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Fred Willard

Fred Willard

Age
73
Birthday
Sep. 18th, 1939
Born in
Shaker Heights, Ohio, USA
Height
6' 2"

Fred Willard's Main TV Roles

Show Character(s)
Back to You TV Show
Back to You
Dinner for Five TV Show
Dinner for Five
Maybe It's Me TV Show
Maybe It's Me
This Is Tom Jones (UK) TV Show
This Is Tom Jones (UK)
Ladies Man TV Show
Ladies Man
A Minute With Stan Hooper TV Show
A Minute With Stan Hooper
Real People TV Show
Real People
Sirota's Court TV Show
Sirota's Court
The Downer Channel TV Show
The Downer Channel
The Jackie Thomas Show TV Show
The Jackie Thomas Show
 

Main Movie Roles

2009 - Youth in Revolt
2009 - Imps*
2008 - Wall·E
2007 - I'll Believe You
2007 - I Could Never Be Your Woman
2007 - Fired!
2007 - Epic Movie
2006 - Ira & Abby
2006 - Date Movie
2006 - Monster House
2006 - For Your Consideration
2005 - The Aristocrats
2005 - Love Wrecked
2005 - Chicken Little
2004 - 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover
2004 - Killer Diller
2004 - Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle
2004 - Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
2003 - American Pie 3: American Wedding
2003 - A Mighty Wind
2001 - How High
2001 - The Wedding Planner
1999 - Idle Hands
1999 - Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
1998 - Permanent Midnight
1997 - Breast Men
1996 - Waiting For Guffman
1991 - High Strung
1987 - Roxanne
1985 - Moving Violations
1984 - This Is Spinal Tap
1979 - Americathon
1977 - Fun with Dick and Jane
1976 - Silver Streak
1975 - Hustle
1973 - The Harrad Experiment

Guest TV Roles

Show Name
Characters Played
Ep Count
Hank MacDougall
13
Scott
8
Officer Brown (Voiced)
7
'Bear City' Narrator (Voiced)
6
Henry Vincent
5
Frank Dunphy
5
Jack Hench (Voiced)
3
Mr. Mitushka
3
[Complete List]



BIOGRAPHY:

Fred Willard radiates a unique charm that has established him as one of the industry's most gifted comic actors, first coming to prominence as ambitious but dimwitted sidekick Jerry Hubbard to Martin Mull's smarmy talk-show host Barth Gimble in the devastating satirical series "Fernwood 2 Night" (1977). A master of sketch comedy, he is most heralded for his quick wit and improvisational expertise. His 50 appearances in sketches on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" (1992) are indicative of his ability to transform any character into a unique comic portrayal. Fred recently completed a sold-out run of his one-man show, "Fred Willard: Alone At Last!" (with a cast of 12) and received two Los Angeles Artistic Director Awards, for Best Comedy and Best Production. He is an alumnus of The Second City and currently heads a sketch comedy workshop, The MoHo Group.


TRIVIA:
  • Has had a part in every movie directed by 'Christopher Guest (I)' (qv).
  • As of late 2006, he has appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno over 80 times, as both a guest and a participant in a skit.
  • Fellow members of Ace included 'Bill Saluga' (qv), 'Patti Deutsch' (qv). among others.
  • Has one daughter Hope (b. 1974) and one grandson (b. 1998).
  • He got his start performing in a comedy duo and spent a year at Chicago's famed Second City. He was a founding member of the improvisational comedy group Ace Trucking Company
  • He is from the same area in Ohio as 'Paul Newman (I)' (qv).


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