Sterling Archer is a character from the animated television series "Archer," created by Adam Reed. The character is a suave, yet highly skilled secret agent who often finds himself in comedic and dramatic situations. While there is no publicly acknowledged real-life inspiration for Archer, the character is often thought to be a pastiche of various spy and detective characters from classic literature and film, such as James Bond and Sherlock Holmes. Adam Reed has mentioned in interviews that he wanted to create a character who was both a parody and a homage to the classic archetypes of the suave, debonair secret agent.

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If you thought Chris Parnell was the model for his nebbish Archer character, Cyril, you'd be wrong. Cyril is actually the two-dimensional incarnation of well-hung Atlanta restaurateur Stuart Fierman, a friend of Archer executive producer Matt Thompson.read more >>