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Fred Wolf(II)

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  • Actor
  • Director
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Fred Wolf
Fred began work as a stand-up comedian in the early days of the "comic boom" in Los Angeles, and after more than 100 TV appearances and a two year stint co-hosting the popular Comedy Central show "Comics Only" with Paul Provenza, Fred began submitting jokes to Johnny Carson, Joan Rivers, and many others, propelling him from performing into writing. After a series of TV writing assignments, Fred's big break came when he was asked to be a staff writer for SNL in the 90s. His success there spring boarded into a series of plum movie writing jobs, including his work on the movies Tommy Boy and Black Sheep, starring fellow SNL alums Chris Farley and David Spade. After SNL re-structured their staff in the late 90's, Fred was asked to come back as head-writer and to perform as a Feature Player. Since then, Fred has been the key writer or secondary writer on 4 #1-at-the-box-office movies, and has written and/or directed many more, including The House Bunny, starring Anna Faris and Emma Stone, and Grown Ups, which he co-wrote with Adam Sandler, winning a People's Choice award for Best Comedy. Fred splits his time between Carmel and Santa Fe.
BornNovember 7, 1964
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BornNovember 7, 1964
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  • Awards
    • 2 nominations

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Anna Faris, Fred Wolf, and Emma Stone in The House Bunny (2008)
Fred Wolf
Fred Wolf
SNL writers (clockwise from top left): Steve Koren, Fred Wolf, Adam Sandler, Lou Morton, Robert Smigel, Tim Hirlihy and Jim Downey
Fred Wolf
Molly, Sara, Fred Wolf; The House Bunny set
Anna Faris, Rumer Willis, and Fred Wolf in The House Bunny (2008)
Fred Wolf and Katharine McPhee in The House Bunny (2008)
Norm MacDonald, Frank Sebastiano, Jim Downey, Bob Saget, Fred Wolf; Dirty Work
Fred Wolf; NYC
David Spade & Fred Wolf
Ernest Borgnine, Fred Wolf; Strange Wilderness

Known for

Adam Sandler, Chris Rock, Rob Schneider, David Spade, and Kevin James in Grown Ups (2010)
Grown Ups
5.9
  • Writer
  • 2010
Promotional Art
Joe Dirt
6.0
  • Writer
  • 2001
Anna Faris in The House Bunny (2008)
The House Bunny
5.5
  • Director
  • 2008
Chris Farley and David Spade in Tommy Boy (1995)
Tommy Boy
7.1
  • Script and Continuity Department(uncredited)
  • 1995

Credits

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Writer

  • 40-Love (2021)
    40-Love
    • Writer
    • 2021
  • Tim Niverth in Childhood Thoughts (2015)
    Childhood Thoughts
    • original idea
    • TV Series
    • 2020
  • Salma Hayek and Alec Baldwin in Drunk Parents (2019)
    Drunk Parents
    • written by
    • 2019
  • Charlie Sheen in Mad Families (2017)
    Mad Families
    • written by
    • 2017
  • David Spade and Brittany Daniel in Joe Dirt 2: Beautiful Loser (2015)
    Joe Dirt 2: Beautiful Loser
    • written by
    • Video
    • 2015
  • Kevin Nealon, Jack Handey, Dennis Miller, Fred Wolf, Dex Carvey, and Francis Cronin in Beyond the Comics (2014)
    Beyond the Comics
    • Writer
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2014
  • Salma Hayek, Adam Sandler, Chris Rock, Maria Bello, David Spade, Kevin James, and Maya Rudolph in Grown Ups 2 (2013)
    Grown Ups 2
    • based on characters created by
    • written by
    • 2013
  • Adam Sandler, Chris Rock, Rob Schneider, David Spade, and Kevin James in Grown Ups (2010)
    Grown Ups
    • written by
    • 2010
  • Steve Zahn, Allen Covert, Kevin Heffernan, Justin Long, Ashley Scott, and Jonah Hill in Strange Wilderness (2008)
    Strange Wilderness
    • written by
    • 2008
  • Chris Farley, Adam Sandler, Chris Rock, Will Ferrell, Tim Meadows, David Spade, Jimmy Fallon, and Tina Fey in Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation (2007)
    Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation
    • Writer
    • TV Special
    • 2007
  • Carmen Electra in I Want Candy (2007)
    I Want Candy
    • additional dialogue
    • 2007
  • Matthew Lillard, Seth Green, and Dax Shepard in Without a Paddle (2004)
    Without a Paddle
    • story
    • 2004
  • David Spade in Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star (2003)
    Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star
    • written by
    • 2003
  • Promotional Art
    Joe Dirt
    • written by
    • 2001
  • Chris Farley in Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley (2000)
    Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley
    • Writer
    • TV Special
    • 2000

Actor

  • David Spade and Brittany Daniel in Joe Dirt 2: Beautiful Loser (2015)
    Joe Dirt 2: Beautiful Loser
    • Airplane Tech #1
    • Video
    • 2015
  • Kevin Nealon, Jack Handey, Dennis Miller, Fred Wolf, Dex Carvey, and Francis Cronin in Beyond the Comics (2014)
    Beyond the Comics
    • (2014)
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2014
  • David Spade in Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star (2003)
    Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star
    • Dickie's Corner Man
    • 2003
  • Promotional Art
    Joe Dirt
    • Freddy the Producer (uncredited)
    • 2001
  • Promo Poster
    Little Nicky
    • Fan
    • 2000
  • Norm MacDonald in Dirty Work (1998)
    Dirty Work
    • Homeless Guy
    • 1998
  • Saturday Night Live (1975)
    Saturday Night Live
    • Contestant
    • Pilot
    • Martina Navratilova ...
    • TV Series
    • 1993–1996
  • Chris Farley and David Spade in Black Sheep (1996)
    Black Sheep
    • Ronald Forte
    • 1996

Director

  • 40-Love (2021)
    40-Love
    • Director
    • 2021
  • Salma Hayek and Alec Baldwin in Drunk Parents (2019)
    Drunk Parents
    • Director (attached)
    • 2019
  • Charlie Sheen in Mad Families (2017)
    Mad Families
    • Director
    • 2017
  • David Spade and Brittany Daniel in Joe Dirt 2: Beautiful Loser (2015)
    Joe Dirt 2: Beautiful Loser
    • Director
    • Video
    • 2015
  • Kevin Nealon, Jack Handey, Dennis Miller, Fred Wolf, Dex Carvey, and Francis Cronin in Beyond the Comics (2014)
    Beyond the Comics
    • Director
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2014
  • Inappropriate Pilot Outtakes with David Spade Part 3
    • Director
    • Video
    • 2013
  • Inappropriate Pilot Outtakes with David Spade Part 1
    • Director
    • Video
    • 2013
  • Inappropriate Pilot Outtakes with David Spade Part 2
    • Director
    • Video
    • 2013
  • Anna Faris in The House Bunny (2008)
    The House Bunny
    • Director
    • 2008
  • Steve Zahn, Allen Covert, Kevin Heffernan, Justin Long, Ashley Scott, and Jonah Hill in Strange Wilderness (2008)
    Strange Wilderness
    • Director
    • 2008
  • In-development projects at IMDbPro

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Frederick Wolf
  • Height
    • 6′ 3″ (1.91 m)
  • Born
    • November 7, 1964
    • New York City, New York, USA

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    Long time head writer for Saturday Night Live

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