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 Something About Mary 1998 and Theres Something About Mary 1998 He has also had recurring roles on the television shows Everybody Loves Raymond 20032005 How I Met Your Mother 20092014 and Eagleheart 20112014 In recent years Elliott has had a recurring role on the Canadian television comedy series Schitts Creek 20152020 He played Roland Schitt the eccentric father of the shows 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 Daddys Boy 1989 a memoir about his relationship with his father He has also directed several films including the comedy Strange Brew 1983 which he cowrote 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