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A Saturday Night Live cast member since 1995 - and still going on - comedian Darrell Hammond remains the sketch TV show's strongest and funniest performer. As well as being part of skits where he had chemistry with other cast members, Hammond won audiences over with dead-on impersonations of various celebrities and Hollywood figures, such as vice presidents Dick Cheney and Al Gore, president Bill Clinton, "Hardball" host Chris Matthews, Sean Connery (who constantly bothered Alex Trebek, played by fellow cast alumni Will Ferrell, during "Celebrity Jeopardy" skits), Regis Philbin, Donald Trump, and many more. Despite his shaky movie resume ("The King & I" and "New York Minute"), Hammond is still a revelation whenever it comes to SNL.

Spouse

Trade Mark

Most known for his impression of Bill Clinton.

Trivia

Graduated from University of Florida at Gainesville

Impersonations include Bill Clinton, Al Gore, Dick Cheney, Jesse Jackson, Chris Matthews, Regis Philbin, Sean Connery, John Travolta, Ted Koppel, Phil Donahue, Jack Nicholson, Donald Trump, and Richard Dreyfuss on "Saturday Night Live" (1975).

As at 2005 he is the longest running cast-member in "Saturday Night Live" history with 10 seasons under his belt.

Has met with Bill Clinton on several occasions as the ex-President is a big fan.

In early 1989, Darrell was hired in Orlando, Florida to be the audience warm up comedian for MTV's Game Show, "Remote Control" (who was shooting a season in Florida). Darrell was fired quickly because he wasn't getting the crowd excited ("warmed up") with his style of humor. He later went on to work with Colin Quinn (one of the game show hosts) on Saturday Night Live.

Has a daughter, Mia Hammond (born April 13, 1998) with his wife, Elizabeth.

Holds the SNL record for the most impressions by a single cast member: 105. He also holds the record 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).

Longest running cast member in SNL history with 14 seasons. Retired from SNL after the 34th season in 2009.

Where Are They Now

(July 2007) Playing Vice Principal Douglas Panch in Broadway's "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee"

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