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Darrell Hammond
has been a cast member of
Saturday Night
Live (SNL) since
1995.
Midway between the
2004–2005
season, Hammond set the record for the
longest consecutive
tenure
of any SNL cast member in the show's
history. Hammond also holds SNL records
for most impressions by a single
cast-member, and most times for saying
the legendary catch-phrase "Live from
New York, it's Saturday Night!" to start
the show. He is also the only cast
member to have a "Best Of..."
compilation special while still a cast
member. A
gifted
impressionist,
he became famous for his impressions of
Arnold
Schwarzenegger,
Ted Koppel,
Bill O'Reilly,
Regis Philbin,
Jack Perkins,
Dick Cheney,
Colin Powell,
Donald Rumsfeld,
Dr. Phil,
Jesse Jackson,
Phil Donahue,
Sean Connery,
Jay Leno,
Bob Costas,
Tim Russert,
Dan Rather,
Geraldo Rivera,
Richard Dreyfuss,
Rudolph Giuliani,
Al Gore,
and
George W. Bush.
Although he does many impressions, he is
best known for his segments
impersonating
Bill Clinton,
Chris Matthews
from "Hardball", 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. |
