Darrell C. Hammond Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Darrell Hammond (born October 8, 1955) is an American actor, stand-up comedian and impressionist. He was a regular on Saturday Night Live from 1995 until 2009, the longest tenure of any cast member in the show's history. Upon his departure, Hammond, at age 53, was also the oldest cast member in the show's history. Hammond has made more SNL appearances than any other cast member and has impersonated more than 107 celebrities, with Bill Clinton as his most frequent impression. Hammond held the record for most impressions done by a cast member with 107, until being beaten by Kenan Thompson on May 3, 2014. As of December 10, 2011, he had appeared on the show eight times since leaving the cast. On September 19, 2014, Hammond was announced as the new announcer of SNL, replacing Don Pardo, who had died the month before.
Eastern Florida State College, University of Florida, Melbourne High School
Nationality
American
Spouse
Divorced: Elizabeth Hammond
Children
Mia Hammond
Parents
Margaret Hammond, Max Hammond
Movies
Epic Movie, New York Minute, Scary Movie 5, Scary Movie 3, Agent Cody Banks, Netherbeast Incorporated, Kiss Me Again, Wieners, Blues Brothers 2000, Ira & Abby, Nature Calls, The King and I, Puff, Puff, Pass, BuzzKill, Celtic Pride, Presidential Reunion, Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Halftime Sp...
TV Shows
Celebrity Jeopardy!, Saturday Night Live, Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday
By the time you get on the air on 'Saturday Night Live' you're so tired you can't even remember why you wanted to be a comic, or what you ever thought was funny. But when you get that huge first laugh in this famous place, and there are literally millions of people watching, and you're affecting what they do that night, you can't get higher. It can't get better.
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[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.
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Fact
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In his memoir, Hammond revealed that he never felt like a full member of the SNL cast because unlike his colleagues, he would not participate in writing sketches, but be asked to concentrate on impressions needed for the upcoming show. This is why he hardly ever made an appearance during the good-nights in his later seasons.
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Has spoken candidly about his struggles with Bipolar disorder and Schizophrenia.
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Started performing stand-up comedy at the age of 26 and moved to New York at 32.
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Used to put pictures of Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King and Harriet Tubman on his wall for inspiration.
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In 2011, he revealed in his memoir "God, If You're Not Up There, I'm Fucked: Tales of Stand-Up, 'Saturday Night Live' and Other Mind-Altering Mayhem" having been severely abused as a child, especially by his mother, and a subsequent history of drug addiction and self-harm as coping mechanisms. He also said that as a child, he had started practicing impressions and mimicry because it helped distract his mother from abusing him.
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Longest running cast member in SNL history with 14 seasons. Retired from SNL after the 34th season in 2009.
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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).
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Has a daughter, Mia Hammond (born April 13, 1998) with his wife, Elizabeth.
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In early 1989, Darrell was hired in Orlando, Florida to be the audience warm-up comedian for MTV's Game Show, Remote Control (1987) (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 (1975).
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Has met with Bill Clinton on several occasions, as the ex-President is a big fan.
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As of 2005, he is the longest-running cast-member in Saturday Night Live (1975) history, with 10 seasons under his belt.