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Chris Elliott Biography

Christopher Nash Elliott (born May 31, 1960) is an American actor, comedian, and writer. He is best known for his comedic sketches on Late Night with David Letterman, starring in the comedy series Get a Life on Fox TV and Eagleheart on Adult Swim, as well as his recurring roles as Peter MacDougall on Everybody Loves Raymond and as Mickey Aldrin on How I Met Your Mother. He has also starred in the films Cabin Boy, There's Something About Mary, Scary Movie 2, and Groundhog Day. He is currently starring as Roland Schitt on CBC Television's Schitt's Creek.

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Somehow, by just continually pestering the general public by appearing on television, they accepted me and wanted more.

Television, Accepted, Wanted, Continually, Somehow

I don't get offered many dramatic roles. As soon as my face pops up in a movie, everyone knows I'm the funny guy.

Faces, Funny, Guy, Knows, Offered, Roles

I'm not a competitive person.

Competitive, Competitive Person, Person, Persons

That's what keeps me up at three in the morning: Who's looking at reviews of Cabin Boy right now?

Boys, Keeps, Looking, Morning, Three

I haven't really auditioned much in my career. I've been lucky in terms of the feature work; it's mostly been people that have been fans of mine that have called and said "We have this part, do you want to do it?" That kind of thing. And that's sort of still the way it is right now - I don't really go after features too much.

Kind, Lucky, People, Sort, Thing

But I don't think I was ever destined to be a big star.

Destined, Star, Stars, Think, Think Big, Thinking

People think that all cameramen do is point the camera at things, but it's a heck of a lot more complicated than that.

Cameramen, Cameras, People, Things, Think, Thinking

Probably the most fun I've ever had, actually, acting. Because it was the perfect extension of the stuff that I'd started to do on Late Night With David Letterman, and when I look back on all my work, it was probably the best possible incarnation of Chris Elliott, of me.

Acting, Extension, Fun, Night, Perfect

I was the class clown, but I was a reluctant class clown because I was always and still am somewhat embarrassed by performing. I have terrible stage fright and I don't like being in front of people.

Class, Clown, Fright, Like, People

I think the whole idea of me was that I wasn't going to be but that I wanted to be, desperately.

Desperately, Idea, Ideas, Think, Thinking, Wanted