Chris Redd | |
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Birth name | Christopher Jerell Redd |
Born | St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. | March 25, 1985
Medium | Stand-up, television, film |
Education | Elgin Community College |
Years active | 2009–present |
Genres | Sketch comedy |
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Website | iamchrisredd |
Christopher Jerell Redd[1] (born March 25, 1985) is an American comedian and actor. After several years performing stand-up comedy, Redd was hired to join the cast of the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live ahead of the show's 43rd season in 2017, making his debut alongside Heidi Gardner and Luke Null, and serving as a cast member for five seasons until 2022. For his work on the show, he won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics in 2018 for co-writing the SNL song "Come Back Barack". He is also known for his roles in Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (2016), Disjointed (2017–2018), and Kenan (2021–2022).