Jack McBrayer
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 his 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.[2] He has also had many voice acting roles. 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 appeared 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.
Jack McBrayer co-created and stars in the Apple TV+ series “Hello, Jack! The Kindness Show,” which premiered on November 5, 2021. [3]
From 1995 to 2002 he worked at The Second City and IO Theater in Chicago,[4] an experience that introduced him to 30 Rock creator Tina Fey and prepared him for his role on her show.[1] McBrayer appeared in over 80 sketches on Late Night with Conan O’Brien (2002–04), 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.[6][7]
In 2008, he was featured throughout the video for “Touch My Body” by Mariah Carey. McBrayer said he accidentally hit Carey in the face with a Frisbee during the shooting for the video.[4] McBrayer also appears in the first episode in the fifth season of Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! as a spokesman in a spoof advertisement for the fictional “Diarrhea-phragm.”[8] He worked as a voice actor in the American animated series Ugly Americans[9] and in a recurring role on the second season of Phineas and Ferb.
