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Chris Redd
Chris Redd
Born	Christopher Jerell Redd; c. 1985 or 1986 (age 38–39); St Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Actor, Comedian
Years active	2012 – present

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Christopher Jerell Redd^[1] (born c. 1985/1986)^[2] is American actor and stand-up comedian, and cast member of the sketch variety show Saturday Night Live since 2017.

Early life

Redd was born in St. Louis, Missouri, and moved to Naperville, Illinois, at the age of eight.^[3] He attended Naperville schools, including Gregory Middle School and Neuqua Valley High School, and later attended community college in Elgin, Illinois.^[3]^[4]

Career

Redd briefly pursued a career as a rapper, but switched to sketch comedy after taking improvisation classes.^[5] He joined the improvisational comedy group The Second City, where he was a member of its touring company.^[6] He moved to Los Angeles in 2016 to further pursue an acting career, and played Hunter the Hungry, an underground rapper, in the 2016 mockumentary Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping.^[7]

After a previous unsuccessful audition for Saturday Night Live,^[8] it was announced in September 2017 that Redd had joined the show's cast as a featured player for season 43, alongside fellow newcomers Heidi Gardner and Luke Null.^[9] In 2018, Redd won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics for writing the SNL song "Come Back Barack", which lamented former president Barack Obama's departure from the White House and aired during Chance the Rapper's episode on November 18, 2017.^[10]^[11] The award was shared with co-writers Kenan Thompson and Will Stephen, and composer Eli Brueggemann.^[10] Redd was promoted to repertory status in 2019, ahead of SNL's 45th season.^[12] His celebrity impressions on the show have included U.S. Senator Cory Booker, Kanye West, and Sterling K. Brown.^[13]

As of February 2021, Redd also plays the character of Gary Williams in the comedy television series Kenan.^[14]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2016	Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping	Hunter the Hungry
2017	Handsome	Detective Gunner
2018	A Futile and Stupid Gesture	Skeptical Black Man
2018	Deep Murder	Jace Jizz
2019	Joker	Comedy Club Emcee
2020	Scare Me	Carlo
2020	Vampires vs. the Bronx	Andre
TBA	Spinning Gold		Post-production

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2012	Last Laff	Various
2014	Chicago P.D.	Carl	Episode: "Thirty Balloons"
2014	Greetings! From Prison	XXXpressive	Episode: "XXXpress Yourself"
2015	Empire	Roger	2 episodes
2016	Freestyle Wraps	MC Hot Pot	Episode: "Hot Pot"
2016	Lonely and Horny	Omar	4 episodes
2016	Comedy Bang! Bang!	The Cleaning Crew Rapper	Episode: "Krysten Ritter Wears a Turtleneck and Black Boots"
2017	Love	Justin	2 episodes
2017	Detroiters	Donut	Episode: "Smilin' Jack"
2017	Sofia the First	Singe (voice)	Episode: "The Royal Dragon"
2017	Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later	Mason	2 episodes
2017–2018	Disjointed	Steven "Dank" Dankerson	18 episodes
2017	Comedy Central Stand-Up Presents	Himself	Stand-up special
2017–present	Saturday Night Live	Himself/Various	Repertory player Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics (2018)
2017	Will & Grace	Alvin	Episode: "Emergency Contact"
2018	Teachers	Darnell	Episode: "For Poorer or Poorer"
2019	Star vs. the Forces of Evil	Additional voices	Episode: "Junkin' Janna/A Spell with No Name"
2019	Big Mouth	Additional voice	2 episodes
2020	The George Lucas Talk Show	Himself	Episode: "Digital Magic"
2021	Kenan	Gary Williams

References

^ Saturday Night Live (October 18, 2017), 43 For 43: Chris Redd - SNL, retrieved November 2, 2017
^ Brusie, David (March 13, 2019). "Chris Redd aims to be a singular stand-up and 'SNL' team player". Archived from the original on June 4, 2020. Retrieved June 4, 2020. Redd, 33...
^ ^a ^b Ihejirika, Maudlyne (August 21, 2018). "SNL's Chris Redd to his hometown Chicago: 'Stop killing each other, man'". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
^ Hegarty, Erin. "New 'SNL' cast member attended Naperville schools". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
^ "'I Love What That Job Has Brought Me': Chris Redd On 'Saturday Night Live', The Second City, 'Deep Murder'". CBS Local. June 11, 2019. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
^ Virtusio, Jessi (December 12, 2019). "Second City skewers holiday season in 'Ugly Sweater' show at Beverly Arts Center". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
^ Beechick, Talia (June 17, 2016). "'Whirlwind of rap' got Chicago comedian Chris Redd into 'Popstar'". Chicago Sun Times. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
^ "Chris Redd: How comedy can be a force for social change". MSNBC. December 11, 2018. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
^ Andreeva, Nellie (September 26, 2017). "'Saturday Night Live' Taps Heidi Gardner, Luke Null & Chris Redd As New Cast Members, Adds 7 Writers For Season 43". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
^ ^a ^b Otterson, Joe (July 16, 2020). "Don Johnson, Chris Redd Join Kenan Thompson Comedy Series at NBC". Variety. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
^ Calfas, Jennifer (November 19, 2017). "Saturday Night Live Begs Barack Obama to Come Back in '90s-Inspired Sketch". Time. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
^ Andreeva, Nellie (September 24, 2019). "'SNL' Promotes Heidi Gardner & Chris Redd To Full Cast Members". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 24, 2019.
^ Porter, Rick (September 24, 2019). "'Saturday Night Live' Promotes Heidi Gardner, Chris Redd to Regular Cast". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
^ "New NBC comedy 'Kenan' stars Kenan Thompson, Don Johnson and Chris Redd". KSNT. February 15, 2021. Retrieved February 23, 2021.

External links

Chris Redd at IMDb

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[1] Saturday Night Live (October 18, 2017), 43 For 43: Chris Redd - SNL, retrieved November 2, 2017

[BostonGlobe-2] Brusie, David (March 13, 2019). "Chris Redd aims to be a singular stand-up and 'SNL' team player". Archived from the original on June 4, 2020. Retrieved June 4, 2020. Redd, 33...

[suntimes-3] Ihejirika, Maudlyne (August 21, 2018). "SNL's Chris Redd to his hometown Chicago: 'Stop killing each other, man'". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved September 29, 2019.

[tribune-4] Hegarty, Erin. "New 'SNL' cast member attended Naperville schools". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved September 29, 2019.

[5] "'I Love What That Job Has Brought Me': Chris Redd On 'Saturday Night Live', The Second City, 'Deep Murder'". CBS Local. June 11, 2019. Retrieved February 23, 2021.

[6] Virtusio, Jessi (December 12, 2019). "Second City skewers holiday season in 'Ugly Sweater' show at Beverly Arts Center". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved February 23, 2021.

[7] Beechick, Talia (June 17, 2016). "'Whirlwind of rap' got Chicago comedian Chris Redd into 'Popstar'". Chicago Sun Times. Retrieved September 23, 2016.

[8] "Chris Redd: How comedy can be a force for social change". MSNBC. December 11, 2018. Retrieved February 23, 2021.

[9] Andreeva, Nellie (September 26, 2017). "'Saturday Night Live' Taps Heidi Gardner, Luke Null & Chris Redd As New Cast Members, Adds 7 Writers For Season 43". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 2, 2017.

[EmmyVariety-10] Otterson, Joe (July 16, 2020). "Don Johnson, Chris Redd Join Kenan Thompson Comedy Series at NBC". Variety. Retrieved February 23, 2021.

[11] Calfas, Jennifer (November 19, 2017). "Saturday Night Live Begs Barack Obama to Come Back in '90s-Inspired Sketch". Time. Retrieved February 23, 2021.

[12] Andreeva, Nellie (September 24, 2019). "'SNL' Promotes Heidi Gardner & Chris Redd To Full Cast Members". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 24, 2019.

[13] Porter, Rick (September 24, 2019). "'Saturday Night Live' Promotes Heidi Gardner, Chris Redd to Regular Cast". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 23, 2021.

[14] "New NBC comedy 'Kenan' stars Kenan Thompson, Don Johnson and Chris Redd". KSNT. February 15, 2021. Retrieved February 23, 2021.

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 Redd briefly pursued a career as a [[rapper]], but switched to [[sketch comedy]] after taking [[improvisational theatre|improvisation]] classes.<ref>{{cite news |title='I Love What That Job Has Brought Me': Chris Redd On 'Saturday Night Live', The Second City, 'Deep Murder' |url=https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/06/11/chris-redd-saturday-night-live-the-second-city-interview/ |access-date=February 23, 2021 |work=CBS Local |date=June 11, 2019}}</ref> He joined the improvisational comedy group [[The Second City]], where he was a member of its touring company.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Virtusio |first1=Jessi |title=Second City skewers holiday season in ‘Ugly Sweater’ show at Beverly Arts Center |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/ct-sta-ent-second-city-sweater-st-1220-20191212-ydznt5ifprfkbmwzrnx4wacuai-story.html |access-date=February 23, 2021 |work=[[Chicago Tribune]] |date=December 12, 2019}}</ref> He moved to [[Los Angeles]] in 2016 to further pursue an acting career, and played Hunter the Hungry, an underground rapper, in the 2016 [[mockumentary]] ''[[Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping]]''.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Beechick|first1=Talia|url=http://chicago.suntimes.com/entertainment/whirlwind-of-rap-got-chicago-comedian-chris-redd-into-popstar/|title='Whirlwind of rap' got Chicago comedian Chris Redd into 'Popstar'|date=June 17, 2016|work=Chicago Sun Times|access-date=September 23, 2016}}</ref>
-After a previous unsuccessful audition for ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'',<ref>{{cite news |title=Chris Redd: How comedy can be a force for social change |url=https://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/watch/chris-redd-how-comedy-can-be-a-force-for-social-change-1395274307664 |access-date=February 23, 2021 |work=[[MSNBC]] |date=December 11, 2018}}</ref> it was announced in September 2017 that Redd had joined the show's cast as a featured player for [[Saturday Night Live (season 43)|season 43]], alongside fellow newcomers [[Heidi Gardner]] and [[Luke Null]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Andreeva|first1=Nellie|title='Saturday Night Live' Taps Heidi Gardner, Luke Null & Chris Redd As New Cast Members, Adds 7 Writers For Season 43|url=https://deadline.com/2017/09/saturday-night-live-heidi-gardner-luke-null-chris-redd-new-cast-members-season-43-writers-1202173665/|date=September 26, 2017|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|access-date=November 2, 2017}}</ref> In 2018, Redd won a [[Primetime Emmy Award]] for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics for the ''SNL'' song "Come Back Barack", which lamented former president [[Barack Obama]]'s departure from the [[White House]] and aired during [[Chance the Rapper]]'s episode on November 18, 2017.<ref name=EmmyVariety/><ref>{{cite news |last1=Calfas |first1=Jennifer |title=Saturday Night Live Begs Barack Obama to Come Back in '90s-Inspired Sketch |url=https://time.com/5031053/snl-come-back-barack/ |access-date=February 23, 2021 |work=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |date=November 19, 2017}}</ref> The award was shared with co-writers [[Kenan Thompson]] and Will Stephen, and composer Eli Brueggemann.<ref name=EmmyVariety>{{cite news |last1=Otterson |first1=Joe |title=Don Johnson, Chris Redd Join Kenan Thompson Comedy Series at NBC |url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/don-johnson-chris-redd-kenan-thompson-nbc-1234709006/ |access-date=February 23, 2021 |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=July 16, 2020}}</ref> Redd was promoted to repertory status in 2019, ahead of ''SNL''{{'}}s [[Saturday Night Live (season 45)|45th season]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Andreeva |first1=Nellie |title='SNL' Promotes Heidi Gardner & Chris Redd To Full Cast Members |url=https://deadline.com/2019/09/snlheidi-gardner-chris-redd-promoted-full-cast-members-in-season-45-saturday-night-live-1202743803/ |access-date=September 24, 2019 |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=September 24, 2019 |language=en}}</ref> His celebrity impressions on the show have included U.S. Senator [[Cory Booker]], [[Kanye West]], and [[Sterling K. Brown]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Porter |first1=Rick |title='Saturday Night Live' Promotes Heidi Gardner, Chris Redd to Regular Cast |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/saturday-night-live-promotes-heidi-gardner-chris-redd-1243062 |access-date=February 23, 2021 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=September 24, 2019}}</ref>
+After a previous unsuccessful audition for ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'',<ref>{{cite news |title=Chris Redd: How comedy can be a force for social change |url=https://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/watch/chris-redd-how-comedy-can-be-a-force-for-social-change-1395274307664 |access-date=February 23, 2021 |work=[[MSNBC]] |date=December 11, 2018}}</ref> it was announced in September 2017 that Redd had joined the show's cast as a featured player for [[Saturday Night Live (season 43)|season 43]], alongside fellow newcomers [[Heidi Gardner]] and [[Luke Null]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Andreeva|first1=Nellie|title='Saturday Night Live' Taps Heidi Gardner, Luke Null & Chris Redd As New Cast Members, Adds 7 Writers For Season 43|url=https://deadline.com/2017/09/saturday-night-live-heidi-gardner-luke-null-chris-redd-new-cast-members-season-43-writers-1202173665/|date=September 26, 2017|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|access-date=November 2, 2017}}</ref> In 2018, Redd won a [[Primetime Emmy Award]] for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics for writing the ''SNL'' song "Come Back Barack", which lamented former president [[Barack Obama]]'s departure from the [[White House]] and aired during [[Chance the Rapper]]'s episode on November 18, 2017.<ref name=EmmyVariety/><ref>{{cite news |last1=Calfas |first1=Jennifer |title=Saturday Night Live Begs Barack Obama to Come Back in '90s-Inspired Sketch |url=https://time.com/5031053/snl-come-back-barack/ |access-date=February 23, 2021 |work=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |date=November 19, 2017}}</ref> The award was shared with co-writers [[Kenan Thompson]] and Will Stephen, and composer Eli Brueggemann.<ref name=EmmyVariety>{{cite news |last1=Otterson |first1=Joe |title=Don Johnson, Chris Redd Join Kenan Thompson Comedy Series at NBC |url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/don-johnson-chris-redd-kenan-thompson-nbc-1234709006/ |access-date=February 23, 2021 |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=July 16, 2020}}</ref> Redd was promoted to repertory status in 2019, ahead of ''SNL''{{'}}s [[Saturday Night Live (season 45)|45th season]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Andreeva |first1=Nellie |title='SNL' Promotes Heidi Gardner & Chris Redd To Full Cast Members |url=https://deadline.com/2019/09/snlheidi-gardner-chris-redd-promoted-full-cast-members-in-season-45-saturday-night-live-1202743803/ |access-date=September 24, 2019 |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=September 24, 2019 |language=en}}</ref> His celebrity impressions on the show have included U.S. Senator [[Cory Booker]], [[Kanye West]], and [[Sterling K. Brown]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Porter |first1=Rick |title='Saturday Night Live' Promotes Heidi Gardner, Chris Redd to Regular Cast |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/saturday-night-live-promotes-heidi-gardner-chris-redd-1243062 |access-date=February 23, 2021 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=September 24, 2019}}</ref>
+As of February 2021, Redd also plays the character of Gary Williams in the comedy television series ''[[Kenan]]''.<ref>{{cite news |title=New NBC comedy ‘Kenan’ stars Kenan Thompson, Don Johnson and Chris Redd |url=https://www.ksnt.com/entertainment-2/new-nbc-comedy-kenan-stars-kenan-thompson-don-johnson-and-chris-redd/ |access-date=February 23, 2021 |work=[[KSNT]] |date=February 15, 2021}}</ref>
 ==Filmography==

v t e Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics
1970s	Love, American Style – Music and Lyrics by Charles Fox and Arnold Margolin (1970) The First Nine Months Are the Hardest – Music and Lyrics by Ray Charles (1971) The Funny Side – Music and Lyrics by Ray Charles (1972) Liza with a Z – Music by John Kander; Lyrics by Fred Ebb (1973) "Light My Way" – Music and Lyrics by David Paich and Marty Paich (1974) Queen of the Stardust Ballroom – Music and Lyrics by Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, and Billy Goldenberg (1975) "Cinderella Gets It On" – Music and Lyrics by Artie Malvin, Ken & Mitzie Welch (1976) No Award (1977) "Hi-Hat" – Music and Lyrics by Stan Freeman and Arthur Malvin / "See You Tomorrow in Class" – Music and Lyrics by Ken & Mitzie Welch (1978) No Award (1979)
1980s	No Award (1980) "This Is My Night" – Music and Lyrics by Ken & Mitzie Welch (1981) "On the Outside Looking In" – Music by Larry Grossman; Lyrics by Buz Kohan (1982) "We'll Win This World" – Music by James Di Pasquale; Lyrics by Dory Previn (1983) "Gone Too Soon" – Music by Larry Grossman; Lyrics by Buz Kohan (1984) Love Lives On – Music by James Di Pasquale; Lyrics by Douglas Brayfield (1985) "My Christmas Wish" – Music by Larry Grossman; Lyrics by Buz Kohan (1986) "Welcome to Liberty" – Music by Larry Grossman; Lyrics by Buz Kohan (1987) "The Sound of Christmas" – Music by Larry Grossman; Lyrics by Buz Kohan (1988) "The First Time I Loved Forever" – Music by Lee Holdridge; Lyrics by Melanie (1989)
1990s	From the Heart... The First International Very Special Arts Festival – Music by Larry Grossman; Lyrics by Buz Kohan (1990) "He's Guilty!" – Music and Lyrics by Randy Newman (1991) "Why Do I Lie?" – Music by Curt Sobel; Lyrics by Dennis Spiegel (1992) "Sorry I Asked" – Music by John Kander; Lyrics by Fred Ebb (1993) "The Song Remembers When" – Music and Lyrics by Hugh Prestwood (1994) "Ordinary Miracles" – Music by Marvin Hamlisch; Lyrics by Alan and Marilyn Bergman (1995) "Let's Settle Down" – Music by Charles Strouse; Lyrics by Lee Adams (1996) "We Put the Spring in Springfield" – Music by Alf Clausen; Lyrics by Ken Keeler (1997) "You're Checkin' In (A Musical Tribute to the Betty Ford Center)" – Music by Alf Clausen; Lyrics by Ken Keeler (1998) "A Ticket to Dream" – Music by Marvin Hamlisch; Lyrics by Alan and Marilyn Bergman (1999)
2000s	"Up to You" – Music and Lyrics by John Kimbrough (2000) "A Dream That Only I Can Know" – Music and Lyrics by Patrick Williams (2001) "You've Got a Lot to See" – Music by Walter Murphy; Lyrics by Seth MacFarlane (2002) "Aren't They All Our Children" – Music by David Foster; Lyrics by Linda Thompson (2003) "Because You Are Beautiful" – Music by Toni Childs; Lyrics by Toni Childs, Eddy Free, and David Ricketts (2004) "Mary Jane/Mary Lane" – Music by Dan Studney; Lyrics by Kevin Murphy (2005) "A Wonderfully Normal Day" – Music by Greg O'Connor; Lyrics by Jim Wise (2006) "Dick in a Box" – Music by Katreese Barnes, Asa Taccone, Jorma Taccone, and Justin Timberlake; Lyrics by Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer, Jorma Taccone, and Justin Timberlake (2007) "I'm F**king Matt Damon" – Music and Lyrics by Tony Barbieri, Sal Iacono, Wayne McClammy, Sarah Silverman, and Dan Warner (2008) "Hugh Jackman Opening Number" – Music by John Kimbrough, William Ross, and Rob Schrab; Lyrics by Dan Harmon and Ben Schwartz (2009)
2010s	"When I'm Gone" – Music and Lyrics by Randy Newman (2010) "Justin Timberlake Monologue" – Music by Katreese Barnes; Lyrics by Seth Meyers, John Mulaney, and Justin Timberlake (2011) "It's Not Just for Gays Anymore" – Music by Adam Schlesinger; Lyrics by David Javerbaum (2012) "If I Had Time" – Music by Adam Schlesinger; Lyrics by David Javerbaum (2013) "Bigger!" – Music by Tom Kitt; Lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda (2014) "Girl You Don't Need Make Up" – Music by Kyle Dunnigan; Lyrics by Kyle Dunnigan and Jim Roach (2015) "Til It Happens to You" – Music and Lyrics by Diane Warren (2016) "Letter to the Free" – Music by Common; Lyrics by Common, Robert Glasper, and Karriem Riggins (2017) "Come Back Barack" – Music by Eli Brueggemann; Lyrics by Chris Redd, Will Stephen, and Kenan Thompson (2018) "Antidepressants Are So Not a Big Deal" – Music by Rachel Bloom and Adam Schlesinger; Lyrics by Rachel Bloom, Jack Dolgen, and Adam Schlesinger (2019)
2020s	"All for Us" – Music and Lyrics by Labrinth (2020) "Agatha All Along" – Music and Lyrics by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez (2021) "Corn Puddin'" – Music and Lyrics by Cinco Paul (2022) "A Beautiful Game" – Music and Lyrics by Ed Sheeran, Foy Vance, and Max Martin (2023)

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