Now in his seventh season on �Saturday Night Live,� Darrell Hammond is best known for the many impressions he has brought to the show.
His impressions have been applauded by television critics and viewers alike for their uncanny accuracy and range.Darrell has performed as everyone from politicians (Vice President Dick Cheney, Bill Clinton, Al Gore, Jesse Jackson and New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani), media figures (Ted Koppel, Sam Donaldson, Bob Costas, Tim Russert, Phil Donahue and Chris Williams of MSNBC�s �Hardball�) to celebrities (Sean Connery, Jay Leno, and Regis Philbin).
In April 1997, Darrell was applauded in the media for his dead-on impression of President Clinton during a surprise appearance with the President himself at an event before thousands of government officials and members of the Washington Press Corps. He returned to DC to perform as himself for newly elected President George W. Bush at the White House Correspondents Dinner in 2001.
Born and raised in Melbourne, Florida, Darrell began doing impressions as a child, but his pursuit of a career in performing only began after graduating from the University of Florida at Gainesville. After college, Darrell lived in New York for several years and appeared in off- and off-off-Broadway productions, in both dramatic and comedic roles. Later, he returned to Florida and honed his skills as an impressionist, performing on local and national radio programs.
For the last several years, Darrell has been performing stand-up comedy and impressions in New York and throughout the country. On film, he has lent his vocal talents to the recent animated version of �The King And I.� On television, Hammond has appeared on NBC�s �Late Night with Conan O�Brien,� �The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,� and �Law & Order: Special Victims Unit;� �Late Show with David Letterman,� �The Hollywood Squares,� MTV, Showtime, Comedy Central, VH-1 and A&E�s �Comedy on the Road.�
Darrell is a proud resident of the Hell�s Kitchen area of Manhattan. His birthday is October 8, 1960.
He is 41. |
