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Fred Armisen (born December 4, 1966 in Valley Stream, New York) is an American musician, comedian, and actor, best known for his work as a castmember on Saturday Night Live. He is of German, Japanese, and Venezuelan descent.
Armisen began his career in 1988 when he moved from New York to Chicago to play drums for the punk rock band, Trenchmouth. In the 1990s, he played drums with Blue Man Group in Chicago, and in 1997 toured with David Shouse of The Grifters' sideband, Those Bastard Souls, which also featured The Flaming Lips' Steven Drozd.
Armisen's transition from music to comedy occurred with the 1998 short film Fred Armisens Guide to Music and South by Southwest. The film featured Armisen's trip to the South by Southwest Festival in Austin, Texas, where he captured reactions while posing as a music journalist. After this, Armisen began doing stand-up comedy. In 2002, he joined the cast of Saturday Night Live as a featured player. In the 2004 season, he was promoted to a repertory cast member. On SNL, he is noted for hardly ever breaking character. Also in 2004, he appeared in minor but notable roles in the films Eurotrip and Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy and a European neighbor named Gustave in Deck the Halls
As of 2007, Armisen continues to star on Saturday Night Live. This year, he can be seen in a supporting role in the comedy The Ex and in a starring role in the comedy Quebec.
Throughout his comedic rise Armisen has maintained substantial ties with music. For example, Armisen has directed music videos for bands like The Helio Sequence. Armisen also had a memorable role in the Wilco documentary I Am Trying to Break Your Heart, which featured footage from his stint opening for frontman Jeff Tweedy's 2001 solo tour. He also appeared in video segments on Blue Man Group's How to Be a Megastar Tour 2.0. Armisen occasionally writes for Pitchfork Media, and recently interviewed Cat Power for them.
Saturday Night Live
Notable Characters
* Billiam - a gay man in space who appears in the "Gays in Space" sketches.
* Billy Smith - a Native American stand-up comedian.
* Fericito - a Venezuelan nightclub comedian and host of Show Biz Grande Explosion!
* Gabe Fisher - a Jewish man who takes many adult classes as a member of the Adult Students.
* Gunther Kelly - a man who performs songs on Weekend Update with his brother Patrick (played by Will Forte)
* Leonard - The strange European host of the foreign music show Club Traxx.
* Mackey - a senile drummer who often does rimshots at inappropriate moments and appears in the "Rialto Grande" sketches.
* Noony Schoener - a quirky, foreign art dealer who appears with his wife Nuni Schoener (played by Maya Rudolph) in the "The Schoeners" sketches)
* Frondi - a mentally challenged character who criticizes Ben Affleck's movie Gigli to Ben himself.
Notable Impressions
* Camilla Parker-Bowles - British duchess who appears on Weekend Update with her husband, Prince Charles (played by Seth Meyers).
* George Carlin
* David Gregory
* Vicente Fox - Former President of Mexico
* Prince - A parody of the musician as the host of a talk show called The Prince Show, with Beyonc Knowles (played by Maya Rudolph) as his co-host.
* Steve Jobs - Apple CEO who appears on Weekend Update to show off strange new technology.
* Tony Danza
Filmography
Year Title Role Other notes
2007 Quebec
2007 The Ex Manny
2006 Deck the Halls Gustave
2006 Tenacious D in: The Pick of Destiny Security Guard #2
2006 Griffin & Phoenix
2006 Kiss Me Again Dr. Szabo
2005 Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo Frenchman Uncredited
2005 Looking for a Thrill: An Anthology of Inspiration Himself Video
2004 Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie Tino Video
2004 Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy Tino
2004 EuroTrip Creepy Italian Guy
2003 Frank International Film Festival Frank Short film, video
2003 Melvin Goes to Dinner Vesa
2002 Like Mike New Age Dad
2002 I Am Trying to Break Your Heart Himself
1998 Guide to Music and South by Southwest Various Characters Short film, also writer and director
Television Work
Year Title Role Other notes
2006 Freak Show Dane Cheff Guest star, voice only, episode: "Elections"
2006 Tom Goes to the Mayor Phillip Priest/Serpent Expert Guest star, voice only, episode: "Jeffy the Sea Serpent"
2006 Squidbillies Jesus Guest star, voice only, episode: "Giant Foam Dickhat Trouble"
2005 Squidbillies Miguel Guest star, voice only, episode: "Office Politics Trouble"
2005 Squidbillies Miguel Guest star, voice only, episode: "Take This Job and Love It"
2004 12:21 Jeremy Television special
2004 Aqua Teen Hunger Force Poncho Guest star, voice only, episode: "Hypno-Germ"
2003-present Crank Yankers Chip Douglas Guest star, multiple episodes
2002-Present Saturday Night Live Various Characters Series regular
2002 Late World with Zach Various Characters Guest star, multiple episodes
2002 Next! Various Characters Series regular, failed television pilot
2001 Late Friday Fericito Guest star, episode: "Episode #1.12"
2001 Late Friday Father Fred Guest star, episode: "Episode 1.8"
Discography with the band Trenchmouth
Year Title
1996 The Broadcasting System
1994 Trenchmouth Vs. the Light of the Sun
1993 Inside the Future
1991 Construction of New Action: Volume 1: First There Was Movement
Trivia
* Armisen is the second Latin-American Saturday Night Live castmember, after Horatio Sanz.
* Armisen is also the second Asian-American castmember of SNL after Rob Schneider who is part Filipino.
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