Fred Armisen


Comedian

Biography

Life Events

1990

Began career as a musician in the Chicago-based post-punk band Trenchmouth

1999

First appeared as a correspondent on HBO's "Reverb" and then as a featured performer on an interstitial series "Fred," which aired on HBO Zone

2002

Appeared in the Wilco documentary "I Am Trying To Break Your Heart"

2003

Voiced the character of Chip Douglas on comedy central's "Crank Yankers"

2004

Cast as a Creepy Italian Guy in "Eurotrip"

2004

Appeared in the comedy "Anchorman," which starred Will Ferrell, Christina Applegate and Paul Rudd

2006

Appeared in "Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny," with Jack Black and Kyle Gass

2008

Made a cameo as a stroller salesman, opposite fellow "Saturday Night Live" players Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, in the comedy feature "Baby Mama"

2008

Appeared in the comedy "The Rocker"

2009

Cast in a supporting role opposite Isla Fisher in "Confessions of a Shopaholic"

2010

Appeared in "Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore," the sequel to the 2001 family film "Cats & Dogs"

2010

Acted opposite Emma Stone in the comedy "Easy A"

2011

Joined the voice cast of "The Looney Tunes Show" as Speedy Gonzales

2011

Voiced the character of Brainy in "The Smurfs" feature film

2013

Reprised the character of Brainy Smurf in "The Smurfs 2"

2015

Co-starred in comedy "Staten Island Summer," written by "Saturday Night Live" veteran Colin Jost

2017

Voiced Alabaster on HBO's "Animals."

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