Birth Name: Thomas Christopher Parnell
Place of Birth: Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Date of Birth: February 5, 1967
Ethnicity:
*English, possibly other (father)
*German, Swiss-French (mother)
Chris Parnell is an American actor, comedian, and singer. He is the son of Shirley Russ (Rauchle) and Jack Parnell.
Chris’ maternal grandparents were August Carl Rauchle (the son of August Carl Rauchle and Louise Manner) and Clara Bessire (the daughter of Fred Bessire and Louise Yancer). August was born in Tennessee, to German parents. Clara was born in Tennessee, to Swiss-French parents.
Sources: Genealogy of Chris Parnell (focusing on his mother’s side) –
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