
Chris Elliott
Christopher Nash Elliott is an American actor, comedian, writer, director, and author. He was born on May 31, 1960, in New York City, New York. He is the youngest of five children of Lee (née Peppers), a model and TV director, and Bob Elliott, who was part of the successful comedy team Bob and Ray.
Elliott began his career as a writer for Late Night with David Letterman in 1982. He stayed with the show for six years, during which time he created and performed in many memorable sketches. In 1990, he created and starred in the cult comedy series Get a Life, which ran for two seasons on Fox.
Elliott has also appeared in numerous films, including Cabin Boy (1994), Scary Movie 2 (2001), There's Something About Mary (1998). He has also had recurring roles on the television shows Everybody Loves Raymond (2003-2005), How I Met Your Mother (2009-2014), and Eagleheart (2011-2014).
In recent years, Elliott has had a recurring role on the Canadian television comedy series Schitt's Creek (2015-2020). He played Roland Schitt, the eccentric father of the show's main character, Johnny Schitt. For his performance, Elliott received a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series.
Elliott is also a writer and director. He has written several books, including Daddy's Boy (1989), a memoir about his relationship with his father. He has also directed several films, including the comedy Strange Brew (1983), which he co-wrote with his father.
Elliott is married to Paula Niedert, whom he met while she was a talent coordinator on Late Night with David Letterman. They have two daughters, Abby and Bridey.
Known For | Acting |
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Most Rating | 0.619 |
Birthday | 1960-05-31 |
Place of Birth | New York City, New York, USA |
Also Known As | Chris Elliot , Christopher Nash Elliott , Chris, Christopher Elliott, کریس الیوت, |

1993

Groundhog Day
7.612/8171
A narcissistic TV weatherman, along with his attractive-but-distant producer, and his mawkish cameraman, is sent to report on Groundhog Day in the sma...
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Groundhog Day

1998

There's Something About Mary
6.6/5002
For Ted, prom night went about as bad as it’s possible for any night to go. Thirteen years later, he finally gets another chance with his old prom dat...
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There's Something About Mary

2021

Christmas vs The Walters
5/8
Diane Walters, an over-burdened mother of two with a third child on the way, strives to create the perfect Christmas while her loving but dysfunctiona...
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Christmas vs The Walters

1989

The Abyss
7.4/3068
A civilian oil rig crew is recruited to conduct a search and rescue effort when a nuclear submarine mysteriously sinks. One diver soon finds himself o...
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The Abyss

2001

Scary Movie 2
5.796/4729
While the original parodied slasher flicks like Scream, Keenen Ivory Wayans's sequel to Scary Movie takes comedic aim at haunted house movies. A group...
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Scary Movie 2

1996

Kingpin
6.498/884
After bowler Roy Munson swindles the wrong crowd and is left with a hook for a hand, he settles into impoverished obscurity. That is, until he uncover...
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Kingpin

2009

Dance Flick
4.846/260
Street dancer, Thomas Uncles is from the wrong side of the tracks, but his bond with the beautiful Megan White might help the duo realize their dreams...
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Dance Flick

2000

Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
4.989/1326
The hilarity begins when professor Sherman Klump finds romance with fellow DNA specialist, Denise Gaines, and discovers a brilliant formula that rever...
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Nutty Professor II: The Klumps

1994

Cabin Boy
5.2/102
A foul-mouthed finishing school graduate mistakenly winds up on an ill-fated fishing boat, and faces the wrath of a crew that considers him bad luck.
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Cabin Boy

2008

Christmas Cottage
6.333/51
Inspired by the picturesque paintings of Thomas Kinkade, The Christmas Cottage tells the semi-autobiographical tale of how a young boy is propelled to...
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Christmas Cottage

1993

CB4
6/127
A "rockumentary", covering the rise to fame of MC Gusto, Stab Master Arson, and Dead Mike: members of the rap group "CB4". We soon learn that these th...
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CB4

2000

Snow Day
5.111/211
When an entire town in upstate New York is closed down by an unexpected snowfall, a "snow day" begins when a group of elementary school kids, led by N...
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Snow Day

2005

Merry F#%$in' Christmas
6.2/3
Denis Leary and a cast of many others celebrate Christmas Leary-style. Packed with original music and skits, this is a great spin on the usual holiday...
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Merry F#%$in' Christmas

1989

New York Stories
6.2/377
Get ready for a wildly diverse, star-studded trilogy about life in the big city. One of the most-talked about films in years, New York Stories feature...
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New York Stories

2013

Eagleheart: Paradise Rising
0/0
Chris Monsanto, disgraced Marshal turned fugitive from justice, goes on a journey of both heart and mind to clear his name and uncover the truth.
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Eagleheart: Paradise Rising

2011

SpongeBob SquarePants: Ghouls Fools
0/0
Aye, this here set has the full spooky Halloween double-length-episode, GHOUL FOOLS, where SpongeBob and Patrick are caught in the middle of a ghostly...
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SpongeBob SquarePants: Ghouls Fools

1983

Lianna
6.5/33
Lianna's life is a succession of domestic errands and boring faculty parties, however her heaviest cross to bear is dealing with her waning marriage t...
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Lianna

2001

The Sky is Falling
8/2
A young woman, struggling to become a novelist, has her life go into a tailspin. Her first novel is rejected, her non-committal boy friend decides to...
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The Sky is Falling

1995

The Barefoot Executive
4/2
A young man working in the mailroom of a television network rises to the top of the company after he discovers that his girlfriend's chimp is capable...
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The Barefoot Executive

2007

I'll Believe You
4/6
Late-night radio host Dale Sweeney's usual line up of odd-ball, conspiracy-obsessed callers is interrupted by a panicked phone call in an indecipherab...
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I'll Believe You

2013

Evocateur: The Morton Downey Jr. Movie
5.9/18
Long before O'Reilly and Beck, Morton Downey, Jr., was tearing up the talk-show format with his divisive populism. Between the fistfights, rabid audie...
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Evocateur: The Morton Downey Jr. Movie

2014

The Rewrite
6/602
An Oscar-winning writer in a slump leaves Hollywood to teach screenwriting at a college on the East Coast, where he falls for a single mom taking clas...
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The Rewrite

2016

Better Off Single
5.2/26
A comedy that follows a man on a mission of self-discovery that results in hallucinations, flashbacks and fantasies in his quest to find new love and...
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Better Off Single

1987

Action Family
7.6/5
At work, Chris is a hardboiled no-nonsense detective who's investigating a series of brutal murders of jazz musicians. At home, he's a family man stra...
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Action Family

1986

Manhunter
7/1377
FBI Agent Will Graham, who retired after catching Hannibal Lecter, returns to duty to engage in a risky cat-and-mouse game with Lecter to capture a ne...
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Manhunter

2017

Frat Star
4.8/15
"Frat Star" explores the alluring, superficial, manipulative, and dark world of Ivy League fraternity culture. An insecure, poor, and broken-hearted N...
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Frat Star

2017

Sandy Wexler
5.5/553
When a hapless but dedicated talent manager signs his first client who actually has talent, his career finally starts to take off.
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Sandy Wexler

1991

Medusa: Dare to Be Truthful
8.6/5
In this made for Showtime television spoof of Madonna's "Truth or Dare" documentary, comedienne Julie Brown portrays Medusa, an egocentric, hyper-sexu...
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Medusa: Dare to Be Truthful

1984

Hyperspace
6.1/7
Because of a small navigation mistake Lord Buckethead lands on Earth instead of "in a galaxy far, far away". But he is still looking for the princess...
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Hyperspace

1987

Chris Elliott's FDR -- A One-Man Show
0/0
Chris Elliot plays FDR in his live "One Man Show" about the life and times of the president, however, he looks and sounds nothing like the man and he...
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Chris Elliott's FDR -- A One-Man Show

2012

The Dictator
6.198/5951
The heroic story of a dictator who risks his life to ensure that democracy would never come to the country he so lovingly oppressed.
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The Dictator

2018

Clara's Ghost
5.2/10
Set over the course of a single evening at the Reynolds’ family home in Connecticut, Clara, fed up with the constant ribbing from her self-absorbed sh...
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Clara's Ghost

1985

My Man Adam
6.5/4
A young man meets the girl of his dreams, whereupon he finds himself involved in a murder mystery.
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My Man Adam

2017

How to Get Girls
4.8/23
Zach and Ben are two nerdy childhood best friends with a dream to go to Comic Con. When Ben is forced to move with his dad to Antarctica, the two make...
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How to Get Girls

2001

Osmosis Jones
6.493/1029
A white blood cell policeman, with the help of a cold pill, must stop a deadly virus from destroying the human they live in, Frank.
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Osmosis Jones

2006

Scary Movie 4
5.481/3302
Cindy finds out the house she lives in is haunted by a little boy and goes on a quest to find out who killed him and why. Also, Alien "Tr-iPods" are i...
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Scary Movie 4

2020

Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble
5.5/2
Join iconic Canadian artists, activists, actors, and athletes as they share their stories of hope and inspiration in this national salute to our front...
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Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble

2020

Best Wishes, Warmest Regards: A Schitt's Creek Farewell
8.8/17
Interviews with the cast, creators, journalists and celebrity fans, plus behind-the-scenes footage from season six.
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2024

Carved
4.87/50
On Halloween 1993, two years after a deadly nuclear spill, the staff of a historic pioneer village attraction must work together to survive the attack...
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Carved

2023

Welcome to Redville
4.6/6
A young couple on the run from the law after a botched robbery takes refuge in a small desert town where strange townsfolk and the lure of one final h...
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