ACTOR

Chris Elliott

1960 - Today

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Christopher Nash Elliott (born May 31, 1960) is an American actor, comedian and writer known for his surreal sense of humor. He was a regular performer on Late Night with David Letterman while working as a writer there (1983–1988), created and starred in the comedy series Get a Life (1990–1992) on Fox, and wrote and starred in the film Cabin Boy (1994). His writing for Letterman won four consecutive Primetime Emmy Awards. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Chris Elliott has received more than 8,658,452 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia. Chris Elliott is the 5,195th most popular actor (down from 4,446th in 2019), the 7,578th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,649th in 2019) and the 2,342nd most popular American Actor.

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  • 8.7M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.94

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 29

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.14

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.35

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Chris Elliott ranks 5,195 out of 13,578Before him are George Irving, Hansjörg Felmy, Jennifer Hudson, Tony Plana, Barbara Feldon, and Shin Min-a. After him are Arliss Howard, Christie Brinkley, Harry Liedtke, Corey Feldman, Ahn Bo-hyun, and Nancy Kelly.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Chris Elliott ranks 286Before him are Bushra al-Assad, Hiromi Tsuru, Olaf Ludwig, John Taylor, Greg Louganis, and Arnaud Desplechin. After him are Barbara Broccoli, Simon Gallup, Takashi Tezuka, Leland Orser, John Billingsley, and Semir Osmanagić.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Chris Elliott ranks 7,578 out of 20,380Before him are Glenn Branca (1948), Jack Colvin (1934), George Irving (1874), Jennifer Hudson (1981), Leo Buscaglia (1924), and Barbara Feldon (1933). After him are Anthony Kennedy (1936), George J. Mitchell (1933), Arliss Howard (1954), Marsden Hartley (1877), Catherine Hardy Lavender (1930), and Christie Brinkley (1954).

Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Chris Elliott ranks 2,342Before him are Ben Stein (1944), Margaret Dumont (1882), Jack Colvin (1934), George Irving (1874), Jennifer Hudson (1981), and Barbara Feldon (1933). After him are Arliss Howard (1954), Christie Brinkley (1954), Corey Feldman (1971), Nancy Kelly (1921), Jerry Hardin (1929), and Alessandro Nivola (1972).