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Holds the SNL record for the most impressions by a single cast member: 105. He also holds the record for the most times saying the show's catch phrase, "Live from New York, it's Saturday Night!", to start the show (beating out Dana Carvey).

Impersonations include Bill Clinton, Al Gore, Dick Cheney, Jesse Jackson, Chris Matthews, Regis Philbin, Sean Connery, John Travolta, Ted Koppel, Phil Donahue, Jack Nicholson, Donald Trump and Richard Dreyfuss on Saturday Night Live (1975).

Has spoken candidly about his struggles with Bipolar disorder and Schizophrenia.

Held the record of being the longest running cast member in SNL history with 14 seasons. Retired from SNL after the 34th season in 2009 but returned to be the show announcer after the passing of Don Pardo. His record has since been broken by Kenan Thompson.

In 2011, he revealed in his memoir "God, If You're Not Up There, I'm Fucked: Tales of Stand-Up, 'Saturday Night Live' and Other Mind-Altering Mayhem" having been severely abused as a child, especially by his mother, and a subsequent history of drug addiction and self-harm as coping mechanisms. He also said that as a child, he had started practicing impressions and mimicry because it helped distract his mother from abusing him.

Used to put pictures of Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King and Harriet Tubman on his wall for inspiration.

Has met with Bill Clinton on several occasions, as the ex-President is a big fan. Clinton was the first famous person Hammond impersonated in front of the actual person.

Started performing stand-up comedy at the age of 26 and moved to New York at 32.

In his memoir, Hammond revealed that he never felt like a full member of the SNL cast because unlike his colleagues, he would not participate in writing sketches, but be asked to concentrate on impressions needed for the upcoming show. This is why he hardly ever made an appearance during the good-nights in his later seasons.

Graduated from University of Florida at Gainesville

In early 1989, Darrell was hired in Orlando, Florida to be the audience warm-up comedian for MTV's Game Show, Remote Control (1987) (who was shooting a season in Florida). Darrell was fired quickly because he wasn't getting the crowd excited ("warmed up") with his style of humor. He later went on to work with Colin Quinn (one of the game show hosts) on Saturday Night Live (1975).

Has a daughter, Mia Hammond (born April 13, 1998) with his wife, Elizabeth.

He was chosen to replace Don Pardo after his death in 2014.

He held the record for the longest-running cast member on Saturday Night Live (1975) from 1995-2009. The record was broken by Kenan Thompson.