- Jack McBrayer
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birthplace = Macon, Georgia
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occupation = ComedianJack McBrayer (born
May 27 ,1973 ) is an Emmy-nominated Americanactor andcomedian . In 2006, he gained national exposure in the film "". He is best known for portrayingKenneth Parcell on the television series "30 Rock ".imdb name|id=1442113]McBrayer was born in
Macon, Georgia and studied theater at theUniversity of Evansville .Career
Improvisation
McBrayer is an experienced improvisational comedian, having performed in
Chicago (atI.O. andThe Second City 's e.t.c. Stage),Los Angeles (iO WEST ) andNew York City (Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre ). [ [http://www.iowest.com/about/community/mcbrayer_jack iO West - Jack McBrayer ] ] He is a member of the New York Baby Wants Candy improv team. He also performs in a two man improv show withPaul Scheer ."Late Night with Conan O'Brien"
McBrayer has performed several times on "
Late Night with Conan O'Brien ", often lampooning his own Southern upbringing by playing a stereotypicalhillbilly . OnAugust 10 ,2007 andSeptember 20 ,2008 , he made acameo appearance , playing his character (Kenneth Parcell) from "30 Rock". O'Brien remarked to him, "I thought you were above this now."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 onFunny or Die . [ [http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/5ae231c33e Livin' 'Neath the Law with Jack McBrayer: Episode 3 from Jack McBrayer ] ] Each episode closes with the tagline, "You don't have to look like a criminal to live like one."McBrayer was featured in the
Nicholas Stoller film "Forgetting Sarah Marshall ", alongsideJason Segel ,Kristin Bell ,Mila Kunis andRussell Brand . McBrayer plays "Darald", a southern virgin who is having trouble pleasing his wife on his honeymoon. [ [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0800039 Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008) ] ] McBrayer appeared inMariah Carey 's "Touch My Body " music video. During the filming of the video, McBrayer accidentally hit Carey in the face with a frisbee. [cite episode |title=Host: Mariah Carey |series=The Friday Night Project |serieslink=The Friday Night Project |credits= |network= |station=Channel 4 |airdate=2008-04-04 |season=6 |number=3] He also had a cameo inJake Kasdan 's film, "". [ [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0841046/ Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007) ] ]He currently stars as
Kenneth Parcell , the innocent page, on theNBC series "30 Rock ".References
External links
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* [http://www.maximumfun.org/blog/2007/04/podcast-jack-mcbrayer-30-rocks-kenneth.html Interview with McBrayer] onThe Sound of Young America
* [http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20043392,00.html Entertainment Weekly interview] with Jack McBrayer and the actors who portay TV assistants Lloyd ("Entourage") and Marc ("Ugly Betty").
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