Christopher "Chris" Nash Elliott (born May 31, 1960) is an American actor, comedian and writer known for his surreal sense of humor. He appeared in comedic sketches on Late Night with David Letterman (1982–1988), created and starred in the comedy series Get a Life (1990–1992) on Fox, and wrote and starred in the film Cabin Boy (1994). His writing has won four consecutive Primetime Emmy Awards. His other television appearances include recurring roles on Everybody Loves Raymond (2003–2005) and How I Met Your Mother (2009–2014), and starring roles as Chris Monsanto in Adult Swim's Eagleheart (2011–2014) and Roland Schitt in Schitt's Creek (2015–2020).[1] He also appeared in the films The Abyss (1989), Groundhog Day (1993), There's Something About Mary (1998), Snow Day (2000), Dance Flick (2009), and The Dictator (2012).
Elliott became a cast member of Saturday Night Live in 1994.[12] Also that year, Elliott starred in his first movie—entitled Cabin Boy—which also featured a short appearance by Elliott's old boss, David Letterman, and was produced by Tim Burton. He was nominated for a Razzie Award as Worst New Star.
Chris' father, Bob Elliott, co-starred on a Christmas episode in Season 4.
His daughter Abby Elliott joined the cast in 2008 (and left in 2012), the first casting of a second generation SNL member.
Impressions[]
- Anthony Edwards
- Bill Clinton (albeit a joke about Phil Hartman's departure, whereby all the men on SNL were being evaluated for the replacement Clinton)
- Chris Berman
- Ted Davis
- Yasser Arafat
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