This biographical article needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful. (July 2007) Chris Elliott , Elliott at the San Diego Comic-Con International in July 2011. Born Christopher Nash Elliott, (1960-05-31) May 31, 1960 (age 52), New York City, New York Occupation Actor, comedian, writer, director, author Years active 1983-present Spouse(s) Paula Niedert (1986-present) Children Abby and Bridey Elliott Parents Bob and Lee Elliott Christopher Nash "Chris" Elliott (born May 31, 1960) is an American actor, comedian and writer. He is best known for his comedic sketches on Late Night with David Letterman, starring in the cult comedy series Get a Life and for his recurring role as Peter MacDougall on Everybody Loves Raymond. Since 2009, Elliott has had a recurring role on How I Met Your Mother as Mickey Aldrin, father to main character Lily. He is also known for appearing in movies such as Cabin Boy, There's Something About Mary, Scary Movie 2 and Groundhog Day. Since 2011, Elliott has starred in the Adult Swim series Eagleheart. Early life edit: Elliott was born in New York City, New York, and is the youngest of five children of Lee and Bob Elliott, who was part of the successful comedy team Bob and Ray. He grew up on the Upper East Side. Career edit: Elliott became known in the mid-late 1980s, when he was a writer and performer on Late Night with David Letterman, playing an assortment of recurring oddball characters. His characters on the show included: "The Regulator Guy" - a parody of the The Terminator films. The Regulator Guy spoke with a vaguely Germanic accent and claimed to be "from the future". The Regulator Guy segments were usually pre-taped and presented by Letterman as the trailer for an upcoming television series. The font used for the title was similar to the font used for the then-popular American television series The Equalizer. In the Regulator Guy's only live, on-stage appearance, Elliott, carried by wires, "flew" over the audience via jet pack onto the Late Night set. The "jet pack" prop appeared to malfunction, which the Regulator Guy then blamed for ruining his dramatic appearance., "The Fugitive Guy" - a parody of the TV series The Fugitive, "The Guy Under the Seats" - a short character-comedy bit followed by Elliott as himself (living under the seats, that is) who eventually becomes angry at Letterman and threatens him with some metaphorically articulated comeuppance in the future and always closing with the line "But until that day, I'm gonna be right here, making your life...a living hell.", "The Conspiracy Guy" - During staged audience "question and answer" sessions with Dave, Elliott would approach the microphone and begin accusing Letterman of various plots and schemes, after which "security" would wrestle Elliot to the ground and drag him out of the studio while Elliot yelled threats to Dave., "Marlon Brando" - a parody of Brando, whom Elliott portrays as a semi-deranged man who performs a "banana dance" to the tune of "The Alley Cat"., "Chris Elliott, Jr." - a spoof of talk-show host Morton Downey, Jr., "A Television Miracle" - During one Late Night special focused on short films, Elliott was the star of a short about himself, alluding that he was actually an animatronic being that was created for the TV show. The "miracle" was the behind-the-scenes work needed to bring his character to life and others., In 1986 Elliot starred in the Cinemax special FDR: A One Man Show, a spoof comedy about the life and times of the president. He looked and sounded nothing like the man; he portrayed events from Roosevelt's life that never happened, such as a Japanese bombing of the White House, and his crossing the Potomac in a rowboat. By the end of the show, he had performed Gallagher's shtick of smashing watermelons and other soft fruits on stage. Many of Elliott's early film roles were as a supporting actor in non-comedies such as Michael Mann's Manhunter and James Cameron's The Abyss. In 1990, Elliott created and starred in his own sitcom, which was called Get a Life, about a 30-year-old paperboy named Chris Peterson who lived at home with his parents. Elliott's real-life father, Bob Elliott, appeared in the show as Chris' father. The January 1999 issue of TV Guide called the "Zoo Animals on Wheels" episode the 19th funniest TV moment of all time. In 1993, Elliott teamed up with producer Brad Hall and directed a series of critically acclaimed short films that Elliott showed when appearing on Late Show with David Letterman. Elliott became a cast member of Saturday Night Live in 1994. Also that year, Elliott starred in his first movie--entitled Cabin Boy--which also featured a short appearance by Elliott's old boss, David Letterman, and was produced by Tim Burton. It was nominated for a Razzie Award for Worst New Star. In 2007 Elliott began reappearing on the Late Show with David Letterman with fellow former Letterman writer Gerard Mulligan. On average, these bits appear once per month. His other television credits include the chowder taster on Throwdown with Bobby Flay, airdate 09/02/09, and the voice of Dogbert on the short-run show Dilbert for UPN. He played a serial killer in the series Third Watch in episodes 5, "The Hunter, Hunted," and 6, "Greatest Detectives in the World" from season six. He played the role of Peter in the last three seasons of Everybody Loves Raymond and a role in a semi-autobiographical sitcom pilot for CBS, entitled You've Reached the Elliotts, playing a man who tries to balance a modest show business career with his home life. As of 2009, Elliott has played the estranged father of How I Met Your Mother character Lily Aldrin, whose relationship has strengthened as the show has progressed. As well as multiple appearances on King of Queens, Elliott made guest appearances on the Late Show, That '70s Show episode "2000 Light Years From Home", and According to Jim. Since February 3, 2011, Elliott has starred in the Adult Swim series Eagleheart, produced by Conan O'Brien's production company, Conaco. Elliott also appeared in a series of commercials for Tostitos tortilla chips in the late 1990s. Author edit: Elliott has written three books spoofing history or pseudo-history. Daddy's Boy: A Son's Shocking Account of Life with a Famous Father is a comedic fictionalized biography about growing up with his famous father, spoofing Christina Crawford's Mommie Dearest. The Shroud of the Thwacker is a historical novel about Elliott's investigation of a serial killer in 1882 New York City, spoofing London's infamous Jack the Ripper case. Into Hot Air tells the story of Chris climbing Mount Everest with a group of celebrities tagging along to underwrite the trek as he investigates his Uncle Percy's failed Everest expedition. Personal life edit: Elliott has been married since 1986 and has two daughters: Abby and Bridey. Abby was a cast member of Saturday Night Live from 2008 until 2012, making Chris Elliott the first SNL cast member to be the father of another. His father Bob Elliott of the popular comedy duo Bob & Ray co-starred on a SNL Christmas episode in the 1978-1979 season fourth season, making for three generations of Elliotts on SNL. In the summer of 2008, Elliott and his family returned to Connecticut, purchasing a home in Old Lyme, Connecticut. Filmography edit: Year Film Role Notes 1983 Lianna Lighting Assistant 1984 Hyperspace Hooper 1985 My Man Adam Mr. Spooner 1986 Manhunter Zeller FDR: A One Man Show Franklin Delano Roosevelt TV Film 1987 Action Family Chris 1989 The Abyss Bendix New York Stories Robber 1992 Medusa: Dare to Be Truthful Andy TV Film 1993 The Travelling Poet Alan Squire Directed by Chris Elliott CB4 A. White Groundhog Day Larry 1994 Cabin Boy Nathanial Mayweather Razzie Award for Worst New Star Poolside Ecstasy The Pool Boy Directed by Chris Elliott Housewives: The Making of the Cast Album Chris the Diva Directed by Chris Elliott 1995 The Barefoot Executive Jase Wallenberg TV Film 1996 Kingpin The Gambler 1998 There's Something About Mary Dom Woganowski 2000 The Sky is Falling Santa Claus Nutty Professor II: The Klumps Restaurant Manager Cameo Snow Day Roger (The Snow Plow Guy) 2001 Osmosis Jones Bob Scary Movie 2 Hanson 2006 Scary Movie 4 Ezekiel 2007 Thomas Kinkade's Home for Christmas Ernie Trevor I'll Believe You Eugene the Gator Guy 2009 Dance Flick Ron 2010 Speed-Dating Inspector Green 2012 The Dictator Mr. Ogden 2012 The Library as himself 2013 Scary Movie 5 unknown Television edit: Eagleheart, Bored to Death, How I Met Your Mother (Recurring role as Mickey Aldrin, Lily's Father), The Nanny, According to Jim, The Adventures of Pete & Pete, Everybody Loves Raymond (Recurring role as Peter MacDougall), The King of Queens, Wings, The Larry Sanders Show, Saturday Night Live (1994-1995 season), Get a Life!, Late Night with David Letterman, Still Standing, Sabrina, the Teenage Witch. (Season 1, Episode 16, "Mars Attracts"), Dilbert - Voice of Dogbert, Miami Vice (season 3, episode 13, Down For The Count Pt.2), Code Monkeys (season 2, episode 9, Benny's Birthday), Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (season 10, episode 4, Lunacy), Jimmy Kimmel Live!, That '70s Show (season 7, episode 22, 2000 Light Years From Home), Cursed, later renamed The Weber Show, Third Watch (season 6, episodes 115:"The Hunter, Hunted" and 116:"The Greatest Detective", as an insane serial killer Jeffrey Barton), SpongeBob SquarePants (season 8, episode 162 "Ghoul Fools"), Conan, Metalocalypse (season 4, episode 59 & 61, "Dethdinner" & "Church of the Black klok"), Awards edit: Primetime Emmy Awards edit: 1984 Outstanding Writing in a Variety, Comedy or Music Program, 1985 Outstanding Writing in a Variety, Comedy or Music Program, 1986 Outstanding Writing in a Variety, Comedy or Music Program, 1987 Outstanding Writing in a Variety, Comedy or Music Program

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