Darrell Hammond
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- This article is about comedian Darrell Hammond. For the veteran Arena Football player, see Darryl Hammond.
| Darrell Hammond | ||
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| Joined SNL | 1995 | |
| Status | Repertory | |
| Web Page | [link] | |
Hammond graduated from Melbourne High School in Melbourne, Florida in 1974 and then attended the University of Florida at Gainesville 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 1983 and then again in 1990 after a divorce in 1986. They now have a daughter named Mia who was born in 1998.
A gifted impressionist, he became famous for his impressions of Arnold Schwarzenegger, Ted Koppel, Bill O'Reilly, Regis Philbin, Chris Matthews, Dick Cheney, Colin Powell, Donald Rumsfeld, Dr. Phil, Jesse Jackson, Phil Donahue, Sean Connery, Donald Trump, Bob Costas, Pee Wee Herman, Johnnie Cochran, Al Sharpton, Richard Dreyfuss,Rudolph Giuliani, Al Gore, and, briefly, George W. Bush. Although he does many impressions, he is best known for his segments impersonating Bill Clinton, and more recently Donald Trump. When veteran announcer Don Pardo is unavailable, Hammond fills in to introduce the cast, with a spot-on Pardo impersonation.
Hammond is a frequent and popular guest on The Howard Stern Show.
Filmography
- 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! (SNL), a popular SNL skit which regularly featured Hammond as Sean Connery.
External links
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