Jack McBrayer

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Jack McBrayer (born May 27, 1973) is an Emmy-nominated American actor and comedian. In 2006, he gained national exposure in the film "". He is best known for portraying Kenneth Parcell on the television series "30 Rock".imdb name|id=1442113]

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

Career

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). [ [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 with Paul 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 stereotypical hillbilly. On August 10, 2007 and September 20, 2008, he made a cameo 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 on Funny 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", alongside Jason Segel, Kristin Bell, Mila Kunis and Russell 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 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. [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 in Jake 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 the NBC 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] on The 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").