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To be a teacher you have to have a very giving, selfless personality. I don't think I'm that selfless and giving.

~Chris Parnell

Topics: Giving Personality Selfless Teacher Think Very You

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I appreciate and enjoy mathematics and science and all that side of things. I definitely have that side of me even though I'm not by any means an expert, but I love reading about physics and math and that kind of stuff. I wish I knew more than I did. I mean, I read books written for laymen, not textbooks or anything.

~Chris Parnell

Topics: About Any Anything Appreciate Books Definitely Did Enjoy Even Expert Kind Knew Love Math Mathematics Me Mean Means More Physics Read Reading Science Side Stuff Textbooks Than Things Though Wish Written I Love I Wish

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Prior to going to college, I had a pretty strong accent, and that was one of the things I had to work on a lot. I went to North Carolina School of the Arts; my speech teacher... that was one of the things we really had to work on over the years, and thankfully I think it finally worked.

~Chris Parnell

Topics: Accent Arts Carolina College Finally Going Had Lot North North Carolina One Of The Things Over Pretty Prior Really School Speech Strong Teacher Thankfully Things Think Work Worked Years I Think

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I grew up Southern Baptist, so my experience was fairly conservative. Not archly so, but I think Memphis - when you get to certain parts of Memphis - are more liberal for sure. But I grew up, until I was about 13 or 14, in a section called Whitehaven, and then we moved to a suburb called Germantown - which is a pretty conservative area.

~Chris Parnell

Topics: About Area Baptist Certain Conservative Experience Fairly Get Grew Liberal Memphis More Moved Parts Pretty Section Southern Suburb Sure Then Think Until Up Which You I Think

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I think I always was a bit of a class clown, but I don't know how successful I was at that. I always think, when I read about people being class clowns, I imagine them being actually very funny, and I don't know that I was. But I tried to be, I think.

~Chris Parnell

Topics: About Actually Always Being Bit Class Class Clown Clown Clowns Funny How Imagine Know People Read Successful Them Think Tried Very I Think I Tried

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It wasn't until I got into seventh grade, I think, that I realized that doing plays might be a fun thing, and so I auditioned for the school play - and got in, as it turned out.

~Chris Parnell

Topics: Doing Fun Fun Thing Got Grade Might Out Play Plays Realized School Seventh Thing Think Turned Until I Think

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One of the first exercises we did in acting class my freshman year was to stand in two rows, two lines facing each other as a class, and just make sounds and move in some completely nonsensical way out into the center of the room. Sort of make an idiot out of yourself, essentially, but to be okay with that.

~Chris Parnell

Topics: Acting Acting Class Center Class Did Each Essentially Exercises Facing First Freshman Freshman Year Idiot Just Lines Make Move Nonsensical Okay Other Out Room Rows Some Sort Sounds Stand Two Way Year Yourself

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After college, I went to Alley Theatre in Houston to work in their apprentice actor program. I thought I was gonna get discovered. It didn't happen. I moved back to Germantown, Tennessee, outside of Memphis, and taught at my old high school.

~Chris Parnell

Topics: Actor After Alley Apprentice Back College Discovered Get Gonna Happen High High School Houston Memphis Moved Old Outside Program School Taught Tennessee Theatre Thought Work

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'Saturday Night Live' is a very particular beast. What it celebrates are individuals who can stand out. I did good work there, but going onstage and saying, 'Hey! Hey! Look at me! Aren't I funny?' - that just wasn't my instinct.

~Chris Parnell

Topics: Beast Did Funny Going Good Good Work Hey Individuals Instinct Just Live Look Me Night Onstage Out Particular Saturday Saturday Night Saturday Night Live Saying Stand Very Who Work

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Comedian

Born: February 5th, 1967

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