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Darrell Augustus Hammond (born October 8, 1955) is an American
United States

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 comedian
Comedian

A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain members of an audience, primarily by making them laughter. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting a fool, as in slapstick, or employing prop comedy....
. He has been a regular on Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live is a weekly late-night 90-minute American sketch comedy/variety show filmed in New York City. It made its debut on October 11, 1975....
 (SNL) since 1995, and currently holds the record for longest tenure as an SNL cast member, having earned the title 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 over 100 celebrities (with former President Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton

William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton served as the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. He was the fifteenth Democrat elected to that office....
 as his most frequent impression) .

ond was born in Melbourne, Florida
Melbourne, Florida

Melbourne is a city in Brevard County, Florida, United States. As of 2006, the population estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau is 76,371. Melbourne is a principal city of the Palm Bay, Florida–Melbourne–Titusville, Florida Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is home to 534,359 people....
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Darrell Augustus Hammond (born October 8, 1955) is an American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 comedian
Comedian

A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain members of an audience, primarily by making them laughter. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting a fool, as in slapstick, or employing prop comedy....
. He has been a regular on Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live is a weekly late-night 90-minute American sketch comedy/variety show filmed in New York City. It made its debut on October 11, 1975....
 (SNL) since 1995, and currently holds the record for longest tenure as an SNL cast member, having earned the title 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 over 100 celebrities (with former President Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton

William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton served as the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. He was the fifteenth Democrat elected to that office....
 as his most frequent impression) .

Biography


Personal life

Hammond was born in Melbourne, Florida
Melbourne, Florida

Melbourne is a city in Brevard County, Florida, United States. As of 2006, the population estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau is 76,371. Melbourne is a principal city of the Palm Bay, Florida–Melbourne–Titusville, Florida Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is home to 534,359 people....
. Darrell graduated from Melbourne High School in Melbourne, Florida
Melbourne, Florida

Melbourne is a city in Brevard County, Florida, United States. As of 2006, the population estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau is 76,371. Melbourne is a principal city of the Palm Bay, Florida–Melbourne–Titusville, Florida Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is home to 534,359 people....
 in 1973 where he was a star athelete who lettered in both Football and Baseball. He then attended Brevard Community College
Brevard Community College

Brevard Community College, founded in 1960, is a community college on Space Coast, in Brevard County, Florida. It has four integrated campuses in Cocoa, Florida, Melbourne, Florida, Palm Bay, Florida, and Titusville, Florida, as well as an Aerospace program at Kennedy Space Center and a Virtual Campus....
 and the University of Florida
University of Florida

The University of Florida is a Public university land-grant university, sea grant colleges, Space grant colleges major research university located on a campus in Gainesville, Florida, in the United States....
 where he majored in broadcasting. After completing college, Hammond moved to New York City
New York City

The City of New York is the List of United States cities by population in the United States, while the New York metropolitan area ranks among the List of urban areas by population....
 where he lived for several years before joining the cast of SNL. 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. They divorced in the early 1990s and remarried in 1997. They have a daughter named Mia who was born in 1998. Darrell also 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 (104, as of the Bradley Cooper
Bradley Cooper

Bradley Cooper is an American film, stage , and television actor....
/TV on the Radio
TV on the Radio

TV on the Radio is an American band formed in 2001 in New York City whose music spans through numerous diverse genres, from alternative rock and electro to free jazz and soul ....
 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
Dana Carvey

Dana Thomas Carvey is an United States comedian and actor, known for his work on Saturday Night Live and the spin-off movie Wayne's World ....
).

Principally an impressionist
Impressionist (entertainment)

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....
, he became famous for his impressions of Arnold Schwarzenegger
Arnold Schwarzenegger

Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger is an Austrian-American bodybuilder, actor, businessman, and Politics of the United States, currently serving as the List of Governors of California Governor of California of the state of California....
, Ted Koppel
Ted Koppel

Edward James "Ted" Koppel is an United States broadcast Journalism, best known as the News presenter for Nightline from the program's inception in 1980 until Koppel left in late 2005....
, Regis Philbin
Regis Philbin

Regis Francis Xavier Philbin is an United States television personality and occasional actor known for his roles as a talk show host, game show host, and presenter at various events....
, Jack Perkins
Jack Perkins

Jack Perkins is an United States reporter, commentator, war correspondent, and anchorman. He has been dubbed "America's most literate correspondent" by the Associated Press....
, Dick Cheney
Dick Cheney

Richard Bruce "Dick" Cheney served as the List of Vice Presidents of the United States Vice President of the United States from 2001 to 2009 in the George W....
, Bill O'Reilly, Donald Rumsfeld
Donald Rumsfeld

Donald Henry Rumsfeld is a United States businessman, politician, the 13th United States Secretary of Defense under President of the United States Gerald Ford from 1975 to 1977, and the 21st United States Secretary of Defense under President George W....
, Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter

James Earl "Jimmy" Carter, Jr. served as the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States from 1977 to 1981 and was the recipient of the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize....
, Colin Powell
Colin Powell

Colin Luther Powell, Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath, Meritorious Service Decoration, is an American statesman and a former four-star General in the United States Army....
, Dr. Phil
Phil McGraw

'Phillip Calvin McGraw' , best known as 'Dr. Phil', is an United States television personality, author, and former psychologist, currently the host of his own television show, Dr....
, Jesse Jackson
Jesse Jackson

Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr. is an American civil rights activism and Baptist Minister of religion. He was a candidate for the Democratic Party presidential nomination in 1984 and 1988 and served as "shadow senator" for the District of Columbia from 1991 to 1997....
, Phil Donahue
Phil Donahue

Phillip John "Phil" Donahue is an Emmy award winning American media personality and writer, best known as the creator and star of The Phil Donahue Show, also known as Donahue, the first tabloid talk show....
, Jay Leno
Jay Leno

James Douglas Muir "Jay" Leno is an Emmy Award-winning American stand-up comedian, television host and writer, who succeeded Johnny Carson as host of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno in 1992....
, Dan Rather
Dan Rather

Daniel Irvin "Dan" Rather, Jr. is a journalist and former news presenter for the CBS Evening News and is now managing editor and anchor of a television news magazine, Dan Rather Reports, on the cable channel HDNet....
, Geraldo Rivera
Geraldo Rivera

Geraldo Rivera , is an United States Lawyer, journalist, writer, reporter and former talk show host. He is known to have an affinity for dramatic, high-profile stories....
, Richard Dreyfuss
Richard Dreyfuss

'Richard Dreyfuss' is an United States actor, known for starring in a number of films, television and theater roles since the late 1960s. He is probably best known for his roles in Jaws , The Goodbye Girl, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Mr....
, Tony Soprano
Tony Soprano

Anthony John Soprano, Sr., played by James Gandolfini, is a fictional character on the HBO television series The Sopranos, created by David Chase....
, Rudy Giuliani
Rudy Giuliani

Rudolph William Louis "Rudy" Giuliani is an United States of America lawyer, businessman and politician from the U.S. state of New York who was Mayor of New York City from 1994 to 2001....
, Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon

Richard Milhous Nixon was the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States and the only president to resign the office....
, and Al Gore
Al Gore

Albert Arnold "Al" Gore, Jr. is an United States environmentalism activist who served as the List of Vice Presidents of the United States Vice President of the United States from 1993 to 2001 under President of the United States Bill Clinton....
. Although he does many impressions, he is best known for his segments impersonating Sean Connery
Sean Connery

Sir Thomas Sean Connery is an Academy Award, Golden Globe, and BAFTA Award winning Scotland actor and film producer who is best known as the first actor to portray James Bond in cinema, starring in seven Bond films....
, Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton

William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton served as the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. He was the fifteenth Democrat elected to that office....
, Chris Matthews
Chris Matthews

Christopher Matthews is an United States news anchor and political commentator, known for his nightly hour-long talk show, Hardball with Chris Matthews, which is televised on the United States cable television channel MSNBC....
 from Hardball, John Travolta
John Travolta

John Joseph Travolta is a two-time Academy Award, BAFTA Award, Screen Actors Guild Award-nominated and Golden Globe Award-winning United States actor, dancer and singer, best known for his leading roles in films such as Saturday Night Fever, Grease and Pulp Fiction ....
, Donald Trump
Donald Trump

Donald John Trump is an United States business magnate, socialite, television personality, and author. He is the Chairman and CEO of the Trump Organization, a US-based real-estate developer....
, and John McCain
John McCain

John Sidney McCain III is the senior senator United States United States Senator from Arizona. He was the Republican Party presidential nominee in the 2008 United States presidential election....
. When veteran announcer Don Pardo
Don Pardo

Dominick George "Don" Pardo is an United States radio and television announcer. He is noted for his long association with NBC, and in particular with Saturday Night Live, for whom he has been the announcer for all but one of its seasons, and continues today as the program's announcer, several years after his official retirement from NBC....
 is unavailable, Hammond fills in to introduce the cast, with a spot-on Pardo impersonation. On several occasions his fake moustaches seem to fall off, examples of this can be seen in the Ludacris
Ludacris

Christopher Bridges , better known by his stage name Ludacris, Grammy Award-winning American rapping. Along with his manager, Chaka Zulu, Ludacris is the co-founder of Disturbing tha Peace, an imprint distributed by Def Jam Recordings....
 episode as well as the Ian McKellen
Ian McKellen

Sir Ian Murray McKellen, Order of the Companions of Honour, Order of the British Empire , is an England actor of theatre and film, the recipient of the Tony Award and two Academy Awards nominations....
/Kylie Minogue
Kylie Minogue

Kylie Ann Minogue, Order of the British Empire, , is an Australian pop singer-songwriter and occasional actress. She rose to prominence in the late 1980s through her role in the Australian television soap opera Neighbours, before commencing her career as a recording artist in 1987....
 episode (both of which were covered up by ad-libs referring to Hammond's mustache coming undone).

Other work

In the late 1980s, Hammond gained fame for his impersonations of Elmer Fudd
Elmer Fudd

Elmer J. Fudd is a fictional cartoon character and one of the most famous Looney Tunes characters. He has one of the more disputed origins in the Warner Brothers cartoon pantheon ....
 and other Looney Tunes
Looney Tunes

Looney Tunes is a Warner Bros. animated cartoon series which ran in many movie theatres from 1930 to 1969. It preceded the Merrie Melodies series and is Warner Bros.'s first animated theatrical series....
 characters in the comedy single "Wappin'." The song was so popular with Dr. Demento
Dr. Demento

Dr. Demento is the stage name of Barret Eugene Hansen , a radio disc jockey specializing in novelty songs and pop music parodies. He created the persona in 1970 while working at Los Angeles, California station KPPC ....
 listeners, it was included on the show's 20th Anniversary compilation.

In the film Epic Movie
Epic Movie

Epic Movie is a 2007 in film cinema of the United States film film director and screenwriter by Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer. It was film producer by Paul Schiff....
, he parodies Johnny Depp
Johnny Depp

Johnny Depp is an American actor known for his portrayals of offbeat, eccentric characters such as Jack Sparrow in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series and Edward Scissorhands....
's role as Captain Jack Sparrow from Pirates of the Caribbean
Pirates of the Caribbean

Pirates of the Caribbean is a multi-billion dollar The Walt Disney Company franchise encompassing a theme park ride, a series of Pirates of the Caribbean and spinoff novels as well as numerous video games and other publications....
.

Hammond is a frequent guest on The Howard Stern Show. He has also guest starred in episodes of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit is an American drama television program about the Special Victims Unit in a fictional version of the 16th Precinct of the New York City Police Department....
 and Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Law & Order: Criminal Intent is an United States television program set in New York City. Criminal Intent premiered on September 30 2001....
. 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
Comedy Cellar

The Comedy Cellar is a famous comedy club in Manhattan, where many top New York comedians perform. It is located in the heart of Greenwich Village on 117 Macdougal Street between West 3rd and Bleecker Street....
 in New York City
New York City

The City of New York is the List of United States cities by population in the United States, while the New York metropolitan area ranks among the List of urban areas by population....
.

In the summer of 2007, Hammond made his Broadway theatre
Broadway theatre

Broadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located in the Theatre District, New York in Manhattan, New York City....
 debut, playing the role of Vice Principal Douglas Panch in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is a one act musical theatre comedy with music and lyrics by William Finn and a book by Rachel Sheinkin....
. Hammond is currently guest starring on the FX drama Damages
Damages (TV series)

Damages is an United States television drama series created by the writing and production trio of Daniel Zelman and brothers Glenn Kessler and Todd A....
.

Filmography

  • Netherbeast Incorporated
    Netherbeast Incorporated

    Netherbeast Incorporated is an independent film directed by Dean Ronalds and written by Bruce Dellis. It is an undead office comedy film concerning a telephone company in Arizona staffed entirely by flesh-eating, vampire-like employees who refer to themselves as "Netherfolk." Historical figures such as President James Garfield and Alexan...
     (2007)
  • Epic Movie
    Epic Movie

    Epic Movie is a 2007 in film cinema of the United States film film director and screenwriter by Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer. It was film producer by Paul Schiff....
     (2007)
  • Ira and Abby
    Ira and Abby

    Ira and Abby is a 2006 in film romantic comedy film directed by Robert Cary and released in the US by Magnolia Pictures. The poignant love story stars Chris Messina and Jennifer Westfeldt in the title roles, and co-stars Fred Willard, Frances Conroy, Jason Alexander, Bob Klein and Judith Light....
     (2006)
  • New York Minute (2004)
  • Scary Movie 3
    Scary Movie 3

    Scary Movie 3 is an American comedy film film director by David Zucker and is the third film of the Scary Movie franchise. This movie, like all others is a parody of many Horror film movies....
     (2003)
  • Agent Cody Banks
    Agent Cody Banks

    Agent Cody Banks is a 2003 film that follows the adventures of the 15-year-old title character who has to finish his chores, avoid getting grounded, and save the world by going undercover for the CIA....
     (2003)
  • The Devil and Daniel Webster
    The Devil and Daniel Webster (2001 film)

    Shortcut to Happiness is a 2007 film adaptation of the Stephen Vincent Benet classic short story The Devil and Daniel Webster . It stars Anthony Hopkins as Daniel Webster, Alec Baldwin as Jabez Stone, and Jennifer Love Hewitt as The Devil....
     (2001)
  • The King and I
    The King and I

    The King and I is a musical theatre by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II based on the book Anna and the King of Siam by Margaret Landon....
     (1999) (voice)
  • Blues Brothers 2000
    Blues Brothers 2000

    Blues Brothers 2000 is a 1998 in film Musical film/comedy film and sequel to the 1980 in film film The Blues Brothers . Directed by John Landis, the film featured Dan Aykroyd and John Goodman, with Cameo appearance by many musicians....
     (1998)
  • Celtic Pride
    Celtic Pride

    Celtic Pride is a comedy film directed by Tom DeCerchio. It features Daniel Stern and Dan Aykroyd as Mike O'Hara and Jimmy Flaherty, two passionate Boston Celtics fans and Damon Wayans as Lewis Scott, the Utah Jazz's All-Star shooting guard....
     (1996)


See also

  • Celebrity Jeopardy!
    Celebrity Jeopardy! (Saturday Night Live)

    Celebrity Jeopardy! was a recurring sketch comedy on Saturday Night Live. It parody the Celebrity Jeopardy! edition of the television game show Jeopardy! where celebrities compete and the game's level of difficulty is significantly reduced....
    , a popular SNL skit which regularly featured Hammond as Sean Connery
    Sean Connery

    Sir Thomas Sean Connery is an Academy Award, Golden Globe, and BAFTA Award winning Scotland actor and film producer who is best known as the first actor to portray James Bond in cinema, starring in seven Bond films....
    .


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