Fred Armisen
- Music Department
- Actor
- Writer
Fereydun Robert Armisen is an American actor, comedian, and writer. After having begun his career as a musician for groups such as Trenchmouth and the Blue Man Group, he would get his big break as a comedy actor when he joined the cast of Saturday Night Live (1975) in 2002, having remained with the show until 2013. This led to Armisen collaborating with fellow SNL alum Bill Hader and Seth Meyers on the television series Documentary Now! (2015) for IFC, and would also collaborate with Carrie Brownstein on Portlandia (2011) for the same network. He is also known for his roles in various films and shows such as Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004), Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny (2006), and Easy A (2010), alongside voice roles in The Looney Tunes Show (2011), The Mitchells vs. the Machines (2021), The Lego Ninjago Movie (2017), and Final Space (2018), among others.
- Nominated for 15 Primetime Emmys
- 4 wins & 30 nominations total
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TV Series
- Various
- Barack Obama
- Prince
- Garth
- Larry King
- Mike Bloomberg
- David Paterson
- Joy Behar
- Lawrence Welk
- Liberace
- Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
- Mr. Vogelcheck
- Stuart
- Billy Smith
- Fericito
- Gabe Fisher
- Gene Simmons
- Giuseppe
- Mackey
- Manuel Ortiz
- Michael Wolff
- Mike
- Nicholas Fehn
- Nuni Schoener
- Randy Newman
- Steve Jobs
- Billiam
- Carlos Santana
- DJ Dimitrios
- David Gregory
- Frondi
- George Carlin
- Gunther Kelly
- Hosni Mubarak
- Howie Mandel
- Ice-T
- Jonathan's girlfriend
- Larry Seidlin
- Leonard
- Michael Bloomberg
- Muammer Kaddafi
- Penny Marshall
- Pep Walters
- Queen Elizabeth
- Regine
- Tony Danza
- gay guy from New Jersey
- Ahmad Badawi
- Alan Osmond
- Alberto Gonzales
- Ali Abdullah Saleh
- Anton Chigurh
- Artie Abrams
- Atlanta Horns
- Barney Frank
- Bear
- Big John Murray
- Billie Jean King
- Blue Man
- Camilla Parker-Bowles
- Chad Danforth
- Charles Schumer
- Cheech Marin
- Chris Teigler
- Claudius Templesmith
- Contestant
- Desi Arnaz
- Detective Joe Smith
- Elinda Nade
- Eugene Levy
- Felix 900 Presenter
- Fran Lebowitz
- Frank Stein
- Fred Armisen
- Fugly Betsy
- Gael García Bernal
- Gandalf
- General
- George Lopez
- George Ross
- Harrison Ford
- Hope Hines
- Hugo Chavez
- Ian Rubbish
- Jardine the Belgian Michael Jackson impersonator
- Joe Rogan
- Joe Trippi
- Joey Lawrence
- John Harwood
- John Oates
- John Quiñones
- Jon Gilbert
- Jose
- Jose Cuervo
- Kaddafi's Best Friend from Growing Up
- Kim Jong-un's Best Friend from Growing Up
- Leslie Burns
- Lou
- Lou Reed
- Martin Scorsese
- Max Detweiler
- Michael R. Bloomberg
- Mike Gravel
- Mohammad bin Salman
- Nathan Walken
- Nouri al-Maliki
- Nouriel Roubini
- Omar Minaya
- Osama bin Laden
- Owen Schecter
- Paulie Gualtieri
- Paulie Walnuts
- Pocahontas' father
- Pope Benedict XVI
- President Moammar Gadhafi
- Putin's Best Friends from Growing Up
- Putin's Friend
- Quentin Tarantino
- Randall Meeks
- Raúl Castro
- Recep Tayyip Erdogan
- Richard Wolffe
- Richie Inez Jr.
- Robert Durst
- Roger Brush
- Rupert Murdoch
- Sam Waterston
- Self - Audience Member Asking Questions
- Seymour Hersh
- Shaun
- Sidecar
- Simon
- SkyBlu
- Steve Van Zandt
- Sushin
- Svetlana
- Thavakalai
- The Falconer
- Thom Yorke
- Thomas Friedman
- Tico Torres
- Tom Sherak
- Tony Sirico
- Various - Lizardo
- Vincente Fox
- Warren Grabowski
- Wylie Delmario
- rock and roll shorts guy
Music Department
Actor
- 2024
Writer
- Official sites
- Alternative names
- M. Fred Armisen
- Height
- 5′ 9″ (1.75 m)
- Born
- SpousesRiki LindhomeJune 1, 2022 - present (1 child)
- ParentsFereydun Herbert Armisen
- Other worksCast member on Bob Odenkirk's unsold TV pilot, Next! (2002); written by Zach Galifianakis, Bob Odenkirk, and BJ Porter; directed by Keith Truesdell; produced by Bernie Brillstein (executive producer), Bob Odenkirk (executive producer), BJ Porter (producer), and Nick Koskoff (associate producer) (as Nick Koskoff); with Bob Odenkirk, Fred Armisen, Jay Johnston, Rasika Mathur, Jerry Minor, Jill Talley, Susan Yeagley, Zach Galifianakis, Rocky Marquette, Brian Posehn, and Bogdan Szumilas in the cast.
- Publicity listings
- TriviaFred had thought that his Korean paternal grandfather was Japanese, until he discovered his origins on the show Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (2012). His grandfather, known as Masami Ehara-Kuni, was a dancer and choreographer who performed in Nazi Germany during the 1930s and 1940s, and was also possibly a spy for the Allies. Masami was actually born Pak Yeong-In in Ulsan, Korea, and had taken on a Japanese name and persona after attending a Japanese school during the Japanese occupation of Korea. There is a museum dedicated to Masami in Japan.
- QuotesI feel bad for everyone I've gone out with.
- Nickname
- Army
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