Jack McBrayer (/məkˈbrɛər/; born May 27, 1973) is an American
actor and comedian, who gained national exposure for his portrayal of
characters on Late Night with Conan O'Brien and as Kenneth Parcell in
30 Rock. For the role in 30 Rock he was nominated for Primetime Emmy
Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series at the 61st
Primetime Emmy Awards. During his time at The Walt Disney Company, he
has voiced the character Fix-It Felix in the 2012 film Wreck-It Ralph
and later its 2018 sequel, as well as the title character Wander in
Wander Over Yonder. McBrayer also has recurring roles in Phineas and
Ferb, Puppy Dog Pals, The Middle and in the Netflix series Big Mouth.
He also starred in The Big Bang Theory on the Season 10 premiere
episode as Penny’s older brother, Randall.For his episode role in
Your Pretty Face is Going to Hell, he received a Primetime Emmy Award
for Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series
nomination.McBrayer was born in Macon, Georgia, and moved to Conyers,
Georgia, when he was 15. He attended Heritage High School, and studied
theater administration at the University of Evansville. At the age of
18, he had a pneumothorax. He states that it felt like a heart attack
and it was one of the worst pains of his life; this is the reason he
refuses to smoke.From 1995 to 2002 he worked at The Second City and IO
Theater in Chicago, an experience that introduced him to 30 Rock
creator Tina Fey and prepared him for his role on her show. McBrayer
appeared in over 80 sketches on Late Night with Conan O'Brien
(2002â€"04), often lampooning his own Southern upbringing by playing
stereotypical hillbilly characters. On August 10, 2007, and September
20, 2008, he made cameo appearances on Late Night playing Kenneth
Parcell from 30 Rock. During the first appearance, O'Brien remarked to
him, "I thought you were above this now." McBrayer later reprised his
role as Kenneth twice (November 24, 2009, and January 13, 2010) after
O'Brien's switch to The Tonight Show. He appeared on O'Brien's Legally
Prohibited From Being Funny on Television Tour at stops in Eugene,
Oregon, Universal City, California (on the Universal Studios lot where
O'Brien taped Tonight), and the final tour stop in Atlanta; McBrayer
is from Macon which is southeast of Atlanta and in Georgia.
actor and comedian, who gained national exposure for his portrayal of
characters on Late Night with Conan O'Brien and as Kenneth Parcell in
30 Rock. For the role in 30 Rock he was nominated for Primetime Emmy
Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series at the 61st
Primetime Emmy Awards. During his time at The Walt Disney Company, he
has voiced the character Fix-It Felix in the 2012 film Wreck-It Ralph
and later its 2018 sequel, as well as the title character Wander in
Wander Over Yonder. McBrayer also has recurring roles in Phineas and
Ferb, Puppy Dog Pals, The Middle and in the Netflix series Big Mouth.
He also starred in The Big Bang Theory on the Season 10 premiere
episode as Penny’s older brother, Randall.For his episode role in
Your Pretty Face is Going to Hell, he received a Primetime Emmy Award
for Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series
nomination.McBrayer was born in Macon, Georgia, and moved to Conyers,
Georgia, when he was 15. He attended Heritage High School, and studied
theater administration at the University of Evansville. At the age of
18, he had a pneumothorax. He states that it felt like a heart attack
and it was one of the worst pains of his life; this is the reason he
refuses to smoke.From 1995 to 2002 he worked at The Second City and IO
Theater in Chicago, an experience that introduced him to 30 Rock
creator Tina Fey and prepared him for his role on her show. McBrayer
appeared in over 80 sketches on Late Night with Conan O'Brien
(2002â€"04), often lampooning his own Southern upbringing by playing
stereotypical hillbilly characters. On August 10, 2007, and September
20, 2008, he made cameo appearances on Late Night playing Kenneth
Parcell from 30 Rock. During the first appearance, O'Brien remarked to
him, "I thought you were above this now." McBrayer later reprised his
role as Kenneth twice (November 24, 2009, and January 13, 2010) after
O'Brien's switch to The Tonight Show. He appeared on O'Brien's Legally
Prohibited From Being Funny on Television Tour at stops in Eugene,
Oregon, Universal City, California (on the Universal Studios lot where
O'Brien taped Tonight), and the final tour stop in Atlanta; McBrayer
is from Macon which is southeast of Atlanta and in Georgia.
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