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Darrell Hammond

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Darrell Hammond
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Cracked Up (2018)
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Comedian Darrell Hammond was born in Melbourne, Florida, to Margaret Evelyn (Helms) and Max Carey Hammond. A Saturday Night Live (1975) cast member from 1995 to 2009 - the longest tenure of any SNL cast member - Hammond was one of the sketch TV show's strongest and funniest performers. 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 with Chris Matthews (1997) 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 and I (1999) and New York Minute (2004)), Hammond is still a revelation whenever it comes to SNL.

More recently known for his ongoing 2011 - 2012 SNL Republican Primary coverage and spot-on portrayal of sometimes - candidate Donald Trump.

In May 2011 Darrell published his first auto-biography: God If You're Not Up There I'm F*cked: Tales of Stand-Up, Saturday Night Live, and Other Mind-Altering Mayhem. This book tells how a childhood filled with abuse led to his career as a mimic and impersonator extraordinaire.
BornOctober 8, 1955
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BornOctober 8, 1955
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  • Awards
    • 1 nomination

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Darrell Hammond and Larry Laskowski in Cracked Up (2018)
Darrell Hammond and Ellen Ratner in Bizaardvark (2016)
Darrell Hammond in Saturday Night Live (1975)
Norm MacDonald and Darrell Hammond in Saturday Night Live (1975)
Darrell Hammond, Shia LaBeouf, and Amy Poehler in Saturday Night Live (1975)
Will Ferrell, Darrell Hammond, and Maya Rudolph in Saturday Night Live (1975)
Darrell Hammond in Saturday Night Live (1975)
Darrell Hammond in Saturday Night Live (1975)
Darrell Hammond in Saturday Night Live (1975)
Fred Armisen, Will Forte, and Darrell Hammond in Saturday Night Live (1975)
Will Forte and Darrell Hammond in Saturday Night Live (1975)
Will Forte and Darrell Hammond in Saturday Night Live (1975)

Known for:

Dan Aykroyd, John Goodman, J. Evan Bonifant, and Joe Morton in Blues Brothers 2000 (1998)
Blues Brothers 2000
4.9
  • Robertson
  • 1998
Charlie Sheen, Leslie Nielsen, Denise Richards, Queen Latifah, Simon Rex, Anthony Anderson, Anna Faris, and Eddie Griffin in Scary Movie 3 (2003)
Scary Movie 3
5.5
  • Father Muldoon
  • 2003
Epic Movie (2007)
Epic Movie
2.4
  • Captain Jack Swallows
  • 2007
Saturday Night Live (1975)
Saturday Night Live
8.0
TV Series
  • Various
  • Announcer
  • Bill Clinton
  • Donald Trump
  • Dick Cheney
  • Chris Matthews
  • Al Gore
  • Ted Koppel
  • Sean Connery
  • Dan Rather
  • Jesse Jackson
  • Donald Rumsfeld
  • Geraldo Rivera
  • Regis Philbin
  • Arnold Schwarzenegger
  • Phil Donahue
  • Bill O'Reilly
  • Percy Bo Dance
  • Tim Russert
  • Brit Hume
  • Jay Leno
  • Jimmy Carter
  • Lou Dobbs
  • Richard Dreyfuss
  • Aaron Brown
  • Bob Costas
  • Broker
  • George W. Bush
  • Hugh Downs
  • Jesse Helms
  • John Ashcroft
  • John Travolta
  • Narrator
  • Rich Little
  • Richard Gephardt
  • Rodney Dangerfield
  • Rudolph Guiliani
  • Self
  • Sen. John McCain
  • Tony Soprano
  • Wolf Blitzer
  • announcer
  • Abraham Lincoln
  • Adam Schiff
  • Al D'Amato
  • Al Michaels
  • Alfred Hitchcock
  • Arnold Scwarzenegger
  • Bela Karolyi
  • Bill Clinto
  • Bruce Vilanch
  • Bud Collins
  • Cable announcer
  • Cardinal George
  • Carl Denham
  • Chris Berman
  • Chris Mathews
  • Christopher Dodd
  • Clark Gable
  • Clint Eastwood
  • Cobra
  • Colin Powell
  • Commentator
  • Daniel Benzali
  • Darth Vader
  • Dennis Franz
  • Dennis Hastert
  • Don Imus
  • Don Knots
  • Family Member
  • Fred Thompson
  • George Lucas
  • George Whipple II
  • Gerry Spence
  • Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger
  • Hannibal Lecter
  • Honeydew Band Member
  • Isaac Mizrahi
  • James Gandolfini
  • John McCain
  • Johnny
  • Johnny Cash
  • Jon Lovitz
  • Karl Lagerfeld
  • Lamar Alexander
  • Marge Schott
  • Mayor Rudolph Giuliani
  • Mel Rapp
  • Mohammed Saeed al-Shaf
  • Morning Latte Announcer
  • Mr. O.J. Food
  • Mr. Phillips
  • Narc
  • Newt Gingrich
  • Nicotrel Announcer
  • Pervez Musharraf
  • Pete
  • Peter Jennings
  • Pope Benedict XVI
  • Rabbi Naftali 'Pat' Ehrenfeld
  • Reporter
  • Richard Walken
  • Robert Osbourne
  • Robert Stack
  • Rusty Hutchens
  • Sammy
  • Samuel L. Freelock
  • Score announcer
  • Shashlik
  • Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber
  • Sister Marie
  • Tariq Uzekiel
  • Telly Savalas
  • Tico Tico
  • Tom Brokaw
  • Tom Ridge
  • Uncle Frank
  • Various.Tom Ridge
  • Voice of O.J. Simpson
  • Walter Cronkite
  • William Shatner
  • anchor

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Actor

  • Cora Bora (2023)
    Cora Bora
    • 2023
  • Josh Keaton, Jeffrey Wright, Lake Bell, Chadwick Boseman, Cynthia Kaye McWilliams, Hudson Thames, Hayley Atwell, and Ross Marquand in What If...? (2021)
    What If...?
    • Nazi General (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • Saturday Night Live (1975)
    Saturday Night Live
    • Announcer
    • Chris Matthews
    • Bill Clinton ...
    • TV Series
    • 1995–2021
  • At Home with Amy Sedaris (2017)
    At Home with Amy Sedaris
    • Announcer VO
    • Chad Chutney
    • Radio Voice ...
    • TV Series
    • 2017–2020
  • Bizaardvark (2016)
    Bizaardvark
    • Red Duckworth
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • Jon Gries in Dream Corp LLC (2016)
    Dream Corp LLC
    • Bill Ruff
    • TV Series
    • 2018
  • Tara Reid, Ian Ziering, and Cassandra Scerbo in The Last Sharknado: It's About Time (2018)
    The Last Sharknado: It's About Time
    • George Washington
    • TV Movie
    • 2018
  • Sasheer Zamata in Saturday Night Live: Cut for Time (2013)
    Saturday Night Live: Cut for Time
    • Jerry
    • Schwartz
    • TV Series
    • 2018
  • Darrell Hammond and Julia Mattison in Thoughts & Prayers: America's Worst Responders (2018)
    Thoughts & Prayers: America's Worst Responders
    • Thoughts
    • Short
    • 2018
  • Criminal Minds (2005)
    Criminal Minds
    • Lawrence Coleman
    • TV Series
    • 2017
  • Above Average Presents (2012)
    Above Average Presents
    • Denny Gaines
    • TV Series
    • 2017
  • Draftsville (2017)
    Draftsville
    • Denny Gaines
    • TV Series
    • 2017
  • Brad Neely's Harg Nallin' Sclopio Peepio (2016)
    Brad Neely's Harg Nallin' Sclopio Peepio
    • Various
    • TV Series
    • 2016
  • Ellie Kemper in Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (2015)
    Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
    • Announcer (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 2016
  • Tyler Labine in Deadbeat (2014)
    Deadbeat
    • Don Soderbergh
    • TV Series
    • 2014

Writer

  • Darrell Hammond: Mayhem Explained (2018)
    Darrell Hammond: Mayhem Explained
    • Writer
    • TV Special
    • 2018
  • Who Counts?
    • story elements (2002)
    • TV Series
    • 2002
  • Comedy Central Presents (1998)
    Comedy Central Presents
    • writer
    • TV Series
    • 2000
  • The Scarecrow (2000)
    The Scarecrow
    • additional dialogue
    • 2000

Additional Crew

  • Saturday Night Live (1975)
    Saturday Night Live
    • announcer
    • TV Series
    • 2018–2019
  • In-development projects at IMDbPro

Videos24

Saturday Night Live: The Women of SNL
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Saturday Night Live: The Women of SNL
Saturday Night Live: The Women of SNL
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Saturday Night Live: The Women of SNL
Saturday Night Live: The Women of SNL
Clip 0:28
Saturday Night Live: The Women of SNL
Saturday Night Live: The Women of SNL
Clip 0:57
Saturday Night Live: The Women of SNL
Saturday Night Live: The Women of SNL
Clip 0:27
Saturday Night Live: The Women of SNL
Saturday Night Live: The Women of SNL
Clip 0:51
Saturday Night Live: The Women of SNL
EW News: Norm Macdonald replaces Darrell Hammond as KFC's Col. Sanders
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EW News: Norm Macdonald replaces Darrell Hammond as KFC's Col. Sanders
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Cracked Up
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Personal details

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  • Height
    • 5′ 7″ (1.70 m)
  • Born
    • October 8, 1955
    • Melbourne, Florida, USA
  • Spouses
      Elizabeth Hammond1997 - 2012
  • Other works
    (Late 1980s): Worked at BJ 105.1 FM in Orlando, Florida
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Print Biography
    • 3 Articles
    • 2 Magazine Cover Photos

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    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).
  • Quotes
    [on his troubled past] The thing that occurs to me is that abhorrent behavior is not an airborne virus. You don't get it because you sat on the wrong toilet seat in the subway station. Something has to occur to have caused it. Suddenly I realized I'm not ashamed of this at all. I've been knocked down on the canvas a number of times and I've never not gotten up.
  • Trademark
    Most known for his impression of Bill Clinton

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