Darrell Hammond
(born October 8, 1955) is an American comedian. He has been a regular on Saturday Night Live
(SNL) since 1995, and currently holds the record for longest tenure as an SNL cast member, having earned the distinction in 2004-2005. He has made more SNL appearances, by far, than any other cast member in its entire history, and, as of 2009, has impersonated 105 celebrities (with former President Bill Clinton as his most frequent impression). [1]
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Biography
Personal life
Hammond was born in
Tampa, Florida. Darrell graduated from
Melbourne High School in
Melbourne, Florida in 1973 where he was a star athlete who lettered in both football and baseball. He then attended
Brevard Community College and the
University of Florida where he majored in broadcasting. After completing college, Hammond moved to
New York City where he lived for several years before joining the cast of SNL. He married his wife, Elizabeth, in 1986. The death of a close personal friend of his in 1991 led to a relapse of drug and alcohol abuse.
[2] They divorced in the early 1990s and remarried in 1997. They have a daughter named Mia who was born in 1998. Darrell devotes many humanitarian service hours each month to those in need.
Saturday Night Live
During the 2004–2005 season, Hammond set the record for the longest consecutive tenure of any
SNL
cast member in the show's history. He also holds
SNL
records for the most impressions by a single cast member (105, as of the
Zac Efron/
Yeah Yeah Yeahs episode) and for the most times saying the show's catch phrase "Live from New York, it's Saturday Night!" to start the show (beating out
Dana Carvey).
He is probably best known on the show for impersonating
Sean Connery in the recurring
Celebrity Jeopardy! skits. He often uses crude and sex-oriented insults against
Alex Trebek (played by
Will Ferrell), primarily about how he slept with Trebek's mother the night before the show.
Other work
In the late 1980s, Hammond gained fame for his impersonations of
Elmer Fudd and other
Looney Tunes characters in the comedy single "Wappin'." The song was so popular with
Dr. Demento listeners, it was included on the show's 20th Anniversary compilation.
Hammond is a frequent guest on
The Howard Stern Show
. He has also guest starred in episodes of
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
and
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
. 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.
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
.
Hammond is currently guest starring on the
FX drama
Damages
.
Filmography
- Celtic Pride
(1996)
- Blues Brothers 2000
(1998)
- The King and I
(1999) (voice)
- The Devil and Daniel Webster
(2001)
- Scary Movie 3
(2003)
- Agent Cody Banks
(2003)
- New York Minute
(2004)
- Ira and Abby
(2006)
- Netherbeast Incorporated
(2007)
- Epic Movie
(2007)
- Wieners
(2008)
See also
- Celebrity Jeopardy!
, a popular SNL skit which regularly featured Hammond as Sean Connery.
References
- http://snl.jt.org/cast.php?i=DaHa
- Darrell Hammond: 12 Years On SNL - Darrell Hammond | CRAVEONLINE.COM