Darrell Hammond shared a clip of his iconic 'SNL' Sean Connery impression in honor of the late James Bond star
- Former "Saturday Night Live" regular Darrell Hammond posted a tribute to Sean Connery after the James Bond star's family announced Saturday that he had died aged 90.
- Hammond was known for his impression of Connery on the NBC sketch show.
- On Saturday, Hammond tweeted: "Sorry to hear of the passing of #SeanConnery, my condolences to his family. Always loved doing my silly impressions of him, RIP."
- The tweet included a clip of a 1999 "SNL" skit in which Hammond's Sean Connery played a round of "Celebrity Jeopardy!," hosted by Will Ferrell's Alex Trebek.
"Saturday Night Live" alum Darrell Hammond shared a clip of his famous Sean Connery impression in honor of the late James Bond star on Saturday.
Hammond, who starred on the NBC sketch show between 1995 and 2009, tweeted: "Sorry to hear of the passing of #SeanConnery, my condolences to his family. Always loved doing my silly impressions of him, RIP."
The comedian included a 1999 "SNL" sketch where his Connery plays "Celebrity Jeopardy!" hosted by Will Ferrell's Alex Trebek.
In an interview with Rolling Stone magazine, Hammond called his Connery impression "easily the most popular thing I've ever done."
He added: "Connery had that thing that Clinton had, people just couldn't get enough of him. There are just very few humans like that that you'll ever play as an actor. People just could not get enough of this guy!"
Sir Sean Connery died at the age of 90, his family announced on Saturday.
Connery's son Jason said his father "had many of his family, who could be in the Bahamas, around him" when he died in Nassau.