co-Star In McAuliffe/Earl CBS Comedy Pilot; Phill Lewis To Direct". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
  15. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v "Chris Parnell (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved July 22, 2024. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
  16. ^ Porter, Rick (December 3, 2019). "Lorne Michaels' Quibi Murder Mystery Lines Up All-Star Cast". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
  17. ^ Nelson, Samantha (June 26, 2023). "My Adventures With Superman Review". IGN. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
  18. ^ Dent, Alec (September 18, 2021). "Holy Unfunny Podcast, Batman!". The Dispatch. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
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