| Darrell Hammond | |
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 Darrell Hammond on stage, 2005 |
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| Born | October 8, 1955 Melbourne, Florida, U.S. |
| Medium | Television |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse | Elizabeth |
Darrell Hammond (born October 8, 1955) is an American comedian who has been a cast member of Saturday Night Live (SNL) since 1995. Events 314 - Roman Emperor Licinius is defeated by his colleague Constantine I at the Battle of Cibalae, and loses Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Melbourne is a city in Brevard County Florida, United States. Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic Nationality is a relationship between a Person and their State of Origin, Culture, association Affiliation and/or Loyalty The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 314 - Roman Emperor Licinius is defeated by his colleague Constantine I at the Battle of Cibalae, and loses Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience primarily by making them laugh Saturday Night Live ( SNL) is a weekly late-night 90-minute American Sketch comedy / Variety show based in New York City Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 He has made more SNL appearances, by far, than any other cast member in its entire history.
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Biography
Personal life
Hammond was born in Tampa, Florida. Darrell graduated from Melbourne High School in Melbourne, Florida in 1973 and then attended Brevard Community College and University of Florida at Gainesville where he majored in broadcasting. Melbourne is a city in Brevard County Florida, United States. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Brevard Community College, founded in 1960, is a Community college on Florida's Space Coast, in Brevard County Florida. The University of Florida ( Florida or UF) is a public land-grant, sea-grant, space-grant major Research Gainesville is the largest City in and County seat of Alachua County, Florida, United States. After completing college, Hammond moved to New York City where he lived for several years before joining the cast of SNL. The City of New York He married his wife, Elizabeth, in 1986 but the death of a close personal friend of his in 1991 led to a relapse of drug and alcohol abuse. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) [1] They divorced in the early 1990s and remarried in 1997. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar They now have a daughter named Mia who was born in 1998. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar)
When he isn't busy working Darrell is involved with numerous charitable causes and enjoys spending time working for causes important to him.
Career
Midway between the 2004–2005 season, Hammond set the record for the longest consecutive tenure of any SNL cast member in the show's history. Tenure commonly refers to life tenure in a job and specifically to a senior Academic 's Contractual right not to have their position terminated He also holds SNL records for most impressions by a single cast-member, and most times for saying the legendary catch-phrase "Live from New York, it's Saturday Night!" to start the show (beating out Dana Carvey). Dana Thomas Carvey (born June 2, 1955) is an Emmy -award winning American Comedian and Actor known for his work on
Principally an impressionist, he became famous for his impressions of Arnold Schwarzenegger, Ted Koppel, Bill O'Reilly, Regis Philbin, Jack Perkins, Dick Cheney, Colin Powell, Donald Rumsfeld, Dr. Phil, Jesse Jackson, Phil Donahue, Don Imus, Jay Leno, Bob Costas, Tim Russert, Dan Rather, Geraldo Rivera, Richard Dreyfuss, Tony Soprano, Rudy Giuliani, Al Gore, and George W. Bush. An impressionist is a performer whose act consists of giving the "impression" of being someone else by imitating the other person's voice and mannerisms Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger ( German ˌaɐnɔlt aloʏs ˈʃvaɐtsənɛɡɐ born July 30 1947 is an Austrian American Bodybuilder, Actor Edward James "Ted" Koppel (born February 8, 1940) is an American journalist, best known as the former anchor for the William James O'Reilly Jr (born September 10 1949 is an American television / radio host, Author, Syndicated columnist, and Regis Francis Xavier Philbin (born August 25, 1931) is an Emmy Award -winning American Television personality and occasional Actor Jack Perkins (born December 28, 1933, in Cleveland Ohio) is an American reporter commentator War correspondent, and Anchorman Richard Bruce "Dick" Cheney (born January 30 1941 is the forty-sixth and current Vice President of the United States. Colin Luther Powell, KCB (Honorary MSC, (born April 5, 1937) is a retired General in the United States Army. Donald Henry Rumsfeld (born July 9 1932 is a United States Businessman, Politician, the 13th Secretary of Defense under President Phillip Calvin McGraw (born September 1, 1950) best known as Dr Jesse Louis Jackson Sr (born October 8 1941 is an American Civil rights activist and Baptist minister. Phillip John "Phil" Donahue (born December 21, 1935 in Cleveland Ohio) is an American media personality and Writer, best known as John Donald Imus Jr (born July 23 1940) known simply as Don Imus, is an American radio host, Shock jock, Humorist James Douglas Muir "Jay" Leno (born April 28 1950 is an Emmy Award -winning American Stand-up comedian and Television host Robert Quinlan "Bob" Costas (born March 22, 1952) is a Sportscaster, on the air for the NBC network since the early 1980s Timothy John Russert II (May 7 1950 &ndash June 13 2008 was an American television Journalist and lawyer who appeared for more than 16 years as the longest-serving Daniel Irvin "Dan" Rather Jr (born October 31, 1931) is a journalist and former news anchor for the CBS Evening News Richard Stephen Dreyfuss (born October 29 1947 is an Academy Award -winning American Actor, known for a number of film television and theater roles such Anthony John Soprano Sr, played by James Gandolfini, is a Fictional character on the HBO TV series The Sopranos. KBE Per, "Postnominal letters should be included when they are issued by a country or organization the subject has been closely associated with Albert Arnold Gore Jr (born March 31 1948 is an American environmental Activist, author Businessperson, former Politician, and former George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. Although he does many impressions, he is best known for his segments impersonating Sean Connery, Bill Clinton, Chris Matthews from Hardball, and more recently Donald Trump and John McCain. Sir Thomas Sean Connery (born August 25 1930) is an Academy Award - Golden Globe - and BAFTA Award -winning Scottish William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III, August 19 1946 served as the forty-second President of the United States Christopher Matthews (born December 17 1945) is an American News anchor and Political commentator, known for his nightly hour-long Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American Business magnate, Socialite, Television personality, and When veteran announcer Don Pardo is unavailable, Hammond fills in to introduce the cast, with a spot-on Pardo impersonation. Dominick George "Don" Pardo (born February 22, 1918) is an American radio and television Announcer. In the film Epic Movie, he parodies Johnny Depp's role as Captain Jack Sparrow from Pirates of the Caribbean. Epic Movie is a 2007 American Film directed and written by Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer John Pirates of the Caribbean is a multi-billion dollar Walt Disney franchise encompassing a theme park ride a series of films On several occasions his fake moustaches seem to fall off, examples of this can be seen in the Ludacris episode as well as the Ian McKellen/Kylie Minogue episode (both of which were covered up by ad-libs referring to Hammond's mustache coming undone). A fake moustache is a Costume accessory often used on Halloween, late night parties or for a good laugh Sir Ian Murray McKellen, CH, CBE (born 25 May 1939 is an English stage and screen actor the Kylie Ann Minogue, OBE, born 28 May 1968 is an Australian pop Singer - Songwriter and occasional Actress.
In the late 1980s, Hammond gained fame for his impersonations of Elmer Fudd and other Looney Tunes characters in the comedy single "Wappin'. Elmer J Fudd is a fictional Cartoon character and one of the most famous Looney Tunes characters Looney Tunes is a Warner Bros Animated cartoon series which ran in many movie theatres from 1930 to 1969 " The song was so popular with Dr. Demento listeners, it was included on the show's 20th Anniversary compilation. Dr Demento is the Stage name of Barret Eugene Hansen (born April 2, 1941) a Radio Disc jockey specializing in Novelty
Hammond is a frequent guest on The Howard Stern Show. The Howard Stern Show is an American radio show hosted by Howard Stern on Howard 100, one of two channels on the subscription-based He has also guest starred in episodes of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Law & Order: Criminal Intent. Law & Order Special Victims Unit (also known as Law & Order SVU or simply SVU) is an American Drama Law & Order Criminal Intent is an American Television series set in New York City. He had his own stand-up comedy special on Comedy Central: Comedy Central Presents Darrell Hammond. Hammond can frequently be seen at The Comedy Cellar in New York City. The Comedy Cellar is a famous Comedy club in Manhattan, where many top New York comedians perform The City of New York
In the summer of 2007, Hammond made his Broadway theatre debut, playing the role of Vice Principal Douglas Panch in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is a one act musical Comedy with music and lyrics by William Finn and a book by Rachel Sheinkin
Filmography
- Netherbeast Incorporated (2007)
- Epic Movie (2007)
- Ira and Abby (2006)
- New York Minute (2004)
- Scary Movie 3 (2003)
- Agent Cody Banks (2003)
- The Devil and Daniel Webster (2001)
- The King and I (1999) (voice)
- Blues Brothers 2000 (1998)
- Celtic Pride (1996)
See also
- Celebrity Jeopardy!, a popular SNL skit which regularly featured Hammond as Sean Connery. Netherbeast Incorporated ( 2007) is an Independent film directed by Dean Ronalds and written by Bruce Dellis. Epic Movie is a 2007 American Film directed and written by Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer Ira and Abby is a 2006 Romantic comedy film directed by Robert Cary and released in the US by Magnolia Pictures. New York Minute is a 2004 comedy Teen film starring Mary-Kate Olsen, Ashley Olsen and Eugene Levy. Scary Movie 3 ( 2003) is an American Comedy film directed by David Zucker and is the third film of the Scary Movie Agent Cody Banks is a 2003 film that follows the adventures of the 15-year-old title character (played by Frankie Muniz) who has to finish his chores avoid getting } Shortcut to Happiness is a 2007 Film adaptation of the Stephen Vincent Benet classic short story The Devil and Daniel Webster The King and I is a musical by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II. Blues Brothers 2000 is a 1998 musical / Comedy Film and Sequel to the 1980 film The Blues Brothers Celtic Pride ( 1996) is a Comedy Film directed by Tom DeCerchio. Celebrity Jeopardy! was a recurring sketch on Saturday Night Live. Sir Thomas Sean Connery (born August 25 1930) is an Academy Award - Golden Globe - and BAFTA Award -winning Scottish
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| Preceded by Mo Rocca |
Portraying Vice Principal Douglas Panch in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee June 2007-present |
Succeeded by imcumbent, currently performing as Vice Principal Douglas Panch |
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