Jack McBrayer
McBrayer in New York, March 2007
Born	May 27, 1973 (1973-05-27) (age 36) Macon, Georgia, United States
Occupation	Actor Comedian

Jack McBrayer (born May 27, 1973) is an American actor and comedian. In 2006, he gained national exposure in the film Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby. He is best known for portraying Kenneth Ellen Parcell on the television series 30 Rock which he received an Emmy nomination for in 2009.^[1]

Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2.1 Improvisation 2.2 Late Night/Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien 2.3 Television and film work 3 Upcoming projects 4 Filmography 4.1 Films 4.2 Television 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Early life

McBrayer was born in Macon, Georgia, grew up in Conyers, Georgia, and studied theater at the University of Evansville.

[edit] Career

[edit] Improvisation

McBrayer is an experienced improvisational comedian, having performed in Chicago (at I.O. and The Second City's e.t.c. Stage), Los Angeles (iO WEST) and New York City (Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre).^[2] He is a member of the New York Baby Wants Candy improv team. He also performs in a two man improv show with Paul Scheer.

[edit] Late Night/Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien

McBrayer has performed several times on Late Night with Conan O'Brien, where he played a page, often lampooning his own Southern upbringing by playing a stereotypical hillbilly. On August 10, 2007 and September 20, 2008, he made cameo appearances, playing his character (Kenneth Parcell) from 30 Rock. During the first appearance, O'Brien remarked to him, "I thought you were above this now."

McBrayer also played Kenneth the Page on the third episode of O'Brien's Tonight Show.

[edit] Television and film work

McBrayer appeared twice in the television series Arrested Development as a waiter at the country club often visited by the Bluth family (episodes "Burning Love" and "S.O.B.s"). McBrayer currently has a webisode series on Funny or Die.^[3] Each episode closes with the tagline, "You don't have to look like a criminal to live like one." McBrayer also collaborated with Paul Scheer on a song for the children's television series Yo Gabba Gabba!.

McBrayer was featured in the Nicholas Stoller film Forgetting Sarah Marshall, alongside Jason Segel, Kristen Bell, Mila Kunis, Maria Thayer and Russell Brand. McBrayer plays "Darald", a southern virgin who is having trouble pleasing his wife (Thayer) on his honeymoon.^[4] McBrayer appeared in Mariah Carey's "Touch My Body" music video. During the filming of the video, McBrayer accidentally hit Carey in the face with a Frisbee.^[5] He also had a cameo in Jake Kasdan's film, Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story.^[6]

He currently plays Kenneth Parcell, the innocent page with his mother's middle name, on the NBC series 30 Rock. On February 14, 2009, McBrayer made a cameo appearance on Saturday Night Live, introduced by host Alec Baldwin in the audience. The sketch poked fun at Baldwin, with cast members playing audience members fawning over McBrayer and ignoring Baldwin.

Performing on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on February 25, 2009, he gave a humorous response to Bobby Jindal, Republican governor of Louisiana, who had himself responded to President Barack Obama's speech to joint session of Congress the prior evening. Jindal's speech patterns have been compared closely with that of McBrayer; both were raised in the South and have large and omnipresent grins.^[7]

In 2009 McBrayer received a Emmy Nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for his performance as Kenneth Parcell on 30 Rock.

[edit] Upcoming projects

McBrayer will next be seen in a sequel to the film Cats and Dogs, and will be co-starring with Chris O'Donnell. Jack McBrayer will be playing a recurring role on the third season of the hit Disney Channel original series, Phineas and Ferb.

[edit] Filmography

[edit] Films

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2001	Danny's Wish	Gas Station Attendant
2004	Blackballed: The Bobby Dukes Story	Stuart Applebaum
2005	The Baxter	Elliot's friend	Uncredited
	Peanut Hunt	Jack
2006	Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby	Glenn
	Grounds Zero	Do Gooder
2007	Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story	DJ
2008	Forgetting Sarah Marshall	Darald
2009	Spring Breakdown	Stage Manager
2010	Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore	Chuck	Post-production
	Despicable Me		Filming; voice only

[edit] Television

Year	Show	Role	Notes
2002-2009	Late Night with Conan O'Brien	Sketch Regular	Various episodes
2005	Weekends at the D.L.	Soldier	Single episode
2005-2006	Arrested Development	Country Club Waiter	Two episodes
2006	The Colbert Report	Kevin (voice)	Single episode
2006-2009	30 Rock	Kenneth Parcell	Series regular
2009	The Electric Company	Marlon	Single episode
2009	The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien	Kenneth Parcell	Single episode

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Jack McBrayer at the Internet Movie Database
• Interview with McBrayer on The Sound of Young America
• Entertainment Weekly interview with Jack McBrayer and the actors who portray TV assistants Lloyd ("Entourage") and Marc ("Ugly Betty").

v • d • e 30 Rock Characters (and cast) Primary Liz Lemon (Tina Fey) · Jack Donaghy (Alec Baldwin) · Tracy Jordan (Tracy Morgan) · Jenna Maroney (Jane Krakowski) · Kenneth Parcell (Jack McBrayer) · Pete Hornberger (Scott Adsit) · Frank Rossitano (Judah Friedlander) Secondary Cerie (Katrina Bowden) · Dot Com (Kevin Brown) · Grizz (Grizz Chapman) · Jonathan (Maulik Pancholy) · Josh (Lonny Ross) · Lutz (John Lutz) · Dr. Spaceman (Chris Parnell) · Toofer (Keith Powell) Seasons Season One · Season Two · Season Three · Season Four Other Awards and nominations · Episodes

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