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Sunday, May 17, 2009
Who played Andy Samberg's dad who dated Jonah Hill on SNL?
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Why: He was also the clerk that gave a free newspaper to Eddie Murphy in 1984 when he was made up to look like a white guy (at 2:00).
Answer: Jim Downey, a writer for SNL since 1976 and head writer of "Late Night with David Letterman" in the early 80s. While Norm MacDonald hosted Weekend Update during the mid-90s, Downey wrote exclusively for that segment, and left with MacDonald when he was fired in 1998. He returned in 2000.
Source: SNLTranscripts
The More You Know: He is the younger brother of Robert Downey Sr. and uncle of former cast member Robert Downey Jr.
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