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Fred Armisen

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Jenna Ortega, Christina Ricci, and Tim Burton get creepy and kooky in "Wednesday," the Netflix series based on "The Addams Family" comics and set at Nevermore Academy. Ortega of 'X' and 'Scream' fame takes on the title role as she navigates her teen years and solves a family mystery. Parents Morticia and Gomez Addams are played by Catherine Zeta-Jones and Luis Guzmán, Fred Armisen takes over for Christopher Lloyd as wacky Uncle Fester, and Christina Ricci returns to the franchise, this time playing Marilyn Thornhill, a teacher at Nevermore. Tim Burton, who was supposed to helm the 1991 film but had to leave for 'Batman Returns,' joins to produce and direct. The filmmaker revealed a personal connection to the character, "I felt like a male Carrie at [my] prom. I felt that feeling of having to be there but not be part of it. They don't leave you, those feelings, as much as you want them to go. Wednesday and I have the same worldview." Alfred Gough and Miles Millar ("Smallville") created the show and produced the first eight episodes. "Wednesday" premieres Nov . 23 on Netflix.
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Fred Armisen was born on 4 December 1966 in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Portlandia (2011), Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004) and Saturday Night Live (1975). He was previously married to Elisabeth Moss and Sally Timms.
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  • Nominated for 14 Primetime Emmys
    • 3 wins & 28 nominations total

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Fred Armisen in Saturday Night Live (1975)
Fred Armisen in Los Espookys (2018)
Fred Armisen, Cassandra Ciangherotti, Bernardo Velasco, Ana Fabrega, and Julio Torres in Los Espookys (2018)
Fred Armisen, Cassandra Ciangherotti, Bernardo Velasco, Ana Fabrega, and Julio Torres in Los Espookys (2018)
Fred Armisen, Carrie Brownstein, and Gray Eubank in Portlandia (2011)
Fred Armisen in Saturday Night Live (1975)
Fred Armisen, America Ferrera, Ben Feldman, and Nico Santos in Toy Drive (2019)
Fred Armisen, America Ferrera, Ben Feldman, and Nico Santos in Toy Drive (2019)
Fred Armisen, America Ferrera, Ben Feldman, and Nico Santos in Toy Drive (2019)

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Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein in Portlandia (2011)
Portlandia
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Christina Applegate, Will Ferrell, Steve Carell, David Koechner, and Paul Rudd in Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
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  • 2004
Saturday Night Live (1975)
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  • rock and roll shorts guy
Emma Stone in Easy A (2010)
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  • Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014)
    Late Night with Seth Meyers
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  • Jimmy Fallon in The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014)
    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
    • music director
    • TV Series
    • 2020
  • Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein in Portlandia (2011)
    Portlandia
    • composer: theme music
    • TV Series
    • 2011–2016
  • Fred
    • composer: incidental music
    • TV Series
    • 1999

Actor

  • Unstable
    • Leslie
    • Completed
    • TV Series
    • 2023
  • The Super Mario Bros. Movie
    • Cranky Kong (voice)
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    • 2023
  • Rhona Who Lives by the River
    • Mr. Kortle, Remi's Mom
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    • 2023
  • Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Dan Castellaneta, and Yeardley Smith in The Simpsons (1989)
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    • 2012–2023
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    Agent Elvis
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    • 2023
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    • 2023
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    Wednesday
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    • 2022
  • Fred Armisen and Bill Hader in Documentary Now! (2015)
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  • Andrew Rannells, Pamela Adlon, Jessi Klein, Jason Mantzoukas, Nick Kroll, John Mulaney, Brandon Kyle Goodman, and Ayo Edebiri in Big Mouth (2017)
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    • 2017–2022
  • Fred Armisen, Cassandra Ciangherotti, Bernardo Velasco, Ana Fabrega, and Julio Torres in Los Espookys (2018)
    Los Espookys
    • Tico
    • Uncle Tico
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    • 2018–2022
  • Jello Biafra in Jello Biafra's Renegade Roundtable (2022)
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    • 2022
  • Kevin Smith, Jeff Anderson, Jason Mewes, and Brian O'Halloran in Clerks III (2022)
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    • 2022
  • This Fool (2022)
    This Fool
    • Richard Rowell
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • Kayvan Novak, Mark Proksch, Matt Berry, Harvey Guillén, and Natasia Demetriou in What We Do in the Shadows (2019)
    What We Do in the Shadows
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    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • David Foley, Bruce McCulloch, Kevin McDonald, Mark McKinney, and Scott Thompson in The Kids in the Hall (2022)
    The Kids in the Hall
    • Michael
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    • 2022
  • Robot Chicken (2001)
    Robot Chicken
    • Archie Andrews
    • Dexter
    • Jamal Jenkins (voice) ...
    • TV Series
    • 2015–2022
  • David Duchovny, Leslie Mann, Fred Armisen, Pedro Pascal, Keegan-Michael Key, Karen Gillan, Iris Apatow, Ben Ashenden, Alexander Owen, and Guz Khan in The Bubble (2022)
    The Bubble
    • Darren Eigen
    • 2022
  • Ewen Bremner, Taika Waititi, Nat Faxon, Matthew Maher, Rhys Darby, Joel Fry, Samba Schutte, Kristian Nairn, Samson Kayo, and Nathan Foad in Our Flag Means Death (2022)
    Our Flag Means Death
    • Geraldo
    • TV Series
    • 2022

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  • Fred Armisen and Bill Hader in Documentary Now! (2015)
    Documentary Now!
    • created by
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    • TV Series
    • 2015–2022
  • Fred Armisen, Cassandra Ciangherotti, Bernardo Velasco, Ana Fabrega, and Julio Torres in Los Espookys (2018)
    Los Espookys
    • created by
    • written by (creator)
    • TV Series
    • 2018–2022
  • John C. Reilly, Fred Armisen, and Tim Heidecker in Moonbase 8 (2020)
    Moonbase 8
    • created by
    • written by
    • co-creator (creator)
    • TV Series
    • 2020
  • Seth MacFarlane in Peacock Presents: The At-Home Variety Show Featuring Seth MacFarlane (2020)
    Peacock Presents: The At-Home Variety Show Featuring Seth MacFarlane
    • written by
    • TV Series
    • 2020
  • Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein in Portlandia (2011)
    Portlandia
    • creator
    • written by
    • TV Series
    • 2011–2018
  • Paul Simon at the NY Auto Show
    • Writer
    • Video
    • 2016
  • Portlandia Presents: Talkative Driver
    • writer
    • TV Series
    • 2016
  • Saturday Night Live: 40th Anniversary Special (2015)
    Saturday Night Live: 40th Anniversary Special
    • written by
    • TV Special
    • 2015
  • The Clash: The Last Gang in Town
    • Writer
    • Short
    • 2013
  • The Frank International Film Festival
    • Writer
    • Video
    • 2003
  • Fred
    • writer
    • TV Series
    • 1999
  • Guide to Music and South by Southwest (1998)
    Guide to Music and South by Southwest
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    • Short
    • 1998
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"Our Marriage" from Our Family Wedding
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"Our Marriage" from Our Family Wedding
"Look at This" from Our Family Wedding
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"Look at This" from Our Family Wedding
"Knock Knock" from Cop Out
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"Knock Knock" from Cop Out
"Car Thief" from Cop Out
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    • M. Fred Armisen
  • Height
    • 5′ 9″ (1.75 m)
  • Born
    • December 4, 1966
    • Hattiesburg, Mississippi, USA
  • Spouses
      Elisabeth MossOctober 25, 2009 - May 13, 2011 (divorced)
  • Children
    • No Children
  • Parents
      Fereydun Herbert Armisen
  • Other works
    Cast 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.
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    Fred 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.
  • Quotes
    I feel bad for everyone I've gone out with.
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    • Army

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