Jack McBrayer facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Jack McBrayer
McBrayer in New York City in March 2007
Born	(1973-05-27) May 27, 1973 (age 52) Macon, Georgia, U.S.
Education	University of Evansville (BFA)
Occupation	Actor comedian
Years active	1995–present

Jack McBrayer (born May 27, 1973) is an American actor and comedian. He is famous for playing funny characters. Many people know him as Kenneth Parcell from the TV show 30 Rock. For this role, he was nominated for an Emmy Award.

Jack McBrayer also uses his voice for many cartoon characters. He voiced Fix-It Felix Jr. in the movies Wreck-It Ralph (2012) and Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018). He was also the voice of Wander in the show Wander Over Yonder. You might have heard his voice in shows like Phineas and Ferb, Puppy Dog Pals, Amphibia, and Big Mouth. He even appeared in The Big Bang Theory as Penny's older brother, Randall.

Jack McBrayer helped create and stars in the Apple TV+ show Hello, Jack! The Kindness Show. This show started in November 2021.

Early life and education

Jack McBrayer was born in Macon, Georgia. When he was 15, his family moved to Conyers, Georgia. He went to Heritage High School. Later, he studied theater at the University of Evansville. When he was 18, he had a health problem called a pneumothorax. He said it felt like one of the worst pains he had ever experienced.

Career highlights

From 1995 to 2002, Jack McBrayer worked at comedy theaters in Chicago. These places were called The Second City and IO Theater. There, he met Tina Fey, who later created 30 Rock.

He appeared in many comedy skits on Late Night with Conan O'Brien from 2002 to 2004. He often played funny characters from the Southern part of the U.S. He even played Kenneth Parcell from 30 Rock on Late Night a few times.

In 2008, Jack McBrayer was in the music video for "Touch My Body" by Mariah Carey. He once said he accidentally hit Mariah Carey in the face with a Frisbee while filming the video!

He has voiced Irving DuBois on Phineas and Ferb since 2009. In 2010, he was in the movie Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore. He also appears in the "Knock Knock Joke of the Day" part of the children's TV show Yo Gabba Gabba!.

In 2012, Jack McBrayer voiced Fix-It Felix Jr. in the Disney animated movie Wreck-It Ralph. This character is a video game hero and friend to Wreck-It Ralph. He returned to voice Felix in the sequel, Ralph Breaks the Internet.

He has also appeared in commercials for Kia cars with basketball player Blake Griffin. In 2019, he performed in the musical Waitress in London. In 2021, he was a contestant on the Netflix baking show Nailed It!. In 2024, he hosted the show Zillow Gone Wild on HBO Max.

Film roles

Jack McBrayer has been in many movies, both acting and doing voice work.

Television roles

Jack McBrayer has appeared in many TV shows.

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1999	Early Edition	Teddy / Rehearsal Dinner Toaster	Episode: "The Out-of-Towner"
2002	Late Night with Conan O'Brien	Wally Jenson (uncredited)	Episode #10.27
2005	Weekends at the D.L.	Soldier	Episode #1.12
2005–2006	Arrested Development	Country Club Waiter	2 episodes
2006	The Colbert Report	Kevin (voice)	Episode: "Will Power"
2006–2013, 2020	30 Rock	Kenneth Parcell	139 episodes
2007	My Boys	Paul	Episode: "The Promise of a New Season"
2009	The Electric Company	Marlon	Episode: "Abracadabra Cadabra Ca-Green!"
2009–2015	Phineas and Ferb	Irving (voice)	36 episodes
2010	Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!	Best Man	Episode: "Comedy"
	Ugly Americans	Kong (voice)	Episode: "Kong of Queens"
	Robotomy	Frenemy (voice)	Episode: "Frenemy"
	Kung Fu Panda Holiday	Wo Hop (voice)	Television special
2011–2020	Bob's Burgers	Various voices	6 episodes
2011	The Simpsons	Ewell Freestone "Peach Guy" (voice)	Episode: "The Great Simpsina"
	Conan	Ghost / ... / Conan	3 episodes
	Portlandia	Zupan's Market Customer	Episode: "Cool Wedding"
	Funny or Die Presents	Park Ranger	Episode #2.4
	Archer	Randy (voice)	Episode: "Bloody Ferlin"
2013–2016	Wander Over Yonder	Wander (voice)	79 episodes
2013	Deon Cole's Black Box	White History Month Narrator	Episode: "Sweet Home Chicago"
	NTSF:SD:SUV::	Tagg	Episode: "Trading Faces"
2013–2015	Comedy Bang! Bang!	Chad / Band Camp Register	2 episodes
2013	Key & Peele	Robert	Episode: #3.3
2013–2018	The Middle	Dr. Ted Goodwin	9 episodes
2013–2019	... History	Various roles	10 episodes
2013	Childrens Hospital	Ballard	Episode: "Coming and Going"
2014–2015	Jake and the Neverland Pirates	Pirate Mummy (voice)	7 episodes
2014	WordGirl	Kid Math / Rexagon (voices)	Episode: "Kid Math"
	The Getaway	Himself	Episode: "Jack McBrayer in Hawaii"
2015	Axe Cop	Mr. Chicken Chickenslice (voice)	Episode: "Axe Cop Saves God"
	New Girl	Wally	Episode: "Clean Break"
	The Jack and Triumph Show	Jack	7 episodes; also executive producer
	Your Pretty Face is Going to Hell	Angel	Episode: "Shoulder Work"
	Playing House	Rod Rockemoore	2 episodes
	The Awesomes	Villain-Tine (voice)	Episode: "Villain-Tine's Day"
	The Adventures of Puss in Boots	Esteban (voice)	Episode: "Star"
2015, 2017, 2021	Last Week Tonight with John Oliver	Himself/Dr. Ted Group III/Oliver's Plague (voice)	4 episodes
2016	The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret	Doug Whitney	6 episodes
	The Amazing Gayl Pile	Mitch Maxwell	Episode #3.1
	Odd Squad: The Movie	Weird Tom	Television film with limited theatrical release
	The Big Bang Theory	Randall (Penny's Brother)	Episode: "The Conjugal Conjecture"
	The Lion Guard	Badilli (voice)	Episode: "The Trouble With Galagos"
	Emo Dad	Principal Meister (voice)	Season 2
	The Eric Andre Show	Himself	Episode: "Stacey Dash; Jack McBrayer"
	Bajillion Dollar Propertie$	Phillib Almnall	Episode: "Day of the Diamond Dealmakers"
2016, 2017	Mighty Magiswords	Snax / Orb-Bot / Matt	2 episodes
2017	Angie Tribeca	Wade	Episode: "License to Drill"
2017–2018	Big Mouth	... #1 (voice)	4 episodes
2017	Milo Murphy's Law	Ship Captain (voice)	Episode: "The Island of Lost Dakotas"
2017–2021	Puppy Dog Pals	Hedgie (voice)	7 episodes
2018	DuckTales	The Ghost of Christmas Past (voice)	Episode: "The Last Christmas"
2019–2022	Amphibia	Toadie (voice)	10 episodes
2019	Our Cartoon President	Lindsey Graham (voice)	3 episodes
2020	Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt	Sandy Parcell	Special: "Kimmy vs the Reverend"
	T.O.T.S.	Hank (voice)	Episode: "Daddy Delivery"
	Star Trek: Lower Decks	Badgey (voice)	2 episodes
	Mapleworth Murders
	Woke	Sad Face (voice)
2021	Devil May Care	God (voice)	Episode: "The Shipment"
	Bless the Harts	Deputy Tug, Parker (voice)	Episode: "Trollin' with the Homies" and "When You Lose, You Win"
	Nailed It	Himself	Episode: "Paranormal Pastries"
2021–present	Hello, Jack! The Kindness Show	Himself	17 episodes
2022	Kid Cosmic	Skippy Olsen (voice)	Episode: "Kid Cosmic and the Secret of the Fourteenth Stone"
	Eureka!	KB (voice)	2 episodes
2023	The Conners	Jack Fudderman	Episode: "Adding Insult to Injury"
	Call Me Kat	Gideon	3 episodes
	Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years	Hatty McDoody (voice)	Episode: "Hats Off to Space
	Hailey's On It!	Lazlo (voice)	Episode: "U.F.Whoa!"
	The Big Nailed It Baking Challenge	Himself (guest judge)	Episode: "Finale"
	The Wonder Years	Mr. Cox	Episode: "A Star is Born"
	Star Trek: Lower Decks	Badgey (voice)	Episode: "A Few Badgeys More"
2024	The Great North	Beef's ... (voice)	Episode: "Risky Beefness Adventure"
	Stupid Pet Tricks	Himself	2 episodes
	Zillow Gone Wild	Himself	3 episodes
	Grey's Anatomy	Tom Costello	Episode: “I Can See Clearly Now”
2025-present	City Slickers	Mitch Robbins	Main role

Theater performances

Jack McBrayer has also acted on stage.

Video games

He has lent his voice to video games too.

Music videos

Awards and nominations

Jack McBrayer has been recognized for his acting with several awards and nominations.

Children's and Family Emmy Awards

Primetime Emmy Awards

Screen Actors Guild Awards

See also

In Spanish: Jack McBrayer para niños