Darrell Hammond

Darrell Hammond (born October 8, 1955 in Melbourne, Florida, and raised in Florida and Alabama) 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 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 saying the legendary catch-phrase "Live from New York, it's Saturday Night!" to start the show.

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October 8 - 1955 - Melbourne, Florida - Saturday Night Live - 1995 - 2004 - 2005 - Tenure

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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.

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Melbourne, Florida - 1974 - University of Florida - Gainesville - New York City

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A gifted impressionist (thought by some to be the best in SNL's history), he became famous for his impressions of Arnold Schwarzenegger, Ted Koppel, Regis Philbin, Chris Matthews, Dick Cheney, Colin Powell, Donald Rumsfeld, Dr. Phil, Jesse Jackson, Phil Donahue, Sean Connery, Donald Trump, Bob Costas, Rudolph Giuliani, Al Gore, and especially Bill Clinton, and George W. Bush for a brief period.

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Impressionist - Arnold Schwarzenegger - Ted Koppel - Regis Philbin - Chris Matthews - Dick Cheney - Colin Powell - Donald Rumsfeld - Dr. Phil - Jesse Jackson - Phil Donahue - Sean Connery - Donald Trump - Bob Costas - Rudolph Giuliani - Al Gore - Bill Clinton - George W. Bush

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Hammond will return to SNL for the 2005-2006 season, making it his eleventh season.

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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.

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1983 - 1990 - 1986 - 1998

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