Kevin Larry Nealon (born November 18, 1953) is an American actor and comedian. Nealon first gained widespread attention during his tenure as a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live from 1986 to 1995, where he anchored the show's news parody segment Weekend Update. He stayed on SNL for one more season and left in 1995, after a then-record nine seasons. (His record was later surpassed by Tim Meadows, Darrell Hammond, and Kenan Thompson.) After leaving SNL, he acted in several of the Happy Madison films, for playing Doug Wilson on the Showtime series Weeds, and providing the voice of the title character, Glenn Martin, on Glenn Martin, DDS.
Characters/Impressions[]
Characters[]
- Bill
- Bill Smith
- Bob Waltman
- Charlie Loomis
- One of the Elevator Fans
- Frank Gannon
- Franz (from Hans and Franz)
- Jimmy
- Lebee
- Mr. Kirkpatrick
- Mr. Subliminal
- Mr. No Depth Perception
- Randy
- One of the Two Sammie's
- Tarzan
- Tony Trailer
Impressions[]
- Al Gore
- Bill Bradley
- Bill Walsh
- Brent Musburger
- Charles Grodin
- Chuck Woolery
- Danny Sheridan
- David Conn
- Don Regan
- Doug Llewelyn
- Elvis Presley
- Fred Wilpon
- Gene Siskel
- George Hamilton
- Gerry Cooney
- James Taylor
- Jay Leno
- Jeff Harris
- Johnny Whitaker
- Joseph Biden
- Joseph Hazelwood
- Kenny Rogers
- Larry King
- Leonard Nimoy (as Mr. Spock)
- LeRoy Neiman
- Lloyd Bentsen
- Michael Bolton
- Michael Deaver
- Michael Eisner
- Michael Gross
- Morton Kondracke
- Moshe Dayan
- Pierre du Pont IV
- Prince Johannes
- Red West
- Richard Chamberlain
- Robert Fulghum
- Roy Black
- Rudolph Giuliani
- Saddam Hussein
- Sam Donaldson
- Sam Nunn
- Sonny West
- Ted Wass
- Terry Moran
- Thomas DeLay
- Tom Selleck
SNL Career[]
- 1986-1987: Featured Player
- 1987-1995: Repertory Player
- 1991-1994: Weekend Update Anchor
Gallery[]
Season 12 Title Card (1986-87; his 1st season on the show. His featured player title card)
Intro for Season 13 (1987-88; First Repertory Player Title card; introduced during his 2nd season on the show)
Season 20 Title Card (1994-95; his 9th/final season on the show)
Nealon on Weekend Update
Nealon as Jay Leno
Nealon as Elvis Presley
The entire Season 12 cast (1986-87) cast
| Preceded by: Dennis Miller |
Longest Consecutive Serving Cast Member (9 seasons) (1986— 1995) |
Followed by: Tim Meadows |
| Preceded by: Dennis Miller |
Weekend Update Anchor (1991— 1994) |
Followed by: Norm MacDonald |